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Ocean Beach Book Club

Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Ocean Beach Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion, Literature
Age Group:
Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

The Ocean Beach Book Club is back in the library! Join this long-standing group for spirited discussions and diverse books the last Tuesday of the month. A limited number of copies...

Library Branch: Ocean Beach Library
Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion, Literature
Event Details:

The Ocean Beach Book Club is back in the library! Join this long-standing group for spirited discussions and diverse books the last Tuesday of the month.

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Emerging Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Older Adults" group.

RB Friends Chamber Concert

Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:15pm
Bill & Marcia Collins Community Room - Rancho Bernardo at Rancho Bernardo Library
Program Type:
Featured, Community Engagement, Performing Arts
Age Group:
Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Enjoy an evening of music with Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi: "From Appalachia to the Carpathian Mountains" with Yale Strom (violin), Elizabeth Schwartz (vocals), Gunnar B...

Library Branch: Rancho Bernardo Library
Room: Bill & Marcia Collins Community Room - Rancho Bernardo
Age Group: Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Featured, Community Engagement, Performing Arts
Event Details:

Enjoy an evening of music with Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi: "From Appalachia to the Carpathian Mountains" with Yale Strom (violin), Elizabeth Schwartz (vocals), Gunnar Biggs (bass), Tripp Sprague (tenor/flute), and Fred Benedett

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Older Adults" group.

Picture This! Hospitalité

Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Marla Haas Community Room - Point Loma/Hervey at Point Loma/Hervey Library
Program Type:
Films
Age Group:
Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

A Tokyo family's unassuming lifestyle is turned upside down by the increasingly bizarre antics of their strange new tenant. 2011 · 95 minutes · PG-13

Library Branch: Point Loma/Hervey Library
Room: Marla Haas Community Room - Point Loma/Hervey
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Films
Event Details:

A Tokyo family's unassuming lifestyle is turned upside down by the increasingly bizarre antics of their strange new tenant.

2011 · 95 minutes · PG-13

This event is in the "Emerging Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Older Adults" group.

English Conversation Group

Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Teen Area - Mira Mesa at Mira Mesa Library
Program Type:
Cultural Appreciation
Age Group:
Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Join us for casual, friendly conversation designed to increase participants' comfort with the English language and maybe make new friends.  

Cancelled
Library Branch: Mira Mesa Library
Room: Teen Area - Mira Mesa
Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Cultural Appreciation
Event Details:

Join us for casual, friendly conversation designed to increase participants' comfort with the English language and maybe make new friends.  

This event is in the "Emerging Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Older Adults" group.

Fantastical Fiction Forum

Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Virtual Travel Center (Fifth Floor) at Central Library
Program Type:
Featured, Literature
Age Group:
Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Welcome to the Fantastical Fiction Forum! We discuss the best of classic and modern fantasy, horror, and science fiction in a friendly, inclusive group.  We meet on the ...

Encouraged
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Virtual Travel Center (Fifth Floor)
Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Featured, Literature
Encouraged
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:

Welcome to the Fantastical Fiction Forum!

We discuss the best of classic and modern fantasy, horror, and science fiction in a friendly, inclusive group. 

We meet on the last Tuesday of each month.

This event is in the "Emerging Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Older Adults" group.

Short "Classics" Book Club

Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Community Room - Allied Gardens/Benjamin at Allied Gardens/Benjamin Library
Program Type:
Featured, Literature
Age Group:
Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Join us for a discussion of "classic" books on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 6:30 pm in the Community Room.  For the month of May our selection is the short story "Big Tw...

Library Branch: Allied Gardens/Benjamin Library
Room: Community Room - Allied Gardens/Benjamin
Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Featured, Literature
Event Details:

Join us for a discussion of "classic" books on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 6:30 pm in the Community Room.  For the month of May our selection is the short story "Big Two-Hearted River" by Ernest Hemingway.  Please join us for the

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Older Adults" group.

Serra Mesa Community Council

Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Community Room - Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa at Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa Library
Program Type:
Community Engagement
Age Group:
Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Quarterly meeting for the Serra Mesa Community Council.

Library Branch: Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa Library
Room: Community Room - Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Community Engagement
Event Details:

Quarterly meeting for the Serra Mesa Community Council.

This event is in the "Emerging Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Older Adults" group.

Pokémon Themed Event for Able Adult

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 9:30am - 11:00am
Main Area - Oak Park at Oak Park Library
Program Type:
Celebration Month, Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation, Films, LGBTQIA+, Wellness
Age Group:
Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Did you know the library is a Poke stop? Come stop by and celebrate the world of Pokemons with a film, craft and games! Who knows, you might catch a rare Pokemon. 

Library Branch: Oak Park Library
Room: Main Area - Oak Park
Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Celebration Month, Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation, Films, LGBTQIA+, Wellness
Event Details:

Did you know the library is a Poke stop? Come stop by and celebrate the world of Pokemons with a film, craft and games! Who knows, you might catch a rare Pokemon. 

