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<\/p>\nCelebrate spring break at the Orange County Library | LEGOpalooza, Renaissance FAIRview & more<\/p>\n
Fairview Shores branch librarian, Ashton Maggard, joins WESH 2 to preview the March event catalog at the Orange County Library System<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSPRING BREAK SEASON IS HERE. OH, YEAH. LOOK AT THAT VIEW OF NEW SMYRNA BEACH. THE COAST IS CERTAINLY CALLING. AND FOR MANY STUDENTS ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA, YES, FUN IN THE SUN IS ON THE TO DO LIST, BUT YOU MAY NEED TO HAVE THE SWEATERS HANDY. DEFINITELY KEEP THE RAIN GEAR AROUND. WE ARE EXPECTING SOME SHOWERS AT A BIG COOL DOWN, SO IF YOU\u2019RE LOOKING FOR A BREAK FROM ANY RAIN OR COOLER TEMPERATURES, WE\u2019VE GOT A LIST OF REASONS TO TAKE A TRIP TO THE ORANGE COUNTY LIBRARY. FIND THAT ONE NEAR YOU. AND JOINING ME NOW WITH A LOOK AT THE LINEUP THIS MONTH WE HAVE FAIRVIEW SHORES LIBRARIAN ASHTON MAGGARD. GREAT TO SEE ASHTON. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. YEAH. LET\u2019S TALK ABOUT YOUR LOCATION BECAUSE IT\u2019S NOT TOO FAR FROM US HERE AT WESH TWO. JUST RIGHT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF I-4 OFF LEE ROAD. YOU\u2019RE AT THE FAIRVIEW LOCATION. WE\u2019VE GOT A DOZEN BRANCHES OF THE ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY. AND SO FOR RESIDENTS OF THE COUNTY, IT\u2019S REALLY EASY TO FIND ONE NEAR THEM. ABSOLUTELY. ACTUALLY USE A FEATURE ON IT WHERE YOU CLICK THE BUTTON AND IT TELLS YOU THE NEAREST LOCATION. OKAY, SO WE\u2019VE GOT EVENTS KICKING OFF, YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW THAT WE\u2019RE IN SPRING BREAK, BUT LET\u2019S TALK ABOUT A BIG ONE NEXT WEEK. YOU\u2019RE AT THE FAIRVIEW LOCATION, SO YOU\u2019VE GOT A RENAISSANCE FAIR VIEW. YES. TELL US ABOUT THAT. ABSOLUTELY. SO WHAT\u2019S IT GOING TO BE? IT\u2019S GOING TO BE A WEEK LONG EVENT WHERE EACH DAY WE\u2019RE GOING TO HAVE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS FOR ALL DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS. COMPLETELY FREE. YEAH. AND WE HAVE PROGRAMS LIKE POTION MAYHEM FOR CHILDREN OR A TEEN MEDIEVAL BOOK BINDING, AND EVEN LIKE AN ADULT TRIVIA NIGHT WHERE WE\u2019RE ENCOURAGING EVERYONE TO DRESS UP IN THEIR FINEST TUNICS OR WHATEVER. OKAY, SO, SO WHAT WE THINK ABOUT A RENAISSANCE FAIR, BUT IT\u2019S ALSO GOING TO BE A LITTLE EDUCATIONAL. ABSOLUTELY. THE BIG PART IS WE GET TO BE INDOORS TO AVOID THE RAIN AND THE COLD. THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS CAMPS, CRAFTS AND A LOT MORE. TELL US ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT RIGHT NOW AWAIT US AT THE LIBRARIES IN ORANGE COUNTY. YEAH. SO ALL 15 LOCATIONS, WE ALWAYS HAVE PROGRAMS. AND EVEN WITH SPRING BREAK COMING UP, IT\u2019S THE PERFECT TIME TO CHECK OUT MAYBE A HOBBY LIKE ARTS AND CRAFTS OR COOKING, OR EVEN TOUCH UP ON SOME TECH SKILLS. SO YOU CAN REALLY CHECK