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ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY <br /> MEMBER OF <br /> HYCONEECHEE REGIONAL LIBRARY SYSTEM <br /> FUNCTION (OR MISSION) OF THE ORANGE,_COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY: <br /> THE ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY EXISTS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE <br /> INDIVIDUAL CITIZENS AND RESIDENTS OF ORANGE COUNTY FOR BOOKS AND OTHER <br /> LIBRARY MATERIALS OF GENERAL PUBLIC INTEREST, THE LIBRARY STAFF <br /> ANSWERS REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION FROM PATRONS BY CONSULTING AN IN-HOUSE <br /> COLLECTION OF REFERENCE MATERIALS, BOTH THE LIBRARY'S ACCESS TO <br /> LIBRARY MATERIALS AND ITS ABILITY TO FIND ANSWERS TO PATRON QUESTIONS <br /> IS INCREASED BY PARTICIPATION IN LIBRARY NETWORKS , <br /> IN RECOGNITION THAT MUCH OF THE POPULATION OF ORANGE COUNTY IS <br /> DISTANT FROM THE COUNTY SEAT, OUTREACH SERVICE HAS ALWAYS HAD A <br /> HIGH PRIORITY, IN ADDITION TO THE LIBRARY FACILITY IN HILLSBOROUGH, <br /> OUTREACH SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO CITIZENS IN EVERY AREA OF THE COUNTY, <br /> OUTREACH SERVICES ARE OFFERED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH THE BOOK- <br /> MOBILE, SPECIALIZED OUTREACH TO PRE-SCHOOLS AND DAY CARE CENTERS AND <br /> TO THE INSTITUTIONALIZED AND HANDICAPPED ARE ALSO AVAILABLE, <br /> As WELL AS MAINTAINING A COLLECTION OF MATERIALS, THE LIBRARY <br /> STAFF ACTIVELY ENCOURAGES USE OF THESE MATERIALS BY PRESENTING LIBRARY <br /> PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN, BY SPONSORING PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG ADULTS AND <br /> ADULTS, AND BY OFFERING READERS ADVISORY AND REFERENCE SERVICE TO ALL <br /> PATRONS. A SPECIAL RECOGNITION OF THE HERITAGE AND TRADITIONS OF <br /> ORANGE COUNTY AND ITS COMMUNITIES IS EVIDENCED IN THE PROVISION AND <br /> MAINTENANCE OF A STRONG LOCAL HISTORY/GENEALOGY COLLECTION, <br />