This post is brought to you by our community partners at the Orange County Regional History Center. “Generation after generation, Florida has been a collection of cultures, thoughts, and ambitions brought by people from around the world,” writes the executive director of Florida Humanities, Nashid Madyun, in the foreword to a new book, Once Upon…
This summer, Orange County Public Schools Food & Nutrition Services is touring your city to offer meals at no charge to children and young adults 18 and under. The OCPS Mobile Lunch Vehicles are part of the USDA Summer Food Service Program, Summer BreakSpot. Lunches will only be offered to children and young adults 18…
The library offers several monthly book clubs around the county. Whether you are looking to make new friends and connect with other readers or wanting to establish a regular reading habit, our book clubs are a great place to start.
Fun, educational and free events and activities will be available for all ages. In 2024, the Summer Program will be Adventure at Your Library. Check back on May 1 to view upcoming events and to pre-register for the Reading Challenge. If you’d like to be notified when registration for online events opens, please subscribe to…
We’ll be sharing updates about the progress of our Horizon West Branch on this page. Please check back for the most up-to-date information. Updated 3/28/23 View the presentation from the Horizon West Branch Library Community Meeting,
The Orange County Library System has a great service for the pre-naturalized residents of Orange County. With this program, OCLS empowers immigrants who have settled in Central Florida to be fully prepared to pass the U.S. Naturalization Test and thereby become full participants of our citizenry. Check out our list of programs that will help prepare you…
Orange County Library System is making it easier for our community to connect to the internet with free Wi-Fi hotspots – now available for checkout. When you borrow a hotspot from the library, you can connect up to 10 tablets, laptops or other Wi-Fi-enabled devices to the internet for 30 days. Borrowers can also renew…
The Melrose Film Festival is back, and the submission process is now open. Melrose Film Festival highlights the work of imaginative filmmakers across the globe and filmmakers are encouraged to submit their digital entries now through April 17. Entries are accepted from all filmmakers, but Florida filmmakers may submit one film free of charge by…
In this six-week series, you will learn the English skills needed to manage your money in the USA. This program is made possible by a grant from the FINRA Investor Education Foundation. Registration is recommended so sign up for a library card today!
Perfect for aspiring or advanced cooks, Chef Yamira Lee Johnson’s top 5 cookbooks she can’t live without are inspiring, helpful reads for the kitchen. With each recommendation, we journey through Chef Yamira’s culinary career with roots planted in Puerto Rican cooking to her current passion for adapting old favorites into healthy, plant-based recipes. Books Mentioned:…
