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THE LIBRARY IS TEMPORARILY CLOSED

All Day 3/16 - 7/1
Some Branches
Branches:
Central Library, Allied Gardens/Benjamin Library, Balboa Library, Carmel Mountain Ranch Library, Carmel Valley Library, City Heights/Weingart Library, Clairemont Library, College-Rolando Library, Kensington-Normal Heights Library, La Jolla/Riford Library, Linda Vista Library, Logan Heights Library, Mira Mesa Library, Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library, Mission Valley Library, Mountain View/Beckwourth Library, North Clairemont Library, North Park Library, North University Community Library, Oak Park Library, Ocean Beach Library, Otay Mesa-Nestor Library, Pacific Beach/Taylor Library, Paradise Hills Library, Point Loma/Hervey Library, Rancho Bernardo Library, Rancho Peñasquitos, San Carlos Library, San Ysidro Library, Scripps Miramar Ranch Library, Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa Library, Skyline Hills Library, Tierrasanta Library, University Community Library, University Heights Library, Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library, Outreach
Description:
Under the guidance of the CA Department of Public Health and San Diego County’s Public Health Officer, the San Diego Public Library will be closed until further notice. Online library services remain avaiable to the public. Find specific information...

Mommy and Me Happy Hour

9:30am - 11:00am
Carmel Mountain Ranch Library
Cancelled
Library Branch: Carmel Mountain Ranch Library
Room: Community Room - Carmel Mountain Ranch
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Adult, Older Adults
Program Type: Literature
Event Details:
Mommies (and Daddies too) are invited to get to know other parents in the community while your child plays with their neighbors!  Age-appropriate toys and games will be provided for the little ones to play with.  Parents can meet new friend...

Craft Circle Café

9:30am - 1:00pm
Mira Mesa Library
Cancelled
Library Branch: Mira Mesa Library
Room: Meeting Room - Mira Mesa
Age Group: Emerging Adults (18-25), Adult, Older Adults
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement
Event Details:
If you like DIY craft projects AND socializing with other crafters please join us for Craft Circle Cafe.  Bring your own project - scrapbooking, needlework, knitting, coloring or work on the project being presented. Drop in for a short...

Storytime Yoga

9:45am - 10:15am
Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library
Cancelled
Library Branch: Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library
Room: Community Room - Mission Hills/Hillcrest
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Pre-readers (3-6), Elementary (7-8)
Program Type: Featured, Literature, Wellness
Event Details:
Please come join our 2020 new program: Storytime Yoga for little ones and their parents/caregivers! Instructor Jackie Gadd weaves age-appropriate poses and breathing techniques into funtastic sessions filled with music, games, stories, c...

Toddler Happy Hour

9:45am - 10:30am
Tierrasanta Library
Cancelled
Library Branch: Tierrasanta Library
Room: Community Room - Tierrasanta
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Educational
Event Details:
Parents and caregivers are invited to get to know other parents in the community while your child plays with their neighbors!  Age-appropriate toys and games will be provided for the little ones to play with.  Parents can meet new friends a...

Babies and Books

10:00am - 10:30am
North University Community Library
Library Branch: North University Community Library
Room: Community Room - North University
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Educational
Event Details:
This lap-sit storytime encourages bonding and introduces a love for books by using song, movement, rhythm and rhyme. ...

Baby/Toddler Storytime

10:00am - 10:30am
Carmel Valley Library
Cancelled
Library Branch: Carmel Valley Library
Room: Community Room - Carmel Valley
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Educational, Literature
Event Details:
Baby/Toddler Storytime includes stories and songs ...

Monday Morning Storytime

10:00am - 10:30am
Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa Library
Cancelled
Library Branch: Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa Library
Room: Community Room - Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Pre-readers (3-6)
Program Type: Educational, Literature
Event Details:
Come and join us for stories, songs, and fun every Monday morning! ...

Sign Language Storytime

10:00am - 10:30am
North Clairemont Library
Cancelled
Library Branch: North Clairemont Library
Room: Main Area - North Clairemont
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Educational
Event Details:
Join us for a super fun performance that combines American Sign Language with songs, stories, and engaging toys and props. ...

Baby Storytime

10:00am - 11:00am
Allied Gardens/Benjamin Library
Library Branch: Allied Gardens/Benjamin Library
Room: Community Room - Allied Gardens/Benjamin
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Educational, Literature
Event Details:
Babies ages birth to one year old and their caregivers will enjoy songs, lap-sits and rhymes that foster early literacy skills. ...

Spanish Storytime

10:00am - 11:00am
North Park Library
Library Branch: North Park Library
Room: Children's Area - North Park
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Pre-readers (3-6), Elementary (7-8)
Program Type: Educational, En Español
Event Details:
Come join us for some fun stories and crafts at our Spanish Storytime, happening every first and third Mondays at 10am! ...

Tai Chi Class

10:00am - 11:00am
Linda Vista Library
Cancelled
Library Branch: Linda Vista Library
Room: Meeting Room - Linda Vista
Age Group: Older Adults
Program Type: Educational, Wellness
Event Details:
Improve your balance and mobility with slow, controlled movement. For ages 60+. ...

