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Summer Reading Program 2021

  • Duke Energy Foundation Grant - A Summer Success Story

    Duke Energy Foundation Grant – A Summer Success Story

    Overcoming the digital divide – the gap between those with access to computers and internet and those without – in the middle of a pandemic highlighted the inequitable impact felt by some communities served by the Orange County Library System (OCLS). Thankfully, the Duke Energy Foundation provided OCLS a $5,000 grant to pilot a targeted outreach program to ensure children hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic received…

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    Orange County Library System awarded $5,000 grant from Duke Energy Foundation

    Orange County Library System (OCLS) is one of 23 organizations in Florida to receive a grant from the Duke Energy Foundation, which provides philanthropic support to communities where Duke Energy customers live and work. OCLS has been awarded $5,000 for its Summer Reading Program (SRP) outreach efforts to overcome a learning gap brought on by…

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    #OCLSReads: Teen Books for Summer 2021

    Every year we make a recommended summer reading list for teens, and this year is no different! Get your summer started off right with these recommended tales!   The Only Black Girls in Town by Brandy Colbert In a predominately white California beach town, the only two Black seventh-graders, Alberta and Edie, find hidden journals…

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  • Window World of Central Florida Donates $50,000 to Support OCLS Summer Reading Program

    Window World of Central Florida Donates $50,000 to Support OCLS Summer Reading Program

    Window World of Central Florida, a locally owned provider of window and door replacement based in Orlando, has donated $50,000 to Orange County Library System in support of its annual Summer Reading Program. The donation will help the library provide learning opportunities to children of all ages and promote literacy to thousands of children living in Orange…

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Thanksgiving Closure

Orange County Library System will be closed starting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, November 27 and remain closed through Friday, November 29 in observance of Thanksgiving. The library system will resume normal business hours on Saturday, November 30. Learn more about library closures >

Upcoming Southwest Branch Closure

Southwest Branch will be closed Monday, December 2 through Thursday, December 5 for replacement of the HVAC system. The book drop will remain open. We plan to reopen for normal business hours on Friday, December 6.