Congratulations to Employee of the Month, Serene! In her day-to-day job as a Children's Librarian, Serene is amazing. She truly tailors our programming to fit the needs of the community. After noticing a lot more families with babies and toddlers, she started a new baby storytime program. Her baby storytime...

HOW TO MARKET YOUR BOOK TO OC PUBLIC LIBRARIES OC Public Libraries actively seeks books that are written and/or published locally. We are especially interested in those about Southern California. As a public library we select books whose content is written for the general reader rather than for the specialist...

The new iteration, A Slice of Literary Orange , is a series featuring keynote speakers throughout the year at various venues across the county, with no cost for attendees. These events take place at library locations or with the support of community partners. We continue to celebrate literacy and promote...

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. Check back frequently as new resources will be added.

Congratulations to employees of the month, Stephanie and Heather! Stephanie and Heather are co-chairs of the Kindergarten Readiness committee and have led the committee in the initiative to get pre-K residents prepared for entering school. In March, the committee hosted systemwide events 'Kinderpalooza' which welcomed over 2,000 early learners across...