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    Zora Neale Hurston Events at Eatonville Branch to Take Place as Scheduled

    January 21, 2022
    Erin Sullivan

    Although the Association to Preserve Eatonville Community has announced that the Zora! Fest 2022 has been rescheduled due to concerns about COVID, Orange County Library System will host its events scheduled for that weekend, and Eatonville Branch will remain open for regular services on January 29. From January 27-29, Eatonville Branch hosts Zora Neale Hurston: The…

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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

    January 3, 2022
    Sara Brown

    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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