Friends of the Los Alamitos-Rossmoor Library

Wow! Here's how the Los Alamitos-Rossmoor branch library served our community in 2020, when we needed it the most!

Are You A St. Hedwig School Parent *and* a Graduate? St. Hedwig School is putting together an official Alumni Association, and we need your help. If you're a parent who's also an alumnus, or a former parent, please click here to register with the alumni registry on the school's website. You can also email your current information, including class year, home and professional address, email and phone numbers to [email protected].... Please check out our new Facebook Group, St. Hedwig Catholic School Alumni, where we'll post alumni events and trips down memory lane.

Learn to code with free interactive tutorials. Practice what you learn, build projects, and earn certifications that can be added to your résumé. Find this eResource and more at https://ocpl.org/elearning #elearning #learnathome #students #teachers #tutors #ocpl #ocpubliclibraries

Holiday Hours: The library will close at 5:00 pm on December 24, and will be clsoed all day on December 25.

Join @ocpubliclibraries as they celebrate 100 years of community service to Orange County throughout 2021! In 100 years, OC Public Libraries has expanded to 32 ...community branches throughout Orange County, with a collection of over 2.4 million items checked out over 6.8 million times each year by nearly a half-million library cardholders. Residents are invited to join the yearlong celebration with virtual and safe programs highlighting the library’s commitment to the community over the last 100 years. To join, follow @ocpubliclibraries on social media and hashtag #OCPL100. For more information about OC Public Libraries and the centennial, visit ocpl.org/centennial. Celebrate the Past, Inspire the Future. 100 Years of Possibilities. #ocpl100 #ocpubliclibraries #ocpl #keepingit100 # #orangecounty #centennial

OC PUBLIC LIBRARIES COMMEMORATES 100 YEARS OF SERVICE TO ORANGE COUNTY WITH YEARLONG CELEBRATION ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. (January 13, 2021) OC Public Libraries is recognizing a major milestone in 2021 as it reaches its 100th year of service. The OC Public Libraries centennial, to be commemorated with the tagline Celebrate the Past, Inspire the Future. 100 Years of Possibilities., was announced at yesterday’s Orange County (OC) Board of Supervisors meeting. The yearlong celebr...Continue reading

Los Alamitos/Rossmoor Library has launched a new library chat feature! You can access a chat platform on our ocpl.org home page to ask us questions. It is available during our current business hours: Tuesday-Friday, 12-6 and Saturdays, 10-4.... You can ask any kind of question and we will help them quickly and accurately. You have the option of asking a question in a chat box or using a text message. Look for the chat bubble on the home page ocpl.org!

These are the best books of 2020, according to OC Public Libraries’ staff. Do you see you favorite? #bestbooksof2020 #bestbooks #ocpl #ocpubliclibraries #reading

There were so many great books for kids and teens this year; here are the best according to OC Public Libraries’ staff. #bestbooksof2020 #bestbooks #ocpl #ocpubliclibraries #reading #ocplprimary #ocplintermediate #ocplteen

Zoom into Storytime! Beginning in January, OC Public Libraries will now offer live storytimes via Zoom! Sign up for Storytime by Emailing [email protected]... Space is limited. Register today!

WiFi Hot Spots are available to check out from the library, thanks to the Internet Access Initiative. Checkout only one (1) per card for a three (3) week period. No renewals; data will be turned off after the due date. Late fees DO apply to hot spots: $.25 per day.... Patron must sign a User Agreement (Terms of Use) to be kept on file at the branch until the device is returned. They have unlimited data. See more

The Friends of the Los Alamitos-Rossmoor Library wish you a very happy new year. The library will close at 5:00 p.m. on December 31, and will be closed all day on January 1.

I enjoyed some of these, and couldn’t even finish others. What was your favorite book of 2020?

The Los Alamitos-Rossmoor branch library has an Operation Santa Claus tree on the curbside pickup table in front of the library doors. Please take a tag off the tree, and return the needed item to the library through December 23. The County of Orange Operation Santa Claus program provides gifts and toys to children who are abandoned, neglected, and/or abused and are placed in foster care in Orange County. In addition, Operation Santa Claus provides holiday gifts to children ...of disadvantaged families who are receiving services from the County of Orange. Operation Santa Claus is a County of Orange Board of Supervisors approved program, and is the only official County holiday toy drive. Last year this program distributed over 39,000 toys and gifts, bringing joy and a message of hope to our most vulnerable children in Orange County who might otherwise have gone without. This would not be possible without the generosity and collaborative effort of County of Orange employees, churches, businesses, and individuals in the community who play an important role in collecting toys. The Operation Santa Claus program is coordinated by the Orange County Social Services Agency, with support from community volunteers. Approximately 2,500 hours annually are graciously given by volunteers from County agencies and the community. These volunteers have been the backbone of Operation Santa Claus since its inception. The Operation Santa Claus program has greatly expanded over the past several decades. What began as a small effort to meet the needs of a handful of children in 1962 has become a major event for the community. Each year gifts and monetary donations are selflessly donated at pickup sites throughout the county.