The Mount Dora Library Association

09/29/2025

Our resident woodland fairies (Miss CC and Miss Morgan) invite preschoolers (ages 3-5 years) and their grown-ups to a very special story time celebrating Scotland, magical forests and unicorns, thanks to the Mount Dora Center for the Arts and The Mount Dora Library Association, on Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 10:30am. Our program includes a Forest Preserve boardwalk journey, where we might see woodland creatures - and even a unicorn (the national animal of Scotland)! Space is on a first come, first served basis.

09/29/2025

Our 12 year old bat house has been replaced, thanks to the Florida Bat Conservancy and The Mount Dora Library Association! Although it was abandoned, at one time a healthy and active bat colony lived here in our Nunan Butterfly Garden, and we hope they return. Florida's bats are all insectivores (eating only insects) and up to 350 bats can inhabit a bat house. It may take up to a year for bats to return to our house. Bats can eat up to their weight in bugs each night, including a wide variety of pests such as wasps and mosquitoes.

09/29/2025

Calling all knitters! Our volunteer-led weekly Knitting Group meets every Friday at the Simpson Farmhouse from 10:30am to 1:30pm. Bring a bag lunch (if you wish) and make new friends! All skill levels are welcome and no registration is required. Sponsored by The Mount Dora Library Association.

09/29/2025

This Friday! You won't want to miss Timothy Totten's unveiling of the stories behind Fallingwater, his most famous design, at our free program on Friday October 3, 2025 at 11:00am. Please come early; seats are on a first come, first served basis. No registration required. Sponsored by The Mount Dora Library Association.

09/04/2025

An amazing archive of Mt. Dora history, check it out.

Our Archivist had a busy August! 32 new items were added, including 17 items to Downtown By the Decades. This collection showcases the city’s progress through the years as well as the commitment to preserving downtown’s unique charm. Downtown By the Decades highlights several blocks of downtown Mount Dora from the late 1880s through the 1970s. For a more expansive look at the photographs, visit the Downtown collection on mountdoraarchives.com.

08/27/2025

🎶✨ A Night of Beatles Magic in Mount Dora! ✨🎶
September 26th 7:30pm
Join us for an unforgettable evening celebrating the timeless music of Paul McCartney with a world-class tribute concert — all to benefit the W.T. Bland Library right here in Mount Dora, Florida. 📚💙

08/24/2025

Please join us to learn about this invaluable resource in our Mt. Dora community.

Happy birthday to us! Adults are invited to please make plans to join us for our quarterly Archives Update this coming Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 2:00pm. Following the update, learn about the history of our library and celebrate with some birthday cake as we mark our 120th year. No registration required. Sponsored by the Mount Dora Historical Society and The Mount Dora Library Association.

08/24/2025

Congratulations Jennifer . Thanks or sharing your beautiful photography with all of us.

Congratulations to Sorrento resident Jennifer T., who won first place in the adults category of our Pollinators in the Garden photography contest! Jennifer, who is a mother of five, calls herself a "wannabe photographer" and has spent many hours in our Nunan Butterfly Garden. She has regularly entered our photography contest over the years and we're thrilled she won first place this year. Come see her entry and all the other stellar photographs, which will be on display in our lobby through the end of September 2025. Our contest was sponsored by The Mount Dora Library Association.

08/14/2025

!

New acquisition, thanks to The Mount Dora Library Association! The Bank of Mount Dora was located along Lake Tem in the Golden Triangle Shopping Center. The shopping center was constructed and stores gradually opened between 1961 to 1962, with additional stores opening throughout the mid-1960s. The Bank of Mount Dora opened in January 1965 in a temporary building until this permanent structure was built later the same year. According to the Mount Dora Topic, the bank was a newly formed business in the area, with Robert Warfield Jr. as president and William V. Proctor Jr. as vice president . The building still exists with minor modifications as another business, at 2799 W. Old US Highway 441.

If you have similar photos you’d like to share, please let us scan them or you can donate them to the Mount Dora Archives, found at www.mountdoraarchives.com.

The Mount Dora Archives is a joint effort of the Mount Dora Historical Society, The Mount Dora Library Association and the City of Mount Dora. Learn more about Mount Dora’s history at your library and the Mount Dora History Museum.

08/14/2025

Such a great photo contest of our butterfly garden pollinators. Come take a look.

08/14/2025

We could not have sponsored this new lobby exhibit without your support. Thank you so much!

Save the date! History buffs are in for a treat when local forensic surveyer John Hoechst explains our town's development using maps. Our free program on Sunday, October 12, 2025 at 2:00pm does not require registration and is sponsored by the Mount Dora Historical Society. Many of these maps will be on display in our lobby in October, thanks to The Mount Dora Library Association.