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Small Business Month

  • Photo of Charlie Batista and Sabian Orazi sitting at one of the video editing bays in the Melrose Center.

    Small Business Month: Filmmakers Charlie Batista and Sabian Orazi of Bad Eggs

    Charlie Batista and Sabian Orazi are lifelong friends who started making movies together in middle school. Starting with short films for their friends, the pair started their own Youtube channel where these shorts gained traction and support from new fans. They now create feature length films under their production company Bad Eggs (@badeggs.official on Instagram),

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  • From the Director, May 2026

    From the Director, May 2026

    Build Your Business Expertise at Your Library May is Small Business Month, and your library offers classes, events and resources to help grow your business ideas. Whether you’re an established owner or just getting started, the Orange County Library System has tools to support you. Check out the business feature on pages 18–19 of the

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  • Breanna Covington stands back with back with dress form wearing gear created in the OCLS sewing studio for WWE's Layla Diggs

    Sew Slay: Q&A with Breanna Covington, WWE’s Layla Diggs

    May’s Books & Beyond cover photo features a library user you may recognize. Breanna Covington wrestles for WWE NXT as dancing diva Layla Diggs (find her on Instagram at @layladiggswwe). Breanna talked with OCLS about how using the Sewing Studio and taking sewing classes at the library has helped her build confidence, develop her character’s

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