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December 16, 2019, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM @ Library - Main - Community Room
Love a good mystery? Whether it's a heart-pounding thriller that's mere steps behind the killer until the end or a cold case finally solved as newly uncovered clues start to link everything together, discuss the plot twists and turns with our Monday Mysteries Book Club. Titles are chosen by members in collaboration with the staff lead. Past titles have included classics by Agatha Christie and Raymond Chandler to titles by contemporary authors like Craig Johnson and Jonathan Kellerman. The club meets on the last Monday of the month from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. at the Orange Public Library & History Center. This month, we'll be discussing: The Sign of the Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Holmes and Watson’s appointment with a client’s mysterious benefactor leads to a search for her vanished father, the betrayal surrounding stolen treasure, and the uncovering of a secret pact.
December 16, 2019, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM @ Library - Main - Rotary Conference Room
Life isn’t genre specific and neither is our readers' group! Our Booktalk! Club meets one Monday each month from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. at the Orange Public Library & History Center. You're welcome to join the discussion even if you haven’t read the Booktalk! selection. Come and hear about what everyone else is enjoying and share what you’re reading. It’s your book club, so let’s talk! To find out which book we're discussing, call the Adult Reference Desk at (714) 288-2410.
December 21, 2019, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM @ Library - Main - Community Room
Bring your ukulele, play, sing, and learn some songs. Beginners welcome. Don’t have a ukulele? Check one out with your library card at the Lending Services Desk of the Orange Public Library & History Center.
December 23, 2019, 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM @ Library - Main - Community Room
SCORE is a nonprofit association dedicated to helping small businesses get off the ground, grow, and achieve their goals through education and mentorship. The Library is partnering with SCORE to present a monthly series of programs at the Orange Public Library & History Center. Each SCORE workshop provides free business advice to entrepreneurs with topics ranging from networking, social media, building capital, etc. For SCORE one-on-one mentoring appointments, call (714) 550-7369.
December 24, 2019, All Day
The Orange Public Library & History Center will close at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 24. The Taft and El Modena Branch Libraries are closed on Tuesday, December 24. Normal library hours at all locations resume on Thursday, January 2 2020.
December 25, 2019 - January 1, 2020
Normal library hours at all locations resume on Thursday, January 2 2020.
December 16, 2019, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM @ Library - El Modena Branch
Join us for fun stories and songs to help young children learn about the world around them. (newborn - age 5 )
December 17, 2019, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM @ Library - Taft Branch
Join us for fun stories, finger plays, and songs to help young children learn about the world around them. (newborn -age 5)
December 17, 2019, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM @ Library - Main - Community Room
Make and take festive holiday crafts. Create gifts for your friends and family. (ages 5-12)
December 18, 2019, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM @ Library - Taft Branch
Learn the secret behind cutting the perfect paper snowflake. (ages 6-12)
December 19, 2019, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM @ Library - Main - Community Room
Our Ruff Readers dogs are ready for winter reading, are you? Join us for a special holiday edition of our Ruff Readers program presented by Independent Therapy Dogs, Inc. Children have the opportunity to read aloud to a certified therapy dog. Dogs are great listeners and will enjoy any story, read at any pace. (all ages)
December 21, 2019, 10:00 AM - February 1, 2020, 6:00 PM
Curl up with some good books this winter and earn prizes. Pick up a reading log at the Orange Public Library & History Center Children’s Desk or from the One-Desk at our Branch Libraries, beginning Saturday, December 21st. (newborn - age 12)
December 21, 2019, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM @ Library - El Modena Branch
Children may bring a book to read aloud to a live certified therapy dog at this holiday edition of our Ruff Readers program. Presented by Independent Therapy Dogs, Inc. (ages 5-12)
December 23, 2019, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM @ Library - El Modena Branch
December 17, 2019, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM @ Library - Orange Public Library & History Center (Main)
Join us for a fun afternoon of tabletop and board games. Beginners and experienced players welcome. Location: Teen Zone Featured game: Classics (Clue, Monopoly, Sorry, and more!)
December 18, 2019, 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM @ Library - Orange Public Library & History Center (Main)
Join us for a drop-in crafting and coloring session each Wednesday in December. Teens grades 6-12 are welcome. Location: Teen Zone
December 24, 2019 - January 2, 2020
December 27, 2019, 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
December 16, 2019, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM @ City Council Chambers
December 18, 2019, 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM @ Council Chambers