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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: 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: 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.
Learn more >
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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Virtual Event: Winter Garden Book Club
Registration Required
Thursday
April
22
6:00​pm
Online
(Virtual Room - Winter Garden)
Event Category: Authors, Books, Writing
Join us as we discuss Lab Girl by Hope Jarhen as part of the NEA Big Read.
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Virtual Event: Mayor Buddy's Book Club
Registration Required
Thursday
June
17
3:00​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.
Learn more >
Virtual Event: Shakespeare LIVE!
Registration Required
Monday
June
21
6:30​pm
Online
Event Categories: Language Learning; History, Culture, Genealogy
Enjoy the witty words and playful romance of Rosalind and Orlando! Read & perform excerpts from William Shakespeare’s delightful comedy! Recommended for teens and adults. Registration required.
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