News Articles About the Library

Here are stories about the Orange County Library System from the news media.

  • My Word: Crockett Bohannon

    Orlando Sentinel

    Crockett Bohannon, President of the Friends of the Library, shares his thoughts on the value of libraries during National Library Week.

  • EN FOTOS: Tertulia Cuatro Gatos cumple 8

    Orlando Sentinel | El Sentinel

    Tertulia Cuatro Gatos, el club de libros en español que nació en una biblioteca del condado de Orange, y que hoy en día reúne a poetas, artistas, músicos y fotógrafos en toda la Florida Central, celebró este jueves 23 de abril su octavo aniversario con una gala española en la Biblioteca Central de Orlando.

  • SciTech Short: Melrose Center

    WUCF TV

    There are many types of simulators, and the Orlando Public Library is making several of them available to the entire Central Florida community.

  • Program teaches kids how to sew

    Local 6

    The unique and valuable after-school program South Trail in Stitches was featured in a Local 6 Making a Difference segment.

  • Melrose Center First Anniversary Event

    My City Mondays

    My City Mondays does a feature on the Melrose Center First Anniversary event.

  • SunRailRiders Melrose Rail Adventure

    SunRailRiders

    SunRailRiders tours the Dorothy Lumley Melrose Center for Technology, Innovation & Creativity.

  • Roy Moore, family trees, and journalism: Letters

    Orlando Sentinel

    Branch Manager's Gregg Gronlund's letter in response to the article "Help With Family Trees."

  • The Internet of Things Plan To Make Libraries and Museums Awesomer

    Fast Company

    When Apple launched iBeacon last year, experts said it would transform the retail industry. But while companies have used iBeacons to sell everything from currency exchange at airports to designer handbags at Macy's, some startups are using the technology to help libraries and museums innovate.

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Independence Day Closure

Orange County Library System will be closed Friday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day. The library system will resume normal business hours on Saturday, July 5. View a complete list of holiday closures >