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Winter Reading Program 2026 🥟🥢
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Jan. 12 - Feb. 22, 2026 
The Anaheim Public Library’s annual winter reading program offers epic prizes to encourage you to meet your reading goals. The more you read, the more chances you'll get to win awesome prizes for all ages! 
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Celebrate Black History Month🎉
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Explore Black history, voices, and stories in Anaheim through engaging programs, resources, and services!✨
 
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Connect with other book lovers! 💞📖
Connect with your community at an adult book club at a local APL branch. From Mystery to Horror, there's a genre for everyone!
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Holiday Closures🗓️
All Anaheim Libraries will be closed on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, in observance of Presidents' Day

Founders' Park: Open House🏡
Saturday, Feb. 7
9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
400 N. West St.
Come to Founders' Park, featuring the historic Mother Colony and Woelke-Stoffel Houses, and immerse yourself in Anaheim's agricultural history through its many exciting amenities. Park walkways and trails lead visitors through recreated 19th century landscapes, while pictorial signage spins a tale of pioneering winemakers and persevering Valencia orange growers facing hardships on the way to fulfilling an utopian dream.

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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.

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Download Full Calendar: Central Library

Families: Family Literacy Game Night

Tuesday, Feb. 24

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

Children: Winter Wrap Up, Spring Roll In

Sunday, Feb. 22

1 p.m. - 3 p.m.

 

Teens: Princess Project Pop-Up

Friday, Feb. 27

3:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

and

Saturday, Feb. 28

10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.


Adults: A Literary Speakeasy: Poetry Salon

Saturday, Feb. 14

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

 

All Ages: Black History Month Mini-Jazz Series

Saturday, Feb. 14
11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
 

Saturday, Feb. 21

11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

 

Sunday, Feb. 22
1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

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.

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Families: Ramadan Mosaics

Friday, Feb. 20
3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Children: Adventure in STEAM: Solar System Models

Wednesday, Feb. 4

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

Teens: Teen Tuesday: No-Sew Heart Pillow (Ages 11-18)

Tuesday, Feb. 10

4 p.m. - 5 p.m.

 

Adults: Next Chapter Book Club

Saturday, Feb. 21

2 p.m. - 3 p.m.

 

Older Adults: Game Day for Older Adults 

Friday, Feb. 6

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

 

All ages: K-Pop Celebration

Saturday, Feb. 28

12 p.m. - 2 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.

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Families: STEAM Sunday:
Let It Snow
Sunday, Feb. 22
1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Children: Valentine's Day Craft: Make a Love Bug

Saturday, Feb. 14

11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

 

Adults: Talk & Treat Adults Book Discussion: "Beloved" by
Toni Morrison

Tuesday, Feb. 10

12 p.m. - 1 p.m.

 

EUCLID BRANCH

1340 S. Euclid St.

Monday – Friday: 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.

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Families: Valentine's Day Card

Friday, Feb. 13

4 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Children: 3-4-5 Jump and Jive Storytime

Thursdays

10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

 

Teens: Trash Journaling

Wednesday, Feb. 25

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

 

Adults: Fiber Arts for Adults

Tuesday, Feb. 24

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

 

Older Adults: Tech Tuesdays

Tuesdays

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

 

All Ages: Lunar New Year Celebration

Wednesday, Feb. 18

 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

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.

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Families: Lunar New Year Celebration

Sunday, Feb. 15

1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Children: STEMUp4Youth

Friday, Feb. 20

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

 

Teens: Learn to Play the Ukulele

Sunday, Feb. 8

2 p.m. - 3 p.m.

 

Adults: Southern and Soul Food Demonstration with Georgia's Restaurant

Wednesday, Feb. 18

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

 
All Ages: Haskett's Chess Club
Thursday, Feb. 19
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 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.

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Children: STEAM Explorers: Art & Quilting

Saturday, Feb. 28

11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

 

Teens & Adults: Dungeons & Dragons

Saturday, Feb. 7

2 p.m. - 3 p.m.

 

Older Adults: ¡Aprenda Ingles!

Wednesday, Feb. 25

5 p.m. - 6 p.m.

 

Families: Family Storytime

Thursdays

 5 p.m. - 6 p.m.

 

All Ages: Lunar New Year Celebration

Wednesday, Feb. 18

5 p.m. - 6 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 Storytime & Craft

Tuesday, Feb. 17

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

Children: Make a Valentine

Thursday, Feb. 5

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

 

Sunkist S.T.E.A.M.: Exploration Station!

Friday, Feb. 20

4 p.m. - 5 p.m.

 

Teens: Button Making

Friday, Feb. 27

3 p.m. - 4 p.m.

 

Adults: Lunar New Year Sesame Balls Cooking Demonstration

Thursday, Feb. 12

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

 

Older Adults: Senior Art Class: Mock China Painting Platters

Tuesday, Feb. 17

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

STEAM

STEAM Bitty Bitz: Builds 🏗️👷‍♀️👷‍♂️

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Get Ready to Build!
 
Introduce your child to the concepts of engineering and construction through fun hands-on activities in the STEAM Bitty Bitz: Builds kit! Learn how to use problem-solving skills to build a house and construct qa roll and bounce tower.
 
Reserve this STEAM kit today!

Young explorers from preschool to kindergarten will enjoy this fun STEAM kit.

View our STEAM Kit Catalog
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"We're halfway through our Winter Reading Program! Make sure to log your reading and collect your prizes. We look forward to having you at a local branch to celebrate Black History Month and Lunar New Year!✨

Sincerely,

Audrey A. Lujan
Your City Librarian
Anaheim Public Library

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