Orange County Library System
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| Established | 1923 |
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| Location | 101 East Central Blvd., Orlando, Florida, 32801 |
| Branches | 16 |
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| Size | 1.9 million items |
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| Population served | More than 1 million Orange County Residents |
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| Director | Mary Anne Hodel |
| Staff | Approx. 350 |
| Website | http://www.ocls.info |
Coordinates: 28°32′32″N 81°22′37″W / 28.542252°N 81.377031°W
The Orange County Library System (OCLS) is a public library system located in the Orlando area of Central Florida. Its headquarters are at the Orlando Public Library in Downtown Orlando located at 101 E. Central Blvd. Orlando, FL 32801. The System is made up of 16 total locations, one main library (Orlando Public Library) and 15 branch locations. The Orange County Library System is a 501(c)3 organization. The (OCLS) Mission Statement is "Where you engage in amazing experiences and opportunities to learn, explore, and create the best you.”
Before the Orlando Public Library came into existence, the Sorosis Club of Orlando maintained a circulating library for its members. This collection was initially on the second floor of the Old Armory Building on Court Street, and was subsequently moved to the Knox building at the intersection of Pine and Court Street. On May 11, 1920, Orlando citizens showed by a vote of 417 to 19 that they wanted a public library and were willing to pay for it.
Captain Charles L. Albertson, a retired Police Inspector of New York City and a winter resident of Orlando, had for many years been collecting books at his home in Waverly, New York. In November 1920, Captain Albertson offered his collection to the City of Orlando, on the condition that it furnish a suitable building to house it. The contract between the city of Orlando and Captain Albertson provided that Orlando would accept the gift of the Albertson collection and furnish the library building; that the library should be known as the Albertson Public Library; that Captain Albertson should be Advisory Superintendent of the Library throughout his lifetime; and that Orlando should suitably maintain the Library.
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