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Winter Reading Program is here! 🏒

Winter Reading Program: Break the Ice - Monday, Jan. 13 through Friday, Feb. 23.

Monday, Jan. 13 - Friday, Feb. 23

The Anaheim Ducks NHL hockey team is sponsoring Winter Reading this year! Sign-up on Beanstack, our new program software to track your reading minutes, earn prizes, badges, and more! Children, Teen, and Adult readers will be entered into a Grand Prize Raffle for four tickets to an Anaheim Ducks hockey game!

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Book Recommendations

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The New Year is here and so are a few new books, so don't miss out! Sign up by selecting your reading preferences and we'll send you monthly recommendations.

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Fearless Reading &

Donut Eating Party (For Teens) 🍩

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Monday, Jan. 13

4 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Central Library

Winter Reading kick-off party in the Teen Lounge. Stop by, sign-up, and get a donut and a new book! Make a vision board collage for 2025, while you’re there. Limited supply of donuts, so arrive early before they’re gone!
Teen Programs at Central

New Library Card Alert 🧡

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In Celebration of

Winter Reading Program

Monday, Jan 13. - Friday, Feb 23

The new Anaheim Ducks x APL card just dropped to celebrate the 2025 Winter Reading Program! Be sure to stop by your favorite branch to get your newly designed Anaheim Ducks Library Card!
Yay, Gooo Ducks! 🏒🧊

Anaheim Public Library Closures

Closed system-wide in observation of the following dates below:

Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025

City Holiday (New Year's Day)

Monday, Jan. 20 

(Martin Luther King Jr. Day)

Partial Branch Holiday Closures:

Wednesday, Jan. 1 through Sunday, Jan. 5
(Listed branches below only)
East Anaheim Branch
Euclid Branch
Heritage Services Branch
Ponderosa Joint-Use Branch
Sunkist Branch

Regular system-wide business hours continue on Monday, Jan. 6

Some programs may be subject to change; please click the button below to view the latest updates to our monthly Newsletter. If you are experiencing issues while viewing from your email, you may use this link to view the newsletter in a browser.

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Upcoming Programs & Events

CENTRAL LIBRARY

500 W. Broadway

Monday – Friday: 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Saturday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Sunday: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Central Library - Image of children playing chess in the Chess Club program
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Families: Winter Reading Program Celebration

Monday, Jan. 13
 p.m. -  p.m.

Children: Master Builders Academy

Thursday, Jan. 9

4 p.m. - 5 p.m. 

Teens: Journaling 101

Monday, Jan. 18

2 p.m. - 3 p.m.

 

Adults: Busy Gardener Series: Roses 101

Sunday, Jan. 12

2 p.m. - 3 p.m.

 

All ages: Jaque Mate: Chess Club

Tuesday, Jan. 21

4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Older Adults: Alzheimer's OC

(Only via Zoom)

Tuesday, Jan. 21

2 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Register Here

CANYON HILLS BRANCH

400 S. Scout Trail

Monday – Thursday: 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Friday: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Saturday: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Canyon Hills Branch - Image of child participating in a craft
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Families: Adventures in STEAM: Kinetic Dough

Wednesday, Jan. 22

1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Children: Directed Drawing Class

Saturday, Jan. 11

 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

 

Teens: Crochet Class:
Snowman Coasters

Saturday, Jan. 25

2:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.


Adults: Intro to Home Music Production Class

Saturday, Jan. 18

2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

 

Older Adults: Tech Café for

Older Adults

Every Thursday 

2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

 

All Ages: Lunar New Year Celebration

Monday, Jan. 27

4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

EAST ANAHEIM BRANCH

8201 E. Santa Ana Canyon Rd.

Monday – Thursday: 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Saturday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Sunday: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

East Anaheim Branch - Image of a child participating in a Lunar New Year craft
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Families: Pajamas & Pancakes

Saturday, Jan. 11

 11 a.m. -  12 p.m.

Children: STEAM Sunday: Pop Into the New Year Make Pop Rocks

Sunday, Jan. 19

1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

 

Adults: Talks & Treats:

Adult Book Discussion:

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

Tuesday, Jan. 14

12 p.m. - 1 p.m.

 

All Ages: Lunar New Year Crafts

Wednesday, Jan. 29

3 p.m. - 5 p.m.

EUCLID BRANCH

1340 S. Euclid St.

Monday – Friday: 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.

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Families: Family STEAM Fun

Every Tuesday

5 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Children: Lunar New Year Special

Friday, Jan. 31

11 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

 

Teens: Video Game Day

Every Thursday

3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

 

Adults: Adult Book Club

Tuesday, Jan. 21

5 p.m. - 6 p.m.

 

All Ages: Ukulele Jammin'

Thursday, Jan. 9

4 p.m. - 5 p.m.

*Registration Required

HASKETT BRANCH

2650 W. Broadway

Monday – Thursday: 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Friday: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Saturday & Sunday: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Haskett Branch image of children with their parent participating in a program
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Families: Lunar New Year Celebration

Sunday, Jan. 26

2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

 

Children: STEMUp4Youth:

Let's Tinker with Electric Motors

Friday, Jan. 17

4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

 

Adults: Artistic Afternoons

Sunday, Jan. 19

2 p.m. - 3 p.m.


 All Ages: Painter's Space:

Lunar New Year Painting

Sunday, Jan. 12
1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

 

PONDEROSA JOINT-USE BRANCH

240 E. Orangewood Ave.

Monday – Thursday: 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Saturday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Ponderosa Joint-Use Branch image of children participating in a craft during a program
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Families: Biligual Family Storytime

Every Thursday

5 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Children: English & Math Tutoring

Saturday, Jan. 25

10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

 

Adults: Dungeons & Dragons

Saturday, Jan. 11

2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

 

All Ages: Creative Artists: Stackable Calendars

Saturday, Jan. 11

11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

SUNKIST BRANCH

901 S. Sunkist St.

Monday – Friday: 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Saturday: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

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Families: Lunar New Year

Family Storytime

Tuesday, Jan. 28

5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Children: Sunkist S.T.E.A.M:

Paper Snake Build

Friday, Jan. 17

4 p.m. - 5 p.m.

 

Teens: Teen Movie Day:

Mean Girls (2024, PG-13)

Friday , Jan. 10

2:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.

 

Adults: Lunar New Year Decorations

Tuesday, Jan. 28

1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

 

Older Adults: Senior Art Class: Leather Cover Journals & Purses

Tuesday, Jan. 28

 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.

 

All ages: Plant-Based Snack Demo

Friday, Jan. 31

3 p.m. - 4 p.m.

STEAM

STEAM on the Go: Soaring Through the Air

STEAM on the Go: Soaring Through the Air
Soaring into a New Year!

 

Explore the exciting world of aerodynamics, planes, and flight with the STEAM on the Go: Soaring Through the Air kit! Learn all about the principles of lift, drag, thrust, and gravity, and how these forces work together to enable aircrafts to soar through the sky.
View our STEAM Kit Catalog

Buckle up and get ready to take off! 

 

Each kit contains all the materials needed for your child to complete 3 to 5 experiments, art projects, and activities. 

 

Reserve this STEAM kit today.

STEAM on the Go: Soaring Through the Air Kit Materials

"The New Year is here, and it's filled with exciting new programs and many returning favorites. We are always working on making APL even better than before. Be on the lookout for a community survey to understand the needs of our incredible patrons within our community.

Sincerely,

Audrey A. Lujan
Your City Librarian
Anaheim Public Library

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