Join in the fun as adults and little ones get together for story time. Our storytellers provide age appropriate stories, rhymes, and songs for individual age groups.
If your family has a pet, or is planning to have a pet, check out this popular Virtual Gallery. Find books about pet names, explore listings for local dog parks, or sign up to read to a furry friend.
Browse the Library's online video collection or Disney online books and download to your PC or Mac. The Disney Digital Collection includes Disney favorites such as Mickey Mouse, Toy Story, Disney Princesses, Cars, and many other Disney characters. Find something the whole family will enjoy.
Read along with these animated children's stories. Check out the puzzle and games, language learning and more. Available in English, Spanish, and French for your enjoyment.
Kids and teens, pick a good joke book. From gross body to sports, there are all kinds of jokes to share with your family that are guaranteed to tickle their funny bones.
Library Programs
The Library has programs for youth from birth all the way up to teens. Check out programs, hours and locations on KidsConnect or Informed Teens.
Relax in Florida's natural settings and enjoy canoeing, snorkeling, fishing, tubing, or festival events. In colder weather, pay a visit to the Manatees at the Blue Spring State Park.
Explore DIY with your children and help them become makers. Children complete challenges and upload their videos or photos so others can see what they made.
Publish your family story with a free membership at Lulu. You can upload your family history, stories, or poetry. Choose styles in print, eBook, or music format and order in small or large quantities.
Sometimes spending quality family time means getting out of the kitchen. Here are some popular selections designed to help you make delicious food fast.
We carry a diverse collection of movies geared for family viewing. Come into the Library and check movies out for free with your OCLS resident library card.
Packed with ideas for things to do as a family, these materials will help you foster connection, encouragement, playfulness, creativity, and imagination.
Event Guide Network provides day-by-day listings of events throughout the Orlando metro area. Browse festival information, the arts, sports, and community events.
Discover the beauty in our own Orange County backyard. With 93 different parks, facilities, and trails to choose from, there's something for every member of the family to enjoy. Find other Orange County family related information at OrangeCountyFL.net.
This monthly magazine features parenting tips, calendar of local events, fun family activities, movie reviews, and good books to read. Search the listings to find after school programs or summer camps.
Geocaching is a worldwide game of hide and seek. With a free registration, place a geocache, note its location using GPS, then share the location online at the Geocaching website. Read other members' posts as they attempt to find your hidden object and you try to find objects hidden by other members.
Using this free application, families can watch trailers for upcoming movies, find out what's playing in your local theaters, read reviews, and see which DVDs are being released in the upcoming week. This application is available for multiple mobile devices.
Google Sky Map
Astronomers in the family will enjoy using this free Android application to search the night sky. Google Sky Map will help you identify and search for planets, stars, constellations, and other objects in the sky. This app works during the day and night. Android Market | Website
Enter your favorite artists and bands and Pandora Radio will create your own personalized family radio station. This is a free application and is available for multiple mobile devices.
Family Fun YouTube Playlist
Kids & Teens