www.anaheim.net/library
Canyon Hills
400 Scout Trail, Anaheim
(714) 974-7630
Family Storytime (all ages), Tuesdays, 7 p.m.; Toddler Time (under 3), Wednesdays,
10:15 and 11 a.m.; Preschool Storytime (3-5), Fridays, 10:30 a.m. Closed Sundays.
Central
500 W. Broadway, Anaheim
(714) 765-1880
Story times (subject to change through November): Family, Tuesday, 7 p.m.; Toddler,
Thursday, 10:15 a.m.; 3-4-5 Jump and Jive (3-5, pre-K), Thursday, 11 a.m.; Bilingual,
first and third Saturday, 11 a.m.; Swingin' Saturday (all ages), second, fourth
and fifth Saturday, 11 a.m. Hug-a-Bye Baby, (0 -12 months), Tuesday, 10:15 a.m.
and Stepping Up, (12 - 24 months), Tuesday, 11 a.m. Closed Sunday.
East Anaheim
8201 Santa Ana Canyon Road.
(714) 765-3887
Story times: Imagination Station (1-2), Monday, 10:30 a.m.; Stories and Science
(2-5), Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m.; 3-4-5 Jump and Jive, Wednesday, 11 a.m.; and Family,
Saturday, 11 a.m. Closed Fridays.
Euclid
1340 S. Euclid
(714) 765-3625
Family, Monday, 6 p.m. Hug-A-By Baby (1-20 mos), Tuesday, 10:30 a.m.; Stepping-up
(20-36 mos), Tuesday, 11:30 a.m.; Bedtime Stories, Wednesday, 7 p.m.; 3-4-5 Jump
and Jive (3-5), Friday, 11 a.m. Closed Sundays.
Haskett
2650 W. Broadway.
(714) 765-5075
Story times: Little Friends (5 and under), Monday, 10:30 and 11 a.m.; Family,
Tuesday 3:30 p.m.; Origami Club (grades 4-8), Tuesday, 3:30 p.m.; Hug-a-Bye Baby
bilingual Spanish (2-18 mos), Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m.; Game Day (grades 4-6),
Thursdays, 2-4 p.m.; Bilingual Spanish Family, Thursdays, 2-4 p.m.; Family Movie,
Friday, 3 p.m. (free movie and popcorn), Explorers' Club (all ages), Saturday,
3:30 p.m. Open daily.
Sunkist
901 S. Sunkist
(714) 765-3576
Story times: Hug-a-Bye Baby (2-12 mos), Monday, 10 a. m.; Stepping Up (1-2),
Monday, 11 a.m.; Family, Tuesday, 7 p.m.; Doodlebug (5 and under), Thursday,
11:30a.m. Closed Sundays.
Artesia
www.colapublib.org
18722 Clarkdale Ave.
(562) 865-6614
Story times: Preschool, Tuesday, 7 p.m.; kids read aloud to reading therapy dogs,
second and fourth Tuesday, 4 p.m.; and Scrambled Saturdays (school-age), Saturday,
2 p.m. My Book Club (grades 4-8), last Saturday, 11:30 p.m. Homework Center (grades
2-6) is open daily. Closed Sundays and Mondays.
Bell
www.colapublib.org
4411 E. Gage Ave.
(323) 560-2149
Story times: School-age (grades 1-5), Tuesday, 6 p.m.; Preschool, Wednesdays,
11 a.m. Closed weekends.
Brakensiek
www.colapublib.org
9945 E. Flower St.
(562) 925-5543
Story times: Family, Wednesdays, 6 p.m. Homework Center (grades 3-6) is available.
Also offers parent education, early literacy and workshops. Closed Sundays.
Brea
www.ocpl.org
1 Civic Center Circle
(714) 671-1722
Story times: Preschool, Monday, 11 a.m. Closed Fridays and Sundays.
Buena
Park
www.buenapark.lib.ca.us
7150 La Palma Ave. (714) 826-4100
Story times: Preschool (3-5), Tuesday, 11 a.m.; Baby (2 and under), Wednesday,
11 a.m.; Bilingual (Spanish and English), Thursday, 7 p.m.; and Family, Wednesday,
7 p.m., and Saturday, 11 a.m. Closed Sundays.
