Name: 2022 Summer Reading Program
Start: 2022-06-01
End: 2022-07-03
Location: Balboa Library

2022 Summer Reading Program

All Day 6/1 - 7/3

Balboa Library

Library Branch: Balboa Library

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Summer Reading Program

Event Details:

Explore your world and beyond during the Summer Reading Program! The San Diego Public Library is inviting all ages to sign up for this event and venture beyond the beaten path and read! Complete a combination of 10 books, ho...

Echoes of Africa Exhibition

All Day 6/4 - 8/20

Central Library

Library Branch: Central Library

Room: Art Gallery - Central

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Featured, Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation, Educational, Performing Arts

Event Details:

*****Opening Reception will take place promptly at 12:00 p.m. on the 1st floor courtyard with a special performance by the World Beat Center African Drum and Dance group. Following the performance, guests will be welcomed into the exhibit areas, both...

Mass Creativity Day - Bus Pick Up at the City Heights Library

9:00am - 10:00am

City Heights/Weingart Library

Library Branch: City Heights/Weingart Library

Room: Lobby - City Heights/Weingart

Age Group: All Ages

Event Details:

This even will start at the City Heights/Weingart Library at 9:00AM in which afterwards a bus will come to pick up patrons and take them to the New Children's Museum in Downtown. Our workshops culminate on Mass Creativity Day, in which the stories...

"Appy Hour" @ the Library

9:30am - 10:30am

University Community Library

Library Branch: University Community Library

Room: Community Room - University Community

Age Group: Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Program Type: Educational, Science/STEAM

Event Details:

Learn how to use library apps such as Cloud Library, SDPL To Go and more. Bring your phone or tablet and we’ll help you make the most of the library apps you use most. ...

Meditation

9:30am - 10:30am

San Carlos Library

Library Branch: San Carlos Library

Room: Winer Family Community Room & Art Gallery

Age Group: Adults, Older Adults

Event Details:

According to the Mayo Clinic, "If stress has you anxious, tense and worried, consider meditation. Spending even a few minutes in meditation can restore your calm and inner peace." Every Saturday except the 1st Saturday of the month. ...

Summer Reading Program Special Event - Wild Wonders Hands On Animal Education

9:30am - 10:30am

Rancho Peñasquitos

Library Branch: Rancho Peñasquitos

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Community Engagement, Educational, Science/STEAM, Summer Reading Program

Event Details:

The whole family will be interested in Wild Wonder's presentation, Our Big Backyard! Learn about North American animals with an "at home" conservation theme! Participants agree to follow all relevant City of San Diego COVID protocols.&...

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren/Kinship Family Backpack Drive-Thru Distribution

9:30am - 12:00pm

Skyline Hills Library

Library Branch: Skyline Hills Library

Age Group: All Ages, Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Event Details:

Join the County of San Diego for a FREE Grandparents Raising Grandchildren/Kinship Family Backpack Drive-Thru Distribution event on Saturday, June 25, 2022! This event is for families in which grandparents or other relative caregivers (such as aunts/...

Ikebana: Japanese Art of Flower Arranging

9:30am - 12:30pm

La Jolla/Riford Library

Library Branch: La Jolla/Riford Library

Room: Community Room - La Jolla/Riford

Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Program Type: Art, Community Engagement, Educational

Event Details:

Make a beautiful flower arrangement to take home! Classes are taught by master artist Jackie Zhang of the Ohara School of Ikebana. Contact Jackie Zhang directly at (858) 337-5671 or jzhana@hotmail.com to sign up. Registration for the class i...

Z Davis filming

9:30am - 12:30pm

Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library

Library Branch: Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library

Room: Seminar Room (A-B) - Valencia Park/Malcolm X

Friend's Volunteer Luncheon

9:30am - 6:00pm

Scripps Miramar Ranch Library

Library Branch: Scripps Miramar Ranch Library

Room: Community Room - Scripps Miramar Ranch

Bilingual English/Chinese Storytime

10:00am - 10:30am

Carmel Valley Library

Library Branch: Carmel Valley Library

Room: Children's Area - Carmel Valley

Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary School Age

Program Type: Cultural Appreciation, Educational, Literature

Event Details:

Join us for bilingual English/Mandarin Chinese stories and songs with Ms. Danning at the library. All ages welcome. The storytime will be on the 4th Saturday of the month from 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the outdoor Children’s Patio in the months of May...

SATURDAY MORNING STORYTIME!

10:00am - 10:30am

Paradise Hills Library

Library Branch: Paradise Hills Library

Room: Patio - Paradise Hills

Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary School Age

Program Type: Educational

Event Details:

Please join us for stories and songs every Saturday morning on the patio at 10:00AM. ...

