OC Public Libraries

Join us for storytime, a children's book character, performer, community partners, special surprises, and fun for the whole family! Featuring Best Bubble Parties and meet Bruce the Bear!

A Wellness Summit just for teens! Take the opportunity and come together to get inspired, de-stress, have fun, and more! Featuring mental health speaker Nancy Cooper, pressed lantern craft, OC Animal Allies Therapy Paws, and more!

Join us for a Yoga & Stretch class! Following with an Author Talk featuring Kim Polinder, who is a relationship coach and associate therapist with more than 600,000 followers across all social media platforms. Formerly a Fortune 500 tech engineer, she left it behind to follow her passion for...

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.

OC Public Libraries is excited to introduce Regulation Station: All Aboard for Sensory Play, a new initiative designed to support neurodiverse children and their families through inclusive library programming. This program series includes storytimes for children ages 2–8, sensory play experiences...

Lunch at the Library provides children and teens 18 and under with free summer meals, reading programs, and other activities that support learning, health, and wellness. No registration is required. Meals are distributed on a first come, first served basis.

Tess Gerritsen is the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty books that have been published in forty countries and sold more than 40 million copies. Many of her novels have been top 3 bestsellers in the U.S. and #1 bestsellers abroad. The daughter of a Chinese...

Reading can take you anywhere! Celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States by joining the Read Across America Challenge at OC Public Libraries. Log reading throughout the year as you explore new stories and adventures from coast to coast. Read and complete activities to earn badges along...

No waiting to check out these audiobooks. Use your library card to sign up, and listen to audiobooks anytime. Choose from over 6,000 titles in every genre imaginable.

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.

Document & Photo Scanner | Film & Tape Digital Conversions. The OC Memory Lab is a space for free, do-it-yourself digitization that allows 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.