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Summer Reading Program Family Craft - Sunflowers!

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Community Room - Rancho Peñasquitos at Rancho Peñasquitos
Program Type:
Art, Community Engagement, Summer Reading Program
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Create a paper sunflower using sunflower seeds and when ready plant it in your garden! All supplies will be provided.  Fun for all ages! Follow us on Facebook for the la...

Library Branch: Rancho Peñasquitos
Room: Community Room - Rancho Peñasquitos
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement, Summer Reading Program
Event Details:

Create a paper sunflower using sunflower seeds and when ready plant it in your garden!

All supplies will be provided.  Fun for all ages!

This event is in the "Preschoolers" group.
This event is in the "Elementary School Age" group.

Kid's Craft Time

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Community Room - Mission Hills/Hillcrest at Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library
Program Type:
Art, Early Learning
Age Group:
Preschoolers, Elementary School Age
Event Details:

Visit the library on the 2nd and 4th Saturday each month and create a terrific craft. From 11:00 to 1:00. All materials provided. Bring a friend. 5th grade and younger. We look for...

Library Branch: Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library
Room: Community Room - Mission Hills/Hillcrest
Age Group: Preschoolers, Elementary School Age
Program Type: Art, Early Learning
Event Details:

Visit the library on the 2nd and 4th Saturday each month and create a terrific craft. From 11:00 to 1:00. All materials provided. Bring a friend. 5th grade and younger. We look forward to seeing you!

This event is in the "Elementary School Age" group.

Saturday Drop In Craft

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 11:00am - 2:00pm
Allied Gardens/Benjamin Library
Program Type:
Art
Age Group:
Elementary School Age
Event Details:

Visit the library on Saturday and create a terrific craft. All materials provided. From 11:00-2:00. Bring a friend. 5th grade and younger. We look forward to seeing you.

Library Branch: Allied Gardens/Benjamin Library
Age Group: Elementary School Age
Program Type: Art
Event Details:

Visit the library on Saturday and create a terrific craft. All materials provided. From 11:00-2:00. Bring a friend. 5th grade and younger. We look forward to seeing you.

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

Adult Craft Program - Creative Journaling

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Community Room - Rancho Peñasquitos at Rancho Peñasquitos
Program Type:
Art, Community Engagement, Wellness
Age Group:
Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

If you are looking for a new crafting opportunity, join us as we create junk journals with lots of fun mixed media components. Bring your (electricity free) craft project(s) and...

Encouraged
Library Branch: Rancho Peñasquitos
Room: Community Room - Rancho Peñasquitos
Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement, Wellness
Encouraged
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:

If you are looking for a new crafting opportunity, join us as we create junk journals with lots of fun mixed media components.

This event is in the "Elementary School Age" group.
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.

Worldwide Knit in Public Day/ Día mundial del tejido en público

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Seminar Room 1 - Logan Heights at Logan Heights Library
Program Type:
Art
Age Group:
Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Join us at the Logan Heights Branch Library for Worldwide Knit in Public Day!  Started in 2005, Worldwide Knit in Public Day is celebrated annually on the 2nd Saturday in June...

Library Branch: Logan Heights Library
Room: Seminar Room 1 - Logan Heights
Age Group: Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Art
Event Details:

Join us at the Logan Heights Branch Library for Worldwide Knit in Public Day!  Started in 2005, Worldwide Knit in Public Day is celebrated annually on the 2nd Saturday in June as a way for knitters to meet and spend time with one another.

This event is in the "Elementary School Age" group.
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.

Worldwide Knit/Crochet in Public Day

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Area - Rancho Bernardo at Rancho Bernardo Library
Program Type:
Art, Community Engagement
Age Group:
Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Join us in front of our beautiful slate fireplace for Worldwide Knit/Crochet in Public Day which is celebrated annually on the second Saturday in June to introduce this fun and eng...

Library Branch: Rancho Bernardo Library
Room: Main Area - Rancho Bernardo
Age Group: Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement
Event Details:

Join us in front of our beautiful slate fireplace for Worldwide Knit/Crochet in Public Day which is celebrated annually on the second Saturday in June to introduce this fun and engaging activity to people of all ages and abilities

This event is in the "All Ages" group.
This event is in the "Preschoolers" group.
This event is in the "Elementary School Age" group.
This event is in the "Middle School Age" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Children's Theater: From the Page to the Stage with Cygnet Theater

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Park Area - Kensington at Kensington-Normal Heights Library
Program Type:
Featured, Art, Community Engagement, Literature, Performing Arts, Summer Reading Program
Age Group:
All Ages, Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens
Event Details:

Join Cygnet Theater for an entertaining and educational show the whole family will enjoy. FROM THE PAGE TO THE STAGE brings works of literature, from Mark Twain to Charles Sch...

