Find the best family-friendly events happening in Orange County
📍 Tustin Library
A Slice of Literary Orange presents: Walter Mosley. Walter Mosley is one of America’s most celebrated writers. He was given the 2020 National Book Award’s Medal for Distinguished Contribution to Ameri...
📍 San Clemente Library
Bilingual - All Ages Thursdays at 10:15 Join us for a fun and engaging bilingual storytime! We'll sing songs, share stories in English and Spanish, and build early literacy skills through music and re...
📍 Garden Grove Tibor Rubin Library
Help kids get ready for kindergarten with this storytime focused on reading, basic math, social skills and fun. Each storytime includes: 10:15 - 10:30 - Social play 10:30 -11:00 - Storytime 11:00 - 11...
📍 Laguna Beach Library
Last Thursday of the month Special edition of Kindergarten Storytime! Food and books team up to promote healthy eating habits. Through playful activities, kids develop fine motor skills and get curiou...
📍 Westminster Library
This interactive storytime focuses on the skills kids aged 3-5 need to be ready to succeed in school. Stories, songs, and rhymes followed by a special craft every week.
📍 El Toro Library
Join us for a morning playdate at the El Toro Library and enjoy sensory child-directed play. We will explore a variety of textures, activities, and more. This program is best suited for families with ...
📍 Costa Mesa Donald Dungan Library
Join us for a fun spooky story time and costume parade. Perfect for little ones 0-5. ¡Acompáñanos en una sesión especial de cuentos de Halloween y un desfile de disfraces.
📍 Ladera Ranch Library
Join us for 30 minutes of stories, songs, and all around silliness. Storytime themes introduce early literacy skills and basic concepts that help children succeed in kindergarten. Most appropriate for...
📍 Tustin Library
Visit us each Thursday at 11am for a fun interactive storytime celebrating music and dance.
📍 Garden Grove Chapman Library
Children (ages 3 and under) and their caregivers are invited to play and meet new friends every Thursday morning!
📍 La Palma Library
Join La Palma Library for an hour of interactive play with your adult. Toys and other manipulatives will be provided to allow time for children to work on motor and social skills with guidance from th...
📍 Library of the Canyons
Little boos and ghouls will create a not-so-scary ghost peeking through a window! Join us for spirited crafting fun! Fun for all ages.
📍 Brea Library
Let's chat! School-age children are invited to join us for an informal hour of light conversation to practice Spanish speaking and listening skills. All levels welcome. No registration required.
📍 Costa Mesa Donald Dungan Library
Join us for an hour of exploration, creation, and experimentation every week! There will be a special activity the 1st Thursday of each month. Open to school-age children. ¡Acompáñanos cada semana a u...
📍 San Clemente Library
Adopt a cheerful monster buddy, complete with an official adoption certificate and a stylish collar! Plus, we'll dive into a spine-tingling tale together! While supplies last!
📍 Stanton Library
A mysterious graveyard is filled with secrets waiting to be uncovered. Work together to solve the challenges and escape before time runs out in this Pokémon-themed escape room!
📍 Los Alamitos Rossmoor Library
Join us for an arts and crafts extravaganza filled with spooky activities and fun for the whole family!
📍 Tustin Library
Join us for a night of Halloween delights, featuring Travelling Reptiles. Wear your costume, grab your treat bag, and Trick-or-Treat through the library for a Halloween candy and crafts adventure! Whi...
📍 Laguna Beach Library
Create Haunted houses to share your creativity and then to eat! While supplies last. For more information, please call the library at 949-497-1733 or email ocpl.lagunabeach@occr.oc.gov.
📍 Fountain Valley Library
Enjoy a wholesome movie for the family! Join us in a viewing of Walt Disney Pictures’ live action of Snow White starring Rachel Zegler, Gal Gadot, Andrew Burnap, and more! Refreshments will be provide...
📍 Villa Park Library
It’s Villa Park Library’s second annual Halloween celebration! Come enjoy karaoke, crafts, treats, and a costume parade. All ages welcome!
📍 Westminster Library
Join us for stories, music, movement, and different ways to participate! This storytime is designed for sensory seekers ages 3-8 who might have trouble sitting through a traditional storytime, but all...
📍 Foothill Ranch Library
Get ready for a spooktacular adventure through the hallowed halls of the library! Families are invited to come dressed in their Halloween costumes, decorate a trick-or-treat bag, and set off on a spoo...
