Orange County Library System

Information. Imagination. Inspiration.

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Co-authors of the award-winning All American Boys will read from and discuss their novel about police brutality, racial tension and the power of social media, as seen from the eyes of two teens—one black and one white. Brendan Kiely is also the author of The Last True Love Story and The Gospel of Winter, named one of the Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults in 2015. Jason Reynolds has vowed never to write boring books and has kept his word with When I Was the Greatest (recipient of Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award for New Talent), As Brave As You, The Boy in the Black Suit (Coretta Scott King Honor book) and Ghost, finalist for the National Book Award. This event will include a book giveaway while supplies last. Registration recommended. Sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture.

Reading and Book Giveaway: Monday, February 20, 2017, 6 p.m., Southwest Branch

Reading and Book Signing: Tuesday, February 21, 2017, 7 p.m., Orlando Public Library

Teen Writer’s Workshop with Jason Reynolds: Wednesday, February 22, 2017, 3 p.m., Orlando Public Library

Writer’s Workshop for Adults with Brendan Kiely: Wednesday, February 22, 2017, 7 p.m., Herndon Branch

For more information and to register for these events, visit https://www.ocls.info/sunshine-state-author-series

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Really happy to see this at my local library

[oracleanne]

OOOOH. *happy YA librarian dance*

[thessalian]

I want this in every library, everywhere. After all, some kids won’t even google this stuff because they don’t want parents/siblings checking their browser history.

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This is really awesome. And if you’re not familiar with how the Dewey Decimal system works - the numbers subject-based, which means these numbers are applicable in EVERY library. So if you see something you want to research on this list - look for those same numbers in any of your local libraries.

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@gpplteenterritory

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Reblogging again because I know this time of year can be really hard.

You can get a library card online - including a Virtual Library Card that doesn’t require a parent or guardian.

https://www.ocls.info/using-library/types-cards/what-are-types-cards

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Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden, takes some time out for a little storytime with a group of excited kids. We love storytime! Visit ocls.info/storytime for a full listing of all of our upcoming storytimes.

Also, coming in January, Storytime for Grown Ups!  Why should kids have all the fun?

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How Long Will It Take to Read President Obama’s Essential Books? You Don’t Want to Know

POTUS gave WIRED his essential books list. This is how long it would take to read them.

In case you need more for your TBR, or want a glimpse at books POTUS loves…

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President Obama’s essential books (via Wired Magazine) available for check out in your Orange County Library System.

The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, Volumes 1-9

Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954-63 by Taylor Branch

The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York by Robert A. Caro

Collected Essays by James Baldwin (The Fire Next Time)

Andy Grove: The Life and Times of an American by Richard S. Tedlow

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari

Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert

In Dubious Battle by John Steinbeck

Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo

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Orlando Audio Podcast: Episode 003

In this episode we explore the definition of music and composition. We discuss how these boundaries are being pushed in Orlando and the truly unique role the Timucua Arts Foundation is playing in creating an excellent community for our local music scene. Our Special guests: Christopher Belt, Executive Director of the Timucua Arts Foundation and Jeremy Adams, a local Orlando composer and musician.

http://tic.ocls.info/orlando-audio-podcast-episode-003/

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History Talk with J. Michael Francis on Florida's Hispanic Roots

Five hundred years ago, Juan Ponce de León landed on what he believed was another Caribbean Island. In honor of the Pascua Florida, or Easter Sunday, he named the “island” la Florida. In this fascinating talk, historian J. Michael Francis explores the legacy of Ponce’s voyages to the peninsula, exposing the many myths that dominate popular perceptions about the Spanish colonization of Florida. He’ll also examine the lives of the many forgotten protagonists in 16th-century Florida, as Europeans, Africans, and Indians forged a New World.

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Explore Tech at the South Trail Branch

November 5 - January 5

Explore Tech: Engineers Make a World of Difference, an exciting new traveling exhibition opening at the South Trail branch on November 5, 2016, shows how engineering provides solutions to better meet human needs and develop sustainable innovations for the future, and how engineers create new technologies to solve problems.  The exhibit features hands-on and multimedia components that allow exhibit visitors to interact with exhibit content in a dynamic way, encouraging new perspectives about engineers and their vital work.

ocls.info/explore-tech

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Librarians are hideous creatures of unimaginable power. And even if you could imagine their power, it would be illegal. It is absolutely illegal to even try to picture what such a being would be like. So just watch out for librarians, okay?

Cecil, Welcome to Night Vale: A Novel (via petit-branch-library)

I agree with this statement :)

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Thank you, New York Comic Con!

We had an amazing and fun time hanging out with all of you this past weekend. Did any of you drop by our booth this week? Reblog with your ALA photo if you did!

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Trick or Treat Safe Zone

Orlando Public Library Saturday, October 29, 10:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.

The Orlando Public Library and the Orange County Regional History Center team up for a Halloween event featuring fun for the whole family! Visit both locations for trick-or-treating, a scavenger hunt with a spooky reward, games and more. Don’t miss a special Halloween show for the young among us (and the forever young at heart) by Phantasmagoria Orlando on the Library’s main stage at 1 p.m. Costumes are encouraged.

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Get your costumes ready, tomorrow it's time to trick or treat!

Scavenger Hunt (all ages) 1st, 2nd & 3rd floor 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Check-in on 1st floor

Corn Field (Preschool Play Area - ages 0-5) Children’s Library 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Monsters, Inc. screening (all ages) Children’s Library -11 a.m.

Family Games (all ages) Library Central 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Library Central 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Photo Op at Dracula’s Castle (all ages) Library Central 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Library Central 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Virtual Reality Haunted Library (ages 11-18) Club Central 10:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Phantasmagoria’s Tales of Silly, Witty, Little Whimsies (all ages) Library Central 1 p.m.

https://www.ocls.info/trickortreat

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In October any wonderful unexpected thing might be possible.

Elizabeth George Speare, The Witch of Blackbird Pond (via wordsnquotes)

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Books, movies, music and more brought to you by the Friends of the Library.  Find hidden treasures or just a weekend read - all while benefiting your library.

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Early voting has started - get out and vote!

The following library locations will serve as early voting sites:

Alafaya Branch Chickasaw Branch Edgewater Branch Hiawassee Branch West Oaks Branch Southwest Branch Herndon Branch Southeast Branch South Creek Branch Washington Park Branch

www.ocls.info/location-hours

www.ocfelections.com

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Thank you to everyone for making this the best Booktoberfest yet!

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Nothing but the classics in the Friend’s of the Library Bookstore at the Orlando Public Library.

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Third Annual Melrose Award - Submission Period Has Begun

The Melrose Center is planning its third anniversary celebration which will be held on Saturday, February 11, 2017. The Orange County Library System is pleased to announce the third annual Melrose Award to encourage creativity and recognize those creative efforts.

Submission period September 5 - November 20.

For complete rules and prize information, visit http://melroseawards.ocls.info/

[orangecountylibrarysystem]

There’s still time to enter your project for the third annual Melrose Award.

[alriviera]

Pride and Prejudice Go

An app that shows you where there’s a young man in possession of a good fortune who must be in want of a wife

[sidhebeingbrand]

On the radar: 

Gentleman with 5,000 pounds a year Handsome tragic veteran Dashing officer of good breeding Gentleman with 10,000 pounds a year Liberal-minded heir to a large estate

Your phone buzzes: 

Mr. Collins

[sithtantrums]

Your mother runs into the room “the lure I placed on netherfield park has worked at last. There is a young man in possession of good fortune, one of the girls must surely catch him”

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Omy GOD

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