Library Branch: Kensington-Normal Heights Library
Room: Park Area - Kensington
Age Group: All Ages, Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens
Program Type: Featured, Art, Community Engagement, Literature, Performing Arts, Summer Reading Program
Event Details:

Join Cygnet Theater for an entertaining and educational show the whole family will enjoy. FROM THE PAGE TO THE STAGE brings works of literature, from Mark Twain to Charles Schulz, to the musical stage. Audiences will hear songs from popu

This event is in the "Babies/Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Preschoolers" group.
This event is in the "Elementary School Age" group.

Scissor Skills Practice: Father's Day Collage

Sunday, June 9, 2024 at 3:15pm - 4:00pm
Denny Sanford Children's Library (1st Floor) at Central Library
Program Type:
Celebration Month, Art, Early Learning
Age Group:
Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary School Age
Event Details:

Get ready for an exciting Father's Day craft at the San Diego Public Library, where kids will unleash their creativity by crafting a unique collage using their scissor skills. Don'...

Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Denny Sanford Children's Library (1st Floor)
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary School Age
Program Type: Celebration Month, Art, Early Learning
Event Details:

Get ready for an exciting Father's Day craft at the San Diego Public Library, where kids will unleash their creativity by crafting a unique collage using their scissor skills.

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

Study and Chill: Artful Summer

Monday, June 10, 2024 at 11:30am - 7:30pm
Legler Benbough Teen IDEA Lab at Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library
Program Type:
Art, Community Engagement, IDEA Labs/Makerspaces
Age Group:
Middle School Age, Teens
Event Details:

Looking for a cool space to get away from the summer heat? Unleash your creativity at the Legler Benbough Teen IDEA Lab when you come in during our extended Study & Chill summe...

Library Branch: Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library
Room: Legler Benbough Teen IDEA Lab
Age Group: Middle School Age, Teens
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement, IDEA Labs/Makerspaces
Event Details:

Looking for a cool space to get away from the summer heat?

This event is in the "Preschoolers" group.
This event is in the "Elementary School Age" group.

Free Summer Lunch: Marvelous Maker Mondays

Monday, June 10, 2024 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Denny Sanford Children's Library (1st Floor) at Central Library
Program Type:
Art
Age Group:
Preschoolers, Elementary School Age
Event Details:

Marvelous Maker Mondays 12:30-1:30:  Get creative with weekly crafts for the whole family, many that are aligned with the "Read, Renew, Repeat" theme of our Summer Reading Pro...

Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Denny Sanford Children's Library (1st Floor)
Age Group: Preschoolers, Elementary School Age
Program Type: Art
Event Details:

Marvelous Maker Mondays 12:30-1:30:  Get creative with weekly crafts for the whole family, many that are aligned with the "Read, Renew, Repeat" theme of our Summer Reading Program.

This event is in the "Preschoolers" group.
This event is in the "Elementary School Age" group.
This event is in the "Middle School Age" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

LEGO Power Hour

Monday, June 10, 2024 at 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Study Room 3 - Mission Hills/Hillcrest at Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library
Program Type:
Art, IDEA Labs/Makerspaces, Science/STEAM
Age Group:
Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens
Event Details:

Join us every Monday for LEGO Power Hour! Build your own creations to display in our library.  Program will take place in our study rooms 3 and 4. 

Library Branch: Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library
Room: Study Room 3 - Mission Hills/Hillcrest
Age Group: Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens
Program Type: Art, IDEA Labs/Makerspaces, Science/STEAM
Event Details:

Join us every Monday for LEGO Power Hour! Build your own creations to display in our library.  Program will take place in our study rooms 3 and 4. 

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

Maker Monday

Monday, June 10, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Legler Benbough Performance Area at Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library
Program Type:
Art, Community Engagement, IDEA Labs/Makerspaces, Science/STEAM
Age Group:
Middle School Age, Teens
Event Details:

Join the Legler Benbough Teen IDEA Lab for Maker Mondays, every 2nd and 4th Monday at 4pm. Each session the IDEA Lab team will focus on a different design project and will highligh...