📍 Westminster Library
Join us for open play! Play and social interaction are a great way for our littlest patrons to learn essential concepts.
📍 San Clemente Library
Prepare to shake your groove thing and dance your socks into orbit for an epic dance bash!
📍 Westminster Library
Join us for open play! Play and social interaction are a great way for our littlest patrons to learn essential concepts.
📍 Fountain Valley Library
Children of all ages can listen to stories, songs, and fun in another language! No knowledge of the language is needed as storytime will be conducted in both English and in Spanish.
📍 Westminster Library
Come play with our LEGO and DUPLO blocks. We provide the materials; you provide the creativity. Fun for the whole family!
📍 Tustin Library
Join us Saturday morning for this fun storytime appropriate for children of all ages.
📍 El Toro Library
Put on your costumes and head to the El Toro Library for a round of trick-or-treating! Candy, crafts and coloring available while supplies last. No registration required.
📍 Ladera Ranch Library
Participate in the Saturday Scavenger Hunt inside the library. Find all the hidden images and earn a small prize. There is a new hunt every Saturday. Fun for all ages!
📍 Garden Grove Tibor Rubin Library
Bring your early risers to the Tibor Rubin Library for stories, music, movement and bubbles. Come 15 minutes early and stay15 minutes after for play and social time.
📍 Stanton Library
Drop in for a relaxed play hour using a variety of the library's toys. This is a perfect way for young children to practice social skills and explore new concepts in a safe, fun environment. Caregiver...
📍 Seal Beach Library
Come build whatever you'd like with our huge collection of Lego bricks, and toddler safe Duplos. Name and display your creation in the library for all to see. No registration required. All ages.
📍 Westminster Library
Children of all ages can enjoy stories, songs and activities in both English and Vietnamese. No knowledge of Vietnamese necessary. Trẻ em ở mọi lứa tuổi có thể thưởng thức những câu chuyện, bài hát và...
📍 Costa Mesa Donald Dungan Library
Join us for stories, songs, & movement in English! This event is all ages. No registration required. Storytime starts at 10:30 a.m. Únase a nosotros para cuentos, canciones, y movimiento en inglés! Pa...
📍 Los Alamitos Rossmoor Library
Join us for some stories, songs, and movement activities! Fun for the whole family! Sensory bin available for those with sensory needs.
📍 Cypress Library
AGES 5+ Join us for an hour of Lego stay and play. Use your building skills to create Lego Masterpieces. Choose a challenge card for extra fun! Program supported by teen volunteers. For more informati...
📍 Brea Library
Join us for an all-ages Family Storytime every Saturday morning! We will sing songs, read books and enjoy rhymes suitable for the whole family. No registration required.
📍 Westminster Library
Join us for open play! Play and social interaction are a great way for our littlest patrons to learn essential concepts.
📍 San Juan Capistrano Library
Celebrate Halloween at the library with a variety of themed crafts! Suggested ages: 4-12. No registration required.
📍 Garden Grove Chapman Library
Join us every other Saturday for stories, songs and movement for all ages.
📍 La Palma Library
Join La Palma Library for a fun family movie every Saturday afternoon, come at any time during the screening to enjoy movies selected by the La Palma staff.
📍 Stanton Library
Looking for something fun to do this weekend? Bring the whole crew to the library! Every week features a different activity, giving you a new way to play, create, and explore together. October 3: Popc...
📍 Laguna Beach Library
Saturdays 3 - 4pm We provide LEGOs, base plates, challenges, and space, but you bring your imagination. Guardian supervision is required. Separate areas for younger and older children. For more inform...
📍 Costa Mesa Donald Dungan Library
Join us for Legos. We provide the supplies, you provide the imagination!
📍 San Clemente Library
Baby/Toddler Storytime Monday at 10:15 Join us for an interactive Baby & Toddler Storytime! We'll share stories, sing songs, move and dance together, then enjoy parachute play and bubbles. A fun and e...
📍 Stanton Library
Babies and caregivers can enjoy books, rhymes, songs, and fingerplays in a social environment. This program will focus on building a strong foundation for your baby’s future reading success. Suggested...
📍 San Juan Capistrano Library
A fun mix of stories and songs in both Chinese and English. Suggested ages: 2-6. No registration is required.
📍 Cypress Library
For ages 1-3. Explore weekly themes through picture books, songs, and flannel boards, followed by free play time. Caregiver participation encouraged.