CSULB Children's
Literature Collection
www.csulb.edu
1250 Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach (562) 916-1340
Located on the second floor in the University Library, the collection houses
more than 20,000 children's books and video materials and features guest authors
and book signings. Evening and weekend hours are available. Borrower's card:
$25 per year; CSULB alumni, $10. Metered parking is available off the 7th Street
entrance.
Cerritos
www.ci.cerritos.ca.us/library
18025 S. Bloomfield Ave.
(562) 916-1340
A 88,500-square-foot "Experience Library,” and the first U.S. titanium-clad
building, which causes it to change color with the weather. Features include
a 15,000-gallon saltwater aquarium, a 40-foot Tyrannosaurus Rex, a model NASA
space shuttle, a replica lighthouse, a skydome which displays changing cloud
movements and a rainforest tree. Story times (all ages): call for days and times.
Special activities include Family Night, computer classes, and arts and crafts.
Pre-registration required for all story times and special activities. Open daily.
Dungan
1855 Park Ave.
(949) 646-8845
Story times: Toddler, Monday, 11 a.m.; Family, Wednesday, 7 p.m. Parent workshop,
fourth Wednesday, 7 p.m. Please call library for Bilingual storytimes on varying
Fridays. Open daily.
Mesa Verde
2969 Mesa Verde Drive
(714) 546-5274
Story times: Tuesday (3-7), 11 a.m.; Pajama (3-7, siblings welcome), Wednesday,
7 p.m.; Stories and Crafts (5-12), fourth Thursday, 3:30 p.m. Open daily.
Technology
3033 South Bristol Ave., Suite Q
(714) 754-4431
Computer center with six designated children's computers. No computer instruction
or books. Closed Sundays and Mondays.
Cypress
www.ocpl.org
5331 Orange Ave. (714) 826-0350
Story times: Toddler (3+5), Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m.
Downey
www.downeylibrary.org
11121 Brookshire Ave. (562) 904-7360
Story times: Preschool, Tuesday, 10:30 a.m.; Bilingual Preschool, Wednesday,
10:30 a.m.; Family, Thursday, 7 p.m. Open daily.
Fountain
Valley
www.ocpl.org
17635 Los Alamos
(714) 962-1324
Story times: Preschool, Tuesday, 10:30 a.m.; Family, Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Open
daily.
www.fullertonlibrary.org
Hunt
201 S. Basque Ave.
(714) 738-3122
Story times: Toddler, Friday, 10:30 a.m.; Bedtime Bears, Tuesdays, 7 p.m.; After-school
Club (grades K-6) is open Tuesday at 4 p.m. Closed weekends.
Main
353 W. Commonwealth Ave.
(714) 738-6338
Story times: Toddler, Wednesday, 10:15 and 11 a.m.; Pre-school, Thursday. 10:15
and 11:15 a.m. Family movie and game night, Thursday, 6:30 p.m. (once a month,
see Web site) After-school Club (grades K-6) is available on Tuesday at 4 p.m.
Open daily.
Chapman
9182 Chapman Ave.
(714) 539-2115
Story times: Toddler Time (18 mos - 2), Tuesday, 11:15 a.m.; and Preschool (3-5),
Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. Closed Fridays and Sundays.
Regional
11200 Stanford Ave.
(714) 530-0711
Story times: Preschool, Tuesday, 10:15 a.m.; Family, Tuesday, 7 p.m. Open daily.
West
11962 Bailey St.
(714) 897-2594
Story times: Preschool, Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Closed Fridays and
Sundays.
Hacienda Heights
16010 La Monde St.
(626) 968-9356
Storytimes: Book Club (8-10); Monday, 3 p.m.; Family, Tuesday, 7 p.m.; Musical
(grades 1-5), Wednesday, 3 p.m. Toddler, Friday, 11 a.m.; and Preschool, Friday,
1 p.m.
