Here are stories about the Orange County Library System from the news media.
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A new library and regional park are to be completed soon in Horizon West |
West Orange Times & Observer
The Horizon West Library and the Horizon West Regional Park will be located off Hamlin Groves Trail.
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Pat Greene wants you to visit the Melrose Center
Bungalower
The Melrose Center expands the library’s role as a provider of informal learning and technology education. Instructors offer practical training relevant to the spaces, equipment, and software available in the Center, enabling community members to both contribute to and utilize emerging technologies
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Orlando, Leu Gardens and county library celebrate two decades of storytime
Orlando Sentinel
Storytime at Leu Gardens is part of the library’s public outreach effort, which in recent years has included mobile library book carts.
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Melrose Pop Festival at the downtown library features big names like Homeboy Sandman and B. Howard
Orlando Weekly
The Melrose Pop Festival, the well-curated annual showcase by the Melrose Center in downtown’s Orlando Public Library, returns this year as a full-weekend extravaganza with two distinct days of music that run a beautiful gamut.
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OCLS kicks off summer events, reading challenge and activities to keep kids, adults learning
Click Orlando
As summer kicks off for Central Florida students, so do concerns parents have about learning loss, also known as the “summer slide.” The Orange County Library System has a variety of classes, activities and a reading challenge to keep kids and students entertained and learning.
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The cool teen’s guide to Orlando
Orlando Weekly: City Guide
Welcome to the third edition of the artist formerly known as the Cool Kid’s Guide to Orlando….Both my son and daughter still love going to the downtown Orlando Public Library, especially the Melrose technology center.
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Library social workers help meet people’s needs
The Community Paper
Public libraries in Orange County have become more than a network of places to find books — they have become a place to find resources to help rebuild lives. Amid housing insecurity, health crises and economic instability, the Orange County Library System’s social work program offers services to residents needing assistance in various aspects of life.
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Orange County Library Cardholders Can Access ASLdeafined
West Orlando News
ASLdeafined offers video lessons for anyone looking to learn ASL, regardless of age. Whether you have a deaf loved one, are deaf yourself, or simply seeking to learn ASL, the Orange County library says this is for you.
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Community outreach programs bring library resources to Central Florida residents
WKMG News 6
If you can’t make it to one of its branches, the Orange County Library System has community outreach programs, bringing the library to the community.
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Nonprofit’s free shower service helps Orlando’s homeless people feel clean, comfortable
Click Orlando
The WASH Foundation, which is part of the nonprofit Clean the World, offers its free shower service to anyone who needs it at locations throughout Orange County.