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Encourage movement and mindfulness while practicing yoga on the lawn with your little one. All abilities welcome. Please bring a mat or a towel.

Yoga instructor Gina Velez, The Yogina, will demonstrate poses that caregivers and toddlers can do together, explore movement through storytelling, and demonstrate activities for social-emotional learning.

Ages 18-35 months.

Encourage movement and mindfulness while practicing yoga on the lawn with your little one. All abilities welcome. Please bring a mat or a towel.

Yoga instructor Gina Velez, The Yogina, will demonstrate poses that caregivers and babies can do together, including gentle breathing exercises and regulation techniques.

Ages 6-18 months.

Join the library on the Oso Creek Trail for a nature-inspired scavenger hunt and activities!

This event takes place at the Celebration Garden along the Oso Creek Trail. Parking is available below the Potocki Center for the Arts.

Ages 3 and older.

Experience the fun and astonishment reading can create when books come to life in this wacky and interactive magic show.

Ages 3 and older. 

Learn the secret of hula hooping in this fun outdoor program. Watch a lively demonstration and then try it yourself!

All ages.

Join us on for this essential expo and town hall on hazing intervention and safety preparedness for families who have children entering college in the fall. Plus a sneak peek of the new docuseries "Protect the House".

Event details:

• Wednesday, May 17
• 6 - 9 pm
• Norman P. Murray Community Center, 24932 Veterans Way, 92692
• For more information call the Community Center at 949-470-3062
• Free
• All ages

The Mission Viejo Library and the Southern California Writers Association (SCWA) will host New York Times #1 international bestselling author Gregg Hurwitz on Saturday, May 20.

The event begins at 10 am in the City Hall Council Chamber at 200 Civic Center.

Hurwitz has written 24 thrillers including the popular "Orphan X" series. His novels have won numerous literary awards and have been published in 33 languages. Additionally, he's written screenplays and television scripts for many of the major studios and television networks.

Mission Viejo Library will commemorate Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, with Randi Biederman, co-author of the critically acclaimed book “Schindler’s Listed: The Search for My Father’s Lost Gold” on Monday, April 17 at 6 pm in the City Hall Council Chamber.

Randi will discuss the book - which is part treasure hunt and Holocaust history - and the 20 years of research that led her and her late husband Mark to write their family’s story.

Books will be available for purchase with cash only for $20. An autograph signing will follow the presentation.

Coffee lovers are invited to a special presentation by Kristin Yellin from Mission Viejo-based High Ground Coffee on Saturday, April 15.

The fun takes place in the City Hall Council Chamber beginning at 11 am.

Kristin will talk about the history of coffee and how it fosters a sense of community. A reception with free coffee will follow the presentation.

To register, visit this link.

Help your little one learn and grow with fun activities and information from First 5 Orange County. 

To register, please email LibraryPrograms@cityofmissionviejo.org.