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We will be taking a three-week storytime break from May 23rd through June 13th. 
 
Please visit our Children's Desk or call 714-826-4100 ext. 126
if you have any questions.
 
Star Wars Day
Wednesday, May 4th
Children's Room
Kids, may the force be with you! Stop by all day to take a picture with cardboard Chewbacca and grab a Star Wars themed bag of paper crafts and small goodies (while supplies last).
BARK Therapy Dogs
Tuesday, May 10th at 6:30PM - 7:30PM
Children's Room 
Kids, come read to our dog pals Syrah and Angus in the children's fiction area. Signups are not required, and readers will be able to spend time with Syrah and Angus on a first come, first served basis.
 
All participants 2 years of age and older will be required to wear a mask while reading to Syrah and Angus.
K-pop Dance Class
Saturday, May 14th at 11:30AM
Library Front Lawn
Kids and kids at heart, join us on the library's front lawn as we celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month by learning to dance BTS' "Butter"! Unos Dance Fitness studio will provide a demo, instruction, and a good time.
 
No registration is required.
Preschool Storytime
Tuesdays, May 3rd, 10th, & 17th
10:00AM - 11:00AM
Donna Bagley Community Room 
Kids and caregivers, join us on Tuesdays in our community room for stories, songs, and play.
 
No registration is required.
Little Friends Storytime
Wednesdays, May 4th, 11th, 18th
10:00AM - 11:00AM
Donna Bagley Community Room
Kids and caregivers, join us on Wednesdays in our community room for stories, songs, and play.
 
No registration is required. 
Family Storytime
Saturdays, May 7th, 14th, 21st
10:00AM-11:00AM
Donna Bagley Community Room
Kids and caregivers, join us on Saturdays in our community room for stories, songs, and play.
 
No registration is required.
 
Teen Advisory Board (TAB)
Tuesday, May 3rd at 6:00PM-7:00PM 
Guild Book Store
High school students, join our Teen Advisory Board! You will have the opportunity to earn community service hours and discuss programs and activities you want to see at the library! 
 
Meetings will be held on the first Tuesday of every month from 6:00PM-7:00PM. 
 
Please complete a volunteer application and turn it in to the Children's Department. 
 
Please contact Pam at 714-826-4100 ext. 171 or email ppedro@buenaparklibrary.org if you have any questions.

Red Cross Blood Drive
Monday, May 16th, 10:00AM to 4:00PM
Donna Bagley Community Room
Give the gift of life and donate blood!
 
For eligibility requirements and to register, please visit the American Red Cross website.
 
Afternoon Adult Book Club
Thursday, May 26th at 3:00PM
Second Floor Board Room & Zoom
Join us this month for a discussion on The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles. 
 
In The Lincoln Highway Towles follows three teenage boys and an 8-year-old as they travel along the Lincoln Highway from Morgen, Nebraska, to Manhattan in 1954. Emmett Watson, just released from a juvenile boys detention camp, has returned to Nebraska to find that his family's farm has been foreclosed on.
 
If you will be joining us in-person, no need to register. Just show up! Meeting will be in the Board Room on the second floor. Ages 18+
 
Click here to register for the Afternoon Group via Zoom.
 
Please note: Starting in June, both meetings will be in-person only.
 
Please contact Helen at 714-826-4100 ext. 172 or email hkoo@buenaparklibrary.org if you have any questions.
Evening Adult Book Club
Thursday, May 26th at 6:00PM
Second Floor Board Room & Zoom
Join us this month for a discussion on The Music of Bees by Eileen Garvin.
 
Three lonely strangers in a rural Oregon town, each working through grief and life's curveballs, are brought together by happenstance on a local honeybee farm where they find surprising friendship, healing--and maybe even a second chance--just when they least expect it.
 
If you will be joining us in person, no need to register. Just show up! Meeting will be in the Board Room on the second floor. Ages 18+
 
Click here to register for the Evening Group via Zoom.
 
Please note: Starting in June, both meetings will be in-person only.
 
Please contact Helen at 714-826-4100 ext. 172 or email hkoo@buenaparklibrary.org if you have any questions.
OC One-Stop Mobile Unit Assistance for Job Seekers
Mondays 10:00AM-4:00PM by appointment
Walk-up services are available as occupancy permits
Closed Monday, May 30th for holiday
The OC One-Stop Mobile Unit is a reinvention of the OC One-Stop Center on wheels. It delivers mobile employment and workforce development services to members of the public in the County of Orange. 
 
Employment and workforce development services include:
  • Recruiting & Pre-Employment Screening
  • Interviewing & Training 
  • Career Development Activities
  • Individual Assessments
  • Local Hiring Events 
  • and more!
The Mobile Unit will be parked in our library's parking lot on most Mondays from
10:00AM - 4:00PM and will be offering these services by appointment. Please make your appointment at www.oconestop.com/mobile-unit or by calling 714-480-6500. 
Walk-up services are available as occupancy permits
 
 
Buena Park Library District
7150 La Palma Ave
Buena Park, California 90620
714-826-4100

www.buenaparklibrary.org/