Attended the OCLS African American Read-In! Such a beautiful and powerful event showcasing African American literature and stories. Thank you OCLS for hosting this every year.

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Spoke with OCLS staff about unhinged library joy & belonging… truly an honor! 💚

They’re so kind! Florida is lucky to have such phenomenal humans serving their library communities with such compassion.

SO HAPPY YOU’RE THERE FOR YOUR LIBRARY KIDS & LIBRARY GROWN-UPS! 📚

Orange County Library System officially turns 100 on Wednesday, November 8! 🎂🥳

Stop by any library location on Nov 8 and fill out a birthday card for us to display and/or share on OCLS social media! We’ll be giving out free cookies, while supplies last.

#OCLS100

Follow up: Neil and Art Spiegelman were absolutely delightful. I loved every minute of it. Huge thanks to the OCLS for making it happen. 🤍

It was the OCLS's pleasure to host Christina D Gonzalez for ocpsnews middle schools last week in honor of 'Invisible'! Don't mind me fangirling over Lucy the pup in the corner...🐶🩷 Florida Arts & Culture

Orange County Library System recently hosted a 'choose your own adventure' storytime with our partner Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children! 📖✨
The story was broadcast live to all patient rooms from the Arnold Palmer Hospital Seacrest Studios. 🧡

OCLS welcomes international bestselling author Neil Gaiman, in conversation with celebrated cartoonist Art Spiegelman, to Orlando on November 6, 2023.

✨Tickets on sale starting August 11!✨
📍Steinmetz Hall, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
🎟️ocls.info/signatureautho…

Don't mind me, just going to be screaming about this FOREVER! 🤩 We are SO excited to finally announce OCLS is hosting Neil Gaiman and Art Spiegelman at the Dr. Phillips Center in November! Read all about it here: ocls.info/neil-gaiman-co… #oclsreads #learngrowconnect

Summer at Your Library 2023 is in full swing at OCLS! We were blown away by Blaise Ryndes' Spheres Bubble Show this morning. Join us all summer long for more fun events! ocls.info/summer-your-li…
#oclsreads #learngrowconnect #alltogethernowcslp

The OCLS closed out this school year's Sunshine State Author Series with some fun visits featuring Kelly J. Baptist! We shared tons of laughs and showcased our best dance moves with our friends at Lawton Chiles Elementary School and the Alafaya Branch Library 🕺🪩 Florida Arts & Culture

So many awesome titles on FAME's new Florida SSYRA lists, but I nearly jumped for joy when I saw that Christina D Gonzalez made it on the 6-8 list AGAIN for her graphic novel 'Invisible'!!! Very excited for students across the state to read this amazing book 🥳

Surprise! Here are our new lists released EARLY! Check out our website and YouTube for photos and videos. More resources to come! FAME: FLORIDA ASSOCIATION FOR MEDIA IN EDUCATION - FAME (floridamediaed.org) Florida SSYRA Florida SSYRA Jr. Florida Teens Read

Congrats to HS Battle of the Books winners: 🥇Timber Creek High 🥈Ocoee High School 🥉Apopka High School Thx to Curriculum and Digital Learning peeps for helping & OCLS for hosting the event & Jose T. Martinez for emceeing the final battle! #OCPSReads Allison Kibbey Horton

Kelly J. Baptist, author of the middle-grade novels The Swag is in the Socks, Eb & Flow and the Isaiah Dunn series, will be visiting the Alafaya Branch on Monday, April 10 as part of the library’s Sunshine State Author Series.

Get acquainted with Kelly: bit.ly/40CkiCP

Big thanks to Lily LaMotte for joining OCLS this week for two amazing virtual visits with ocpsnews! We loved hearing an excerpt from 'Measuring Up' and learning all about bitter melon 🍈😁 Florida Arts & Culture

Fun times were had yesterday with Christina D Gonzalez at Walker Middle OCPS and Roberto Clemente Middle School as part of OCLS's Sunshine State Author Series! ☀️ ocpsnews Florida Arts & Culture