Library

Beau L’Amour, son of the iconic Western writer Louis L’Amour, will join popular audiobook narrator Scott Brick and actor Jason Culp for a special presentation in Mission Viejo on Sunday, February 10.
 
Louis L’Amour’s never-before-published first novel “No Traveler Returns” is now available on audio for the first time alongside “Yondering,” a newly recorded collection of short stories featuring archival audio introductions from L’Amour himself. 

Members Wanted!

Please note that the May 20 meeting will be held online.
 

Members Wanted!

Please note that the May 6 meeting will be held online.

Members Wanted!

Get a jumpstart on your holiday shopping at the annual Holiday Friends Book Sale Monday, November 19 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at 100 Civic Center Drive. 

Like-new materials for all ages will be available including holiday-themed and coffee table books, DVDs, CDs and cookbooks.  Prices range from $.50 to $5.  This is a great way to stock up on holiday gifts while supporting the Mission Viejo Library.

Mark your calendar for third annual Friends' Holiday Tea from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, December 9 at the Mission Viejo Country Club, 26200 Country Club Drive.  

This year's Tea, which benefits our library, features a musical presentation by Saddleback College Professor Dr. Scott Farthing.  

Tickets are $80 and include a three-course lunch, entertainment, silent auction and door prizes.

If you want to see a free movie with meaning this weekend, make plans to watch "Wonder" on Sunday, October 28.

Based on the New York Times bestseller, "Wonder" tells the incredibly inspiring and heartwarming story of August Pullman, a boy with facial differences who enters fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.

Hosted by the City's Community of Character Committee, the film starts at 2 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chamber at 200 Civic Center. A discussion follows the movie about this month's character word "respect."

Meet beloved celebrity author Candace Cameron Bure as she reads and signs her children's book "Candace Center Stage" at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, October 17 in Mission Viejo.

"Candace Center Stage" tells the story of a little girl who dances to the beat of her own drum.  She loves to dance, but when her mother signs her up for ballet lessons, Candace quickly realizes she's no ballerina.  When disaster strikes on recital night, Candace saves the day by doing what she does best - being Candace.

If you receive an old photograph collection filled with unidentified people, what can you do?  Old photos have many clues that can help us determine the time and place, and sometimes, even the people. On Saturday, September 15, genealogy expert Gary Fredericksen will join the South Orange County California Genealogical Society in discussing methods for identifying photos with examples of the different types of photographs used during the twentieth century.

When browsing the bevy of books at the Mission Viejo Library, be sure to check out the exquisite “Reflections in Watercolor” exhibit on display.

Hosted by the Saddleback Valley Unified School District Community Services Department, the multilevel painting classes include extremely talented artists who range from beginning to advanced levels.