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    • NACo Awards
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    • My Account
    • Get a Library Card
    • Book Search
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    • Digital Library
    • Online Databases
    • Writer’s Nook
    • Veteran Resources
  • Information
    • Library Locations & Hours
    • Summer Reading Program
    • Monthly Themed Events
    • Friends of the Library- Volunteers
    • Teen Volunteers
    • Join the Team!
  • Garner Holt Animaker Space

Big Bear Lake
Branch Programs

Session 4

August 17, 2025 – September 27, 2025

  • Library Beginners
    0-5 years
    Library Beginners
    0-5 years
  • Kids Zone
    6-11 years
    Kids Zone
    6-11 years

Little Artists
Wednesdays at 11:30 AM

Create fun, sometimes messy, art with your little one and guide their imagination by making a project together or let them steal the show with their own personal artistic style!

Preschool Storytime
Thursdays at 11:30 AM

Enjoy an engaging storytime geared toward the younger crowd featuring stories, songs, rhymes, a craft, and more. A letter is featured each day to help familiarize children with the sights and sounds of the alphabet.

Learnology Lab
Tuesdays at 11:30 AM

Explore STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) topics with fun hands-on projects. What will you discover about our awesome world?

Tails and Stories
Thursdays at 4:00 PM

You won’t want to miss this wonderful program where you can practice your reading skills on nonjudgmental listeners: dogs! Therapy dogs will be at the library while you choose a book to read aloud, and they love hearing stories.

Off Session

September 28, 2025 – October 11, 2025

  • Library Beginners
    0-5 years
    Library Beginners
    0-5 years
  • Special EventsSpecial Events

Preschool Storytime
Thursdays at 11:30 AM

Enjoy an engaging storytime geared toward the younger crowd featuring stories, songs, rhymes, a craft, and more. A letter is featured each day to help familiarize children with the sights and sounds of the alphabet.

Family Paint Event
Saturday, October 4 at 11:30 AM

Activity: Ooky Spooky Night
Encourage your inner artist at this step-by-step painting lesson and leave with a masterpiece of your own.

Session 5

October 12, 2025 – November 22, 2025

  • Library Beginners
    0-5 years
    Library Beginners
    0-5 years
  • Kids Zone
    6-11 years
    Kids Zone
    6-11 years
  • Special EventsSpecial Events

Preschool Storytime
Thursdays at 11:30 AM

Enjoy an engaging storytime geared toward the younger crowd featuring stories, songs, rhymes, a craft, and more. A letter is featured each day to help familiarize children with the sights and sounds of the alphabet.

Learnology Lab
Tuesdays at 11:30 AM

Explore STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) topics with fun hands-on projects. What will you discover about our awesome world?

Craft Corner
Wednesdays at 11:30 AM

Create wonderful, themed projects and learn new skills using all sorts of artistic supplies.

Tails and Stories
Thursdays at 4:00 PM

You won’t want to miss this wonderful program where you can practice your reading skills on nonjudgmental listeners: dogs! Therapy dogs will be at the library while you choose a book to read aloud, and they love hearing stories.

Monster Mayhem Event
Tuesday, October 21 from 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

This October, join us for a monstrous Halloween celebration! Check out 15 items and receive a spooky incentive and an opportunity ticket for a chance to win a prize! Enjoy games, crafts, and a face painter—it’s a monster of a good time for all ages!

Off Session

November 23, 2025 – November 30, 2025

  • Special EventsSpecial Events

Family Paint Event
Saturday, November 22 at 11:30 AM

Activity: Wispy Fall Tree
Join in the fun with this step-by-step painting class where you will leave with a masterpiece of your own.

December Session

December 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025

  • Library Beginners
    0-5 years
    Library Beginners
    0-5 years
  • Kids Zone
    6-11 years
    Kids Zone
    6-11 years
  • Special EventsSpecial Events

December Book and Craft
Thursdays at 11:30 AM

Hear a seasonal story and make a fun craft project with your little one, and let their creative side shine!

December Craft Corner
Tuesdays at 11:30 AM

Create wonderful wintery crafts while building art skills.

Tails and Stories
Thursdays at 4:00 PM

You won’t want to miss this wonderful program where you can practice your reading skills on nonjudgmental listeners: dogs! Therapy dogs will be at the library while you choose a book to read aloud, and they love hearing stories.

Holiday Humbugs Event
Tuesday, December 16 from 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Calling all merrymakers and holiday humbugs! This December, join us for our Holiday Humbug Event! Check out 15 items and receive a cheery incentive and a chance to win prizes that are sure to make any humbug merry and bright!
Enjoy games, crafts, and a face painter—a festive time for the whole family!

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