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At this time, we're offering online classes and virtual events while our locations are limited to essential services.

Virtual Event: African-American Read-In
Registration Required
Sunday
February
28
2:00​pm
Online
Event Categories: History, Culture, Genealogy; Education & Learning
Celebrate African-American literature in poetry, story, and song, performed by local luminaries in conjunction with the 31st Annual National African-American Read-In. See more info at ocls.info/readin
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Virtual Event: Emotional Resonance in Fiction
Registration Required
Tuesday
March
2
6:30​pm
Online
(Virtual Room - EPD)
Event Category: Authors, Books, Writing
Creating emotional resonance with characters generates reader engagement and keeps readers turning the page. Author David Slayton will teach techniques for connecting emotions to characters & readers.
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Virtual Event: Worldbuilding in Sci-fi & Fantasy Fiction
Registration Required
Sunday
March
7
4:00​pm
Online
Event Category: Authors, Books, Writing
Create a world worthy of your characters and plot. Editor Stephen Morgan will present specific questions to ask about how your world and society functions before you write the first word.
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Virtual Event: The Basics of Writing Picture Books
Registration Required
Tuesday
March
9
6:30​pm
Online
Event Category: Authors, Books, Writing
Author Tracy C. Gold will discuss different kinds of picture books, the current picture book market, a creativity-boosting exercise and tips for after you've written a few picture books.
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Virtual Event: OCLS Writer's Group
Registration Required
Sunday
March
14
4:00​pm
Online
Event Category: Authors, Books, Writing
Join your fellow writers for critique, discussion, and camaraderie. Writers of all genres and experience are welcome. Please attend one meeting before submitting a piece for critique.
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Virtual Event: Sunshine State Jr Book Club
Registration Required
Wednesday
March
17
3:00​pm
Online
(Virtual Room - Alafaya)
Event Category: Authors, Books, Writing
Hear us read aloud one of the Sunshine State Jr (K-2) books, and then enjoy an activity! This month we're reading "Ella McKeen, Kickball Queen." Recommended for ages 6-8.
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Virtual Event: Mayor Buddy's Book Club
Registration Required
Thursday
March
18
4:00​pm
Online
Event Category: Authors, Books, Writing
Engage in a lively discussion and fun activities with Mayor Buddy's Book Club. Recommended for ages 8-12.
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Virtual Event: Winter Garden Book Club
Registration Required
Thursday
March
25
6:00​pm
Online
(Virtual Room - Winter Garden)
Event Category: Authors, Books, Writing
Join us as we discuss The Alice Network by Kate Quinn. This enthralling New York Times bestseller is an historical novel about an all female spy ring which operated during World War II.
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Virtual Event: Let's Write
Registration Required
Wednesday
April
14
3:00​pm
Online
(Virtual Room - Alafaya)
Event Category: Authors, Books, Writing
Who wants to write their own short story? Join us as we creatively brainstorm and write a short story together! Ages 6-8.
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Virtual Event: Mayor Buddy's Book Club End of Book Party
Q&A with Sunshine State Author Kenneth Oppel
Registration Required
Thursday
April
15
4:00​pm
Online
Event Category: Authors, Books, Writing
Join Orlando Mayor Buddy's Book Club to celebrate the completion of the book, Inkling by Kenneth Oppel! There will be a live Q&A with the author. Recommended for ages 8-12.
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