National Puppy Day Success!

National Puppy Day was a great success. Four adoption groups, the Maitland Police Dog, READing Paws, and Canine Companions for Independence were all in attendance. Check out some of the pictures below!





A big thanks to everyone who attended and the following participants:
Canine Companions for Independence
Marilee Kelly and Abby w/ READing Paws
Gold Coast Greyhound Rescue
Pet Rescue by Judy
Faith, Hope and Love Pet Rescue
Sgt. Ohalek and his canine police partner Alix

Dr. Seuss Party

Fun was had by all of the participants at our very own Dr. Seuss Birthday Party. We had some birthday cake, played Green Eggs and Ham (Seuss version of pin the tail on the donkey), made some artwork for the library and colored some Dr. Seuss coloring pages. Check out the pictures below. 

You can never start too young!!

Writing Workshop Saturday, March 7th, 1:30 p.m.

Workshop presenter Dale Slongwhite, owner of WriteLines in Altamonte Springs, has been writing all of her life, and presenting creative writing workshops professionally for six years.

She coaches writers of all ages. Her published works include a memoir, Gathering, and she is currently working on a book project with Florida Hospital. This will be Dale’s third writing workshop at the Maitland Public Library. We're glad to have her back!

Everyone is welcome. No registration is required. Bring your imagination (and a pencil)!
For more information about the workshop, contact the Maitland Library at 407-647-7700.

Off to a good start: "Vegetable Gardening in Central Florida" workshop

A big "thank you" goes to Ed Thralls, residential horticulture and master gardener coordinator for the Orange County Cooperative Extention, from Maitland Library and the attendees of his workshop, "Vegetable Gardening in Central Florida" on February 13th. Using props as well as Power Point slides, Ed showed when to start a successful garden (in February, for warm-weather vegetables), how to prepare the soil, and when Florida gardens "rest" (during June and July). Thank you, too, Ed, for the "Manual of Minor Vegetables" donated to the library's gardening section! We look forward to having you here again.

Vietnamese Spring Rolls @ MPL

Local author, HA RODA presented a program on how to make Vietnamese Spring Rolls at the Maitland Public LIbrary on Sunday, February 22. In addition, to learning to make the perfect spring roll, attendees learned about the history of Vietnamese foods and customs.