Employee of the Month - Nelda Stone Library Assistant, Nelda Stone consistently provides OCPL patrons with exceptional reference service. A member of the Historical Images Committee, Nelda provides a continual stream of ideas for enhancing the online local history collection, OC Stories. Her passion for and broad knowledge of Orange...
Chalishia is a Library Assistant II at Tustin. Chalishia leads an exceptional storytime at the Tustin Library, which regularly exceeds 100 visitors per session and has received many compliments from patrons. She also leads the Tustin Library’s Bilingual Storytime which is a fun morning of stories and songs presented in...
Housing & Community Development Public Notice The public notice period is from May 15, 2020 – June 15, 2020. Name of the Document: Draft FY 2020-24 Consolidated Plan/Citizen Participation Plan, FY 2020-21 Annual Action Plan, and FY 2020-25 OC Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice You can find the...
Beatty Award Honors the author of a distinguished book for children or young adults that best promotes an awareness of California and its people. Caldecott Award Given annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished...
Rita Recommends is a service providing reading recommendations designed personally for you by OC Public Libraries’ staff. Fill out a survey of your reading tastes, and our staff will send you 5 personalized recommendations within a week. What type of books would you like us to suggest? Adult Books Teen...
Websites Britannica School An updated, online version of the classic encyclopedia Fact Monster Facts and Information for children Infoplease Find articles from the Columbia Encyclopedia Sixth Edition, a dictionary, a thesaurus, and an atlas. OneLook Dictionary Search Search across multiple online dictionaries with a single click.
Websites Amazing Space Lots of space facts, online activities, and homework help. Discover Education Science Homework Help Videos Find interactive video resources to help students connect science content to things they can see and experience. Eco Future This website is dedicated to sustainability and ecological future of our planet. California...
Sign up for the Summer Reading Challenge! Collect badges, earn points for reading, and complete library challenges at home for chances to win! https://www.ocpl.org/kids/srp
To Our Patrons and Community: The health and wellness of our OC Public Libraries’ staff and customers is our main concern. Based on recommendations from the County of Orange and in concurrence with guidelines issued by the Governor of the state of California to limit the number of people in...
Nadine took charge in helping Meals on Wheels for Orange County residents in response to COVID-19. Not only did she help on site distributing meals, but by helping organize schedules of County staff. She has also been very helpful by sending out weekly emails with updates of schedules and if...