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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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Classes and events are virtual and in-person. Registration is strongly encouraged for in-person events, attendance may be limited.

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Virtual: Southwest Book Club
Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law
Registration Required
Tuesday
August
23
7:00​pm
Online
(Virtual Room - Southwest)
Event Category: Authors, Books, Writing
Join Southwest Book Club to discuss Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law. America's funniest science writer, Mary Roach investigates the unpredictable world where wildlife and humans meet. 18+
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VIRTUAL: Book Adventure: Big Nate
Registration Required
Tuesday
August
30
4:30​pm
Online
(Virtual Room - Windermere)
Event Categories: Games & Activities; Education & Learning
You have read the book. Now, live the adventure! Trivia, games, activities, and crafts: experience the book in its storyworld dimension. Recommended for ages 9-12.
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Virtual: Central Florida Book Club
Registration Required
Tuesday
September
13
10:00​am
Online
(Virtual Room - Fairview Shores)
Event Category: Authors, Books, Writing
Join us on the second Tuesday of each month as we discuss a wide range of books.
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Virtual: Crafting and Revising Dialogue
Registration Required
Tuesday
September
13
7:00​pm
Online
(Virtual Room - EPD)
Event Category: Authors, Books, Writing
Learn the four traits of dialogue and an actionable revision tactic that includes examining dialogue from an actor’s perspective from author, professor, and screenwriter Allen Gorney.
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Virtual: Author Talk with Simon Winchester
Registration Required
Tuesday
September
20
2:00​pm
Online
Event Category: Authors, Books, Writing
Join us for a conversation with prolific British-American writer, journalist, consummate adventurer and New York Times Bestselling author, Simon Winchester.
Learn more >
Virtual: Author Talk with Hernan Diaz
Registration Required
Tuesday
September
27
4:00​pm
Online
Event Category: Authors, Books, Writing
Join us for an afternoon with Pulitzer Prize finalist and PEN/Faulkner Award winner Hernan Diaz, author of In the Distance and Trust.
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VIRTUAL: Book Adventure: The Bad Guys
Registration Required
Tuesday
September
27
4:30​pm
Online
(Virtual Room - Windermere)
Event Categories: Games & Activities; Education & Learning
You have read the book. Now, live the adventure! Trivia, games, activities, and crafts: experience the book in its storyworld dimension. Recommended for ages 9-12.
Learn more >
Virtual: Southwest Book Club
Bewilderment
Registration Required
Tuesday
September
27
7:00​pm
Online
(Virtual Room - Southwest)
Event Category: Authors, Books, Writing
Join us to discuss Bewilderment by Richard Powers. A story on loneliness, tragedy, and love for life and family featuring a widowed astrobiologist and his son. 18+
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Virtual: Meet the Author: Kimberly Brock
Registration Required
Tuesday
October
4
7:00​pm
Online
Event Category: Authors, Books, Writing
Kimberly Brock is the bestselling and award-winning author of THE LOST BOOK OF ELEANOR DARE and THE RIVER WITCH. Brock will read from her book and discuss writing and her career in a Q&A session.
Learn more >
Virtual: Central Florida Book Club
Registration Required
Tuesday
October
11
10:00​am
Online
(Virtual Room - Fairview Shores)
Event Category: Authors, Books, Writing
Join us on the second Tuesday of each month as we discuss a wide range of books.
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