Hawaiian Gardens
www.colapublib.org
2100 E. Carson St., #E
(562) 496-1212
Family Movies, Saturday, 2 p.m. Closed Sundays and Mondays.
www.hbpl.org
Banning
9281 Banning Ave.
(714) 375-5005
Storytimes: Preschool, Thursday, 10 and 11 a.m.; Grandparent Read-Aloud, Thursday,
2:30 p.m. Closed Sundays and Mondays.
Central
7111 Talbert Ave.
(714) 842-4481
Storytimes: Toddler, Tuesday, 9:15, 10 and 11 a.m.; Preschool, Friday, 10 and
11 a.m.; Family second Thursday, 7 p.m., and Sunday, 2 p.m.; Grandparent Read-Aloud
(no grandparent needed), Monday -Wednesday, Friday, 3-5 p.m. Crafty Kids' Club
(5-9) is held on Thursday, 3:30 p.m. and Saturday, 11 a.m. Bookstore and coffee
shop available. Open daily.
Helen Murphy
15882 Graham St.
(714) 375-5006
Storytimes: Toddler, Monday, 10 a.m.; Preschool, Monday, 11 a.m. Closed Sundays
and Mondays.
Main
525 Main St.
(714) 375-5071
Storytimes: Toddler, Wednesday, 10 a.m.; Preschool, Wednesday, 11 a.m. Closed
Sundays and Mondays.
Oakview
17251 Oak Lane
(714) 375-5068
Storytimes: Bilingual (18 mos.-5 years), Friday, 10 a.m.; After-School Stories
(5-9), September - June, Wednesday, 12:30 p.m.; Craft Story Time (5-9), Saturday,
10:30 a.m.; Grandparent Read-Aloud, Wednesday and Friday, 2 p.m. Homework Help,
Chess Club (5+) and Family literacy program available. Closed weekends.
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International Children's
Digital Library
www.childrenslibrary.org
Free digital books available online for children of all ages to enjoy. Selections
offered represent a variety of diverse cultures, languages and ideas.
Heritage Park
14361 Yale Ave.
(949) 936-4040
Storytimes: Toddler, Tuesday and Friday, 10 a.m.; Family, Monday, 7 p.m. and
Wednesday, 10 a.m.; Goodnight Moon Pajama Story Time (3-6, family welcome), Wednesday,
7 p.m.; Korean, Thursdays (except 3rd Thursday), 3:30 p.m. and Fridays (except
2nd Fridays), 11:30 a.m.; Reading with Rover (all ages), third Thursday, 3 p.m.
Also offered: After School Arts and Crafts (grades 1-6), third Wednesday, 3 p.m.;
Mother-Daughter Book Club (10-14), fourth Thursday, 7 p.m. Open daily.
Katie Wheeler Branch
13109 Old Mayford Road
(949) 669-8753
Storytimes: Preschool (3-5), Mondays, 10:30 a.m.; Craft Storytime (4+), Wednesdays,
4 p.m. Open daily.
University Park
4512 Sandburg Way
(949) 786-4001
Storytimes: Preschool (3-5), Tuesday, 11 a.m.; Toddler (2-3), Friday, 11 a.m.
Open daily.
La Habra
www.ocpl.org
221 East La Habra Blvd. (714) 526-7728
Story times: Family, Tuesday, 7 p.m.; ABC Kids (3-5), Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. ;
Bilingual Family, Wednesday, 6:45 p.m. Homework Help, Monday - Thursday, 3:30
- 4:30 p.m. Closed Fridays.
La Mirada
www.colapublib.org
13800 La Mirada Blvd. (562) 943-0277
Preschool Story Time, Wednesday, 11 a.m. Closed Sundays and Mondays.
La Palma
www.ocpl.org
7842 Walker St. (714) 523-8585
Story times: Toddler, Monday, 11:30 a.m.; and Family, Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. Closed
Fridays and Sundays.
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Iacoboni
(562) 866-1777
Story times: Preschool, Tuesday and Wednesday, 11 a.m. Open daily.
