Orange County libraries close Friday, Nov. 13 for Staff Development Day, then at 6 p.m. Nov. 25 and all day Nov. 26 and 27

The Orange County Library System says "All library locations will be closed on Friday, November 13, 2026 for Staff Development Day." For Thanksgiving, its holiday table says "Library closes at 6 p.m." on Wednesday, Nov. 25, and lists Thursday, Nov. 26, and Friday, Nov. 27, as closed days.

What changes on those days

• Friday, Nov. 13: a normal Friday runs 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 16 of the 17 locations listed, and to 5:30 p.m. at Melrose Center, so this removes a full day at all 17.
• Wednesday, Nov. 25: a normal Wednesday ends at 7 p.m. at those 16 locations, so 6 p.m. is an hour early. Melrose Center normally ends at 6:30 p.m., so for it this is 30 minutes.
• Thursday, Nov. 26, and Friday, Nov. 27: closed.

If you use the library

• Returns: OCLS says "the book drops will remain available for returning materials while the library system is closed on the following dates".
• Renewals: OCLS says "materials may be renewed online through your online library card account or by calling our online renewal line at 407.835.7323 (option 2)".
• What the page leaves out: OCLS's closure text names book drops and says nothing about pickup windows, due dates, branch-specific hours or the bookmobile, so this post doesn't either.
• Later dates in the same table: Dec. 24 and 25, Dec. 31 and Jan. 1, and Jan. 17 and 18. The table covers "October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027" and has more dates after these.
• Veterans Day: it isn't in OCLS's holiday table. That doesn't state that libraries are open, so check with your branch.

Earlier years

• Holiday tables: OCLS's tables, read in archived copies, list a Staff Development Day on Nov. 10, 2023, Nov. 8, 2024, and Nov. 7, 2025.
• Board resolutions: they name Nov. 10, 2006, Nov. 12, 2007, Nov. 11, 2008, and Nov. 11, 2013. A resolution authorizes a closure, so it doesn't show the library closed that day.
• Gaps: this post has no reading for 2009 through 2012 or 2014 through 2022.

What this rests on

• All of it is OCLS's own statement about its own hours.
• Not checked: the hours comparison is this post's own, from two OCLS pages. This post did not call OCLS or the renewal line.