Fri & Sat, May 16 & 17, 10 am-3 pm
 RSM Friends of the Library Spring Book Sale-- Friends of the Rancho Santa Margarita Library will be offering tons of bargains on hardbacks, paperbacks, CD’s, videos, and more!
Stop by the Rancho Santa Margarita Library Community Room and shop for old and rare books and some first editions. “First Look” preview sale, for Friends members only, begins at 9 am. Proceeds benefit the RSM Library.  For more information call 949-459-5524.

May 21  Library Club for grades 4-6  Paper Mache Day.  Students will be making paper mache crafts to take home and assisting with our PM “Bugs” to decorate the library for Summer Reading Program.

Tuesdays, May 6, 13, 20, & 27, 4:30-5:30pm
 Knit & Crochet Club-- Rancho Santa Margarita Library is continuing a series of “hands-on” knit and crochet classes for adults and teens at no charge.  Have fun learning to knit or crochet, while contributing to a worthy cause, or receive help with your own project.   Previous group projects included the creation of afghans for the Warm Up America! Foundation. 
 The Friends of the RSM Library furnish the supplies. 
 This is an amazing chance to learn a lifelong skill, free of charge. Space is limited.   Call 949-459-6094 for additional information.

Sat, May 31, 1 pm
 Soccer Mom Secrets—Authors Rachel Gunther and Judy Holstein will be on hand to discuss and sign their new book Soccer Mom Secrets, a work of fiction depicting the trials and tribulations of three south Orange County soccer moms, as they guide their kids through the demanding world of youth soccer.  Rachel and Judy will also talk about the pros and cons of kids' participation in sports at a young age and the pressures that go along with that lifestyle, as they have witnessed first hand. 
 A portion of the proceeds from the sale of Soccer Mom Secrets is going toward “Heart Beats”--whose goal is to provide enough funds to donate Automatic External Defibrillators (AED) and training classes to every high school athletic department in Southern California.
 This adult program is sponsored by the Friends of the Rancho Santa Margarita Library.  For more information call 949-459-6094

Wed, May 21, 7-8:30 pm
 Rancho Readers' Cafe--"Stir up" thoughts about books you've loved at Rancho Santa Margarita Library Readers' Cafe.  Share a cup of coffee and some chitchat with fellow book lovers in a relaxed atmosphere.  No lectures, no pop quizzes.  This adult program meets the third Wednesday of each month in the Rancho Santa Margarita Library.  For more information ask at the Information Desk 949-459-6094.

Storytimes:  May 6,7;13,14;20,21;27,28

Toddlers:  10:15 AM  Twenty minutes of simple stories, music, rhythm band, flannelboard stories and fun for children 18 months to 3 years old with an accompanying adult.

Preschool:  11:00 AM  Thirty minutes of stories, music rhythm band, puppets, and crafts for children 3-5 years old.

PJ Storytime   May 8  7:00 PM  Thirty minutes of stories and songs for ages 5-8.  Come in your Pj’s and enjoy some wonderful tales.

Tesoro High School Reading Incentive Club students read to children Monday –Thursday at 3:30 in the Children’s Room.

Grandparents from our Grandparents and books program read to children on the following days;
Monday  10:30
Wednesday  10:30
Thursday  1:00 PM