Nye
6600 Del Amo Blvd.
(562) 421-8497
Story times: Preschool, Wednesday, 3:30 p.m.; Craft Story time, monthly (call
for dates and times). Homework center open daily, 3-6 p.m. Puppet-lending program
offered. Closed Sundays and Mondays.
www.lbpl.org
Alamitos
1836 E. 3rd St.
(562) 570-1037
Storytimes: Preschool, Thursday, 11 a.m.; Toddler, Friday, 11 a.m.; Tiny Tots,
Friday, 11:30 a.m. Closed Sundays and Mondays.
Bach
4055 Bellflower Blvd.
(562) 570-1038
Story times: Preschool, Thursday, 10:30 a.m.; Tiny Tots Friday, 10 a.m. Closed
Sundays and Mondays.
Bayshore
195 Bayshore Ave.
(562) 570-1039
Story Times: Toddler (ages 1-3), Thursday, 11:30 a.m.; Preschool (ages 3-5),
Friday, 10:30 a.m.; and Reading Rendezvous (grades K-5), Thursday, 3:30 p.m.
Kids Crafts (ages 3-12), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. Bookworm Buddy (reads to your child,
ages 3-7), Tuesday-Thursday, 2:30-4:30 p.m. Practice Makes Perfect (reading help,
grades 1-5), Tuesday-Thursday, 2:30-4:30 p.m. Closed Sundays and Mondays.
Brewitt
4036 E. Anaheim St.
(562) 570-1040
Story times: Preschool, Thursday, 11:30 a.m.; Toddler, Friday, 10:30 a.m.; Tiny
Tot Playgroup, Friday, 11:00 a.m. Bookworm Buddy (all ages), Saturday, 3 p.m.;
plus Reading Circle (grades 1-3), Friday, 3 p.m. Closed Sundays and Mondays.
Burnett
560 Hill St.
(562) 570-1041
Preschool Family Time/ESL Conversation Club Thursdays 10-11:30 am 1/08/09 - 3/26/09.
Children's Movie Day Wednesdays 2 pm. Family Learning Center offers homework
assistance Tuesday - Saturdays. Call for schedule of additional children's activities.
Closed Sundays and Mondays.
Dana
3680 Atlantic Ave.
(562) 570-1042
Story times: Preschool, Thursday, 9:30 a.m.; Toddler, Friday, 9:30 a.m. Bookworm
Buddy (all ages), Saturday, 11:30 a.m.; Cuentos en Espanol (all ages), 2nd Saturday,
11:30 a.m.; ABC Soup Club (ages 5 and up), 2nd Friday, 3:30 p.m.; Elementary
Art workshop (ages 9 and up), 4th Saturday, 10:15 a.m. Closed Sundays and Mondays.
El Dorado
2900 Studebaker Road
(562) 570-3136
Storytimes: Stay and Play (babies and toddlers) Thursday, 9:00 a.m.; Preschool
Storytime, call for dates and time. Parent-Child Book Club, call for dates
and time. Closed Sundays.
Harte
1595 W. Willow St.
(562) 570-1044
Call for schedule of monthly children's events. Closed Sundays.
Los Altos
5614 E. Britton Drive
(562) 570-1045
Preschool Story Time, Friday, 10:30 a.m; Tuesday Tales, Tuesday, 3:30 p. m.
Family Film Festival, Third Saturday of the month, 2:00 p.m. (check with library
for titles) Closed Sundays and Mondays.
Mark Twain
1401 E. Anaheim St.
(562) 570-1046
Story times: Preschool, Tuesday, 9:30 a.m.; Toddler, Tuesday, 11 a.m.; Family
(all ages), Tuesday, 5 p.m.; School-Age (K-5), Wednesday, 3:30 p.m.; Family
Movie Time, Friday, 3 p.m. Family Learning Center offers homework help Monday
- Saturday. Closed Sundays.
North Long Beach
5571 Orange Ave.
(562) 570-1047
Please contact the North Neighborhood Library for current programs. Family
Learning Center offers homework help Monday - Saturday. Closed Sundays.
