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  • Zora Neale Hurston: The Storyteller and Her Town - Q&A with Author Rae Chesny

    Zora Neale Hurston: The Storyteller and Her Town – Q&A with Author Rae Chesny

    Award-winning social expert and author Rae Chesny will be joining us at Eatonville Branch to host a three-day event series called Zora Neale Hurston: The Storyteller and Her Town. Library staff have also partnered with Eatonville Chamber of Commerce and ZORA! Festival as part of the project. This program has been funded by the Community…

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  • The 2022 NEA Big Read is Jack London’s The Call of the Wild

    The 2022 NEA Big Read is Jack London’s The Call of the Wild

    NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and Midwest designed to broaden our understanding of our world, our communities and ourselves through the joy of sharing a good book. This year, Orange County Library System, in partnership with Valencia College, has been chosen as an award recipient for…

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Labor Day Closure

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Eatonville Branch Closure

Eatonville Branch will be closed for enhancements from Sunday, August 17 through Sunday, August 31. The branch will reopen on Tuesday, September 2. Learn more about the closure >