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Dr. Curtis Coleman
Dr. Curtis Coleman  shares his memory of Washington Shores and Washington Park Library since his arrival in Orlando in 1986 and people who inspired and mentored him in his education, attending Job Corp and attending the prestigious Morehouse College and ... Read more
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Gwen Sibert
WATCH and LISTEN  as  Gwen Sibert  shares her experiences growing up in Washington Park Community, working and giving back to the community.   [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X_owekjQH8&feature=youtu.be[/embed] ... Read more
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Carla Mortimer
WATCH this interview with Carla Mortimer. Hear how Carla enjoys providing service to the community. [embed]http://youtu.be/5dCkmvxzhh0[/embed] ... Read more
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Prostell Thomas - Interview
Prostell shares his experiences and reflects on his life and his community. Prostell Thomas - WATCH the interview at the Washington Park Branch Library - "Tell Your Story" event on February 13, 2012. [embed]https://youtu.be/SJu3uEF1B5Q[/embed] ... Read more
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Charles Holliday
Charles Holliday shares his memories about his life and the community. Washington Park "Tell Your Story" event with Josh Fox. WATCH the interview [embed]https://youtu.be/N-tm_J2x2FA[/embed]   ... Read more
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Kris Woodson
Interview with Kris Woodson - Life in Orlando June 30, 2011: Kris Woodson talks to Shane Roopnarine about growing up in Orlando, her favorite Orlando memory, and gives us a glimpse of how things have changed in the City Beautiful. LISTEN (18:42) ... Read more
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Orange County Library 75th Anniversary Quilt
ABOVE featured image: Left to right - Valerie Dawson, Lydia Peters, Dorothy Field. The OCLS Staff Association and the Friends of the Library collaborated to make a quilt to commemorate Orange County Library System's 75 years of library service to this co ... Read more
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Interview with Angela Jacobe
Interview with Angela Jacobe, long time employee of the Orange County Library System conducted on October 29, 2009 by Orange County Library System staff member Nick Martinolich. Angela discusses coming to the United States from the Philippines, working at ... Read more
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Interview with Mike Worrell and Charlie Hoeck
Listen to segments of an oral history interview with Mike Worrell and Charlie Hoeck, long time employees of the Orange County Library System, conducted by Nick Martinolich on October 21, 2009. The two discuss the history of the library and the ever changi ... Read more
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Girl Power!
ABOVE: Nia and Stedra GIRL POWER! WMFE invited OCLS to participate in one of their Healthy Woman Conferences called "Girl Power!" at the Orange County Convention Center. Enjoy the thoughts of some of the attendees.   Interviews LISTEN ( ... Read more
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Oh, Woman!
OCLS is excited to have participated in "Oh, Woman!" Women at the conference took time to talk to OCLS staff about the wide array of Health Resources available at the library.  Many also sat down to participate in a short 2-5 minute interview about th ... Read more
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National Day of Listening
StoryCorps has initiated a celebration that they are calling the "National Day of Listening." This initiative by StoryCorps is designed to promote family conversations on a day that families are traditionally together, the day after Thanksgiving. As we gi ... Read more