📍 Tustin Library
Enjoy stories, music, games, and early literacy fun at this storytime for babies, toddlers, preschoolers and their loved ones. Stay & Play will follow after storytime.
📍 Westminster Library
Babies in caregivers’ laps will experience their first group interactions and enjoy books, nursery rhymes, songs, and fingerplays. Followed by a stay and play. 0-24 months.
📍 El Toro Library
Join us for a bilingual storytime for the entire family! Enjoy family stories, songs, and activities. No registration required. Acompáñenos para un tiempo de cuentos bilingües. Disfrute cuentos, canci...
📍 Westminster Library
Join us for open play! Play and social interaction are a great way for our littlest patrons to learn essential concepts.
📍 Stanton Library
Does your student need a focused environment? We invite K–5 students to drop in for homework assistance provided by our teen volunteers. Please bring all supplies and materials. Homework Help will be ...
📍 Laguna Beach Library
A series of art classes, taught by professional LOCA artists. Children age 5+ will learn different techniques to create their art projects. Free, all materials provided by LOCA. Space is limited. Firs...
📍 Villa Park Library
Families and friends are welcome to join us for a cozy evening storytime! We'll sing songs, rhymes, and read books to help wind down your evening. Kids can wear their favorite PJs! All ages welcome.
📍 Ladera Ranch Library
Join us for one of two identical sessions of bouncing, singing, finger plays, and flannel boards. We play with toys too! Most appropriate for ages two and under, though all ages are welcome to attend ...
📍 San Clemente Library
Preschool Storytime Tuesday at 10:15 Join us for an interactive storytime designed for preschoolers! We'll read engaging stories, sing songs, dance, and participate in fun activities that encourage ea...
📍 Laguna Beach Library
Tuesdays, 10:30 am Join Ms. Kasey for Baby Toddler Storytime! Designed for babies ages 0 - 3 years with their caregiver, this storytime has fun stories, songs, and movement! Stay and play will follow ...
📍 Tustin Library
Join us for a fun mix of songs and stories conducted in English and Chinese. 中英雙語故事時間 透過故事、兒歌、和手指謠，一起陪伴孩子進入閱讀的世界.
📍 Westminster Library
Come and enjoy stories, songs, and activities for kids ages 1-3.
📍 San Juan Capistrano Library
A family storytime where we will read books, sing songs, and help promote early literacy skills. Each week will have a new theme followed by a fun craft at 11:00am. Suggested ages: 2-6. No registratio...
📍 Cypress Library
For ages 3-5. Through a monthly theme, boost basic reading, math, and social skills in preparation for school, followed by free play time.
📍 Los Alamitos Rossmoor Library
Our youngest patrons, birth to 3 years, and caregivers can join in on storytime fun! Books will be read with songs, rhymes, and activities to get started on the path to Early Literacy.
📍 Villa Park Library
Little ones can enjoy getting their wiggles out, meeting new friends and listening to engaging stories at this weekly event for young ones and their caregivers. Please note: Up to 60 people will be a...
📍 Costa Mesa Donald Dungan Library
Join us for fun and social time for little ones ages 0-5 with a parent or caregiver. Únase a nosotros para un rato divertido y tiempo social para los más pequeños de 0 a 5 años con un padre o cuidador...
📍 Ladera Ranch Library
Join us for one of two identical sessions of bouncing, singing, finger plays, and flannel boards. We play with toys too! Most appropriate for ages two and under, though all ages are welcome to attend ...
📍 Westminster Library
Join us for open play! Play and social interaction are a great way for our littlest patrons to learn essential concepts.
📍 Fountain Valley Library
Children ages 0-3 can listen to stories, rhymes, and songs with their parents in their laps! Older siblings are welcome to join in on the fun! There will be no storytime 10/6 & 10/13.
📍 Brea Library
Babies 2 - 18 months old and their caregivers are invited to join us for 20 minutes of stories, songs, and lap bounces every Tuesday morning. Stay around after for bubbles, toys, and a chance to socia...
📍 Laguna Niguel Library
Join us every Tuesday at 11 a.m. for stories, music, and dancing! Afterwards, stay around for playtime and coloring time! No registration required.
📍 Garden Grove Chapman Library
Join us every Tuesday morning for stories, songs, and movement for ages 5 and under. Followed by a craft or activity.
