PJ Library
Free Jewish books for kids 0–8
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For Families Raising Jewish Kids Ages 0 – 13
PJ Library sends free high-quality Jewish children’s books to families every month.
PJ Library sends free high-quality Jewish children’s books to families every month. These stories spark conversations that inspire the whole family to explore and celebrate what they love about Jewish life.
The program was created by the nonprofit Harold Grinspoon Foundation (HGF) in keeping with its mission to help people connect to Jewish values, traditions, and culture while building vibrant Jewish communities. The HGF partners with local Jewish organizations to fund PJ Library and make it available in their community.
Because there are so many ways to be Jewish, people may think that their family isn't the right "kind" or "amount" of Jewish to enjoy PJ Library. What subscribers quickly discover is that our program is designed to be welcoming, inclusive, and meaningful to families regardless of Jewish experience or level of observance.
No matter what Jewishness looks like in your family, strengthening your children’s connection to Jewish values, traditions, and celebrations can be as easy as adding PJ Library storybooks to your reading time. If this even sounds like it might be for you, there’s never any cost or obligation, so we invite you to give PJ Library a try. You could even give another family a wonderful gift by signing up their kids to receive great Jewish storybooks in the mail each month. Online Sign-up Is Quick and Easy
🌈 Our PJ Library community is intentionally inclusive and welcoming of interfaith families, families of color, families with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ families. Parents, grandparents and extended family welcome!
PJ Library EVENTS
This Season! | Host a PJ Library Get Together
Apply for a $100 PJ Library Get Together Grant!
Invite at least two other families to join you for a casual backyard hangout, Shabbat dinner, Friendsgiving, or Hanukkah celebration. You may be eligible for a $100 PJ Library Get Together Grant to help create meaningful Jewish memories, celebrate traditions, and strengthen connections with other local Jewish families.
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Sun., November 15 | 12:30 - 4:00 p.m.
Pre-Hanukkah Construction & Craft Fair
Irvine Hebrew Day School, Santa Ana | Get ready to dig, build, and celebrate! Join Irvine Hebrew Day School and Jewish Federation of Orange County’s PJ Library for a fun-filled Pre-Hanukkah Construction & Craft Fair featuring kid-sized construction diggers, a Jerusalem archaeological gelt dig, build-your-own hanukkiahs, a giant cardboard fort city, local craft vendors, playground fun, and more. Kosher lunch available for purchase. RSVP
Sun., December 6 | Pregame Hanukkah Party 3:30 PM | Puck drops 5:00 p.m.
Jewish Heritage Night: Anaheim Ducks
Honda Center, Anaheim | Join PJ Library and local Jewish families for a special Hanukkah celebration hosted by Chabad Jewish Center at UCI! Enjoy a festive pregame Hanukkah festival, cheer on the Anaheim Ducks, and celebrate Jewish pride and community together. PJ Library has reserved a limited block of discounted tickets so families can sit together and make lasting Hanukkah memories. 🏒💙
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PJ Our Way EVENTS
Sun., November 15 | 4 p.m.
Bianna Golodryga: Don't Feed the Lion: Raising Courageous Kids
Merage JCC, Irvine | We'd love for you to join us Sunday, Nov. 15 at 4 p.m. at the Merage JCC for Bianna Golodryga: Don’t Feed the Lion: Raising Courageous Kids. Through a timely conversation about antisemitism and bullying, families will discover ways to nurture courage, Jewish resilience, kindness, and the confidence to stand up for themselves and others. Special PJ Library offer! We have a handful of complementary tickets available for the first 10 families who email [email protected]. Reach out soon to reserve yours!
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PJ Baby EVENTS
Fri., November 6 | 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
New Parent Meetup: Coffee & Connections
Merage JCC, Irvine | New baby? Looking for your village? Join PJ Library for coffee, connection, and a stroller-friendly walk with other local Jewish parents of children under 3. Meet new friends, build community, and enjoy a fun morning out with your little one!
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Jewish Summer Camp
🚨 Jewish summer camp just got more affordable! Orange County campers entering grades 1st-12th may be eligible to get up to $1,500 off per camper, per summer through 2028. The Orange County Camp Initiative provides multi-year grants and additional scholarships for Jewish overnight camp, making it easier than ever to give your child an unforgettable Jewish summer experience. There's a perfect camp for every camper! 🏕️✨ Learn more and apply at https://jewishcamp.org/oc/.
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PJ Our Way Book Club
PJ Our Way is the next chapter of PJ Library for kids ages 8-12.
Every month, readers can log onto pjourway.org and choose the Jewish-themed middle-grade book they'd like to get in the mail. Their selection includes fantasy, historical fiction, mysteries, biographies, graphic novels, and more. Kids can also get helpful book recommendations from other kids, write reviews, take polls, and earn achievement badges. *Make sure to lock in your child's book selection the 1st-10th of each month!
Our PJ Our Way Book Club in Orange County is coming back soon!
We hope you join us! Each child receives a free copy of the book (1 per participating kid!). Together, we'll enjoy activities, conversation, and snacks all themed around our book!
Contact Jenna Gerstner, our PJ Library Manager to be added to the Book Club interest list!
PJ Welcome Baby Bag
Jewish Federation of Orange County is very excited to celebrate the arrival of new Jewish babies to our community and to support those families raising them!
Email us to sign up to receive a Welcome Baby Bag courtesy of the Jewish Federation of Orange County and our greater Jewish community for you or someone you know in OC!
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Meet Our PJ Library & PJ Our Way Staff
Livi Norton
PJ Library
& PJ Our Way Parent Connector
Danielle Shrager
PJ Library Baby Connector