Ocls-blog logo

Orange County

  • Orange County Library System issues library card to Orange County group home Great Oaks Village

    Orange County Library System issues library card to Orange County group home Great Oaks Village

    On June 2, a group of kids from the Great Oaks Village group foster home visited the Orlando Public Library. They received welcome bags, toured the building and (most importantly) they received their new Group Home Card, which allows them to check out materials. Group foster homes offer kids in need a place of safety…

    Read More

  • Orange County Library System board of trustees members, library director and others posing in front of the book arch at Orlando Public Library and holding the signed lease agreements for Horizon West and Lake Nona branches

    Orange County Library System Board of Trustees approves leases for library branches in Lake Nona, Horizon West

    On June 9, the Orange County Library System Board of Trustees approved leases for new library branches in both Lake Nona and Horizon West. In Horizon West, the library will have a ground lease with Orange County that will allow for the design and construction of a library in the Horizon West Regional Park. The…

    Read More

  • RentalAssistance-01

    Emergency Rental Assistance Program Office Hours Available at Library Branches 

    Orange County Library System is hosting Orange County Emergency Rental Assistance  Program  “office hours” from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at select library branches for the remainder of August. Orange County staff will be available during these hours to answer questions and to assist with applications for qualified residents who have experienced loss of income due to COVID-19.   Office hours are…

    Read More

  • LocalWandererHeader-01

    Local Wanderer: Experience More of Orlando With Your Library Card

    You already know your library card means adventure. Dive into the pages of a book you’ve borrowed and you’re off to other worlds. Adventure, though, can be right around the corner and now Orange County Library System (OCLS) is going to help you find it with our Local Wanderer program. Largely inspired by New York…

    Read More

Alert Icon

General Election Early Voting at Select Library Locations

Ten OCLS Branch locations will host early voting for the 2024 Early Voting General Election from Monday, October 21 to Sunday, November 3, 2024 (8 a.m. – 8 p.m.): Alafaya, Chickasaw, Fairview Shores, Hiawassee, South Creek, Southeast, Southwest , Washington Park, West Oaks, and Winter Garden. Learn more about early voting at select library locations >