📍 Laguna Beach Library
Live! Music Matters presented by Laguna Live is a music class for children up to 5 years old with caregiver involvement. Attendees will sing, dance, and play child-friendly percussion instruments. Spa...
📍 Garden Grove Chapman Library
Together with First 5 Orange County, we will offer activities that support your child’s developmental milestones.
📍 Foothill Ranch Library
Celebrate Godzilla Day by finding the hidden kaiju! Drop in anytime this afternoon and follow the clues to find them in the Children’s Area to win a prize! For more information, call 949-855-8072 or e...
📍 Costa Mesa - Mesa Verde Library
Practice your reading skills with a wonderful canine friend! OC Animal Allies Therapy Dogs will love to listen to you read the story of your choosing. This program is for ages 6-11 and takes place on ...
📍 Los Alamitos Rossmoor Library
Discover the Versatile Uses of Seeds with Live Demonstrations! Join us to explore a variety of exciting applications, from crafting mustard from mustard seeds to producing delicious sesame seed oil an...
📍 Westminster Library
Students from 1st grade to middle school can ask for live homework help from our friendly Teen Advisory Board tutors! Meet in the Teen area.
📍 Stanton Library
Babies and caregivers can enjoy books, rhymes, songs, and fingerplays in a social environment. This program will focus on building a strong foundation for your baby’s future reading success. Suggested...
📍 Tustin Library
Join us every Wednesday at 10:30 am for a fun mix of Spanish and English stories and songs. Acompáñenos cada miércoles a las 10:30 am para una divertida mezcla de cuentos y canciones en español y ingl...
📍 Garden Grove Tibor Rubin Library
Join us Wednesdays at Tibor Rubin Library for stories, music, movement and bubbles. Come 15 minutes early and stay 15 minutes after for play and social time. No registration required. Free.
📍 El Toro Library
Join us for an early literacy program for families with children ages 0-8 years old. We will read books, sing songs, and make new friends! No registration required.
📍 Cypress Library
For babies 0-24 months & caregivers. Books, songs, rhymes, and activities for our youngest patrons, followed by free play time.
📍 Costa Mesa Donald Dungan Library
Missed one of the summer crafts? We've got you covered! Stop by and get creative with us! There will be various craft supplies with instructions. ¡Únase a nosotros para disfrutar de historias, cancion...
📍 Los Alamitos Rossmoor Library
Children ages 3-5 will work on their basic reading, math, and social skills in preparation for school with this storytime! Books will be read with songs, rhymes, and activities to continue the path to...
📍 Library of the Canyons
We'll provide the manipulatives -- things like Legos, puzzles, and other blocks -- and participants will build, design, and construct.
📍 Fountain Valley Library
Children ages 3-5 can listen to stories, rhymes, and songs! Older and younger siblings are welcome to join in on the fun! There will be no storytime 10/7 & 10/14.
📍 Brea Library
Toddlers and their caregivers are invited to join us for stories, songs, and fingerplays. Stay around after for playtime and a chance to socialize! No registration is required.
📍 El Toro Library
Join us for some coloring fun at El Toro Library! Children will have a chance to color, draw, and paint with a variety of materials. All materials provided. While supplies last. No registration requir...
📍 Garden Grove Tibor Rubin Library
Join us Wednesdays at Tibor Rubin Library for stories, music, movement and bubbles. Come 15 minutes early and stay 15 minutes after for play and social time. No registration required. Free.
📍 Foothill Ranch Library
Get ready to have some fun with chalk! Join us at the outside patio and unleash your creative side. No registration is required. All materials will be provided.
📍 Garden Grove Tibor Rubin Library
Kids can grow into more confident readers by reading to a BARK therapy dog who will listen and never judge. Meets the 1st and 3rd Wednesday each month.
📍 Seal Beach Library
Slithery Snakes! Take an afternoon crafting break by joining us to paint a wiggly snake friend. This is a drop-in program. All supplies provided.
📍 Ladera Ranch Library
Canine buddies from Orange County Animal Allies visit the Ladera Ranch Library on the first Wednesday of every month. Children of all ages are invited to read with the therapy dogs. Sharing a story wi...
📍 Laguna Niguel Library
Chess teaches many life skills, including sportsmanship, patience, strategic thinking, planning, and learning from your losses. During each session, students receive a new lesson and make friends, con...
