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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.

Unleash your creativity as you paint on your own canvas for a few minutes, then swap with a neighbor to create one-of-a-kind shared masterpieces. Available from September 1 - October 28. All ages welcome. Space is limited, please contact individual branch for registration details.

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OC Public Libraries is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 - October 15 with author talks, live music, cooking demos, crafts, storytimes, and more!

Jocelyn Ramirez is a chef, published cookbook author, New York Times recipe contributor, CPG founder at Tuyyo Foods and advocate for healthy food access in her community. She founded one of LA’s acclaimed Latin food businesses, with a mission to create delicious and healthy plant-forward food...

Join OC Public Libraries for a series of gardening workshops from September 12 - November 21. All ages welcome! Space is limited. Please contact individual branch for registration details.

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Kaelynn Partlow is an autistic therapist, public speaker, content creator, and author of Life on the Bridge. She shares autism insight through national speaking events, social media, and her work at Project Hope Foundation to promote real-world autism support and inclusion. She is best known for her...

Join OC Public Libraries in celebrating Spooky Month from October 1 - October 31 with live music, costume parades, crafts, storytimes, and more!

Olivie Blake is the New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six, Alone with You in the Ether, One for My Enemy, Masters of Death, Januaries, and Gifted & Talented. As Alexene Farol Follmuth, she is also the author of the young adult rom-coms Twelfth Knight and My Mechanical Romance. She lives...

Michelle Sterling is an author, photographer and speech-language pathologist whose picture books include When Lola Visits, A Sweet New Year for Ren, Maribel’s Year and Riding Through Rice Fields. Many of her stories are inspired by her heritage, family traditions and her love of gastronomy and food...

Celebrate everything TEEN this October at OC Public Libraries! All month long our branches will highlight teen services in the library with special programs and activities designed just for you. We’re starting it all off with our big TeenFest celebration on October 7 at the Aliso Viejo Library. 

Trish Lundy grew up in Rochester, New York and now calls the West Coast home. Her debut YA thriller, The One That Got Away with Murder, is currently in development for television at Hulu. Her second YA thriller, The Worst Is Yet to Come, will hit shelves in October 2026. 

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Min Jin Lee is the author of the novels Free Food for Millionaires and Pachinko, a finalist for the National Book Award, runner-up for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, and a New York Times “100 Best Books of the Century.” She serves as the New York State Author Laureate from 2025 through 2027. She...

WALTER MOSLEY is one of America’s most celebrated writers. He was given the 2020 National Book Award’s Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, named a Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America, and honored with the Anisfield-Wolf Award, a Grammy, a PEN USA Lifetime Achievement...

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...

Tell us how the library made a positive impact in your life. Please take a few minutes to answer a quick survey and share your story.

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.