Don't you agree that the next best thing to reading a good book is talking about it? The Library offers several options for you to share favorite books with friends.
Read This! is an ongoing video series where Orange County Library System librarians and staff members give you a look at what they're reading and what they think about it.
Book Clubs at the Library
Browse the list below to find a book club meeting or author event, or make a selection using the location and date range options.
Spanish Book Club and more. Meet, discuss books, listen to popular authors talk about their works, listen to authors recite their poetry and enjoy special presentations and workshops. For additional information contact Maria at (407) 459-5135.
Come meet the creator and author of the graphic novel "Terminal Alice" Jeff Kaufman. Mr. Kaufman will present on the process of creation to the publishing of a graphic novels. He will answer questions and sign copies of his book.
Spanish Book Club and more. Meet, discuss books, listen to popular authors talk about their works, listen to authors recite their poetry and enjoy special presentations and workshops. For additional information contact Maria at (407) 459-5135.
Meet award-winning author Christopher Tozier and learn about Florida's ancient magic! Tozier, a self-published local author, will speak about the characters in his fantasy series. Learn more about Olivia Brophie and the amazing characters and creatures in his books. He will also be displaying fossils to show the inspirations behind the wild creatures in the Olivia Brophie series. Book sale and signing will follow the program.
Award-winning Orlando Sentinel reporter and local author Jeff Kunerth talks about his book Trout: A True Story of Murder, Teens and the Death Penalty. Trout is the story of three Pensacola teens involved in a mistaken identity murder for hire in 1991. Their story is told in the larger narrative of juveniles tried as adults and the U.S. Supreme Court rulings that have declared kids are different than adults. Kunerth will share more about this case study which serves as a cautionary tale of teen dynamics, psychology and tragedy. Book sale and signing will follow the program.
Join us the first Tuesday of each month at 12:15 for a lively lunchtime discussion. June's book is E.L. Doctorow's "Homer & Langley", an imaginative rendering of the lives of New York's fabled Collyer brothers. "Homer & Langley" depicts the brothers as recluses in their once grand Fifth Avenue mansion, facing odyssean perils as they struggle to survive the wars, political movements, and technological advances of the last century.
Spanish Book Club and more. Meet, discuss books, listen to popular authors talk about their works, listen to authors recite their poetry and enjoy special presentations and workshops. For additional information contact Maria at (407) 459-5135.
Fantastic and witty cozy murder mystery, will appeal to fans of Louise Penny's Chief Inspector Gamache series. Available from OCLS in print and large print http://www.ocls.info/shortlink/?FEH627S1
What if you wake up every day and don't remember the day before? What if the person you think is your husband may not be who he says? With no memory, how do you know who to trust? This is a terrific psychological thriller with all this a...
Group verdict: a love story that grows into you. Definitely worth the read, terrific lyrical language. Read this one slowly and savor the way Frazier crafts the story and descriptions. Available at OCLS in print, large print, and audio b...
Browse through the Book Bundles titles to find the right book for your group. We've provided a brief synopsis of each title for your convenience. Where available, we've also provided links to the author's website, reading group material or Novelist Plus.
We have set aside copies of these titles for your book club. You will find the total number of copies available next to the title. You may check out as many of these as you need for your group. Just use this form to request the books for your group!
The Freading eBook collection is a great option for book club selections. The titles are always available, so every member can check the same book out at once!
Each book, a new horizon! Mayor Buddy’s Book Club brings books to life for 5th-8th grade students in the City of Orlando. By encouraging leisure time reading and creative expression, this initiative will improve literacy throughout our community by making reading fun and increasing leisure reading.
Each day we'll email you a 5-minute portion of a book. During the week you can read 2-3 chapters and decide if you want to check the book out of the library. Every Monday we start new books. Sign up and start reading.
LibraryThing is an online service to help people catalog their books easily. You can access your catalog from anywhere—even on your mobile phone. Because everyone catalogs together, LibraryThing also connects people with the same books, comes up with suggestions for what to read next, and so forth.
An interactive social media site for book lovers! Using Shelfari, you can create a personal shelf of your books, see what your friends are reading, get and give recommendations for what to read next, create book lists, and even share your opinion on a book with friends or the growing Shelfari community.
