Effective 1/2/20, OC Public Libraries will no longer offer the services of Lynda.com due to our concerns regarding privacy issues associated with their rebranding to LinkedIn Learning. New user agreements for LinkedIn Learning will grant this company the power to share user information contained in a personal profile with whomever...

Congratulations to the employee of the month – Minh! Minh's customer service can be considered the Gold Standard. Every patron is greeted with a smile, every patron query is met with a 'we can do that' attitude. He is never too busy to stop what he is doing and assist...

Congratulations to the OC Read department! The staff of OC Read has demonstrated excellent customer service, flexibility and adaptability. In addition to continuing daily literacy operations, the department has spent the last few months happily assisting at multiple branches by working at the service desk, helping with the Lunch @...

No matter what kind of day, Kim meets every patron with a smile and a cheerful energy that inspires her co-workers to do the same. Her pluck and good humor is the glue that helps everyone work together as a staff and she sets an example not through words, but...

ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. (January 13, 2021) – OC Public Libraries is recognizing a major milestone in 2021 as it reaches its 100th year of service. The OC Public Libraries centennial, to be commemorated with the tagline Celebrate the Past, Inspire the Future. 100 Years of Possibilities ., was announced at...

Congratulations to February’s Employee of the Month, Ericka Reeb! Since becoming the Branch Manager at the Laguna Niguel Library, Ericka’s goal has been to enhance the patron experience by providing excellent customer service. She and her staff work hard to create a warm, welcoming environment and meaningful, relevant programming for...

Congratulations to Employee of the Month, Kristin! Kristin consistently uses customer service as the main driver to accomplish tasks and activities. Kristin is friendly, positive, effective, efficient, creative and a very hard worker. She will assist with any and all duties to accomplish the job. Kristin goes above and beyond...

This summer, almost 40,000 patrons signed up to participate in the summer reading program and 85,000 community members attended one or more of the programs. Not only did OC Public Libraries offer learning opportunities, our Lunch at the Library program, in partnership with the California State Library and local school...

OC PUBLIC LIBRARIES PARTNERS WITH LIBROMOBILE TO LAUNCH INAUGURAL ORANGE COUNTY POET LAUREATE PROGRAMS ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. (April 15, 2021) -- In conjunction with April’s National Poetry Month, OC Public Libraries is partnering with LibroMobile Arts Co-Op to launch the inaugural OC Poet Laureate (OC-PL) and OC Youth Poet Laureate...

Announcing the January Employees of the Month – Brenda Newman and Jessi Ruge! When OC Public Libraries formed an ad-hoc craft committee when library branches shut-down to the public due to the pandemic, Brenda and Jessi volunteered to be part of that committee. Little did they know they’d be asked...