Preschool Storytime - Redding Library
2025-11-14 11:00 - 11:30, 2025-11-21 11:00 - 11:30, 2025-11-28 11:00 - 11:30, 2025-12-05 11:00 - 11:30, 2025-12-12 11:00 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Redding Library, 1100 Parkview Ave, Redding, CA, United States
Join us Fridays at 11am for stories, songs, and more. Learn early literacy skills and activities you can take home to help your little one get ready for school and develop a love of reading. This program is geared towards three to five year olds and their adults. (30 minute program)

Free Books from Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
2025-11-18, 2025-12-16 | CA
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is dedicated to inspiring a love of reading by gifting books free of charge to children from birth to age 5 from funding shared by Dolly Parton and local community partners in the United States and several other countries.
Inspired by her father’s inability to read and write, Dolly started her Imagination Library in 1995 for the children within her home county. Today her program spans 5 countries and gifts millions of free books each month to children around the world.
Check Event Website link for availability in your area!

Sure Start Family Playtime - Paradise Branch Library
2025-11-18 09:00 - 12:00, 2025-12-02 09:00 - 12:00, 2025-12-16 09:00 - 12:00 | Paradise Branch Library, 5922 Clark Rd, Paradise, CA, 95969, United States
The library invites families to learn through play and meet new people in an educational setting. Educators, health and human service agency guests will answer questions and curiosity about your child’s early learning and development. Enjoy social connections, early childhood resources and storytimes all provided in a play-filled environment created just for you.
Sure Start for Early Years is a project supported in whole or in part by funding provided by the State of California, administered by the California State Library.

Toddler/Preschool Storytime at the Orland Free Library
2025-11-19 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-11-26 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-12-03 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-12-10 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-12-17 11:00 - 12:00 | Orland Free Library, 333 Mill Street, Orland
Stop by the Orland Library and join Ms. Ashley for a fun story every Wednesday. After the story, stay a little longer for a fun craft, as well as to grab some books to read to your kiddos throughout the week!

*This program is ongoing, however conflicts and emergencies can happen! Please check our Facebook page for the most up-to-date information regarding all of our free classes so that you don’t miss a last minute cancellation. While you can always borrow a book if your class is cancelled, we know how disappointments affect caregivers with schedules and little ones. http://www.facebook.com/orlandfreelibrary

Afternoon Kids Club
2025-11-19 15:30 - 17:00, 2025-11-26 15:30 - 17:00, 2025-12-03 15:30 - 17:00, 2025-12-10 15:30 - 17:00 | Oroville Branch Library, 1820 Mitchell Ave, Oroville, CA, 95966, United States
Afternoon Kids Club at the Oroville Branch Library is back! Join us for hands-on fun and fall-themed crafts. We have projects like paper bag squirrels and nature crowns lined up, along with many more!
Bring your creativity and a friend — no registration needed!

Sure Start Family Playtime - Chico Branch Library
2025-11-20 08:30 - 11:30 | Chico Branch Library, 1108 Sherman Ave, Chico, CA, 95926, United States
The Chico Branch library invites families to learn through play and meet new people in an educational setting. Educators, health and human service agency guests will answer questions and curiosity about your child’s early learning and development. Enjoy social connections, early childhood resources and storytimes all provided in a play-filled environment created just for you.
Happens the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month, 8:30-11:30 at Chico Branch Library.

Story Time - Corning Library
2025-11-20 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-12-04 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-12-11 10:30 - 11:30 | Corning Library, 740 3rd Street, Corning, CA, 96021, United States
Come take a stroll down storybook lane at our weekly story time for children!

Story time: Post Office
2025-11-20 15:30 - 16:30 | Anderson Library, 3200 West Center St., Anderson, CA, 96007, United States
Presented by the U.S. Post Office in Anderson, join us for the delightful story of “Can I Be Your Dog?” read by a local postal carrier. Sticker project provided by First 5 Shasta. Come pick up your mail, delivered by our special guest reader!

Sure Start Family Playtime - Gridley Branch Library
2025-11-28 09:00 - 12:00, 2025-12-12 09:00 - 12:00 | Gridley Branch Library, 299 Spruce St., Gridley, CA, 95948, United States

Sure Start Family Playtime - Chico Branch Library
2025-12-04 08:30 - 11:30 | Chico Branch Library, 1108 Sherman Ave, Chico, CA, 95926, United States

Anderson Library Story Time: December Holiday Fun!
2025-12-04 15:30 - 16:30, 2025-12-11 15:30 - 16:30 | Anderson Library, 3200 West Center St., Anderson, CA, 96007, United States
Head on down to the Anderson Library for our afternoon story time in December and enjoy Christmas themed books, projects, and more!
Dec 4: It’s a pajama party with The Grinch! Wear your pajamas and take home a new pair of pajamas provided by First 5 Shasta. The featured story, of course, will be “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” and we will have a craft and coloring project available.
Dec. 11: Santa Claus will visit our story time to hear all of your special Christmas wishes! The City of Anderson will be giving each child a complimentary book, and First 5 Shasta will provide a holiday craft.
Dec. 18: More Christmas crafts for the kiddos! Provided by both the Anderson Library staff and First 5 Shasta, we will have a variety of fun holiday craft projects, including a Christmas wreath!

La Hora Del Cuento en Español - Spanish Story Hour (Red Bluff)
2025-12-05 17:30 - 18:30 | Red Bluff Library, 545 Diamond Ave, Red Bluff, CA, 96080, United States
Únase a nosotros para disfrutar de historias, canciones y juegos que promueven la alfabetización bilingüe. Para familias y niños de todas las edades, cada primer viernes del mes.
Join us to enjoy stories, songs, and games that promote bilingual literacy. For families and children of all ages, every first Friday of the month.
