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Places

On February 21, 1922, the city of Orlando held a bond election for funds to build a public library and other municipal improvements. The vote was 155 against and 446 in favor! PLANS APPROVED - BIDS SOUGHT The May 13, 1922, Orlando Morning Sentinel announc ... Read more

Events

Pull for the library! - 1980 Campaign for Library Expansion

1980 Campaign for Library Expansion Pull for the Library! After expecting a library expansion millage referendum to be on the ballot "any time now" since 1976, the measure was finally put before voters in the Orange County, Florida, district served by the ... Read more

Events

Orlando Public Library Dedication 1966

From APL to OPL After decades of waiting, construction of the new Albertson Public Library began in October 1964. In May 1965, it was decided that the name of the new library would be the Orlando Public Library. Read a memo to staff regarding the library' ... Read more

Organizations

Library Scrapbook - January 1945 to January 1949

Library Scrapbook - January 1945 to January 1949 A fragile scrapbook with treasures from January 1945 to January 1949 was recently found and scanned to preserve its contents. Newspaper clippings, flyers, brochures, and photographs paint a vivid picture of ... Read more

Organizations

Annual Reports - From Albertson Public Library to OCLS - 1923 to 1979

Above: Cover of the 1960-1961 Annual Report with an actual library card attached. Annual Reports The annual reports for the Albertson Public Library run the gamut from simple small reports produced in the 1930s during the financial crisis, to more elabora ... Read more

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Albertson Public Library - Books and More

ABOVE: "A Woman's War Record" donated by Captain Charles Albertson. When the Albertson Public Library opened to the public in November 1923, most of the books in the collection were gifts from individuals and organizations. A number of books were also p ... Read more

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Albertson Public Library - Financial Crisis

Financial Crisis Correspondence, financial statements, newspaper clippings and annual reports indicate that the library encountered financial difficulties after the stock market crash in October 1929. In a letter dated June 5, 1929, Librarian Olive Brumb ... Read more

Organizations

Albertson Public Library - In the beginning 1921-1931

ABOVE: Postcard of the Albertson Public Library at 165 East Central Avenue at the corner of Central and Rosalind. Offer Made and Agreement Signed On November 10, 1921, Captain Charles L. Albertson, a winter resident of Orlando and a retired Police Inspec ... Read more

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Albertson Public Library - Furnishings 1923

The Library Bureau Library Bureau catalog pages, blue prints, orders, and correspondence provide an interesting look at the process of choosing the furnishings for the new library. Captain Albertson appears to have made the first contact with the Libr ... Read more

Organizations

Albertson Public Library - Monthly Reports 1923-1931

Above: Photograph of the 1923 Albertson Public Library. Monthly Reports November 1923 - December 1931 The Albertson Public Library staff first welcomed Orange County residents to their new library on November 8, 1923. Beginning that month, a monthly ... Read more

People

Glenn F. Miller - Library Director 1970-1995

Glenn F. Miller Glenn F. Miller was born December 5, 1937 in Saginaw, Michigan, 4th of 11 children to Herbert and Evelyn Miller. Miller attended elementary school, junior high and senior high school in Saginaw, Michigan. An avid reader, Miller began clerk ... Read more

People

Clara Elizabeth Wendel - Library Director 1943-1970

Early Years Clara Mathilde Elizabeth Wendel was born on June 1, 1904 in Harvey, Cook County, Illinois. Her family moved from Chicago, Illinois to Gotha, Florida in or around 1916. Their home was a typical Florida home from that era, with wrap around porc ... Read more