OCTOBER 1 – 31, 2023
Haunted Book Nook
Wednesdays, October 4 & 18 @ 3:00pm
Make a fall or haunted house themed book
nook to decorate your bookshelf!
Seal Beach Library
707 Electric Avenue
Seal Beach, CA 90740
Felt Monster Bats
Tuesday, October 10 @ 5:00pm
Children will learn basic hand sewing skills
and make a bat using felt and stuffing.
La Habra Library
221 East La Habra Blvd.
La Habra, CA 90631
Boo-tiful Craft Day
Wednesday, October 11 @ 4:00pm
Join us for a day of fun and spooky crafting,
and enjoy the Halloween spirit!
Laguna Niguel Library
30341 Crown Valley Pkwy
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
Gingerbread Haunted House Making
Thursday, October 12 @ 4:00pm
Show off your creative side as you construct
your own gingerbread haunted house!
Laguna Beach Library
363 Glenneyre Street
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Teen Spider Egg Glow Jars
Thursday, October 12 @ 4:00pm
Enjoy spooky snacks while you create your own custom creepy spider egg glow jar.
Costa Mesa Mesa Verde Library
2969 Mesa Verde Drive
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Teen Terrifying Terrariums
Sunday, October 15 @ 1:30pm
Join us as we craft terrifying terrariums.
Irvine Heritage Park Library
14361 Yale Avenue
Irvine, CA 92604
Adult Pumpkin Decorating
Monday, October 16 @ 11:00am
Learn how to make decoupage pumpkins with a variety of materials, or simply paint and decorate your very own pumpkin.
Stanton Library
7850 Katella Avenue
Stanton, CA 90680
Teen Pumpkin Painting
Tuesday, October 17 @ 3:00pm
It's time for the annual mini pumpkin painting
party at Ladera Ranch Library!
Ladera Ranch Library
29551 Sienna Parkway
Ladera Ranch, CA 92694
Spooky Jars & Pumpkins
Tuesday, October 17 @ 4:00pm
Join us in decorating your own mason jar or plastic pumpkin and be as creative as you want to be!
Fountain Valley Library
17635 Los Alamos
Fountain Valley, CA
Pumpkin Decorating
Friday, October 20 @ 3:00pm
Bring your own pumpkin and we'll provide the paint,
glitter, and more, so you can get creative!
Irvine Heritage Park Library
14361 Yale Avenue
Irvine, CA 92604
Flapping Bat
Wednesday, October 25 @ 3:30pm
Celebrate spooky season by making your own
flapping bat puppet. Watch its wings go up
and down while it flies around!
Westminster Library
8180 13th Street
Westminster, CA 92683
Haunted House Decorating
Thursday, October 26 @ 3:00pm
Create a haunted house using graham crackers, frosting, and candy. Will your house have a
yard full of gravestones or a resident ghost?
Dana Point Library
33841 Niguel Road
Dana Point, CA 92629
Crafts and Costume Parade
Thursday, October 26 @ 4:00pm
Enjoy fun crafts while you show off your spooky season costume!
Laguna Beach Library
363 Glenneyre Street
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Pumpkin Decorating
Thursday, October 26 @ 4:00pm
Join us for an afternoon of pumpkin
decorating with craft supplies and paint.
La Palma Library
7842 Walker Street
La Palma, CA 90623
Teen Witchcraft Lab
Thursday, October 26 @ 4:00pm
Get ready for a Halloween inspired making adventure!
Laguna Niguel Library
30341 Crown Valley Pkwy
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
Spooky Slime-Making
Saturday, October 28 @ 10:30am
Join us for some spooky slime-making with icky
eyeballs and creepy spiders!
Garden Grove Chapman Library
9182 Chapman Avenue
Garden Grove, CA 92841
Slime Science Lab
Monday, October 30 @ 4:00pm
Be a mad scientist and learn about the different states of matter. Make your own slime inspired by the spooky season! Suggested for ages 5-12.
Stanton Library
7850 Katella Avenue
Stanton, CA 90680
Hotel Transylvania (PG)
Monday, October 2 @ 4:00pm
San Juan Capistrano Library
31495 El Camino Real
San Juan Capistrano, CA
Bedknobs & Broomsticks (G)
Wednesday, October 18 @ 2:00pm
Fountain Valley Library
17635 Los Alamos
Fountain Valley, CA
Monster House (PG)
Thursday, October 26 @ 4:00pm
Fountain Valley Library
17635 Los Alamos
Fountain Valley, CA
Hocus Pocus (PG)
Saturday, October 28 @ 2:00pm
Rancho Santa Margarita Library
30902 La Promesa
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
Michael Rayner, Juggler Extraordinaire!
Thursday, October 5 @ 4:00pm
Join us for a spook-tacular juggling show!
Laguna Beach Library
363 Glenneyre Street
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Kids Imagine Nation
Thursday, October 12 @ 4:00pm
Join us as Kids Imagine Nation perform their Halloween Dance Party, followed by a costume parade in the library!
San Clemente Library
242 Avenida Del Mar
San Clemente, CA 92672
Brettso’s Super Spooky Fun Time
Saturday, October 14 @ 3:00pm
Come enjoy a spooky show, featuring Psychie the Psycholoon, the balloon puppet who can read minds!
Seal Beach Library
707 Electric Avenue
Seal Beach, CA 90740
Illusions by Allen
Monday, October 16 @ 5:00pm
Join us for a Halloween themed magic show!
La Habra Library
221 East La Habra Blvd.
La Habra, CA 90631
Spooky Skele-bration with Brettso the Great
Thursday, October 26 @ 4:00pm
Enjoy a magic show by Brettso the Great and a ton of hocus pocus! Families are invited to join our costume parade, try out our not-so-creepy crafts, sweet treats, and other fun photo-ops!
