OC Public Libraries

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.

Join us for Spooky Month, October 1 – 31, and enjoy fun crafts, movie screenings, costume parties, storytimes, special performers and more! Visit your nearest OCPL branch to participate in all the spook-tacular activities!

JANELLE BROWN is the New York Times bestselling author of the novels I'II Be You, Pretty Things, Watch Me Disappear, All We Ever Wanted Was Everything, and This Is Where We Live. Her books have been sold in two dozen countries around the world. Pretty Things - named a Best Book of 2020 by Amazon -...

Join the In-N-Out Cover to Cover Club!

October 7 – November 18

Kids who read five books will earn a free hamburger or cheeseburger.

TeenFest 2023 takes place at the Irvine Heritage Park branch and will feature best-selling author Victoria Aveyard, a presentation by FIDM (Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising), and more!

Branch Storytime With Lots of Love by Jenny Torres Sanchez. Jumpstart’s 18th Annual Read for the Record. Get a bookmark and sticker, while supplies last. See library staff for details.

MITCH ALBOM is an internationally renowned and best-selling author, journalist, screenwriter, playwright, radio and television broadcaster and musician.

DOUGLAS PRESTON is the author of 36 books, both fiction and nonfiction, 29 of which have been New York Times bestsellers, with several reaching the number 1 position. 

Little Saigon Stories seeks to preserve the experiences of Orange County’s Vietnamese American community.

Cultivate your imagination while you read 100 books, 100 days, or 100 hours.

Rise to the challenge of reading and sustainability all year long as you Read & Grow! Select your preferred reading challenge and earn badges throughout the year by planting the seed to read.

Explore Orange County museums and attractions through this exciting partnership between OC Public Libraries and local cultural institutions. Log in to Discover & Go with your OC Public Libraries card and reserve free or low-cost passes to participating organizations.
 

In 2021, OC Public Libraries took its 100 years of service in a new direction by removing late fines for overdue items.  

Goodbye Late Fines – OC Public Libraries is fine free!

For more information visit ocpl.org/nolatefines

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.

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'  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.