The week ahead in Orange County

Today

Children’s Books: Santa Ana Public Library will hold its annual children’s book sale at the main branch. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Items priced at 10 or 25 cents. 26 Civic Center Plaza. (714) 647-5250.

Family Event: Congregation Kol HaNeshamah’s presents its Environmental Family Festival, a celebration of nature in Judaism. The event is followed by a vegetarian potluck and activities for children and adults. 10 a.m. Free. University Community Park, 1 Beechtree Lane, Irvine. (714) 965-3466.

Film Event: The Gem Theater offers all-day screenings of “Forbidden Planet,” “Somebody Up There Likes Me” and “Lust for Life” as part of its Golden Flicks of ’56 film festival. 11 a.m. Tickets for the day are $3 adults, $1 children. 12852 Main St., Garden Grove. (714) 741-5280.

Sunday

Family Festival: Kidseum will host an Asian Family Festival featuring crafts and traditional Chinese dances. Samples of tea and Asian treats will be served. Noon to

3 p.m. $5. 1802 N. Main St., Santa Ana. (714) 480-1520.

Author Gathering: The annual Authors Festival takes place at the Huntington Beach Library through Tuesday. Festivities start in Tabby Theater with a family story-time featuring Judith Enderle, Stephanie Gordon and Laurie Knowlton. 2 p.m. Free. 7111 Talbert Ave. (714) 842-4481.

Monday

Medical Screenings: The Fullerton Senior Multi-Service Center offers free skin cancer screenings. The focus will be on identifying suspicious lesions, growths and potential cancers. 340 W. Commonwealth Ave. Appointments or requests for special accommodations: (714) 738-6305.

Lecture and Book Signing: L. Paul Bremer III, author of “My First Year in Iraq: The Struggle to Build a Future of Hope,” offers his account of the first year after Saddam Hussein’s fall. 10:30 a.m. $8. Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace, 18001 Yorba Linda Blvd. (714) 993-5075.

Wednesday

Liver Transplants: This is the final day to register for the seminar “Liver Transplant Scandals: What Are Your Legal Rights?” for patients and their family members who were affected by the UCI Medical Center scandal. The event takes place Saturday at noon. Harbor Law Center, 16040 Harbor Blvd. #K, Fountain Valley. (714) 839-7230.

Thursday

Lecture: The Allen and Lee Chao Lectureship in Cancer Research features a talk on cancer therapy in the 21st century by Dr. Brian J. Druker. Free. 4 p.m. Tamkin Student Lecture Hall, UC Irvine, West Peltason Drive and Bison Avenue. (714) 456-7350.

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Source: The Orange County calendar is compiled by Yvonne Villarreal. Submit items two weeks in advance to ocdesk@latimes.com or by fax to (714) 966-7711.

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