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All About Steve: Getting to Know OCLS’s New Library Director/CEO
On August 26, after eight months of searching, it was announced that Steve Powell would be Orange County Library System’s new Library Director/CEO. Steve, who has been an employee with OCLS since 2007, has served as Interim Director since January 2022. We sat down with Steve to give everyone a chance to get to know…
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Steve Powell Selected as Orange County Library System’s New Library Director/CEO
On behalf of the Orange County Library System Board of Trustees, I would like to congratulate Interim Director/CEO & COO Steve Powell on being selected to become the library’s new Library Director/CEO. Steve was the top choice among three finalists, all of whom had impressive backgrounds in library service. After an eight-month-long nationwide search, interviews…
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Farewell to Mary Anne Hodel – Director/CEO of Orange County Library System Retires After 20 Years of Service
January 2022 marks the end of an important chapter in the story of Orange County Library System. After 20 years at the helm of the organization, Director/CEO Mary Anne Hodel retires after the January 13 board meeting. When she came to the library in 2002, Hodel says there were very few computer classes available and…
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Orange County Library Board votes on plan to work with Orlando and Orange County on concept to develop branches in Horizon West, Lake Nona
Orange County Library System’s Board of Trustees, the City of Orlando and Orange County have agreed to pursue a plan to work together to build new library branches in Horizon West and Lake Nona. Both communities have been requesting that the library build new branches to serve their growing populations, but the library has not…
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Our History Speaks Volumes: Remembering Glenn F. Miller (1937–1996)
On November 1, 1970, Library Director Clara Wendel retired having served 27 years as head of Orange County Library System. She was succeeded by Glenn Miller, who became only the third library director in OCLS’ nearly 50-year history. Originally from Saginaw, Michigan, Miller began his career in library service in 1958, working as a reference…
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