Here are stories about the Orange County Library System from the news media.
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25 free concerts in Orlando this week (4/13-4/19)
Orlando Weekly
Upcoming free concerts in Orlando, including Music in the Library featuring Aleksandra Vargas and Marisa Dawson.
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New U.S. citizens excited about voting in 2016 elections
Orlando Weekly
25 local residents became U.S. citizens at a naturalization ceremony inside the Orlando Public Library on Tuesday.
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Más vidas que un gato: Tertulia cumple 9 años
El Sentinel
En medio de éxitos y nuevos amigos, los integrantes de Tertulia Cuatro Gatos comenzaron a celebrar su noveno aniversario con varios eventos, y uno de ellos será, literalmente, “al otro lado del charco”.
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Drones, Genealogy, Dinner and a Movie
WMFE
Mark Baratelli writes about upcoming local events, including the West Oaks Branch & Genealogy Center’s special “Genealogy for Night Owls” event.
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Orange County Library offers online program for adults who need high school diplomas
Orlando Weekly
If you didn’t finish high school and don’t want a GED, the Orange County Library System offers a program for those seeking diplomas.
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“Fed up” Florida Voters Speak Out
CBS News
Political strategist Frank Luntz and CBS News filmed a focus group at the Orlando Public Library to discuss their frustration about their options in the 2016 presidential race.
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Services from the Orange County Library System
About Orlando
Most of us carry a library card in our wallets, but how many of us are aware of all the advantages that come with that card ownership? If you haven’t signed up for a library card yet here are 7 reasons that you should sign up today!
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Fairy Tale Programming Is Alive and Well
School Library Journal
The article focuses on fairy tale programs at libraries around the country, including the successful Fairy Tale STEM series offered by the Orange County Library System. This series was founded in part by a Curiosity Creates Grant from ALSC, supported by Disney.
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Melrose turns 2: Library’s tech center meant to encourage entrepreneurs
Orlando Sentinel
Ken Melrose learned quickly the difficulties of being an entrepreneur when a small company he formed with a couple of friends went bankrupt quickly in the mid-1980s. But when the Orlando native wanted to honor his mother, he encouraged others to pursue their own entrepreneurial dreams, especially in technology.
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Author Tim Dorsey’s recipe for success — mixing crime, humor
Orlando Sentinel
Crime-caper novelist Tim Dorsey last week became the seventh writer to be awarded the John D. MacDonald Award for excellence in Florida fiction, joining the likes of Elmore Leonard, James W. Hall and Randy Wayne White. Dorsey will autograph books at 1 p.m. Sunday at Barrel of Books and Games, 128 W. Fourth Ave., Mount Dora; 4 p.m. at the Orlando Public Library, 101 E Central Ave.; and 6 p.m. at the Writers Block Bookstore, 124 Welbourne Ave., Winter Park.