Library Branch: Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library
Room: Legler Benbough Performance Area
Age Group: Middle School Age, Teens
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement, IDEA Labs/Makerspaces, Science/STEAM
Event Details:

Join the Legler Benbough Teen IDEA Lab for Maker Mondays, every 2nd and 4th Monday at 4pm. Each session the IDEA Lab team will focus on a different design project and will highlight a piece of technology found within our lab.

This event is in the "Elementary School Age" group.
This event is in the "Middle School Age" group.

Mission Valley Kids Book and Craft Club

Monday, June 10, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:15pm
Community Room - Mission Valley at Mission Valley Library
Program Type:
Art, Community Engagement, Literature
Age Group:
Elementary School Age, Middle School Age
Event Details:

Join us every second Monday for an entertaining book club where we’ll discuss a great kids book, do a related craft, and enjoy snacks. A FREE copy of the month’s book will be offer...

Library Branch: Mission Valley Library
Room: Community Room - Mission Valley
Age Group: Elementary School Age, Middle School Age
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement, Literature
Event Details:

Join us every second Monday for an entertaining book club where we’ll discuss a great kids book, do a related craft, and enjoy snacks.

This event is in the "Elementary School Age" group.

Crafternoon

Monday, June 10, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:00pm
Community Room - Tierrasanta at Tierrasanta Library
Program Type:
Art
Age Group:
Elementary School Age
Event Details:

Join in on a fun filled afternoon of crafting. Materials provided. Designed for grades K - 3rd.

Cancelled
Library Branch: Tierrasanta Library
Room: Community Room - Tierrasanta
Age Group: Elementary School Age
Program Type: Art
Event Details:

Join in on a fun filled afternoon of crafting. Materials provided. Designed for grades K - 3rd.

This event is in the "Preschoolers" group.
This event is in the "Elementary School Age" group.

Lego Club

Monday, June 10, 2024 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Children's Area - Paradise Hills at Paradise Hills Library
Program Type:
Featured, Art, Science/STEAM
Age Group:
Preschoolers, Elementary School Age
Event Details:

Come build your creations while making new friends!  All Legos will be supplied by the Paradise Hills Branch Library.  Your creation may even be featured in our display c...

Library Branch: Paradise Hills Library
Room: Children's Area - Paradise Hills
Age Group: Preschoolers, Elementary School Age
Program Type: Featured, Art, Science/STEAM
Event Details:

Come build your creations while making new friends!  All Legos will be supplied by the Paradise Hills Branch Library.  Your creation may even be featured in our display case! 

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.

SRP Wine Cork Succulent Centerpiece Workshop

Monday, June 10, 2024 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Bill & Marcia Collins Community Room - Rancho Bernardo at Rancho Bernardo Library
Program Type:
Art, Summer Reading Program
Age Group:
Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Join us right in time for Summer Reading Program 2024. Make a flower pot using wine corks, create a succulent arrangement, and sign up for SRP 2024! Light refreshments will be s...

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

Join us right in time for Summer Reading Program 2024. Make a flower pot using wine corks, create a succulent arrangement, and sign up for SRP 2024!

Light refreshments will be served.

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

Welcome to RadLands: A Teen Tabletop Role Playing Game

Monday, June 10, 2024 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room 222 - Central at Central Library
Program Type:
Art, Community Engagement, Literature
Age Group:
Middle School Age, Teens
Event Details:

Tired of Dragons and Goblins? Want to explore the wastelands (inspired by the Fall Out Series)? Join us and be led through an immersive post apocalyptic table top role playin...

Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Meeting Room 222 - Central
Age Group: Middle School Age, Teens
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement, Literature
Event Details:

Tired of Dragons and Goblins?

Want to explore the wastelands (inspired by the Fall Out Series)?

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

Rainbow Spaces: Dungeons & Dragons /Calabozos y Dragones

Monday, June 10, 2024 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Community Room - Logan Heights at Logan Heights Library
Program Type:
Featured, Art, LGBTQIA+, Literature
Age Group:
Middle School Age, Teens
Event Details:

In partnership with Rainbow Spaces come grab your character sheets and get ready to roll! We're playing Dungeons and Dragons at the library so get ready to have your character's st...