📍 Costa Mesa - Mesa Verde Library
Come and join us in creating a Christmas ornament where you can hang it on a Christmas tree or use it as a keychain. All materials provided while supplies last. Registration required by visiting or ca...
📍 Villa Park Library
Every second Wednesday, families are invited to come create a delightful seasonal craft! This month, we’re making a fun turkey headband to show our gratitude. All ages welcome.
📍 Stanton Library
Does your student need a focused environment? We invite K–5 students to drop in for homework assistance provided by our teen volunteers. Please bring all supplies and materials. Homework Help will be ...
📍 San Clemente Library
Children and families are invited to read stories to a therapy dog from BARK. Join our monthly program to enhance your reading skills
📍 Westminster Library
Students from 1st grade to middle school can ask for live homework help from our friendly Teen Advisory Board tutors! Meet in the Teen area.
📍 San Juan Capistrano Library
Improve your literacy skills by reading aloud to a therapy dog! Suggested ages: 4-12. No registration is required.
📍 Tustin Library
Celebrate the beauty of fall with a hands-on floral arranging workshop! Create your own beautiful seasonal arrangement using autumn-inspired flowers, foliage, and accents! All materials will be provid...
📍 San Clemente Library
Bilingual - All Ages Thursdays at 10:15 Join us for a fun and engaging bilingual storytime! We'll sing songs, share stories in English and Spanish, and build early literacy skills through music and re...
📍 Garden Grove Tibor Rubin Library
Help kids get ready for kindergarten with this storytime focused on reading, basic math, social skills and fun. Each storytime includes: 10:15 - 10:30 - Social play 10:30 -11:00 - Storytime 11:00 - 11...
📍 Seal Beach Library
Join us for a bilingual storytime in Spanish and English where we will sing songs and read stories, to be enjoyed by children of all ages and their caregivers. Every first Thursday of the month. Acomp...
📍 Villa Park Library
Join us for a special storytime in Spanish and English. Acompáñenos para un cuentacuentos especial en español e inglés.
📍 Laguna Beach Library
Thursdays, 10:30am Children aged 3 - 5 years old and their caregiver will prepare for kindergarten with stories, songs, and activities! Each week, Ms. Sophia will share activities that foster basic ma...
📍 Westminster Library
This interactive storytime focuses on the skills kids aged 3-5 need to be ready to succeed in school. Stories, songs, and rhymes followed by a special craft every week.
📍 El Toro Library
Join us for a morning playdate at the El Toro Library and enjoy sensory child-directed play. We will explore a variety of textures, activities, and more. This program is best suited for families with ...
📍 Costa Mesa Donald Dungan Library
Parents, caregivers, babies, toddlers, are welcome at our toddler story time. Join us for stories, songs, & movement in English! Stay for age-appropriate toys and games that promote early childhood de...
📍 Ladera Ranch Library
Join us for 30 minutes of stories, songs, and all around silliness. Storytime themes introduce early literacy skills and basic concepts that help children succeed in kindergarten. Most appropriate for...
📍 Tustin Library
Visit us each Thursday at 11am for a fun interactive storytime celebrating music and dance.
📍 Garden Grove Chapman Library
Children (ages 3 and under) and their caregivers are invited to play and meet new friends every Thursday morning!
📍 Library of the Canyons
Join us for stories, songs, and fun. Develop early literacy skills and social skills needed for success in school and life. For ages 3 to 6 with an accompanying adult. Siblings are welcome, too.
📍 Brea Library
Let's chat! School-age children are invited to join us for an informal hour of light conversation to practice Spanish speaking and listening skills. All levels welcome. No registration required.
📍 Costa Mesa Donald Dungan Library
Let's build a fort! Join us in making a fort out of cardboard, plastic screws, and cardboard-cutting tools. This is a collaborative project; we'll work together to build our fort. ¡Construyamos un fue...
📍 San Clemente Library
Join us as we celebrate Dino-vember this month with a dinosaur themed STEAM experience! Learn about chemical reactions as we use baking soda and vinegar to make and then hatch your very own dinosaur e...
📍 Laguna Beach Library
Create a beautiful leaf to treasure. Space is limited, first come, first served. All materials included. For more information, please call the library at 949-497-1733 or email ocpl.lagunabeach@occr.oc...
