Here are stories about the Orange County Library System from the news media.
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Win sweet prizes by convincing your friend to sign up for an Orange County library card
Orlando Weekly
Bring your posse of friends to sign up for library cards at any of the 16 Orange County Library System locations in September for the chance to win sweet and delicious prizes in honor of “National Library Card Sign-up Month.”
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Spotlight: Earth from Above
90.7 WMFE
Earth From Space is a 20 poster exhibition that features images and text from the popular Smithsonian museum exhibition of the same name. Orange County Library System’s Michael Donahue joins the program to talk about the exhibit.
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Common thread brings knitters, crocheters together for Yarnfiti project
Orlando Sentinel
The Yarnfiti Community Arts Project is bringing together knitters and crocheters to create pea pods, birds and even eggplant.
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Free homework help available through Orange County Library System
Click Orlando
Getting homework done can be a challenge, especially for parents with busy schedules. That’s why the Orange County Library System offers free homework help, including live, online tutors through Brainfuse.
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Guide to Orlando’s Libraries
WFTV
No matter where you are in Orlando you’re never too far from a library, thanks to the Orange County Library System. Here is a guide to Orlando library locations.
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Downtown Library Hosting Fall Fiber Festival
Bungalower
The Orlando Public Library is hosting a Fall Fiber Festival in celebration of Central Florida’s fiber arts scene.
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Celebrity chef shares grilling tips at the Winter Garden Library
Orange Observer
Celebrity Chef Warren Caterson, author of “Table for Two, A Cookbook for Couples,” dropped by the Winter Garden Branch Library on July 18 to share some of his grilling expertise with the community.
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Melrose in the Mix at Orlando Public Library offers one of the city’s most engaging live-music experiences
Orlando Weekly
Melrose in the Mix is, by design, a tri-directional musical engagement. It gives the artists a professional document of their work, aspiring audio engineers the opportunity to apply their trade and the public the chance to watch the magic of creation happen firsthand.
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15 things you probably don’t know about Orlando
Click Orlando
Orlando may be a tourist mecca, but there’s a lot of information about the city that many people likely don’t know.
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Education Desk: Great Books for Young Readers this Summer
WMFE 90.7
Summer reading keeps kids from losing the reading skills they built up during the school year. From our Education Desk, 90.7’s Catherine Welch caught up with the Orange County Library System’s Youth Services Librarian Silence Bourn for recommendations for young readers.
