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Breast Cancer Awareness GO PINK DAY at North Orange 2002
Go Pink Day at North Orange 2002
Staff members at the North Orange library in Apopka, under the management and with the encouragement of then manager Carolyn Rosenblum, participated with great exuberance in the annual GO PINK DAY during Breast Cancer...
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Becky's Goodbye Party
Becky Canonico was lead clerk at the North Orange Library for years and worked in the Orange County Library System for many more. She left in 2002 and staff across the system gathered to wish her well and express our...
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Girl Power!
ABOVE: Nia and Stedra
GIRL POWER!
WMFE invited OCLS to participate in one of their Healthy Woman Conferences called "Girl Power!" at the Orange County Convention Center.
Enjoy the thoughts of some of the attendees.
Interviews
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Oh, Woman!
OCLS is excited to have participated in "Oh, Woman!"
Women at the conference took time to talk to OCLS staff about the wide array of Health Resources available at the library. Many also sat down to participate in a short 2-5...
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National Day of Listening
StoryCorps has initiated a celebration that they are calling the "National Day of Listening." This initiative by StoryCorps is designed to promote family conversations on a day that families are traditionally together, the day after Thanksgiving. As we give th...
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Hurricane Charley Damage at Southwest Library
Hurricane Charley Damage at Southwest Library
On Friday, August 13, 2004 Southwest Library was damaged as Hurricane Charley slammed through the Orlando area. I was one of the librarians at Southwest and happened to be the first to arrive for work...
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Citizenship Inspired @ OCLS
Citizenship Inspired is a course offered at the Orange County Library System to prepare patrons for their upcoming Citizenship Exam.
Rosalba Castano was one of the first students to take the test after the initial course. She passed. In this video...
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UCF Homecoming Spirit Splash
Every Fall, UCF celebrates Homecoming in an exciting week of events and spirit-filled students! Without a doubt, of all the activities, Spirit Splash is always the most memorable for the campus community.
Spirit Splash is the pep rally held the Friday...
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Halloween Horror Nights
Halloween Horror Nights (HHN) is an event hosted at the theme park Universal Studios. It all started in 1991 as "Fright Nights" and has become scarier, produced themes, and created a ritual for some people to visit each year. This...
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Fiesta in the Park Best of Art Show Winners
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Fiesta in the Park Best of Show Winner 2010
Fiesta in the Park Art Show Winner for 2010 Untitled ~ carved acrylic by Ron Lynn of Zephyrhills, FL, is located at the Edgewater Branch of the Orange County Library System.
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Fiesta in...
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Orlando Memory Events
The Orange County Library System hosted its first Scanning Event at the Main Library on March 14, 2009.
(From left to right) Tonia Hinkle, Angela Jacobe and Graciela Noriega Jacoby stood by the Orlando Memory banner announcing a series of Virtual...
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Magic Kingdom Opening Day October 1, 1971
I was a high school student living in Miami in 1971 when the Magic Kingdom opened its doors for the very first time. On a whim, my best friend's father decided to borrow his company van and take our group...
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