📍 Aliso Viejo Library
Kids stitch their own felt craft using pre-cut felt, colorful thread, and stuffing. Come make dinosaurs Jack and Annie saw in Dinosaurs Before Dark - the first book in the Magic Treehouse series. Thes...
📍 Westminster Library
Who will win? Dinovember or Gnomevember? Plant your vote here! Bring the whole family and each create your own dinosaur- or gnome-themed potted succulent.
📍 Westminster Library
Join us for open play! Play and social interaction are a great way for our littlest patrons to learn essential concepts.
📍 San Clemente Library
Prepare to shake your groove thing and dance your socks into orbit for an epic dance bash!
📍 Westminster Library
Join us for open play! Play and social interaction are a great way for our littlest patrons to learn essential concepts.
📍 El Toro Library
Master builders of all levels are invited to join El Toro's Lego Building Club, where we will create, learn and grow! No registration required. All materials provided. While supplies last.
📍 Westminster Library
Come play with our LEGO and DUPLO blocks. We provide the materials; you provide the creativity. Fun for the whole family!
📍 Aliso Viejo Library
Children are invited to enjoy an hour of creativity and building with Lego blocks. Big blocks are available for the youngest builders and smaller blocks for the older builders. Open to children of all...
📍 San Juan Capistrano Library
Enjoy a cozy movie night under the stars at the San Juan Capistrano Library! Community members of all ages are invited to gather in the library courtyard for an after-hours screening of ParaNorman, Be...
📍 Library of the Canyons
Enjoy 2.5 miles of self-guided access with gorgeous canyon views and a shaded Nature Loop Trail near the library, ideal for families. Learn more at LetsGoOutside.org. Stop by the library for a fun cra...
📍 Tustin Library
Join us Saturday morning for this fun storytime appropriate for children of all ages.
📍 Ladera Ranch Library
Participate in the Saturday Scavenger Hunt inside the library. Find all the hidden images and earn a small prize. There is a new hunt every Saturday. Fun for all ages!
📍 El Toro Library
Come to the library and pick up a craft to take home! No registration required. All materials provided while supplies last.
📍 Garden Grove Tibor Rubin Library
Bring your early risers to the Tibor Rubin Library for stories, music, movement and bubbles. Come 15 minutes early and stay15 minutes after for play and social time.
📍 Stanton Library
Drop in for a relaxed play hour using a variety of the library's toys. This is a perfect way for young children to practice social skills and explore new concepts in a safe, fun environment. Caregiver...
📍 Seal Beach Library
Come build whatever you'd like with our huge collection of Lego bricks, and toddler safe Duplos. Name and display your creation in the library for all to see. No registration required. All ages.
📍 Westminster Library
This storytime is for children interested in stories, songs and activities in Japanese. No knowledge of Japanese necessary. こちらのストーリータイムは、 ⽇本語による読み聞かせ、歌、 アクティビティに興味のある⼦供たち を対象としています。 ⽇本語の知識の必要はありません。
📍 Costa Mesa Donald Dungan Library
Join us for stories, songs, & movement in English! This event is all ages. No registration required. Storytime starts at 10:30 a.m. Únase a nosotros para cuentos, canciones, y movimiento en inglés! Pa...
📍 Los Alamitos Rossmoor Library
Join us for some stories, songs, and movement activities! Fun for the whole family! Sensory bin available for those with sensory needs.
📍 Foothill Ranch Library
Come color and solve puzzles during this hour of fun! This program is good for all ages.
📍 Library of the Canyons
For fans of fairy tales and Mother Goose. Journey to the lands of “once upon a time” with folktales, fairy tales, Aesop’s Fables, and Mother Goose. This family storytime is for all ages.
📍 Brea Library
Join us for an all-ages Family Storytime every Saturday morning! We will sing songs, read books and enjoy rhymes suitable for the whole family. No registration required.
📍 Westminster Library
Join us for open play! Play and social interaction are a great way for our littlest patrons to learn essential concepts.
📍 San Juan Capistrano Library
Join us for arts and crafts on Saturdays! Each week will feature a new craft! Nov. 7th - Leaf Headbands Suggested ages: 4-12. No registration required.
📍 Aliso Viejo Library
Join us for a dinosaur themed, all-ages storytime, followed by a children's dinosaur craft! We'll be making a stegosaurus headband. All ages welcome. No registration required.
📍 Villa Park Library
Children ages 0-5 and their caregivers are invited to join us once a month for music, movement, and dancing! Come have fun and get your wiggles out.
