Welcome to Groundbreaking Reads, the Adult Summer Reading Program for 2013!

Spend your summer breaking new ground at your local library. You are invited to participate in our Adult Summer Reading program which will provide a season full of romance, intrigue, and fun! Explore all the exciting things you might find at the library by attending programs, reading our selections, and entering to win prizes.

Register to create an Adult Summer Reading account below and then start updating your activities log and book reviews!

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Upcoming Adult Summer Reading Program Events
Title
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Date
Saturday, June 22, 2013
Time
2:00 PM
Description
Come with us on a journey to Middle-Earth for a showing of the movie The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey! #asr13
Location
Albertson Room
Library
Orlando Public Library
5:00 PM
Title
Digging Out of Debt
Date
Saturday, June 29, 2013
Time
1:00 PM
Description
Just because you are in debt, doesnt mean you should stay in debt. Take the first step to digging yourself out of it! Come join Danny Singh Financial Whiz Kid as he provides great tips and advice to reducing your debt. #ASR13
Location
Cypress Room
Library
Orlando Public Library
2:30 PM
Title
Groundbreaking Technology
Date
Wednesday, July 03, 2013
Time
6:00 PM
Description
Adult Summer Reading Program: This is your chance to try one of our exciting new tech machines: the Eggbot! Come and find out about this fun machine, and participate in a low-tech groundbreaking craft for adults. #asr13
Location
Albertson Room
Library
Orlando Public Library
7:00 PM
Title
Prohibition and The Roaring Twenties
Date
Saturday, July 13, 2013
Time
3:00 PM
Description
Join us for a roaring good time as we take a look back at the Golden Age of flappers, jazz, and speakeasies. We’ll screen The Great Gatsby starring Robert Redford and themed beverages will be served. #ASR13
Location
Albertson Room
Library
Orlando Public Library
5:30 PM
Title
Groundbreaking Poetry
Date
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Time
6:00 PM
Description
Have a love for poetry? Then come share your own poems and take part in creating new ones with magnetic poetry. There's nothing like building up a poem one word at a time. #ASR13
Location
Cypress Room
Library
Orlando Public Library
7:30 PM
Title
Some Like It Hot!
Date
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Time
6:00 PM
Description
Join us for groundbreaking gardening guidance from the Orange County Cooperative Extension. Learn how and when to grow sweet and hot peppers in Florida. #asr13
Location
Albertson Room
Library
Orlando Public Library
7:00 PM
Title
Peat Pot Planting
Date
Saturday, August 03, 2013
Time
2:00 PM
Description
Learn how to garden using peat pots! Start your very own peat potted seedling and then dig into a fun garden themed dessert. #ASR13
Location
Magnolia Room
Library
Orlando Public Library
3:30 PM
Title
Eat This Book!
Date
Saturday, August 10, 2013
Time
11:00 AM
Description
Eat This Book! Sample some tasty treats and then guess which book matches the food. #asr13
Location
Albertson Room
Library
Orlando Public Library
12:00 PM

Welcome to Groundbreaking Reads,
the Adult Summer Reading Program for 2013!

Spend your summer breaking new ground at your local library. You are invited to participate in our Adult Summer Reading program which will provide a season full of romance, intrigue, and fun! Explore all the exciting things you might find at the library by attending programs, reading our selections, and entering to win prizes.

Register to create an Adult Summer Reading account below and then start updating your activities log and book reviews!

New Users: Click on the Create New Account button to begin registration.

Registered Users: If you have already registered for this program, enter your library card number and last name, then click on the Log In button.



Hide and Seek at Your Library!

Explore all of our 15 locations as you hunt for geocaches and letterboxes. We've planted letterboxes at 7 branches and Main, and geocaches at 7 branches and Main. Visit www.atlasquest.com and search for OCLS to find the clues for the letterboxes, or www.geocaching.com and search for OCLScache for the geocaches. Don’t know what letterboxing or geocaching is? Visit the respective websites to learn all about these fun and free activities. Have fun!


Prize Drawings

Deadline for the Grand Prize drawing is August 10! Make sure you get your entries in! Be sure to attend an Adult Summer Reading program event and add it to your event activities log or submit a book review to be eligible for biweekly prize drawings from one of our sponsors: 7-11, Flippers Pizza, Mellow Mushroom and Midwest. Prize packs include gift certificates, books and other surprises! One entry per activity or book review, up to three entries per week. Deadline for drawings is midnight June 22, July 6, July 20 and August 3, and August 10 (Grand Prize drawing).

Adult Summer Reading Program prize drawing and contest participants must be 18 or older and have an Orange County Library System regular, property owner, or fee card that is in good standing. Learn more about getting a library card.
Reviews
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Title
Let the Devil Sleep
Author
John Verdon
Review
Dave is a retired homicide detective now working as a private eye. He is asked to help a young woman preparing a documentary on a serial killer known as the Good Shepherd. He agrees and strange things begin to happen and more deaths occur.  Find This Title In Our Catalog
Genre
Mystery
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Title
Ready Player One
Author
Ernest Cline
Review
The year is 2044 and teenage Wade Watts spends all his time in the virtual world known as OASIS. This is his escape from the decaying real world around him. He and others search for the answers to obtain the fortune left by the founder of OASIS. Great novel that includes 80's nostalgia combined with futuristic virtual reality.  Find This Title In Our Catalog
Genre
Sci-Fi
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Title
You Don't Want to Know
Author
Lisa Jackson
Review
Noah is a two year old who disappears and his mother, Ava, ends up in and out of mental institutions. Everyone assumes that Noah fell off the dock by the house and drowned. Ava returns home and many strange events take place. Did her son drown or is he still alive?  Find This Title In Our Catalog
Genre
Mystery
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