Friends of the Library Fundraiser

January 21, 2020, 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM @ Ruby's Diner

come dine at Ruby's Diner and Streamliner Lounge. Ruby's will donate 20% of all food and non-alcoholic beverage sales Must bring in flyer or show flyer on your Smart Phone. Available for Dine In or Take out.

Monday Mysteries Book Club (Main)

January 27, 2020, 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 Darwin Affair by Tim Mason.

When a petty thief is murdered just a block away, at the exact same time there is an assassination attempt on Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, Chief Detective Inspector Charles Field suspects a connection that reveals a much more sinister conspiracy.

Help for Small Business Owners (Main)

January 27, 2020, 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.

Family Nutrition Program (El Modena)

January 28, 2020, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM @ Library - El Modena Branch

Join David Barajas from the California WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) for information on free food and nutrition education available for families who may need assistance. WIC is a non-profit funded by the United States Department of Agriculture

Yeti, Set, Go - Winter Reading Program

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)

Morning Storytime (Taft)

January 21, 2020, 10:30 AM - 11:00 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)

Pajama Storytime (Main)

January 21, 2020, 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM @ Library - Main - Community Room

Features stories, fingerplays, and songs, for its target audience of 4 to 8 year-olds. Children are invited to wear their pajamas.

Toddler Storytime (Main)

January 22, 2020, 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM @ Library - Main - Community Room

Provides active young children with stories, fingerplays, and songs based on simple concepts, repetition, and lots of movement. (ages 2-5)

DIY Spool Knitting (Taft)

January 22, 2020, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM @ Library - Taft Branch

Learn to spool knit on a loom you make yourself. (ages 6-12)

Bilingual Storytime/Cuenta Cuentos (Main)

January 23, 2020, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM @ Library - Main - Community Room

Join us for rhymes, songs, and stories in both Spanish and English. Acompáñeros para canciones, rimas, e historias en español y inglés. (ages 2-5)

Sphero Maze Run (Main)

January 25, 2020, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM @ Library - Main - Community Room

Program a Sphero rolling robot and compete against human and computer-driven opponents in chariot race maze. Add a crazy, colorful light show to your chariot with your new coding skills. Registration is required.

Registration begins Saturday, December 14; call (714) 288-2420 or visit the Children’s Reference Desk to sign up.

Lapsit Storytime (Main)

January 27, 2020, 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM @ Library - Main - Community Room

Provides babies with a first group experience in enjoying books, nursery rhymes, songs, and fingerplays. (newborn - age 2)

Morning Storytime (El Modena)

January 27, 2020, 10:30 AM - 11:00 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 )

Morning Storytime (Taft)

January 28, 2020, 10:30 AM - 11:00 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)

Pajama Storytime (Main)

January 28, 2020, 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM @ Library - Main - Community Room

Features stories, fingerplays, and songs, for its target audience of 4 to 8 year-olds. Children are invited to wear their pajamas.

Toddler Storytime (Main)

January 29, 2020, 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM @ Library - Main - Community Room

Provides active young children with stories, fingerplays, and songs based on simple concepts, repetition, and lots of movement. (ages 2-5)

Bilingual Storytime/Cuenta Cuentos (Main)

January 30, 2020, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM @ Library - Main - Community Room

Join us for rhymes, songs, and stories in both Spanish and English. Acompáñeros para canciones, rimas, e historias en español y inglés. (ages 2-5)

Tweens Create: Exploring Artists (Main)

January 30, 2020, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM @ Library - Main - Community Room

Learn about famous artists from around the world and then create your own piece of art inspired by their work. (ages 8-12)

City Hall Closed

January 24, 2020, 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM