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Fall Into Reading Challenge Monday: Sept. 28-Wednesday: Dec. 23 www.buenapark.beanstack.org Kids ages 0-12, sign up for our fall reading challenge, offered in partnership with Giving Children Hope. Receive a prize when you log 7 and 14 books. While supplies last. Grownups can read to/with children who cannot yet read. Register and find more details on Beanstack. |
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October Name Charm Challenge Thursday: Oct. 1-Saturday: Oct. 31 www.buenapark.beanstack.org Kids ages 0-12, log up to 5 books in the Each book logged will automatically enter your name into a drawing for a customized name charm generously
donated by Fluffy Market. Find Fluffy Market @fluffy_market_us on Instagram. Caregivers of very young children may read to/with their children. Winners will be contacted in early November. |
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In-N-Out Reading Challenge Saturday: Oct. 3-Saturday: Nov. 14 Kids ages 4-12, read to receive up to three free In-N-Out hamburgers, cheeseburgers, or grill cheese sandwiches. Pick up a reading log in the children's room during the program dates. We thank In-N-Out for generously sponsoring this program. |
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Pajama-rama Storytime Thursday: Oct. 8 at 6:30PM-7:00PM Room 16 Join us in your pajamas for an evening of stories. Stuffed animal friends are more than welcome. No registration is required. All adults present must be in the immediate presence of a child 12 years old or younger. Space is limited. |
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Word Game Night: Bananagrams Monday: Oct. 12 at 6:30PM-7:15PM Room 16 Kids ages 5-12, come play the word game Bananagrams with familiar faces and new friends. Don’t know how to play? We’ll teach you. Play as an individual or as a team with your grownup/family. No registration is required. All adults present must be in the immediate presence of a child 12 years old or younger. Space is limited. |
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Read to a BARK Therapy Dog Tuesday: Oct. 13 at 6:45PM-7:45PM Room 16 Kids ages 0-12, read to a BARK therapy dog. Readers will receive a time slot with a dog on a first come, first served basis. Signups start at 6:30PM. All adults present must be in the immediate presence of a child 12 years old or younger. Space is limited. |
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Monster Mayhem: Play-Doh Monster Craft Monday: Oct. 19-Tuesday: Oct. 20 Room 15 Kids ages 4-12, stop by the children's room to read one of the monster books on display, and then grab a DIY monster kit to make a Play-Doh monster at home. While supplies last. All adults present must be in the immediate presence of a child 12 years old or younger. Space is limited. |
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Mini Pumpkin Decorating Monday: Oct. 19 at 6:30PM-7:15PM Room 16 Kids ages 3-12, join us to decorate a mini pumpkin to look like a children's book character. We will put your decorated pumpkin on display from October 21-27, and library visitors will vote for their favorite pumpkin. The decorator of the winning pumpkin will win an Elephant and Piggie blanket and pin bundle. Pumpkins will be available for decorating while supplies last. One pumpkin per child. No registration is required. All adults present must be in the immediate presence of a child 12 years old or younger. Space is limited. |
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Beginners' Origami Hour Monday: Oct. 26 at 6:30PM-7:30PM Room 16 Kids ages 4-12, make three beginners’ origami projects to take home with you. Supplies and instructions will be provided. No registration is required. All adults present must be in the immediate presence of a child 12 years old or younger. Space is limited. |
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Korean/English Bilingual Storytime Thursday: Oct. 29 at 6:30PM-7:00PM Room 16 Join us for stories and songs in Korean and English. Fun for the whole family! No registration is required. All adults present must be in the immediate presence of a child 12 years old or younger. Space is limited. |
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Preschool Storytime Mondays & Tuesdays: Oct. 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27 10:10AM-10:40AM in Room 16 Join us for stories, songs, and movement. All ages are welcome, but this storytime is geared toward 3-5 year olds. No registration is required. All adults present must be in the immediate presence of a child 12 years old or younger. Space is limited. |
