Category Archives: What’s Happening

Alafaya Book Club: The Book Thief

the book thief

The Alafaya Book Club’s August selection is “The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak. In this critically-acclaimed bestseller, the heroine is Liesel Meminger, a foster child living in 1939 Munich She learns to read and shares stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement.

Where: Alafaya Branch of the OCLS
12000 E. Colonial Dr.
Orlando, FL 32826
When: Wednesday, August 19th, at 7:00 PM

For more information, contact the library at 407.835.7323

Elaine Person’s Photography Exhibit at Maitland Public Library

Hurry to the Maitland Public Library by August 31st to see a photography exhibit from Elaine Person’s travels over the decades in Europe, New Jersey, California, Nevada, Arizona, and Florida.

“The exhibit contains landscapes, rocks, trees, clouds (even from above), color experiments, and no photos of people,” says Person.

501 Maitland Avenue South, Maitland, FL 32751.  407.647.7700

Elaine Person

Writing YA

Vivi Barnes

 Young Adult fiction has exploded over the past decade. What keeps teens hooked on these books, and what keeps them coming back for more? Vivi Barnes, author of Paper or Plastic and Olivia Twisted, will discuss the basics of writing books for teenagers.

Registration: Register HERE.
Date: 9/12/2015, 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Library: South Creek Branch- Meeting Room 1
Address: 1702 Deerfield Blvd., Orlando, Florida 32837

For more information, contact the library at 407.835.7323.