THOSE OUT. ANY LOCATION YOU CAN CHECK ON OR ANY LOCATION FOR OUR BOOKS AND BEYOND THAT TELLS YOU LIKE A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF ALL THE PROGRAMS WE HAVE. OKAY, SO CHECK OUT YOUR LIBRARY. IF YOU ARE IN ORANGE COUNTY, THE ONE NEAR YOU, WE DO WANT TO PROMOTE SOMETHING THAT SORT OF ROUNDS OUT THIS MONTH. A BIG EVENT IS COMING BACK. LEGO PALOOZA. THAT\u2019S RIGHT. SO THIS SUNDAY IS WHEN THE REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE. AND THIS IS FOR THE BUILDING CONTEST. DRIVING FOR UP TO GRADE 12 CHILDREN. AND ON MARCH 29TH FROM 2 TO 4 P.M., WE\u2019RE HAVING LEGO PALOOZA. IT\u2019S JUST A CELEBRATION OF ALL THINGS LEGO. IT\u2019S GOING TO BE A HUGE EVENT. IT\u2019S GOING TO BE A LOT OF FUN. AND THIS BUILDING CONTEST, YOU CAN WIN PRIZES. SO DEFINITELY COME CHECK THAT OUT. YEAH. AND WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THIS BIG EVENT, IT IS LATER IN THE MONTH, BUT YOU TOUCHED ON SOMETHING AND I REALLY WANT TO STRESS REGISTRATION IS ABOUT TO CLOSE. IF YOU WANT TO BE PART OF LEGO PALOOZA AS A BUILDER. THAT\u2019S RIGHT. AND THAT\u2019S JUST FOR CHILDREN UP TO GRADE 12. IF YOU WANT TO BE PART OF THAT BUILDING CONTEST THAT CLOSES THIS SUNDAY, OKAY, THIS SUNDAY YOU GOT TO GET IN FOR YOU. WHAT IS IT, ASHTON, THAT YOU REALLY LOVE OVER THE SPRING BREAK WEEK? I MEAN, ASIDE FROM THE RENAISSANCE FAIR VIEW THAT YOU REALLY ARE EXCITED ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY GETTING INVOLVED WITH IN THE LIBRARY SYSTEM? YEAH, I\u2019M JUST EXCITED TO SEE ALL THE FAMILIAR FACES. MY LITTLE FRIENDS AND FAMILIES THAT COME IN AND JUST ATTEND OUR PROGRAMS AND GET EXCITED ABOUT LITERACY AND DIFFERENT WORKS OF LITERATURE. YEAH. AND IT REALLY IS A GREAT THING, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE YOUNGER KIDS TO GET THEM INVOLVED, WHETHER IT\u2019S STORY TIME, SOME OF THE CRAFT SESSIONS REALLY CREATE THAT LOVE OF READING AND LEARNING. AND I WILL SPEAK TO MY FAMILY. WE\u2019VE BEEN GOING TO THE LIBRARY FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS, AND SOMETIMES IT TOOK A LITTLE PET BECAUSE SOMETIMES THEY\u2019LL HAVE A HAMSTER OR GERBIL OR SOMETHING TO LURE IN THE KIDS TO, TO BE INTERESTED IN THE BOOKS. AND, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE GROWN TO LOVE THE LIBRARY. IT REALLY BECAME PART OF OUR LIVES. SO IT\u2019S FANTASTIC. SO KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK. COME SEE YOU OVER IN FAIRVIEW. SOUNDS GOOD. AWESOME. THANK YOU. ASHTON. ABOUT EVERYTHING GOING ON IN THE ORANGE COUNT\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Celebrate spring break at the Orange County Library | LEGOpalooza, Renaissance FAIRview & more<\/p>\n
Fairview Shores branch librarian, Ashton Maggard, joins WESH 2 to preview the March event catalog at the Orange County Library System<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\tUpdated: 10:14 AM EDT Mar 13, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n