Library Branch: Logan Heights Library
Room: Community Room - Logan Heights
Age Group: Middle School Age, Teens
Program Type: Featured, Art, LGBTQIA+, Literature
Event Details:

In partnership with Rainbow Spaces come grab your character sheets and get ready to roll! We're playing Dungeons and Dragons at the library so get ready to have your character's story told here!

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

Study and Chill: Artful Summer

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 11:30am - 7:30pm
Legler Benbough Teen IDEA Lab at Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library
Program Type:
Art, Community Engagement, IDEA Labs/Makerspaces
Age Group:
Middle School Age, Teens
Event Details:

Looking for a cool space to get away from the summer heat? Unleash your creativity at the Legler Benbough Teen IDEA Lab when you come in during our extended Study & Chill summe...

Library Branch: Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library
Room: Legler Benbough Teen IDEA Lab
Age Group: Middle School Age, Teens
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement, IDEA Labs/Makerspaces
Event Details:

Looking for a cool space to get away from the summer heat?

This event is in the "Babies/Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Preschoolers" group.
This event is in the "Elementary School Age" group.
This event is in the "Middle School Age" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Free Summer Lunch!

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Multipurpose Room - Skyline Hills at Skyline Hills Library
Program Type:
Accessibility, Featured, Art, Community Engagement, Early Learning, Summer Reading Program, Wellness
Age Group:
Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens
Event Details:

DIY Tuesdays 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: Free Lunch  for youth ages 0-18! 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Join our Summer Lunch DIY Tuesdays & TRACE with Toshwerks San Diego Public Li...

Library Branch: Skyline Hills Library
Room: Multipurpose Room - Skyline Hills
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens
Program Type: Accessibility, Featured, Art, Community Engagement, Early Learning, Summer Reading Program, Wellness
Event Details:

DIY Tuesdays

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: Free Lunch  for youth ages 0-18!

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Join our Summer Lunch DIY Tuesdays & TRACE with Toshwerks

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Lego Club

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Community Room - Allied Gardens/Benjamin at Allied Gardens/Benjamin Library
Program Type:
Art
Age Group:
All Ages
Library Branch: Allied Gardens/Benjamin Library
Room: Community Room - Allied Gardens/Benjamin
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Art
This event is in the "Preschoolers" group.
This event is in the "Elementary School Age" group.
This event is in the "Middle School Age" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Puppet Making Workshop

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Community Room/Taylor Gallery - Pacific Beach/Taylor at Pacific Beach/Taylor Library
Program Type:
Art, Performing Arts, Summer Reading Program
Age Group:
Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens
Event Details:

San Diego Guild of Puppetry members will lead us in the creation of our very own pool noodle puppets!  Make your very own creation come to life in this fun creative works...

Library Branch: Pacific Beach/Taylor Library
Room: Community Room/Taylor Gallery - Pacific Beach/Taylor
Age Group: Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens
Program Type: Art, Performing Arts, Summer Reading Program
Event Details:

San Diego Guild of Puppetry members will lead us in the creation of our very own pool noodle puppets!  Make your very own creation come to life in this fun creative workshop!  Younger children will need grown up assistance.

This event is in the "Preschoolers" group.
This event is in the "Elementary School Age" group.
This event is in the "Middle School Age" group.

LEGO Play Lab

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Community Room - College-Rolando at College-Rolando Library
Program Type:
Art,
Age Group:
Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age
Event Details:

Learn, play, and create with LEGOs! Children can build with LEGOs and display their creations in the library.

Library Branch: College-Rolando Library
Room: Community Room - College-Rolando
Age Group: Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age
Program Type: Art,
Event Details:

Learn, play, and create with LEGOs!

Children can build with LEGOs and display their creations in the library.

This event is in the "Preschoolers" group.
This event is in the "Elementary School Age" group.

Crafts for Kids with Mr. Luan

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Linda Vista Library
Program Type:
Art,
Age Group:
Preschoolers, Elementary School Age
Event Details:

Stretch your imagination and discover the artist within you've always known existed! Create fabulous crafts! In this program, get detailed instructions on how to make a craft you'l...

Library Branch: Linda Vista Library
Age Group: Preschoolers, Elementary School Age
Program Type: Art,
Event Details:

Stretch your imagination and discover the artist within you've always known existed! Create fabulous crafts! In this program, get detailed instructions on how to make a craft you'll be able to take home!