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  • Our History Speaks Volumes: Orlando Public Library’s Expansion

    Our History Speaks Volumes: Orlando Public Library’s Expansion

    March 31, 2020
    Mike Donohue

    April 6, 2020 marks the 35th anniversary of Orlando Public Library’s 230,000 square foot expansion. In 1966, when the building was first constructed, it occupied a comparatively meager 60,000 square feet. However, it was always the intention to further expand upon the library, and that consideration went into the original structure’s design by architect John M.…

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