Main
101 Pacific Ave. (562) 570-7500
Story times: Story times: Tiny Tot, Tuesday, 11:00 a.m.; Toddler, Thursday,
11:00 a.m.; Preschool, Friday, 11:00 a.m.; Jelly Bean Book Club (school age)
every Tuesday, 4:00 p.m.; all ages, Saturday, 11:30 a.m.; plus Saturday Movies
at 11 a.m.; Cool Crafters, 3rd Saturday, 2:00 p.m.; Featured film 4th Saturday,
2:30 p.m. Closed Mondays.
Los Alamitos/Rossmoor
www.ocpl.org
12700 Montecito (562) 430-1048
Story times: Preschool (2-5), Tuesday, 11:30 a.m.; Family Pajama (3-6), Tuesday,
7 p.m.; Stories at the Shops at Rossmoor (3-6), every third Wednesday, 4 p.m.;
dates vary and registration is required. Closed Thursdays and Sundays.
www.newportkids.org
Balboa
100 E. Balboa
(949) 644-3076
Story times: Preschool, Tuesday, 10:30 a.m.; and Books and Babies (6-24 mos),
Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. Closed Fridays and Sundays.
Central
1000 Avocado Ave.
(949) 717-3850
Story times: Pajama (3-7), Monday, 7 p.m.; Books and Babies (6-24 mos), Monday,
9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.; Toddler (24-36 mos), Wednesday, 9:30 and 10:30 a.m.;
Preschool (3-5), Thursday, 10:30 a.m.; Family (3-7, with parent), Saturday, 10:30
a.m. Also offered: Craft Club (grades K-2), third Tuesday, 4 p.m. Open daily.
Corona Del Mar
420 Marigold Ave.
(949) 644-3075
Storytime: Books and babies (6-24 mos.), Tuesday, 10:30 a.m.; and Preschool,
Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. Closed Sundays and Mondays.
Mariners
1300 Irvine Ave.
(949) 717-3838
Story times: Preschool (3-5), Tuesday, 10:30 a.m.; Books and Babies (6-24 mos.),
Wednesday, 10:30 a.m.; and Toddler (2-3), Thursday, 10:30 a.m. Craft Club (grades
K-2), second Thursday, 4 p.m. Closed Sundays.
www.colapublib.org
Alondra
11949 Alondra Blvd.
(562) 868-7771
Preschool Story Time (3-5), Tuesday, 6 p.m. Call for information about holiday
programming. Closed Thursdays, Sundays and Mondays.
Main
12350 E. Imperial Hwy.
(562) 868-0775
Storytimes: Preschool (with parent), Tuesday, noon; Toddler, Thursday, 10 a.m.;
Family, Tuesday, 6:15 p.m. plus homework center. Closed Sundays.
www.cityoforange.org/library
El Modena
380 S. Hewes St.
(714) 288-2450
Story times: Toddler (0-2), second and fourth Wednesday, 10 a.m.; Preschool (3-5),
first and third Wednesday, 10 a.m.; Pajama (3-6), first and third Monday, 7 p.m.
Bilingual story time, second Monday, 6 p.m. After-School Club (6-10) is also
available on the second and fourth Tuesday, 3:30 p.m. Closed Fridays and Sundays.
Main Library and History Center
407 E. Chapman Ave.
(714) 288-2400
Story times: Pajama (3-6), Tuesday, 7 p.m.; Paws to Read, second and fourth Tuesdays,
3:30 p.m. Toddler (0-2), Wednesday, 10:30 a.m.; Preschool (3-5), Thursday, 10:30
a.m.; Bilingual (2-6), second Saturday, 10:30 a.m.; Reach Out to Read (6-10),
second Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. and fourth Saturdays, 2:30 p.m. Closed Sundays.
Taft
740 E. Taft Ave.
(714) 288-2430
Story times: Toddler (0-2), first and third Tuesday, 10 a.m.; Preschool (3-5),
second and fourth Tuesday, 10 a.m.; and Pajama, second and fourth Monday, 7 p.m.
Closed Fridays and Sundays.
Paramount
16254 Colorado Ave.
(562) 630-3171
www.colapublib.org
Story times: Toddler, Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. and Stories and Crafts, Saturdays,
3
p.m.