This event is in the "Emerging Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Older Adults" group.

Qi Gong: Recharging Body & Mind

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 9:30am - 11:30am
Community Room - La Jolla/Riford at La Jolla/Riford Library
Program Type:
Community Engagement, , Wellness
Age Group:
Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Qi Gong (Chi Gong) is a simple preventative health method of relaxing and harmonizing the body. These gentle exercises are suitable for any age and health condition. Free class....

Library Branch: La Jolla/Riford Library
Room: Community Room - La Jolla/Riford
Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Community Engagement, , Wellness
Event Details:

Qi Gong (Chi Gong) is a simple preventative health method of relaxing and harmonizing the body. These gentle exercises are suitable for any age and health condition.

Free class.  Interested?  Simply attend. 

This event is in the "Older Adults" group.

Mind/Body Fitness for Older Adults

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Winer Family Community Room & Art Gallery at San Carlos Library
Program Type:
Wellness
Age Group:
Older Adults
Event Details:

Mind and Body Fitness is done mostly standing or in a chair. No mats required. Space is limited to 25 people per class. Be sure to get to the library a little early, this class...

Library Branch: San Carlos Library
Room: Winer Family Community Room & Art Gallery
Age Group: Older Adults
Program Type: Wellness
Event Details:

Mind and Body Fitness is done mostly standing or in a chair. No mats required.
Space is limited to 25 people per class.

Be sure to get to the library a little early, this class fills up fast!

 

This event is in the "Emerging Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Older Adults" group.

Silent Reading Club

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Patio - City Heights/Weingart at City Heights/Weingart Library
Age Group:
Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Join us in the patio. Bring your own book or as library staff for a recommendation.  Tea & coffee provided.  Únase a nosotros en el patio. Traiga su propio libr...

Library Branch: City Heights/Weingart Library
Room: Patio - City Heights/Weingart
Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Join us in the patio. Bring your own book or as library staff for a recommendation. 

Tea & coffee provided. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Older Adults" group.

Adult Enrichment / Recreación para adultos

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Community Room - Otay Mesa-Nestor at Otay Mesa-Nestor Library
Program Type:
Age Group:
Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

We are providing activities for adults to choose from: board games, adult coloring, puzzles, etc.  Choose your activity and socialize with others.  Bilingual.

Library Branch: Otay Mesa-Nestor Library
Room: Community Room - Otay Mesa-Nestor
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type:
Event Details:

We are providing activities for adults to choose from: board games, adult coloring, puzzles, etc.  Choose your activity and socialize with others. 

Bilingual.

This event is in the "Emerging Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Older Adults" group.

Living Well for Adults Series - Adult Craft Program: A Pocketful of Posies

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Community Room - Rancho Peñasquitos at Rancho Peñasquitos
Program Type:
Art, Community Engagement
Age Group:
Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Crafters will be provided a metal tin, akin to pockets, as their canvas. They'll adorn these tins with their preferred combination of paper, ribbons, and lace, infusing each wit...

Encouraged
Library Branch: Rancho Peñasquitos
Room: Community Room - Rancho Peñasquitos
Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement
Encouraged
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:

Crafters will be provided a metal tin, akin to pockets, as their canvas.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Older Adults" group.

Tech Support/ Asistencia Técnica

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 10:30am - 1:30pm
Homework Center at Logan Heights Library
Program Type:
, En Español
Age Group:
Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Are you unsure of how to share pictures from your phone? Are you baffled by Word? Have you lost your appetite for apps?  Feel free to drop in to receive one on one assistance ...

Library Branch: Logan Heights Library
Room: Homework Center
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: , En Español
Event Details:

Are you unsure of how to share pictures from your phone? Are you baffled by Word?

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Older Adults" group.

Library for All

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Bill & Marcia Collins Community Room - Rancho Bernardo at Rancho Bernardo Library
Program Type:
Art
Age Group:
Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Library for All is a monthly arts and crafts program for adults with special needs. People of all abilities are welcome to participate in this event. This month's craft is: flow...

Library Branch: Rancho Bernardo Library
Room: Bill & Marcia Collins Community Room - Rancho Bernardo
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Art
Event Details:

Library for All is a monthly arts and crafts program for adults with special needs. People of all abilities are welcome to participate in this event.

This month's craft is: flower pens in a jar.

This event is in the "Emerging Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Older Adults" group.

Tierrasanta Mahjong Group

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
Community Room - Tierrasanta at Tierrasanta Library
Age Group:
Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

A gathering of intermediate & advanced players who want to enjoy a few rounds of mahjong together! Materials are provided

Cancelled
Library Branch: Tierrasanta Library
Room: Community Room - Tierrasanta
Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

A gathering of intermediate & advanced players who want to enjoy a few rounds of mahjong together!

