Year: 2008
Events
An Evening with the Author
ABOVE: Helen Thomas and Ben Garcia
Helen Thomas visited the Orlando Public Library on Friday, September 21, 2007 at 7 p.m. She discussed her book Watchdogs of Democracy, a critical view of journalists inability to ask the tough questions during the ...
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Orlando Maps 1884 and 1890
Panoramic maps of the town of Orlando from 1884 and 1890 feature drawings of businesses, churches and other places of interest. Many of the street names have changed, but it is not difficult to locate major thoroughfares.
1890 Orlando Map
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History of the Orange County Library System
Sorosis Club of Orlando
The beginnings of the current Orange County Library System can be traced to the circulating library collection of the Sorosis Club of Orlando. The collection was initially housed on the second floor of the old Armory building...
Events
My Favorite Orlando Memory
ABOVE: Krispy Kreme Doughnuts.
One of only a few locations in all of Orlando, this Krispy Kreme location supplied me with early morning donuts on the way to work and, occasionally, a family snack before dinner (OK...OK....dinner)! Having first had Krispy...
