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Primary Election Early Voting at Select Library Locations

Ten OCLS Branch locations will host early voting for the 2022 Early Voting Primary Election from Monday, August 8 to Sunday, August 21, 2022 (9 a.m. – 7 p.m.): Alafaya, Chickasaw, Fairview Shores, Hiawassee, South Creek, Southeast, Southwest, Washington Park, West Oaks, and Winter Garden. Learn more about early voting at select library locations >

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Virtual Event: Alafaya Book Club
Registration Required
Thursday
August
11
7:00​pm
Online
(Virtual Room - Alafaya)
Event Category: Authors, Books, Writing
The Alafaya Book Club's August selection is "The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections" by Eva Jurcyk.
Learn more >
Virtual: Author Talk with Liz Wiseman
Impact Players
Registration Required
Thursday
August
25
12:00​pm
Online
Event Category: Authors, Books, Writing
Join us as we sit down in conversation with Liz Wiseman, New York Times Best Selling author, researcher, and executive adviser to talk about her latest book, Impact Players.
Learn more >
Virtual Event: Winter Garden Book Club
Registration Required
Thursday
August
25
6:00​pm
Online
(Virtual Room - Winter Garden)
Event Category: Authors, Books, Writing
Join us as we discuss The Nickel Boys: a novel by Colson Whitehead. Copies will be available at the Winter Garden front service desk.
Learn more >
Virtual: Exploring Romance Writing Categories and Tropes
Registration Required
Thursday
September
1
7:00​pm
Online
(Virtual Room - EPD)
Event Category: Authors, Books, Writing
Author and professor Tamra Artelia Martin will introduce romance writing genres and story tropes. Learn about popular romantic storylines and tropes romance authors use to captivate readers.
Learn more >
Virtual: Author Talk with Dr. Michele Borba
Raising Thrivers
Registration Required
Thursday
September
8
2:00​pm
Online
Event Category: Authors, Books, Writing
Join us in conversation with bestselling author and expert in child development, Dr. Michele Borba, as she discusses her book, Thrivers: Surprising Reasons Why Some Kids Struggle and Others Thrive.
Learn more >
Virtual: Alafaya Book Club
Registration Required
Thursday
September
8
7:00​pm
Online
(Virtual Room - Alafaya)
Event Category: Authors, Books, Writing
The Alafaya Book Club's September selection is "The Red Garden" by Alice Hoffman.
Learn more >
Virtual: Character Study
Character Development
Registration Required
Wednesday
September
14
6:00​pm
Online
(Virtual Melrose Classroom 2)
Event Categories: Music, Movies, Live Performances; Authors, Books, Writing
Students learn how to create characters and how those characters dictate the story. This class is taught by Melrose Center Instructors.
Learn more >
Virtual: Character Study
Roles, Types & Archetypes
Registration Required
Wednesday
September
14
7:30​pm
Online
(Virtual Melrose Classroom 2)
Event Categories: Music, Movies, Live Performances; Authors, Books, Writing
Students learn character roles, types, and archetypes. These classic categories help to inform the story by identifying the character as an individual and how it relates to other characters.
Learn more >
Virtual Event: Winter Garden Book Club
Registration Required
Thursday
September
29
6:00​pm
Online
(Virtual Room - Winter Garden)
Event Category: Authors, Books, Writing
Join us as we discuss Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty
Learn more >
Virtual: Author Talk with Dr. Aziz Gazipura-Not Nice:
Stop People Pleasing, Staying Silent, & Feeling Guilty
Registration Required
Thursday
October
13
4:00​pm
Online
Event Category: Authors, Books, Writing
Join us for a talk with Dr. Aziz Gazipura, one of the world’s leading experts on social confidence as he discusses how to stop being too nice and worrying about what others might think.
Learn more >

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