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Orange County Library System issues library card to Orange County group home Great Oaks Village
On June 2, a group of kids from the Great Oaks Village group foster home visited the Orlando Public Library. They received welcome bags, toured the building and (most importantly) they received their new Group Home Card, which allows them to check out materials. Group foster homes offer kids in need a place of safety…
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Orange County Library System Board of Trustees approves leases for library branches in Lake Nona, Horizon West
On June 9, the Orange County Library System Board of Trustees approved leases for new library branches in both Lake Nona and Horizon West. In Horizon West, the library will have a ground lease with Orange County that will allow for the design and construction of a library in the Horizon West Regional Park. The…
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Emergency Rental Assistance Program Office Hours Available at Library Branches
Orange County Library System is hosting Orange County Emergency Rental Assistance Program “office hours” from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at select library branches for the remainder of August. Orange County staff will be available during these hours to answer questions and to assist with applications for qualified residents who have experienced loss of income due to COVID-19. Office hours are…
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Local Wanderer: Experience More of Orlando With Your Library Card
You already know your library card means adventure. Dive into the pages of a book you’ve borrowed and you’re off to other worlds. Adventure, though, can be right around the corner and now Orange County Library System (OCLS) is going to help you find it with our Local Wanderer program. Largely inspired by New York…
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