Ormond Library Friends

08/27/2026

Back to BOOK IT! season is here! 📚🍎

Open Enrollment for the upcoming School Program begins September 1. For program resources, FAQs, and additional information on enrollment, visit the link below:

https://www.bookitprogram.com/

08/26/2026

Hot Off the Press…..
Friends of the Ormond Beach Library
September/October, 2026
NEWSLETTER

08/26/2026

Volusia County’s Community Assistance Division are distributing pool and door/window alarms to help keep children and families safe around water. 💧

These life-saving devices will be provided from 9 a.m. to noon, Sept. 4, at these locations:
Deltona Regional Library, 2150 Eustace Ave.
Port Orange Regional Library, 1005 City Center Circle

You can pick up an alarm free of charge while supplies last, limit one per household.

To be eligible for an alarm, individuals must be a Volusia County resident, at least 18 years old, and willing to sign a release and waiver form. Households that received a pool alarm from Volusia County in 2025 will be ineligible to receive an additional alarm.

For more information, contact Volusia County Community Assistance at 386-736-5955 or visit www.volusia.org/watersafety.

08/24/2026

On Sale this week at your favorite Ormond Beach bookstore….
Inside the Ormond Beach Library

08/24/2026

08/14/2026

With our incredible fall wildflower season right around the corner, now is a great time to plan a botanizing adventure! We’ve got all the resources you need to explore Florida’s wildflowers here: https://www.flawildflowers.org/explore/

Keep up with what's blooming across the state with FlaWildflowerWatch on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flawildflowerwatch/ and use the hashtag on your own posts so that we can feature your photos!

Wildflower featured: Rose of Plymouth (Sabatia stellaris)

08/14/2026

08/14/2026

HAPPENING NEXT WEEK – In as little as 15 minutes, you can contribute valuable pollinator data from your own yard or at a community event near you!

Join the UF IFAS Great Florida Pollinator Census on August 21-22 to learn about the insects in your area and contribute data to help expand scientific knowledge and protect pollinators! Find all the information and resources you need here: https://www.flawildflowers.org/event/26212208-event-pollinator-census/

NOTE: This event is led by University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences in collaboration with the Great Southeast Pollinator Census coordinated by UGA Extension.

Connect with the regional effort: Southeast Pollinator Census Community