Materials are provided

This event is in the "Emerging Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Older Adults" group.

Brain Health for Adults

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Seminar Room (A-B) - Valencia Park/Malcolm X at Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library
Program Type:
Wellness
Age Group:
Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

You've heard of neuroplasticity, right?  Learn the top pillars of brain health and best practices to enhance your cognitive, physical, social, and mental wellbeing for optimal...

Library Branch: Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library
Room: Seminar Room (A-B) - Valencia Park/Malcolm X
Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Wellness
Event Details:

You've heard of neuroplasticity, right?  Learn the top pillars of brain health and best practices to enhance your cognitive, physical, social, and mental wellbeing for optimal functioning.

This event is in the "Emerging Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Older Adults" group.

Gentle Yoga for Adults - Part of the Living Well for Adults program series

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Community Room - Rancho Peñasquitos at Rancho Peñasquitos
Program Type:
Community Engagement, , Wellness
Age Group:
Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Bring a mat and towel to enjoy a calming and gentle yoga experience. No registration necessary. Presented by Healthy Adventures. Follow us on Facebook for the latest libra...

Library Branch: Rancho Peñasquitos
Room: Community Room - Rancho Peñasquitos
Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Community Engagement, , Wellness
Event Details:

Bring a mat and towel to enjoy a calming and gentle yoga experience.

No registration necessary.

Presented by Healthy Adventures.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Older Adults" group.

OASIS: Ancient Athens and the Hellenic World: Art & Architecture

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Marla Haas Community Room - Point Loma/Hervey at Point Loma/Hervey Library
Program Type:
Featured,
Age Group:
Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Flanked by war, 5th century BCE Athens created some of the most enduring art and architecture. Emigration and trade extended beyond Athens and its Golden Age, bringing their ideas,...

Library Branch: Point Loma/Hervey Library
Room: Marla Haas Community Room - Point Loma/Hervey
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Featured,
Event Details:

Flanked by war, 5th century BCE Athens created some of the most enduring art and architecture.

This event is in the "Emerging Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Older Adults" group.

Creative Writing Group

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Frank Lenfesty Seminar Room - Rancho Bernardo at Rancho Bernardo Library
Program Type:
Featured, , Literature
Age Group:
Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

If you have a love for writing and would like to develop your skills, this workshop is an excellent place for you. You will write short stories and poetry, share your work with oth...

Library Branch: Rancho Bernardo Library
Room: Frank Lenfesty Seminar Room - Rancho Bernardo
Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Featured, , Literature
Event Details:

If you have a love for writing and would like to develop your skills, this workshop is an excellent place for you. You will write short stories and poetry, share your work with others and discover other's work.

This event is in the "Middle School Age" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Emerging Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Older Adults" group.

Unwind and Paint

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Community Room - University Community at University Community Library
Program Type:
Art
Age Group:
Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Sign up for a fun painting class while you enjoy light refreshments. Participants will be directed at each step as they work on completing a pretty piece of art to take home. Simil...

Encouraged
Library Branch: University Community Library
Room: Community Room - University Community
Age Group: Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Art
Encouraged
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Sign up for a fun painting class while you enjoy light refreshments. Participants will be directed at each step as they work on completing a pretty piece of art to take home.

This event is in the "Emerging Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Older Adults" group.

English Corner (English Conversation)

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 4:45pm - 5:45pm
Community Room - North University at North University Community Library
Program Type:
Citizenship and Immigration, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation
Age Group:
Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Community members with a basic grasp of English language can have fun themed conversations and build relationships with one another. We will talk about ourselves, our cultures, and...

Library Branch: North University Community Library
Room: Community Room - North University
Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Citizenship and Immigration, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation
Event Details:

Community members with a basic grasp of English language can have fun themed conversations and build relationships with one another. We will talk about ourselves, our cultures, and more.

This event is in the "Emerging Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Older Adults" group.

Qi Gong

Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 9:30am - 11:30am
Community Room - University Community at University Community Library
Program Type:
Wellness
Age Group:
Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Robert Warren leads this popular qi gong class, a mind-body-spirit practice that improves one's mental and physical health by integrating posture, movement, and breathing technique...

Library Branch: University Community Library
Room: Community Room - University Community
Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Wellness
Event Details:

Robert Warren leads this popular qi gong class, a mind-body-spirit practice that improves one's mental and physical health by integrating posture, movement, and breathing technique.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Older Adults" group.

Fun & Games for Seniors

Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Community Room - Scripps Miramar Ranch at Scripps Miramar Ranch Library
Age Group:
Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Open to the public and are free of charge. Play variety board games.

Library Branch: Scripps Miramar Ranch Library
Room: Community Room - Scripps Miramar Ranch
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Open to the public and are free of charge. Play variety board games.