Library

All ages are invited to join library staff and Science Heads for a fun-filled morning exploring the stars, including live solar viewing!

We've scheduled a variety of virtual activities for all ages:

For adults 18 and older.

Join the Brown Bag Book Club on Zoom for a virtual discussion of "Island of Sea Women" by Lisa See.

Patrons can pick up a copy of the book at the Ask Here Desk. To reserve your copy email LibraryPrograms@cityofmissionviejo.org. 

For your Zoom invitation, email LibraryPrograms@cityofmissionviejo.org.
 

For adults 18 and older.

Join the Brown Bag Book Club on Zoom for a virtual discussion of "How Much of These Hills is Gold" by C Pam Zhang.

Patrons may pick up a copy of the book at the Ask Here Desk. To reserve your copy, email LibraryPrograms@cityofmissionviejo.org.

Email LibraryPrograms@cityofmissionviejo.org for the Zoom invitation.
 

For adults 18 and older.

Join the Brown Bag Book Club on Zoom for a virtual discussion of Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng.

Submissions are closed and the virtual exhibit is now live.

View the virtual gallery

Thank you to all the participants for sharing their Moon Over Mission Viejo images!

The Mission Viejo Library and Cultural Arts department is seeking original digital photographs for a special "Moon Over Mission Viejo" virtual gallery display. 

Children and their parents are invited to tune in at 1 pm to a virtual Writers Present with children's author Maryrose Wood on Saturday, January 23.

Maryrose is best known for penning "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place," the acclaimed middle-grade series about a teenage governess and her three raised-by-wolves pupils, published by Balzer + Bray. Titles in the six-book series have appeared on "Best Children's Books of the Year" lists from NPR, Christian Science Monitor, Kirkus and others.  

In this virtual event presented in partnership with Warwick's Books, author Melanie Benjamin discusses her new book, The Children's Blizzard. 

Melanie Benjamin is the New York Times bestselling author of Mistress of the Ritz, The Girls in the Picture, The Swans of Fifth Avenue, The Aviator's Wife, The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb, and Alice I Have Been. 

As a result of the rapidly rising number of COVID-19 cases in Orange County, the Mission Viejo Library is shifting back to curbside service only beginning December 26th to protect our patrons and staff. You can pick up your holds at curbside Tuesday through Saturday from noon to 5 pm.

For help selecting materials, you can use our Curbside Concierge service: https://cityofmissionviejo.org/curbside-concierge-request-form 

Join children's author Maryrose Wood as she discusses her latest novel, Alice's Farm.

This author is best known for The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, the acclaimed middle-grade series about a teenaged governess and her three raised-by-wolves pupils. Titles in the six-book series have appeared on "Best Children's Books of the Year" lists by NPR, Christian Science Monitor, Kirkus, and others. They've been Junior Library Guild selections and received multiple starred reviews from Publisher's Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, and Booklist.

For adults 18 and older.

Join the Thursday Night Thrillers Book Club on Zoom for a discussion of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith.

Email LibraryPrograms@cityofmissionviejo.org for your Zoom invitation.