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Crafting Dialogue for Young Adult Characters
presented by Florida SCBWI
Registration Required
Saturday
April
1
10:30​am
West Oaks Branch and Genealogy Center
(West Oaks - Sarchet Community Room)
Event Category: Authors, Books, Writing
Engaging and well-written dialogue bring your characters to life. Author Ginny Myers Sain shares tips to pull readers into your story by creating realistic teen characters who speak from the heart.
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Teen Volunteering: Orange Slice
Registration Required
Saturday
April
1
3:00​pm
Alafaya Branch
(Alafaya - Meeting Room 1)
Event Categories: Photography; Maker/DIY
Earn community service hours by becoming involved in Alafaya's teen literary and creative arts magazine. Registration required. Ages 13-18.
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Digital Publishing, eBook Formatting & Conversion
Registration Required
Saturday
April
8
11:00​am
Orlando Public Library
(Blue Room)
Event Categories: Basic Tech Skills; Authors, Books, Writing
Learn how to apply best practices and techniques to successfully convert a Microsoft Word manuscript into an eBook.
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Book Discussion
NEA Big Read: Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude
Registration Required
Saturday
April
8
3:00​pm
North Orange Branch
(North Orange - Meeting Room)
Event Category: Authors, Books, Writing
Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude is a book that studies the wisdom of the garden and orchard, places where all-death, sorrow, loss—is converted into what might, with patience, nourish us.
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Digital Publishing, eBook Formatting & Conversion
Registration Required
Saturday
April
8
4:30​pm
Alafaya Branch
Event Categories: Basic Tech Skills; Authors, Books, Writing
Learn how to apply best practices and techniques to successfully convert a Microsoft Word manuscript into an eBook.
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Orlando Book Festival
with keynote R.L. Stine
Registration Required
Saturday
April
15
10:30​am
Orlando Public Library
Event Category: Authors, Books, Writing
A day-long celebration of books! Join us for panels and talks from bestselling authors from all over the state, including a keynote from R.L. Stine. More info at ocls.info/obf. Registration required.
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Poetry Discussion
NEA Big Read: Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude
Registration Required
Saturday
April
22
3:00​pm
South Trail Branch
(South Trail - Meeting Room 1)
Event Category: Authors, Books, Writing
Join in the Big Read around Orlando in April and celebrate National Poetry month with a thoughtful discussion about the poetry of Ross Gay in the book, Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude.
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Character Mailbox
No Registration Required
Saturday
April
29
12:00​am
West Oaks Branch and Genealogy Center
Event Categories: Games & Activities; Authors, Books, Writing
Stop by to write a postcard to our character of the month. Then drop it in our mailbox.
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Teen Volunteering: Clementine
Registration Required
Saturday
April
29
2:00​pm
South Creek Branch
(South Creek - Meeting Room 1)
Event Categories: Photography; Maker/DIY
Earn community service hours by becoming involved in South Creek's teen literary and creative arts magazine. Registration required. Ages 13-18.
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Virtual: Windermere Book Chat
NEA Big Read: Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude
Registration Required
Saturday
April
29
3:00​pm
Online
(Virtual Room - Windermere)
Event Category: Authors, Books, Writing
In his poetry, Ross Gay expresses gratitude for the beauty of life, loss, and love. In this book chat, we will discover our own poetry and how poetry can soothe our hearts. Recommended for adults.
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