Also offered: Children's movies, Thursday, 3 p.m., and homework center (grades
3-6).
Closed Sundays and Mondays.
Main
www.santa-ana.org/library
26 Civic Center Plaza
(714) 647-5250
Story times: Baby (6 mos-2 yrs), Monday, 10:30 a.m.; Cuentos en Español
(Spanish story time), Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.; Preschool (3-5), Wednesday, 10:30 a.m.;
Family (all ages), Thursday, 6:30 p.m. and Saturday, 10:30 a.m. Computer classes
available, call for details. Closed Sundays.
Newhope Library Learning Center
www.santa-ana.org/library
122 North Newhope St.
(714) 647-6992
Story time: Cuentos en Español (Spanish story time), Wednesday, 4 p.m.;
Preschool (3-5), Saturday, 11 a.m.; Family (all ages), Monday, 6:30 p.m. Closed
Sundays.
Santa Fe Springs
www.santafesprings.org/library
11700 Telegraph Road
(562) 868-7738
Preschool Story Time (with parent), Wednesday, 10 a.m.; and Bilingual Family,
Thursday, 7 p.m. Closed Sundays.
Seal
Beach
www.ocpl.org
707 Electric Ave.
(562) 431-3584
Storytimes: Family, first Mondays, 3:30 p.m.; Toddler, Monday and Tuesday, 11:15
a.m.; and Preschool, Wednesday, 9:15 a.m. Closed Fridays and Sundays.
Signal Hill
www.ci.signal-hill.ca.us
1770 E. Hill St.
(562) 989-7323
Story times: Pre-School Story Time (3-5), Friday, 10 a.m.; Youth Story Time (5-12),
Saturday, 11:30 a.m. Also offered: homework center, year-round literacy program
(3-12), and theater program throughout the year. Closed Sundays.
Stanton
www.ocpl.org
7850 Katella Ave.
(714) 898-3302
Story times: Baby Lapsit (babies 23 months and younger), Tuesday, 10:30 a.m.;
Toddler, Tuesday, 1 p.m.; Family, Tuesday, 7 p.m. Closed Fridays and Sundays.
Tustin
www.ocpl.org
345 E. Main St.
(714) 544-7725
Story times: Pajama Story Time (3-6), Tuesday, 7 p.m.; Baby (2 - 12 months),
Thursday 9:30 a.m.; Toddler (1-2), Thursday, 10:15 a.m. Open daily.
Villa Park Library
17865 Santiago
Blvd.
714) 998-0861
Story times: Toddler, Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m.; and Family, Tuesdays, 3:30 p.m.
Westminster
www.ocpl.org
8180 13th St.
(714) 893-5057
Story times: Preschool, Wednesday, 10:30 a.m.; Toddler, Wednesday, 11 a.m.; Family,
Saturday, 10:30 a.m.; and Family Pajama, second Thursday, 6 p.m. Afternoon Crafts
(6-12) is also offered the second Monday, 3:30 p.m. Open daily.
www.colapublib.org
Los Nietos
11644 E. Slauson Ave.
(562) 695-0708
After-school Fun, Wednesday, 4 p.m. Homework center. Closed Sundays.
Sorensen
11405 E. Rose Hedge Drive
(562) 695-3979
After School Crafts, third Friday, 3 p.m. Closed Sunday. CLOSED UNTIL SUMMER
2010.
South Whittier
14433 Leffingwell Road
(562) 946-4415
Family story time, (3-6), Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. Homework center available Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. Closed Sundays.
Yorba Linda Public
Library
www.yorbalindalibrary.com
18181 Imperial Highway (714) 777-2873 Story times:
Lap time (3 and under), Wednesday, 9:15, 10 and 11 a.m.; Pajamarama, first Wednesdays,
7 p.m. Preschool (3-5), Wednesday 1 p.m. and Thursday, 10:30 a.m.; Book Bugs
(grades K-3), Thursday, 3:45 p.m.; Family, Saturday, 10:30 a.m. Book Club (grades
4-6), third Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m.
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