🌱 Smarty Pants Storytime and 10 more events

Good day Hacienda Heights! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Knitting and Crochet Club at Harbor City - Harbor Gateway Branch Library
• Smarty Pants Storytime
• Computer Classes at Harbor Gateway Branch Library

... and check out 2 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Rain in the morning, with a high of 67 and low of 56 degrees.
• Friday: Cool with occasional rain, temps: high: 64, low: 49.
• Saturday: A couple of showers, with a high of 65 and low of 43 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hacienda Heights

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 27

• Teen Advisory Board
  Hacienda Heights Library, 16010 La Monde St, Hacienda Heights
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday December 27

• Knitting and Crochet Club
  Harbor City - Harbor Gateway Branch Library
  1:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• Smarty Pants Storytime
  Hacienda Heights Library , 16010 La Monde St , Hacienda Heights
  11:15 am
• Computer Classes
  Harbor Gateway Branch Library Harbor City -
  3:00 pm

Saturday January 3

• Knitting and Crochet Club
  Harbor Gateway Branch Library Harbor City -
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 25

• Christmas Game Night
  Yes Plaza , 1747 Fullerton Rd , Rowland Heights
  5:01 pm
• Mutate presents: Holy Priest
  Academy LA , 6021 Hollywood Blvd , Los Angeles
  10:00 pm

Friday December 26

• Nature Kids! Habitats for Hibernation
  El Dorado Nature Center , 7550 E Spring St , Long Beach
  10:00 am
• The Todd Hines Group
  Industry Cafe & Jazz · Culver City , CA , Industry
  6:30 pm
• Stereophonic
  Hollywood Pantages Theatre , 6233 Hollywood Blvd , Los Angeles
  8:00 pm

Saturday December 27

• Knitting and Crochet Club
  Harbor Gateway Branch Library Harbor City -
  1:00 pm
• Pajamas and Pages
  Sunkist Library , 840 Puente Ave , La Puente
  1:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• i found a baby dog in front of del taco last night ...
  as much as i would like i cant keep her and my landlord is not having it , talking about it's you or the dog lol ANYBODY want her ? (Nextdoor Shadybend)
• All clear after fire in Los Angeles, California.
  11:44PM on Dec 23: The fire has been knocked down as of latest, per LAFD. However, firefighters will continue to work at the scene to extinguish… (Nextdoor )

• Del Taco Restaurants, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Hacienda Heights. Apply here.
• Panda Restaurant Group posted a job opening for Uncle Tetsu Baker (P1-1352683-0) in Hacienda Heights. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hacienda Heights here.

🗞 Nearby News

La Puente

• Children recreate the journey of Mary and Joseph in this ‘Posada in Nature' at San Gabriel River Park (sgvtribune.com)
• Basketball Game Preview: La Puente Warriors vs. Portola Bulldogs (maxpreps.com)
• Rowland Unified School District Opens the World for your Child with Dual Language Immersion (laparent.com)

Industry

• Seven books to help you work through the climate anxiety you developed in 2025 (latimes.com)
• Toys are talking back thanks to AI, but are they safe around kids? (latimes.com)
• California's minimum wage is increasing in 2026 as LA debates $30 an hour (sgvtribune.com)

Ok Hacienda Heights! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I guess I’m not as sharp as I thought.
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