Here are stories about the Orange County Library System from the news media.
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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.
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Orange County Library Molding Student Entrepreneurs
WMFE 90.7
Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates…and Orlando students. These days, kid entrepreneurs are ditching the lemonade stand and getting more creative and business savvy with help from the Orange County library.
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Orlando Public Library’s Potterversary was the best-produced Potter-themed event not at Universal
Orlando Weekly
I spent last Saturday afternoon celebrating the 20th anniversary of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets at the downtown Orlando Public Library, which observed its second annual Potterversary by transforming into a veritable wizarding world
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Students learn to sew through Orlando Public Library program
Click Orlando
If picking up a needle and thread interests your child, you can still check out the It’s Sew Easy program at the Orlando Public Library.
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Commentary: Summer reading keeps kids mentally engaged in learning
Orlando Sentinel
We have the advantage of living in a time when free access to books is at an all-time high, and there are librarians who can help kids find that special book just for them as well as offer fun, engaging educational activities during summer break.
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Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Harry Potter & Chamber of Secrets at the Downtown Orlando Library
The Daily City
The Orlando Public Library is celebrating the 20th anniversary of J.K. Rowling’s hit fantasy novel, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets June 23rd 2pm-4pm at the downtown location.
