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#OCLSReads: How To Find Books for a 1-Year-Old
Last year I wrote a post from my 4-year-old’s perspective, listing her top books of the year. Today Iâm bringing you some of my 1-year-old’s favorites, and this was inspired by several interactions. As a librarian, many parents ask me for book recommendations, specifically for babies/toddlers who arenât interested in books yet. They donât take…
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From the Director, April 2019
Libraries equal strong communities. Thatâs the theme of this yearâs National Library Week, a national initiative sponsored by the American Library Association to encourage people to celebrate the contributions libraries (and library workers) make that help shape the world we live in. Think, for a moment, what libraries do for those around you. They give…
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7 Ways to Participate in National Library Week
âTo build up a library is to create a life,â Argentinian author Carlos MarĂa DomĂnguez once said. âItâs never just a random collection of books.â When you take a look at the Orange County Library System and the communities we serve, you get some sense of what DomĂnguez means. This month we celebrate National Library…
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Q&A with Jarrett Johnson of Lineage Coffee
How does your coffee make it from bean to cup? Have you ever wondered? Jarrett Johnson of Orlandoâs ĂŒber-popular Lineage Coffee Roasting, will present âFarm-to-Cup Coffee: How the Bean Becomes the Beverageâ at our Herndon Branch on Saturday, March 30. Johnson will share how he and his team pick the perfect bean, carefully roast them…
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14th Annual Southwest Author Series: A Conversation with Melanie Benjamin, author of Mistress of the Ritz
Melanie Benjamin has captivated readers with her bestselling historical novels, including The Aviatorâs Wife, The Swans of Fifth Avenue, and The Girls in the Picture. And, she is about to do it again. Benjaminâs forthcoming Mistress of the Ritz tells the compelling story of the extraordinary real-life American woman who secretly worked for the French…
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English Classes for Families: Week Six Recap
This week our focus was to describe people and places with as much detail as possible. On the first day, students were instructed to think about their home cities or towns and to describe it by what they can see, hear, smell and taste. For many students this was a reflective time, as they thought…
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#OCLSReads: Early Childhood Literacy Calendars
The Public Library Association (PLA) has developed a new product designed to boost early childhood literacy programming in libraries, schools and daycare centers. PLA’s 2019 Early Childhood Literacy Activity Calendar is now available for Orange County Library System customers. Based on the core practices of Every Child Ready to Read @ Your Library, PLA’s parent-education initiative, the publication emphasizes…
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From the Director, March 2019
When you think of the library, what comes to mind? Perhaps you think of it as the place you visited as a child, where you learned to sit quietly while you listened to adults reading you stories. Maybe you think of it as the place you went in college to escape the din of your…
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Learn. Grow. Connect.
The building blocks of a fulfilling life. Learn â the constant and ongoing endeavor to gather as much knowledge as we can. Grow â the noble desire to be the best person you can be. Connect â while you pursue these efforts, your community provides support and you return support in kind. With that last…
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Eating Healthy Never Tasted So Good!
At the end of 2018, I attended a pot-luck dinner party with some friends. The majority of us brought holiday favorites such as casseroles, cheese platters, sugar cookies, etc. One of the guests at the party brought what I assumed to be a delicious platter of buffalo chicken bites. After asking her how she made them,…
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