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Baby/Toddler Storytime Wednesdays: Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28 10:10AM-10:40AM in Room 16 Join us for stories, songs, and movement. All ages are welcome, but this storytime is geared toward babies and toddlers. No registration is required. All adults present must be in the immediate presence of a child 12 years old or younger. Space is limited. |
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Spanish/English Bilingual Storytime Thursdays: Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 10:10AM-10:40AM in Room 16 Join us for songs and stories in Spanish and English. All ages are welcome. No registration is required. All adults present must be in the immediate presence of a child 12 years old or younger. Space is limited. |
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Family Storytime Saturdays: Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 10:10AM-10:40AM in Room 16 Join us for stories, songs, and movement. All ages are welcome. No registration is required. All adults present must be in the immediate presence of a child 12 years old or younger. Space is limited. |
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Join TAB today! First Monday of each month (Oct. 5) 6:00PM-7:00PM, Room 16 Looking for a way to get involved, build leadership skills, and shape our Library? Come learn all about our Teen Advisory Board (TAB). TAB is a student led volunteer group that plans Library programs, discusses books and trends, and helps make the Library a place that you and your peers want to be. TAB is open to ages 14-18 and in high school. Unsure about joining? You can earn a free service hour just for sitting in on your first meeting! If you decide you'd like to commit, you can submit an application. First free hour offered to all teens 14-18 and in high school, until all TAB spots are filled. Questions about TAB? Please email BPLDTAB@BUENAPARKLIBRARY.ORG or call 714-826-4100 EXT 177 |
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Teens Study Cafe: Sip & Study! Tuesday: Oct. 20 6:00PM-7:30PM in Room 16 Need a cozy spot to hit the books? Come join us at the Teen Study Cafe! Whether you're tackling homework, or just need a chill space to focus, we've got you covered. Take a study break at our DIY Tea Refresher Station to keep you energized through your session. No registration is required. Ages 12-18 |
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Teens Halloween Art Night Tuesday: Oct. 27 6:00PM-7:30PM in Room 16 Drop by for an eerie evening at the Library! We'll be decorating mini pumpkins, painting vintage ghost art, and listening to classic ghost stories straight from Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, by Alvin Schwartz. Come be festive and creative with us! No registration is required. Ages 12-18 |
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Hallow-READ Reading Challenge
Thursday: Oct. 1-Saturday Oct. 31 www.buenapark.beanstack.org Adults, ages 19+, read and write reviews for a chance to win a Grand Prize this month! Register on the Beanstack website (www.buenapark.beanstack.org) or free app.
For each review submitted, you will receive a virtual ticket to put into a Grand Prize Drawing. Readers who complete this challenge by submitting five reviews will earn an extra Grand Prize drawing ticket. Physical books, physical audiobooks, e-books, and e-audiobooks all count.
The last day to submit reviews and enter tickets for Grand Prize drawings is October 31st. Grand Prize winners will be notified the week of November 1st.
The last day to pick up prizes is November 21st. |
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Book Club for Adults Thursday: Oct. 8 at 5:00PM-6:00PM Room 16 Join us to discuss The Staircase in the Woods by Chuck Wendig. Matty, Lore, Owen, Nick, and Hamish are high school friends who go into the woods and stumble upon a staircase growing out of the forest floor, leading no where. When Matty climbs the staircase, he blinks out of existence. Twenty years later, the remaining four friends gather around a new staircase… and whatever lies at the top. No registration is required. Ages 18+ |
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Book Club for Adults Thursday: Nov. 12 at 5:00PM-6:00PM Room 16 Join us to discuss Marguerite by the Lake by Mary Dixie Carter. Marguerite by the Lake is an atmospheric, tense novel about the death of a glamorous garden designer, a widower trying to keep his secrets buried, and the beautiful young gardener who finds herself entangled in their lives. No registration is required. Ages 18+ |
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