Here are stories about the Orange County Library System from the news media.
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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: “Melrose In The Mix” 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.
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Ties That Bind
Orlando Family Magazine
Ancestry-tracing companies have been offering genealogical DNA testing for years, but it was only around 2007 that a new genetic analysis using autosomal chromosomes brought about a major shift to the industry. The West Oaks Branch Library houses the Orange County Library System’s genealogy collection, which contains more than 20,000 books and bound periodicals, 10,000 microfiche and over 15,000 reels of microfilm.
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African American Read-In Returns to the Orange County Library System
Orange County Government Florida
On Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, the African-American Read-In took place on the Downtown Orlando Library main stage. Special guest speakers shared their favorite works of literature including poems, stories, songs, spoken word and more.
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Orange County Library and Enzian Host Book to Big Screen: Sense and Sensibility, March 3
Bungalower
Enzian and the Orange County Library System will host an evening devoted to “Sense and Sensibility” on March 3.
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Recap: African-American Read-In 2019 at Orange County Library Downtown
Art Guide Orlando
Over the weekend, Orange County Library System hosted their 3rd Annual African American Read-in that aligns in conjunction with the 29th Annual National African American Read-in.
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Denzel Dejournette and MJ Jenkins join Orlando’s African-American Read-In
WWE
The Downtown Orlando Public Library supported the 29th Annual National African-American Read-In by celebrating African-American literature in poetry, story and song. NXT's Denzel Dejournette and MJ Jenkins participated by reading their own selections from books that were written by African-American authors.