📍 Dana Point Library
Drop in for a relaxing morning with the Coloring Club! Children of all ages are welcome to attend with their caregivers the first Saturday of the month.
📍 Garden Grove Chapman Library
Join us every other Saturday for stories, songs and movement for all ages.
📍 Stanton Library
Looking for something fun to do this weekend? Bring the whole crew to the library! Every week features a different activity, giving you a new way to play, create, and explore together. November 7: Roc...
📍 Laguna Beach Library
Saturdays 3 - 4pm We provide LEGOs, base plates, challenges, and space, but you bring your imagination. Guardian supervision is required. Separate areas for younger and older children. For more inform...
📍 Fountain Valley Library
Children of all ages are invited to play and create something special with Lego blocks! Soft block toys will be available for younger children while their older siblings use the smaller Lego blocks.
📍 Costa Mesa Donald Dungan Library
Join us for Legos. We provide the supplies, you provide the imagination!
📍 San Clemente Library
Baby/Toddler Storytime Monday at 10:15 Join us for an interactive Baby & Toddler Storytime! We'll share stories, sing songs, move and dance together, then enjoy parachute play and bubbles. A fun and e...
📍 Stanton Library
Babies and caregivers can enjoy books, rhymes, songs, and fingerplays in a social environment. This program will focus on building a strong foundation for your baby’s future reading success. Suggested...
📍 Cypress Library
For ages 1-3. Explore weekly themes through picture books, songs, and flannel boards, followed by free play time. Caregiver participation encouraged.
📍 Tustin Library
Enjoy stories, music, games, and early literacy fun at this storytime for babies, toddlers, preschoolers and their loved ones. Stay & Play will follow after storytime.
📍 Seal Beach Library
Join us for lively and fun-filled storytimes with songs, movements, and interactive books. Suitable for children ages 1-5. Stay after to play and learn with your new friends!
📍 Rancho Santa Margarita Library
Join us for stories, music, movement, and fun. Craft corner will be held following storytime. Come create with us and express your creativity! All ages welcome.
📍 Westminster Library
This storytime is for children interested in stories, songs and activities in Japanese. No knowledge of Japanese necessary. こちらのストーリータイムは、 ⽇本語による読み聞かせ、歌、 アクティビティに興味のある⼦供たち を対象としています。 ⽇本語の知識の必要はありません。
📍 El Toro Library
Join us for a bilingual storytime for the entire family! Enjoy family stories, songs, and activities. No registration required. Acompáñenos para un tiempo de cuentos bilingües. Disfrute cuentos, canci...
📍 Westminster Library
Join us for open play! Play and social interaction are a great way for our littlest patrons to learn essential concepts.
📍 Stanton Library
Does your student need a focused environment? We invite K–5 students to drop in for homework assistance provided by our teen volunteers. Please bring all supplies and materials. Homework Help will be ...
📍 Fountain Valley Library
What's more fun than reading? How about reading to a dog?! Practice your reading-out-loud skills with a specially trained dog from OC Animal Allies in a quiet and relaxing environment. Space is limite...
📍 Los Alamitos Rossmoor Library
Get ready for some colorful, messy but magical Thanksgiving fun! Join us at the library for a hands-on Turkey Tape Art workshop. This program is an excellent way for children to develop fine motor ski...
📍 Aliso Viejo Library
Learn about using herbs to brew teas, then plant your own herbal tea garden! Registration required; registration will open on October 12th. To register, please email the branch at ocpl.alisoviejo@occr...
📍 Villa Park Library
Families and friends are welcome to join us for a cozy evening storytime! We'll sing songs, rhymes, and read books to help wind down your evening. Kids can wear their favorite PJs! All ages welcome.
📍 Ladera Ranch Library
Join us for one of two identical sessions of bouncing, singing, finger plays, and flannel boards. We play with toys too! Most appropriate for ages two and under, though all ages are welcome to attend ...
📍 San Clemente Library
Preschool Storytime Tuesday at 10:15 Join us for an interactive storytime designed for preschoolers! We'll read engaging stories, sing songs, dance, and participate in fun activities that encourage ea...
📍 Laguna Beach Library
Tuesdays, 10:30 am Join Ms. Kasey for Baby Toddler Storytime! Designed for babies ages 0 - 3 years with their caregiver, this storytime has fun stories, songs, and movement! Stay and play will follow ...
