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From the Director, January 2019
Every new year is an opportunity to learn, grow and connect to the world around you – a chance to set new goals and look forward to the future. The start of the new year is exciting, but it can also be overwhelming. Whether you’ve got a list of resolutions a mile long, or you…
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Bucket List at the Library in 2019
Many of us set goals at the beginning of a new year. In fact, according to The Washington Post, 40% of us do so! From volunteering more with local charities to improving our health, we set all sorts of goals and ambitions that are meaningful, but data shows that 80% of people are unable to ever complete these…
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The Best Picture Books of the Year, as Decided by a 4-Year-Old
My four-year-old loves books. We read up to five before bed, and several more during the day. As penalty for the audacity of having a full-time job, I’m required to bring her home at least three books a day. I guess it’s a good thing I’m a librarian. As the year ends, there are many…
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Tres películas divertidas en español
Las películas en español más conocidas suelen ser perturbadoras a la manera de Hable con ella de Almodóvar y Amores perros de Iñárritu. Pero algunas son más convencionales y agradables. Recomiendo tres películas en nuestra colección que puedes disfrutar si eres hispanohablante o quieres aprender más del idioma. El laberinto de Pan Ofelia es…
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Giving Tuesday is in just a week!
Each year, nonprofit organizations around the world call on their supporters to help raise funds for the meaningful work they do in their communities on Giving Tuesday. Entering its seventh year, Giving Tuesday is a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration. This year, we are raising funds for the Friends…
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The Great American Read: The Martian
The Great American Read is a new eight-part series from PBS that explores and celebrates the power of reading, told through America’s 100 best-loved novels. Join the conversation with PBS and WUCF! Read the list of 100 books.Vote for your favorite.Share your love of reading using #GreatReadPBS. The series returns to WUCF on September 11…
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The Great American Read: The Alchemist
The Great American Read is a new eight-part series from PBS that explores and celebrates the power of reading, told through America’s 100 best-loved novels. Join the conversation with PBS and WUCF! Read the list of 100 books.Vote for your favorite.Share your love of reading using #GreatReadPBS. The series returns to WUCF on September 11…
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The Great American Read: The Lord of the Rings
The Great American Read is a new eight-part series from PBS that explores and celebrates the power of reading, told through America’s 100 best-loved novels. Join the conversation with PBS and WUCF! Read the list of 100 books.Vote for your favorite.Share your love of reading using #GreatReadPBS. The series returns to WUCF on September 11…
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English Classes for Families: Weekly Recap
During the second week of English Classes for Families, we made an effort to get to know the families who have been attending better, and as a result participation in our classroom has increased. In the first class of the week, we reviewed formal and informal greetings and went on to introduce the Think Marks strategy. Think…
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English Classes for Families
The Orange County Library System was forunate to receive funding from the Florida Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities to begin a new series at the North Orange Branch called English Classes for Families. This 10-week series is designed to develop English skills for the whole family. Over the course of the series, bilingual teachers…
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