PRIDE Storytime & Dance Party with Raquelita & Barbie Q

10:00am - 11:00am

Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library

Library Branch: Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library

Program Type: Celebration Month, Featured, LGBTQIA+, Summer Reading Program

Event Details:

Join San Diego Public Library as we celebrate San Diego Pride 2022. PRIDE Storytime and Dance Party is a family-friendly way of recognizing and celebrating our diversity and individuality through age-appropriate stories & songs. Happy Pride fr...

4th Annual All-Inclusive Read 3X3

10:00am - 12:00pm

Central Library

Library Branch: Central Library

Room: Neil Morgan Auditorium

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Featured, Local Author

Event Details:

Join San Diego Public Library, Special Needs Resource Foundation of San Diego, and San Diego Family Magazine for the 4th Annual All-Inclusive Read 3X3 Literacy Event! Authors Pam Fong, Marcie Colleen, and Carol Cujec and Peyton Goddard will entert...

DO YOUR HOMEWORK @ THE LIBRARY

10:00am - 1:00pm

Central Library

Library Branch: Central Library

Room: Union Bank Homework Center (2nd Floor)

Age Group: Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age

Program Type: Featured, Educational

Event Details:

Kids K through 8: having trouble with that homework? Need a little help? Our friendly Coaches will provide assistance! They'll guide you through math and science assignments, sit with you as you try to sound out words while reading,...

Drop-In Tech Help

10:00am - 1:00pm

Central Library

Library Branch: Central Library

Room: Mary Hollis Clark Conference Center

Age Group: Adults, Older Adults

Program Type: Educational

Event Details:

First come, first served - get your tech questions answered. Join San Diego Futures Foundation's drop-in tech help where we can assist you with your computer needs and even get you set up with relevant training. You'll get one-on-one assistance wh...

SD Ballet

10:00am - 1:00pm

City Heights Performance Annex

Library Branch: City Heights Performance Annex

Age Group: Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens

Program Type: Performing Arts

Event Details:

Free ballet and jazz classes. Join us on Saturdays to learn how to dance ballet and jazz. ...

National HIV Testing Day Health Fair

10:00am - 2:00pm

Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library

Library Branch: Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library

Room: Lower parking lot

Age Group: Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Program Type: Wellness

Event Details:

The Faith-Based Action Coalition of San Diego (FBAC) will be hosting its tenth annual National HIV Testing Day event on Saturday, June 25, 2022, 10:00 AM – 2:00 P.M. This event will take place at the Malcolm X Library parking lot located at 514...

Friends of Malcolm X Library Book Sale

10:00am - 3:00pm

Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library

Library Branch: Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library

Room: Lobby East (from parking lot)

Age Group: All Ages

Event Details:

Stop in the lobby to say hello to the Friends of Malcolm X Library at the Black Music Month book sale--you may just find an old (or new) favorite read from 10am to 3pm on Saturday, June 25! ...

Summer Reading Kick-Off & Book Sale

10:00am - 3:00pm

Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa Library

Library Branch: Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa Library

Room: Community Room - Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa

Age Group: All Ages

Event Details:

Join the Friends of the Serra Mesa Library in kicking off our Annual Summer Reading Program with a day of fun and free events for the whole family! There will be so much going on, including the HarperKids "Treat Your Shelves" Book Truck including ...

Summer Book Sales

10:00am - 5:00pm

College-Rolando Library

Library Branch: College-Rolando Library

Age Group: All Ages

Event Details:

We're rolling out all the stock from the back BUT only on these special Saturdays! 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on select Saturdays--be there and help support the Friends of the Library! ...

Hullabaloo

10:30am - 11:30am

College-Rolando Library

Library Branch: College-Rolando Library

Room: Community Room - College-Rolando

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Performing Arts, Summer Reading Program

Event Details:

Experience fun folk music for all ages. Sing along and have a great time! Hullabaloo has been making music for kids and families for eighteen years. They've performed their own brand of foot-stomping, wing-flapping, free-range, organic kid folk ac...

Signing Storytime

11:00am - 11:30am

North Park Library

Library Branch: North Park Library

Room: Children's Area - North Park

Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers

Program Type: Educational

Event Details:

Sign language fun for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers with Ms. Jennifer! Come learn some simple signs and songs at this fun weekly event! ...

Saturday Morning Craft Time

11:00am - 11:45am

Allied Gardens/Benjamin Library

Library Branch: Allied Gardens/Benjamin Library

Room: Community Room - Allied Gardens/Benjamin

Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary School Age

Program Type: Art, Educational

Event Details:

Join us in the Community room for a volunteer led craft session. These sessions encourage development of fine motor skills such as holding pencils and crayons, drawing, gluing, cutting and tearing paper. Your child is sure to enjoy this creativ...

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