Chino
Branch Programs

Off Session

September 28, 2025 – October 11, 2025

Preschool Storytime
Mondays at 11:00 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.

Pirate Event
Tuesday, September 30 from 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Ahoy, matey! Arrrrrr you looking for games, crafts, prizes and books? Then shiver your timbers, yo-ho your hardies, and follow your treasure map to the Chino Branch Library, where ‘X’ always marks the spot for fun!

Family Paint Event
Saturday, October 4 at 3:00 PM

Activity: Cactus
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

Preschool Storytime
Mondays at 11:00 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.

Totally Toddlers
Tuesdays at 11:00 AM

Your toddler will love this program as we use interactive songs, activities, books, and fun crafts to develop letter recognition and socialization skills.

Movers and Shakers
Wednesdays at 11:00 AM

Join in the fun as we enjoy great stories, songs, and props and learn a letter each day. Preschoolers will enjoy this engaging program that promotes literacy skills in an active way.

Baby Bookworm
Thursdays at 11:30 AM

Learn new songs and rhymes, play with fun props, and enjoy books with your little one in this interactive program.

Little Artists
Fridays at 3:00 PM

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!

Toddler Bootcamp
Saturdays at 11:00 AM

For the more active toddler, this course includes high energy songs with lots of movement to inspire healthy physical activity in a fun and exciting way your child will love.

Craft Corner
Mondays at 4:00 PM

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

Learnology Lab
Tuesdays at 4:00 PM

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

First Chapter Book Club
Thursdays at 3:30 PM

Join us as we read the first chapter of exciting children’s books and make a fun matching craft. Ask how you can check out a copy of your own to find out what happens next!

Basic Computer Class
Fridays at 10:30 AM

Adults are invited to an introduction to common computer tasks, from how to use a mouse and keyboard, to basic typing, internet, and email functions.

Basic Internet Class
Saturdays at 10:30 AM

This adult computer course focuses on how to do internet searches, fill out digital forms, and online safety tips.

Monster Mayhem Event
Wednesday, October 29 from 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

ESCAPE from Dracula’s castle! Many have tried, but none have succeeded in pillaging the dungeons deep below the Chino Branch Library…Can you escape from the palace of night? Certainly, you can; but, after experiencing all of the stories, games, prizes and crafts, will you want to?! Calling all vampire-hunters! What treasures will you spirit away from Dracula’s haunted castle? A worthy question, but first, you must ESCAPE!

Off Session

November 23, 2025 – November 30, 2025

Preschool Storytime
Monday, November 24 at 11:00 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.

All Day Paint-a-Thon
Saturday, November 29 during branch open hours

Activity: Sea Turtle

December Session

December 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025

Preschool Storytime
Mondays at 11:00 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.

Elf-cercise
Tuesdays at 11:00 AM

Have a jolly good time with your preschoolers as you jump and jingle to high-energy songs, then settle down to hear a fun story.

December Book and Craft
Saturdays at 11:00 AM

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

December Craft Corner
Mondays at 4:00 PM

Create wonderful wintery crafts while building art skills.

Holiday Santa-bration
Wednesday, December 17 from 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Hark and come all ye to the Holiday festivities! The bells will be jingling with stories, the halls will be decked with crafts, and the games will be a joy to the world! It’s 12 days of fun all jammed into one when Santa comes to town! Check your list, check it twice, and make sure it includes a trip to the Chino Branch Library, the coolest place outside the north pole!