Here are stories about the Orange County Library System from the news media.
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Local creatives mourn Pulse victims through poetry, music
Orlando Sentinel
About 50 people watched a half dozen performances by musicians and poets for Pulse Remembrance Through Music & Poetry at the Orlando Public Library.
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Drag queen story hour to celebrate diversity on anniversary of Pulse shooting
Orlando Sentinel
The Orange County Public Library hosts its first Drag Queen Storytime.
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Orlando Public Library to host Draq Queen Storytime
Bungalower
Drag Queens will be reading stories at the Orlando Public Library on June 12, in recognition of Orlando Together Day.
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Loyal Pokémon fan finds her place
Orlando Sentinel
Every other Sunday, the devoted mother drove her daughter to the downtown Orlando library for Pokémon League, where the young, old and those in-between gathered to discuss and play the beloved game.
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Summer Reading Program at Orange County Library System
MyCentralFloridaFamily.com
Families can register their kids in fun, educational camps, classes and events taking place at 16 library locations across Orange County as part of the Orange County Library System’s Summer Reading Program.
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One card gives you access to everything you need to free yourself
Orlando Sentinel
With 16 locations throughout Orange County, your public library has so much to offer, and books are only the beginning.
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Love in the Stacks: Meet RWA’s 2017 Cathie Linz Librarian of the Year, Danielle King
Happy Ever After: USA Today
The Romance Writers of America announced the 2017 RITA and Golden Heart finalists last month, along with this year’s award winners. And the Cathie Linz Librarian of the Year is Danielle King from the Alafaya Branch Library in Orlando.
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Por amor al arte: Tertulia Cuatro Gatos cumple 10 años
El Sentinel
El club Tertulia Cuatro Gatos llevará a cabo su celebración de 10 años en la biblioteca de Chickasaw Branch el 22 de abril.
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Melrose Center launches new series of talks where the public chooses the speaker
Bungalower
The Melrose Center in the Downtown Library will host a new series of talks called Script Orlando, where the community nominates individuals to speak each month.
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Here’s how to record your Pulse experience with StoryCorps
Orlando Weekly
StoryCorps, a New York-based project that travels the country recording humanity’s stories, is in Orlando this week in partnership with 90.7 WMFE to record how you were affected by the June 12 mass shooting at the gay nightclub Pulse.
