ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. (December 3, 2025) – OC Public Libraries is teaming up with the Anaheim Ducks to bring families a season of reading, hockey, and community fun with Wild Wing’s Winter Reading Challenge. From December 8, 2025, through January 31, 2026, children ages 14 and under are invited to read, log their minutes on Beanstack, our online reading tracker, and earn exciting Anaheim Ducks themed prizes. Readers who complete 300 minutes will earn a bookmark, those who reach 600 minutes will earn a pair of sunglasses, and those who achieve 1,000 minutes will be rewarded with a free skating pass and skate rental at any Rinks facility. Participants who register will also be entered to win four tickets to an Anaheim Ducks game at Honda Center.
Anaheim Ducks Faceoff Events
To kick off the Winter Reading Challenge, OC Public Libraries and the Anaheim Ducks will host two special Faceoff Events filled with hockey-themed fun and community activities. Families can enjoy the Ducks Gaming Lounge, an outdoor hockey rink, Slapshot Lanes, games, music, crafts, and while supplies last, a limited-edition Anaheim Ducks library cards. Guests will also have the chance to attend author and illustrator talks, register for the Winter Reading Challenge, and meet Wild Wing in person.
| WHEN: | Anaheim Ducks Faceoff Event 1 – Monday, December 8th from 4:30p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Anaheim Ducks Faceoff Event 2 – Tuesday, December 9th from 4:30p.m. - 6:00 p.m. |
| WHERE: | Anaheim Ducks Faceoff Event 1 – Rancho Santa Margarita Library – 30902 La Promesa Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688 Anaheim Ducks Faceoff Event 2 – Tustin Library – 345 E. Main Street, Tustin, CA 92780 |
Author Events
| WHO: | Ben Clanton is the New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of the Narwhal and Jelly series whose picture books include the Ploof series (with Andy Chou Musser) and the Tater Tales series. Dom Granato is the illustrator of the book I Can Play Too. An artist and a hockey player, he grew up making art everywhere and anywhere. He makes art for a living and still plays hockey on an LGBTQ+ team in San Francisco, because he can play too. |
| WHEN: | Ben Clanton – Monday, December 8th at 6:00 p.m. Dom Granato – Tuesday, December 9th at 6:00 p.m. |
| WHERE: | Ben Clanton – Rancho Santa Margarita Library – 30902 La Promesa Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688 Dom Granato – Tustin Library – 345 E. Main Street, Tustin, CA 92780 |
