Here are stories about the Orange County Library System from the news media.
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20 Places to Study, Meet, & Work in Orlando to Bring Out Your Inner BO$$
Best Life Babe – Orlando Blogger
Whether you're a local student, businesswoman, goal digger, or just someone looking for the right place to get some work done, this list is for you!
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Brutal column disregards library buildingās architectural significance
Orlando Sentinel
While it would be silly to compare the Orlando Public Library’s architecture to that of Notre Dame, the building is unique and significant in its own right.
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Great Reads: Orange County Public Library’s April Book Selections
Bungalower
“Great Reads” is a regular roundup of books that the Orange County Public Library System thinks you should peruse that month. Check out these selections in April.
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Ask Orlando: How did Orlando get such a āBrutalā downtown library building?
Orlando Sentinel
“Love it or hate it, the library is one of the foremost examples of Brutalism in Florida,” architecture historian Christine Madrid French. “A fortress-like style marked by the use of rough concrete.”
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Professional influencer Brittany Hennessy speaking at library, May 10
Bungalower
Brittany Hennessy, co-founder of full-service influencer agency CARBON, will be the special guest for this year’s first Library After Hours event, which takes place on Friday, May 10 at the Orlando Public Library.
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Orlando’s Earliest Library
Downtown Community Paper
National Library Week happens in April and you might be interested to learn that the current iconic Orange County Library at the corner of Orange Avenue and Central Boulevard was not the first public library in our city.
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Spotlight: āMelrose In The Mixā Means Music At The Library
WMFE
The downtown branch of the Orange County Public Library harbors a hot high-tech secret…if a fully-appointed sound studio and audiovisual learning lab that’s open to the public, free of charge, and potentially the noisiest section of the library can be called a “secret.”
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‘Charlotte’s Web’ this year’s choice for One Book, One Community reading events
Orlando Sentinel
Kicking off its 18th year, The One Book, One Community event strives to unite children and adults with the power of reading. At some events in the Orange County Library System, children and families can watch the movie version of “Charlotte’s Web.”
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8th Annual Women in the Arts Awards at the Orlando Public Library
Orange Observer
Thirty women were honored for their works and contributions to the arts during an awards ceremony at the Orlando Public Library.
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Great Reads: Orange County Public Library’s March Book Selections
Bungalower
Orange County Library System has launched a new tagline that we think says it all: Learn. Grow. Connect. These are the building blocks for life: the constant pursuit of knowledge, the desire to be better, and the community you need to it. In honor of our slogan’s birth, we’ve selected some titles to help you do just that.
