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To Our Patrons and Community:
OC Public Libraries are open for in-person services according to State and County guidelines.
Visit https://ocpl.org/libraries and click on any of our branches to see hours or operation.
In-person and virtual programs are available, including storytimes...

Goodbye Late Fines
Beginning November 23, OC Public Libraries will take its 100 years of service in a new direction by removing late fines for overdue items.
On November 23, all overdue fines will be waived for all library cardholders. Those with outstanding items are invited back to the library to return overdue...

Summer Reading
2022 Summer Reading Program: Read Beyond the Beaten Path
Sign up for your reading log at ocpl.beanstack.org or download the free Beanstack app. You can set up one account and add all the readers in your family! Preregistration begins June 1, start logging June 13.
Everyone is encouraged to log...

Lunch at the Library
Free healthy summer meals for children and teens 18 and under.
Branch Locations:
Costa Mesa Donald Dungan Library
El Toro Library
Garden Grove Chapman Library
Garden Grove Main Library
Tustin Library
No registration is required. Meals distributed on a first come, first served basis.

California State Park Passes
Adventure beyond the book is here! OC Public Libraries is partnering with California State Parks and the California State Library to offer free State Parks vehicle-day use passes, available for circulation at all branches of public libraries in California.
Park passes allow Californians to...

Book by Book: Year Long Reading Challenge for 2022!
Rise to the challenge of reading all year long. Just imagine if you read 100 books, 100 days, or 100 hours. Pick your preferred reading challenge and earn badges throughout the year by reading Book by Book. You will log TITLES of books if you select the 100 Book Challenge.

2022 Annual Report
OC Public Libraries' 2022 annual report includes a brief overview of the 2021 accomplishments, mentioning the Centennial, the OC Mobile Library, Kindergarten Readiness, book collections and clubs, author events, tenant enhancement projects, board games, craft kits and read alongs. The report also...

Books By Mail
Books By Mail is a free service that delivers books and audiobooks on CD through the US Postal Service to homebound, eligible residents in Orange County, California who are unable to visit the library because of a physical disability, long-term illness, and/or lack of transportation.

Zip Books
The Zip Books grant program has concluded. Thank you for your participation. Stay tuned for future opportunities.

OC Memory Lab
Our mission is to provide our communities the ability to preserve their documents, photos, and audiovisuals through digitization. The OC Memory Lab is "a space for free do-it-yourself digitization" allowing users to safeguard their important documents and memories. OC Public Libraries has two labs...

Citizenship Information
OC Public Libraries' guide for becoming a US Citizen. Prepared by library staff for Orange County residents, the content includes: Applying for Citizenship, Where to File, Filing Fee, Preparing for the Test and Interview, and Resources.

100 YEARS OF SERVICE
In 2021 OC Public Libraries recognized a major milestone of providing 100 years of service to the Orange County community.
During the Centennial year, OC Public Libraries offered a year full of programming and activities to celebrate, including a commemorative library card and logo in addition to...

Virtual Programs
OC Public Libraries now offers many of the programs and events you love virtually!
Visit our Virtual Programs page and find out more.

eLearning
We’ve put this resource list together to meet the needs of those who are learning and/or teaching from home during this time of social distancing. Some of these resources require a library card.
Making An Impact
2,678,392
Items Borrowed in 2022
24,331
Library Cards Issued in 2022
616,319
eResources Borrowed in 2022
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