Our Partners
OCLS is pleased to have established partnerships with a number of local businesses and community organizations. Please visit our Partner's Web pages.
The Library is pleased to have a partnership agreement for fiscal year 2009 with the Adult Literacy League, Inc. We will be working with the A.L.L. to engage in activities to promote literacy and library use to the community.
Boys & Girls Club partnership promotes youth obtaining Library cards and using Library services and facilities through programs and projects.
Orlando Sentinel
Friends of the Orange County Library System
University of Central Florida
Rollins College
Orange County Public Schools
Winter Park Public Library
The Maitland Public Library
Barnes & Noble Booksellers
Author fundraising events, such as An Evening with Carl Hiaasen, which benefits our educational programming efforts.
Bright House Networks
Channel 13
Steak and Ale Restaurant
Gray | Robinson
Attorneys at Law
Barnes & Noble
Recorded Books, LLC
Anheuser-Busch
Ford & Harrison, LLP
Creative Workplace Solutions
ABC Fine Wine & Spirits
Godiva Choclatier
Pollo Tropical supports
children’s reading and
early literacy.
Office Depot
United Healthcare
HBIF
Auntie Anne's Pretzels supports children's reading
Alphabet Bites is a part of the system-wide literacy efforts which include Family Literacy series, Kindergarten Readiness programs, Early Literacy programs, and other events. Alphabet Bites was added to the literacy programming in the fall of 2005 and was funded by the Target Store grant. The goal of the Alphabet Bites: Stories to Fill You Up project is to provide a series of programs for children ages 3-5 focusing on individual letters of the alphabet. These are interactive and educational programs that enhance early literacy and reading skills using a multi-sensory approach. Library staff also models behaviors and shares methods to enable parents and caregivers to apply these ideas and techniques at home or in a class setting. So far, the series was presented at twelve Orange County Library System locations. The project received great response from the community. Our staff presented 77 programs which were attended by 3,700 preschool children and 1,100 adults.
The Orange County Library System is the recipient of a Target Community Giving Grant courtesy of the Target on East Colonial Drive. This grant generously funds our preschool program Alphabet Bites, bringing the alphabet alive to children by way of stories, crafts, activities, and more.
