If you use the wilderness park for hiking, biking, photography or just relaxing, Trail Stewardship will be right up your alley!  Get up close and personal with the trail you use; you’ll see the trails in a whole new way. No experience necessary.  This is FUN hard work.  Whatever your skill level is, there is a job to do:  clearing drains of brush; building “gargoyles” to better define the trail; moving dirt or building an in-slope turn. We will be using tools such as loppers, picks, shovels, and McLeods to restore features that protect the trail and/or build new features to improve trail sustainability.  Remember:  let’s keep users ON the trail and water OFF the trail to prevent fragmentation of our precious wilderness.  Snacks will be provided. Expect to hike up to 4 miles during our morning.

• Please wear long pants, closed-toed shoes and sun protections.
• Bring plenty of water.
• The location will be determined closer to the date.

Join us for a family-friendly walk through history at Caspers Wilderness Park and learn how the hot springs have been valued by different cultures over time. Once we reach the historic pools, there will be a discussion about hot springs science and geology.

Caspers Wilderness Park is a protected wilderness preserve and the hot springs are a storied part of the park's history. During the hike, attendees can keep an eye out for native plant and animal life while the ranger shares details about the hot springs and surrounding lands.

This is an easy, one-mile roundtrip hike. No dogs or strollers. Hikes are made possible through a partnership with Caspers Park Foundation.

Registration is required for each hike. Event is free, parking $5 per vehicle

Want to have fun while giving back to nature? Then come help out at the Native Seed Farm in Irvine! There you can help the Irvine Ranch Conservancy grow and harvest native seeds which will be used to repair wildland right here in Orange County. Ages 8 and up; minors must be accompanied by an adult. Registration is required.

Let your imagination run wild! The library provides materials and project ideas for children under 12 to get creative. Adult supervision is recommended.

Join O'Neill Regional Park naturalists and learn about the animals and nature of Trabuco Canyon. This will be a light to moderate walk on mostly paved roads. Approximately 1.5 hours.

All ages welcome. 

Meet at the Nature Center patio. 

Event is conditional on the weather. 

Event: Free

Parking: Free

Receive training to become a volunteer tutor and help adult learners develop basic reading and writing skills!

Before attending, please complete the orientation video and register at READOC.org.

Receive training to become a volunteer tutor and help adult learners develop basic reading and writing skills!

Before attending, please complete the orientation video and register at READOC.org.

“Inspire to Be” is a free tutoring program for grades K-8 on Saturdays during the school year.  San Clemente High School Students will assist with homework or tutoring in a variety of subjects.  No sign-up necessary.

With the opportunity to view large flocks of ducks, gulls, and other shorebirds, this beginner level bird walk will feature the migratory birds who visit Upper Newport Bay every winter. We will walk along the bay and bluffs and focus on basic bird identification, binocular use, and how to use all the available clues to figure out what you’re looking out.

• Minors aged 16 and younger must have legal guardian present at all times.
• Walk-ins are welcome, however space is limited, so registration is suggested.
• For more information call (949) 923-2250 or email unbic@ocparks.com.
• Click link below to register.

MYSTERY BOOK CLUB

4th Saturday @ 10:30am

JAN 25 - Gaudy Night         

by Dorothy Sayers

FEB 22 - Red Parts                    

by Maggie Nelson

MAR 28 - The Beekeeper’s Apprentice

by Laurie King

APR 25 - Moonstone                  

by Wilkie Collins

Math Challenge!

4th Saturday of each month @11AM

Come geek out with Kosuke testing your math knowledge with fun and challenging puzzles and word problems! These Japanese word problems aren't meant to be brain teasers, but actual problems that are used in classes today to further your child's critical thinking abilities. Children will not only drastically improve their numeracy skills, but their literacy skills as well!

This session is intended for children in grades 1-6. Free! No registration is required.

Children of all ages and their families are invited to visit the Tustin Library on the 4th Saturday of each month for an afternoon of LEGO and DUPLO fun! We supply the LEGOs and YOU supply the creativity! This program is free and no registration is required. Please contact the Tustin Library at 714-544-7725 for more information.

Have you ever wanted to visit Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve, but are unable to due to physical limitations? While open to all, this virtual tour of the preserve is intended to provide access to one of Orange County’s most important natural resources from the comfort of home for those who are unable to come here in person!

This walk through the park and nature center will be presented live over the internet using software that does not require any subscriptions or downloads. All you need to participate is an internet connected device such as a smartphone or computer.

Guests will get to see the exhibits inside the Muth Interpretive Center, walk the trails with an OC Parks Resource Specialist, and interact in real time with their guide

Register to receive the login information for the virtual visit.

To register visit www.letsgooutside.org

 
Join us for the first session in a free, five-part Alzheimer's and Brain Health Education Series presented by the Alzheimer's Association:

Effective Communication Strategies

Learn to decode the verbal and behavioral messages delivered by someone with dementia and identify strategies to help you connect and communicate at each stage of the disease. 

Our library is hosting this series as part of NEA’s "Big Read" which has selected the award-winning #1 New York Times Bestseller Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant?,  a graphic novel-formatted memoir that provides a brutally honest look at the struggle of a daughter’s role as caregiver to aging parents.

Saturdays from 2-4PM

Need help with your computer or mobile device? Want to open an email account but don't know how? Need help formatting a document to print? Have a new mobile device or computer and don't know where to start? Get one-on-one help!

Hands-on assistance for all ages! No appointment needed.

This is provided by the Irvine University Park Library's Teen Advisory Board.

Children grades K-8 are invited to join Bionerds for fun hands-on biology activities. Each week the workshops will explore different topics: Rise of Dino, DNA, Corals and Stingray!

Writer's Ink Workshop

2nd & 4th Saturdays @ 3PM

Learn how to write your own story all on your own! These bi-monthly workshops will held guide children in grades 1-3 on creating their own short stories.

Free! First come, first serve, but seating is limited! This program is presented by the volunteers of Writer's Ink.

This creative writing workshop is recommended for 1st - 3rd graders. It is taught by Writer's Ink, a group of high school volunteers.

No pre-registration. First come, first seated for the first 24 students downstairs in the Community Room each Saturday at 3 pm. Look for the sign up sheet when you arrive.