Monday, September 15 @ 4:00pm
San Clemente Library 

The library is hosting an evening of chips and salsa! Learn how to make a Green Salsa and a Pico de Gallo. Enjoy sampling the food and mingling with new and familiar friends!

Tuesday, September 16 @ 4:00pm
Garden Grove Tibor Rubin Library 

Join us and play a few rounds of Lotería for a chance to win a prize! 

Tuesday, September 16 @ 5:30pm
Tustin Library 

Join us for an evening of fun playing Lotería. Practice your Spanish skills or learn a few words and win prizes. Light refreshments will be served.

Wednesday, September 17 @ 5:00pm
Stanton Library 

Wind down with a game of Lotería at the library! Play a few rounds, win some prizes, and enjoy some snacks and refreshments! 

Thursday, September 18 @ 4:30pm
San Juan Capistrano Library 

Join us for a paint night hosted by the Flower Fields Art Studio. Enjoy step-by-step art instruction and create a Frida Kahlo painting! Program open to teens and adults (ages 13+). Registration required.

Saturday, September 20 @ 11:00am
San Juan Capistrano Library

Experience the rich culture of Peru with INCA, the Peruvian Ensemble! Join us for an engaging performance that features traditional Peruvian music and enjoy fun, interactive crafts! 

Saturday, September 20 @ 2:00pm
El Toro Library 

Enjoy the educational and interactive exploration of Afro Cuban and Mexican rhythms from Louie Cruz Beltran.

Tuesday, September 23 @ 3:30pm
El Toro Library 

Visit the library and play Lotería for a chance to win some prizes!

Wednesday, September 24 @ 3:30pm
Ladera Ranch Library 

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at the library! Create your own mini box piñata and enjoy a food demonstration preparing fresh guacamole, followed by a sample tasting. 

Wednesday, September 24 @ 5:00pm
Costa Mesa Donald Dungan Library 

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and learn how to make delicious corn tortillas and fresh salsas. Space limited to first 25 attendees.  

Saturday, September 27 @ 10:30am
Westminster Library 

Join us for an exciting celebration filled with music, crafts, and fun activities for all ages, featuring the opportunity to create sugar skulls using taste-safe play dough! 

Saturday, September 27 @ 1:00pm
Costa Mesa Donald Dungan Library 

Join us in celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month and experience the joy of traditional folklorico dance and indulge in a cultural tasting of cholado – Colombian shaved ice topped with fruits.

Monday, September 29 @ 4:30pm
Los Alamitos-Rossmoor Library 

Celebrate by sipping refreshing aguas frescas, digging into sweet and fruity biónicos, and sampling chips with a variety of salsas. Stick around for a few lively rounds of Lotería and win some prizes! Recommended for teens.

Tuesday, September 30 @ 4:00pm
Garden Grove Tibor Rubin Library 

Learn how to make horchata, a refreshing sweet Mexican beverage, and enjoy a free sample while supplies last. 

Wednesday, October 1 @ 5:00pm
Garden Grove Chapman Library 

Mexican American artist Cynthia Huerta guides this workshop on Nicho boxes—colorful shadow boxes rooted in Mexican folk-art traditions. Nichos often honor loved ones or share personal stories through mixed media and symbolism.

Thursday, October 2 @ 4:00pm
Laguna Beach Library 

Colombian-born songwriter and performer Nathalia Palis hosts a fun and interactive presentation of her original bilingual music.

Saturday, October 4 @ 2:30pm
Foothill Ranch Library 

Join us as we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Algarabía Colombiana! A dance group dedicated to sharing the heart and spirit of Colombia through vibrant music, dynamic dance performances, and authentic storytelling. 

Monday, October 6 @ 4:00pm
Ladera Ranch Library 

Practice your Spanish as you spend an afternoon with friends and family playing Lotería, a bingo game that is over a century old. Enjoy prizes and fun for all ages! 

Wednesday, October 8 @ 3:30pm
Rancho Santa Margarita Library

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at the library. Play a few rounds of Lotería with friends and family, learn some new words or win fun prizes!

Wednesday, October 8 @ 5:00pm
El Toro Library

The Experimental Quesadilla Lab is a popup kitchen and recipe exchange that uses the quesadilla to spark conversations about colonialism, food injustice, health, and Chicanx/Latinx identity through cheeses, tortillas, and other local ingredients.

Wednesday, October 8 @ 5:00pm
Seal Beach Library

Paint your own Talavera-inspired terracotta pot! Talavera is a Mexican and Spanish style of pottery using vibrant colors to create intricate patterns and designs. Program recommended for adults. Supplies are limited, registration required.

Thursday, October 9 @ 4:00pm
Laguna Beach Library

Join us in welcoming the Franklin Haynes Marionettes bilingual show, Las Marionetas en Desfile (Marionettes on Parade), a marionette show that introduces children to some of the traditions of Latin America as well as commonly used Spanish words. 

Tuesday, October 14 @ 4:30pm
Los Alamitos-Rossmoor Library

Join us for a cooking demonstration and discussion on this month's cookbook selection, The SalviSoul Cookbook by Karla Tatiana Vasquez, to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month!

Wednesday, October 15 @ 4:00pm
San Clemente Library 

Enjoy an evening of Flamenco dancing and music. Don’t know how to dance? No worries, we can teach you a few steps to get you started. Bring the family and learn as a group!