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Virtual: Mayor Buddy's Book Club
Registration Required
Wednesday
August
17
4:00​pm
Online
Event Category: Authors, Books, Writing
Engage in a lively discussion and fun activities with Mayor Buddy's Book Club. Recommended for ages 8-12.
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Virtual: Author Talk: Kate Clifford Larson
LOC National Book Festival
No Registration Required
Wednesday
August
17
8:00​pm
Online
Event Category: Authors, Books, Writing
PBS Books will partner with The Library of Congress to host a conversation with acclaimed author Kate Clifford Larson. Author of “Walk With Me: A Biography of Fannie Lou Hamer".
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Virtual: Author Talk: Geraldine Brooks
LOC National Book Festival
No Registration Required
Thursday
August
18
6:00​pm
Online
Event Category: Authors, Books, Writing
PBS Books will partner with The Library of Congress to host a conversation with acclaimed author Geraldine Brooks. Pulitzer Prize winner in fiction in 2006 for her second novel, “March.”
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Virtual: Author Talk with Liz Wiseman
Impact Players
Registration Required
Thursday
August
25
12:00​pm
Online
Event Category: Authors, Books, Writing
Join us as we sit down in conversation with Liz Wiseman, New York Times Best Selling author, researcher, and executive adviser to talk about her latest book, Impact Players.
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In-Person: DIY Thursday
Registration Required
Thursday
August
25
3:00​pm
Orlando Public Library
(Club Central)
Event Categories: Games & Activities; Education & Learning
Choose your own creative adventure at a variety of do-it-yourself craft stations. Try your hand at different art forms from origami to collages, poetry and more! Ages 11-18.
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Virtual Event: Winter Garden Book Club
Registration Required
Thursday
August
25
6:00​pm
Online
(Virtual Room - Winter Garden)
Event Category: Authors, Books, Writing
Join us as we discuss The Nickel Boys: a novel by Colson Whitehead. Copies will be available at the Winter Garden front service desk.
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Virtual: Exploring Romance Writing Categories and Tropes
Registration Required
Thursday
September
1
7:00​pm
Online
(Virtual Room - EPD)
Event Category: Authors, Books, Writing
Author and professor Tamra Artelia Martin will introduce romance writing genres and story tropes. Learn about popular romantic storylines and tropes romance authors use to captivate readers.
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Virtual: Author Talk with Dr. Michele Borba
Raising Thrivers
Registration Required
Thursday
September
8
2:00​pm
Online
Event Category: Authors, Books, Writing
Join us in conversation with bestselling author and expert in child development, Dr. Michele Borba, as she discusses her book, Thrivers: Surprising Reasons Why Some Kids Struggle and Others Thrive.
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In-Person: DIY Thursday
Registration Required
Thursday
September
8
3:00​pm
Orlando Public Library
(Club Central)
Event Categories: Games & Activities; Education & Learning
Choose your own creative adventure at a variety of do-it-yourself craft stations. Try your hand at different art forms from origami to collages, poetry and more! Ages 11-18.
Learn more >
Virtual: Alafaya Book Club
Registration Required
Thursday
September
8
7:00​pm
Online
(Virtual Room - Alafaya)
Event Category: Authors, Books, Writing
The Alafaya Book Club's September selection is "The Red Garden" by Alice Hoffman.
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