📍 Tustin Library
Join us for a fun mix of songs and stories conducted in English and Chinese. 中英雙語故事時間 透過故事、兒歌、和手指謠，一起陪伴孩子進入閱讀的世界.
📍 Dana Point Library
Children under 3 years and their caregivers are invited to join us every Tuesday for stories, songs, movement and other fun activities! After storytime join us for Stay & Play at 11:00am.
📍 Westminster Library
Come and enjoy stories, songs, and activities for kids ages 1-3.
📍 San Juan Capistrano Library
A family storytime where we will read books, sing songs, and help promote early literacy skills. Each week will have a new theme followed by a fun craft at 11:00am. Suggested ages: 2-6. No registratio...
📍 Cypress Library
For ages 3-5. Through a monthly theme, boost basic reading, math, and social skills in preparation for school, followed by free play time.
📍 Los Alamitos Rossmoor Library
Our youngest patrons, birth to 3 years, and caregivers can join in on storytime fun! Books will be read with songs, rhymes, and activities to get started on the path to Early Literacy.
📍 Foothill Ranch Library
This interactive storytime is designed for little ones ages birth - 3 and a caregiver. We’ll have books, songs, rhymes and lots of movement that build early literacy and motor skills. Sensory Playtime...
📍 Seal Beach Library
Join us for lively and fun-filled storytimes with songs, movements, and interactive books. Suitable for children ages 1-5. Stay after to play and learn with your new friends!
📍 El Toro Library
Join us for a morning playdate at the El Toro Library and enjoy sensory child-directed play. We will explore a variety of textures, activities, and more. This program is best suited for families with ...
📍 Costa Mesa Donald Dungan Library
Join us for fun and social time for little ones ages 0-5 with a parent or caregiver. Únase a nosotros para un rato divertido y tiempo social para los más pequeños de 0 a 5 años con un padre o cuidador...
📍 Villa Park Library
Meet our community helpers! Join us for a special storytime with the Orange County Sheriffs and see a patrol car up close! All ages are welcome.
📍 Rancho Santa Margarita Library
Join us for stories, music, movement, and fun. On Tuesdays, story-time will be followed by a Stay & Play session. All are invited to stay and socialize with a variety of toys and activities. All ages ...
📍 Ladera Ranch Library
Join us for one of two identical sessions of bouncing, singing, finger plays, and flannel boards. We play with toys too! Most appropriate for ages two and under, though all ages are welcome to attend ...
📍 Westminster Library
Join us for open play! Play and social interaction are a great way for our littlest patrons to learn essential concepts.
📍 Fountain Valley Library
Children ages 0-3 can listen to stories, rhymes, and songs with their parents in their laps! Older siblings are welcome to join in on the fun! There will be no storytime 10/6 & 10/13.
📍 Brea Library
Babies 2 - 18 months old and their caregivers are invited to join us for 20 minutes of stories, songs, and lap bounces every Tuesday morning. Stay around after for bubbles, toys, and a chance to socia...
📍 Laguna Niguel Library
Join us every Tuesday at 11 a.m. for stories, music, and dancing! Afterwards, stay around for playtime and coloring time! No registration required.
📍 Garden Grove Chapman Library
Join us every Tuesday morning for stories, songs, and movement for ages 5 and under. Followed by a craft or activity.
📍 Laguna Beach Library
Live! Music Matters presented by Laguna Live is a music class for children up to 5 years old with caregiver involvement. Attendees will sing, dance, and play child-friendly percussion instruments. Spa...
📍 Foothill Ranch Library
Children and their families are invited to meet and read a story to a certified therapy dog. Great for those looking to improve their reading skills! No registration is required.
📍 Fountain Valley Library
Gobble gobble with a twist! Make a turkey decoration out of pine cones! All supplies will be provided. Children ages 5 and younger must be accompanied by parent/guardian.
📍 Dana Point Library
2nd Tuesday of the Month @ 4pm: November 10, and December 8 You are invited to read stories to a BARK therapy dog! An easy, no pressure environment for emerging readers and kids who want to improve th...
📍 Costa Mesa Donald Dungan Library
Join us for a fun monthly family night with board games and video games. Game night will end early this month. Únase a nosotros en una divertida noche familia con juegos de mesa y videojuegos.
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Orange County events and activities, tailored to your kids' ages
Orange County events and activities, tailored to your kids' ages