Tustin Library
345 E. Main Street
Tustin, CA 92780
Ghost Bingo
Monday, October 9 @ 3:00pm
Join us for family "Ghost" Bingo, sweets and treats will be provided!
Rancho Santa Margarita Library
30902 La Promesa
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
Obituary Writing Workshop
Thursday, October 12 @ 10:00am
Patrons will be guided through the process of
writing an obituary for themselves or a loved one.
Cypress Library
5331 Orange Avenue
Cypress, CA 90630
Spooky Snacks
Thursday, October 12 @ 3:30pm
Join us to learn how to make hotdog mummies
and blood orange soda!
Dana Point Library
33841 Niguel Road
Dana Point, CA 92629
Teen Halloween Paint Night
Thursday, October 12 @ 4:00pm
Join us for a painting workshop where you'll learn how to paint a Halloween city landscape!
Registration required.
Fountain Valley Library
17635 Los Alamos
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
The Creepy Circus – Teen Escape Room
Tuesday, October 17 @ 4:00pm
Join us for an escape room game at the
Aliso Viejo Library!
Aliso Viejo Library
1 Journey
Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
Monster Bash
Wednesday, October 25 @ 3:30pm
Take your Halloween costume for a test drive and join us for festive activities, crafts, a costume parade, and lots of tricky treats!
Rancho Santa Margarita Library
30902 La Promesa
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
Teen Pizza Skulls
Wednesday, October 25 @ 4:00pm
Learn how to make petrifying pizza skull calzones using our Charlie Cart! Registration is required.
San Juan Capistrano Library
31495 El Camino Real
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
Halloween Carnival
Thursday, October 26 @ 3:30pm
Join us for a spook-tacular carnival! Participate in
spider racing, pin the eye on the monster,
go fishing in the black lagoon and more!
Costa Mesa Mesa Verde Library
2969 Mesa Verde Drive
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Teen Franken-foods
Thursday, October 26 @ 4:00pm
Make a ghoulish creation of Frankentoast, a creepy rendition of avocado toast.
Stanton Library
7850 Katella Avenue
Stanton, CA 90680
Trick or Treat Party
Thursday, October 26 @ 5:30pm
Enjoy a spooky maze, craft, black light bubble dance party, and tons of trick or treating!
Garden Grove Main Library
11200 Stanford Avenue
Garden Grove, CA 92840
Día de Los Muertos Celebration
Saturday, October 28 @ 11:00am
Enjoy an Aztec dance group, sugar skull
decorating, a bracelet making craft, sticker
tattoos, and a spooky paper craft!
La Habra Library
221 East La Habra Blvd.
La Habra, CA 90631
Pumpkin Pancakes
Monday, October 30 @ 3:00pm
Join us to make fresh pumpkin pancakes with yummy toppings! Learn to measure and mix, and then eat your tasty creations. Recommended for ages 5+.
Rancho Santa Margarita Library
30902 La Promesa
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
Halloween Spooktacular
Tuesday, October 31 @ 4:00pm
Participate in a scavenger hunt, weave a
paper plate spiderweb, create a rhyme-inspired
craft and trick-or-treat in the library!
Costumes are welcome and encouraged.
Brea Library
1 Civic Center Circle
Brea, CA 92821
Costume Candy Walk
Tuesday, October 31 @ 4:00pm
Dress up in your favorite costume and join us for our first Candy Walk!
Costa Mesa Mesa Verde Library
2969 Mesa Verde Drive
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Spooky Storytime
Wednesday, October 11 @ 11:00am
Spooky themed stories and craft activity.
Everyone is encouraged to dress up!
La Habra Library
221 East La Habra Blvd.
La Habra, CA 90631
Monster Storytime
Tuesday, October 24 @ 10:30am
Join us for a fun storytime with a monster twist, decorate a bag and participate in a trick or treat around the library!
Foothill Ranch Library
27002 Cabriole Way
Foothill Ranch, CA 92610
Books & Boos Storytime
Tuesday, October 24 @ 11:00am
Get ready for a delightfully not-so-spooky
Halloween storytime.
Laguna Niguel Library
30341 Crown Valley Pkwy
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
Spooky Storytime
Thursday, October 26 @ 10:30am
Join us for songs and stories that will get kids excited to rattle some bones. Followed by a spooky craft accompanied with a ghoulish scavenger hunt with stickers and candy prizes!
Costa Mesa Donald Dungan Library
1855 Park Avenue
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
Spooktacular Storytime
Monday, October 30 @ 5:30pm
Come dressed up in your favorite costume
for a spooky storytime and fun craft!
Irvine Heritage Park Library
14361 Yale Avenue
Irvine, CA 92604
Spooktacular Storytime & Parade
Tuesday, October 31 @ 10:00am
Join us for a family-friendly Halloween storytime, followed by our trick or treat parade. Costumes are encouraged, but not required!
San Juan Capistrano Library
31495 El Camino Real
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
Spooky Storytime
Tuesday, October 31 @ 10:30am
Join us for a special storytime with costumes
and trick or treating in the library!
Cypress Library
5331 Orange Avenue
Cypress, CA 90630
Halloween Storytime
Tuesday, October 31 @ 10:30am
Join us for a fun Halloween storytime,
where dressing up is encouraged!
Followed by a fun craft & playtime.
Foothill Ranch Library
27002 Cabriole Way
Foothill Ranch, CA 92610
Halloween Storytime
Tuesday, October 31 @ 11:00am
Put on your costumes and gather 'round for a fun-filled
trick or treat and dress up storytime.
Laguna Niguel Library
30341 Crown Valley Pkwy
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677