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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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NEA Big Read Keynote with author Ross Gay
Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude
Registration Required
Sunday
April
2
2:00​pm
Orlando Public Library
(Library Central)
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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Weekly Read
Registration Required
Tuesday
April
4
1:00​pm
Online
(Virtual Room - Southwest)
Event Category: Authors, Books, Writing
Join others in a weekly read of a book selection, short story, essay, or poem read aloud to you for your listening pleasure, with pauses for comments and discussion. 18+
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Teens Play & Create
Registration Required
Tuesday
April
4
3:00​pm
Orlando Public Library
(Club Central)
Event Categories: Games & Activities; Education & Learning
Choose your own adventure with a variety of tabletop board games and DIY crafts. Challenge your friends to a fun game or let your creativity fly with provided craft supplies. Ages 11-18.
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Author Talk with Kate Beaton
Duck: Two Years in the Oil Sands
Registration Required
Tuesday
April
4
7:00​pm
Online
Event Category: Authors, Books, Writing
Join us for an enlightening hour online with highly-acclaimed Kate Beaton, the New York Times bestselling author of "Hark! A Vagrant!" and "Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands."
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Teens Play & Create
Registration Required
Thursday
April
6
3:00​pm
Orlando Public Library
(Club Central)
Event Categories: Games & Activities; Education & Learning
Choose your own adventure with a variety of tabletop board games and DIY crafts. Challenge your friends to a fun game or let your creativity fly with provided craft supplies. Ages 11-18.
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Book Discussion
NEA Big Read: Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude
Registration Required
Thursday
April
6
5:30​pm
Orlando Public Library
(Albertson 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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You're a Poet and You Don't Even Know It
No Registration Required
Friday
April
7
4:00​pm
Southeast Branch
(Southeast - Meeting Room 2)
Event Categories: Games & Activities; Education & Learning
There is so much more to poetry than rhymes. Explore selections from the greats and try to recreate some of your own. Recommended for families with children ages 5 and up.
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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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