Families enjoyed live music, train rides and more at the “Gift a Kid a Book” community fair Saturday, Nov. 15, at the San Bernardino County Museum in Redlands.

First 5 San Bernardino sponsored the event, which featured a story time set to music, crafts and more in a celebration of early learning.

Oliver Slaven 6, left, and friend Kai Apolinar , 6, both of Beaumont, listen to “Pete the Cat: Scuba Cat” being read during the Gift a Kid a Book Community Fair at the San Bernardino County Museum in Redlands on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. (Photo by John Valenzuela, Contributing Photographer)

The event coincides with the First 5 commission’s “1,000 Books Before Kindergarten” partnership with the San Bernardino County Library, designed to get books in the hands of children under age 5 to establish

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