Toddler Stories & Play

10:00am - 11:00am
La Jolla/Riford Library
Cancelled
Library Branch: La Jolla/Riford Library
Room: Children's Area - La Jolla/Riford
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Pre-readers (3-6)
Program Type: Community Engagement, Educational, Literature
Event Details:
Join in as we read, sing, dance, and play in this special storytime meant to encourage a love of reading and build essential early literacy skills. ...

Morning Storytime with Ms. Kathie

10:30am - 11:00am
Linda Vista Library
Cancelled
Library Branch: Linda Vista Library
Age Group: Pre-readers (3-6)
Program Type: Educational, Literature
Event Details:
Children and their families are invited to join storyteller extraordinaire Ms. Kathie for fabulous stories, rich rhymes, and scintillating songs! This lively storytime is sure to warm the heart! ...

Signing Story Time

10:30am - 11:00am
Central Library
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Denny Sanford Children's Library (1st Floor)
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Pre-readers (3-6)
Program Type: Literature
Event Details:
Children enjoy stories and songs while learning key vocabulary in American Sign Language.  For families with children ages 0-5. ...

Music & Movement

11:00am - 11:30am
North University Community Library
Library Branch: North University Community Library
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Pre-readers (3-6), Elementary (7-8)
Program Type: Educational, Wellness
Event Details:
Sing, Dance and Play! Children enjoy songs and movement activities that build motor skills and increase independence. ...

Preschool Storytime

11:00am - 11:30am
Carmel Valley Library
Cancelled
Library Branch: Carmel Valley Library
Room: Community Room - Carmel Valley
Age Group: Pre-readers (3-6)
Program Type: Educational, Literature
Event Details:
Preschool Storytime includes stories and songs. ...

Preschool Storytime

11:00am - 11:30am
North Clairemont Library
Cancelled
Library Branch: North Clairemont Library
Room: Meeting Room - North Clairemont
Age Group: Pre-readers (3-6), Elementary (7-8)
Program Type: Community Engagement, Literature
Event Details:
If you like to listen to stories, sing songs, and have some fun, this is the right program for you. ...

Laughter Wellness - For Your Health & Well-being (all ages)

11:00am - 12:00pm
La Jolla/Riford Library
Cancelled
Library Branch: La Jolla/Riford Library
Room: Seminar Room - La Jolla/Riford
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Community Engagement, Wellness
Event Details:
Laughter Wellness is a simple but effective method created to help reduce stress, pain and negative emotions through prolonged voluntary laughter.  Besides boosting the immune system, it also helps improve energy levels.  No comedy, jokes o...

Toddler Storytime

11:00am - 12:00pm
Mission Valley Library
Library Branch: Mission Valley Library
Room: Community Room - Mission Valley
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Pre-readers (3-6)
Program Type: Educational, Literature
Event Details:
A storytime designed for toddlers, featuring songs, rhymes, and books. Storytime will take place from 11:00-11:30am followed by open playtime from 11:30am-12:00pm. ...

Hatha Yoga for Adults

11:15am - 12:15pm
Linda Vista Library
Cancelled
Library Branch: Linda Vista Library
Room: Meeting Room - Linda Vista
Age Group: Emerging Adults (18-25), Adult, Older Adults
Program Type: Educational, Wellness
Event Details:
Aryn Rannazzisi leads a gentle paced class combining breath work and postures to promote strength, flexibility and balance. This all-level class will include inversions, backbends and sun salutations. Please bring a mat or large towel and a hand towe...

Senior Lunch & Learn Lecture Series: How to use EBOOKS

11:30am - 12:30pm
Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library
Cancelled
Library Branch: Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library
Room: Community Room - Mission Hills/Hillcrest
Age Group: Older Adults
Program Type: Educational
Event Details:
Presented by Sarah Bayne, San Diego Public Library Library Assistant 2 SDPL has a goal to broaden access to library resources. We expanded our e-collection by joining Cloud Library in 2018 and combining our titles with those of other California li...

Communicating With Technology Spring 2020

12:30pm - 2:30pm
Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa Library
Cancelled
Library Branch: Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa Library
Room: Community Room - Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa
Age Group: Adult, Older Adults
Program Type: Educational
Event Details:
Focused on the technologies that we use to communicate. Includes hands on learning with smartphones and tablets, as well as lecture/discussion. Topics include: the Cloud, productivity, operating systems, web browsers, Google, Apple and Microsoft tool...

Baby Signing Storytime

1:00pm - 1:30pm
La Jolla/Riford Library
Cancelled
Library Branch: La Jolla/Riford Library
Room: Children's Area - La Jolla/Riford
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Educational, Literature
Event Details:
Learn signs to use with your baby! Signing fun with songs, stories, and finger plays as well as tips for using sign language as a preverbal communication tool with your baby. Recommended for ages 0+. ...

Mah-Jongg Club!

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Linda Vista Library
Cancelled
Library Branch: Linda Vista Library
Room: Meeting Room - Linda Vista
Age Group: Young Adults (13-17), Emerging Adults (18-25), Adult, Older Adults
Program Type: Community Engagement, Educational
Event Details:
Do you want to learn how to play Mah Jongg? We can teach you. Do you already play? Bring your Mah-Jongg set and join us. ...

FREE Housing and Shelter Assistance Information

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Mira Mesa Library
Cancelled
Library Branch: Mira Mesa Library
Room: Front Entrance Patio - Mira Mesa
Age Group: Emerging Adults (18-25), Adult, Older Adults
Program Type: Community Engagement, Wellness
Event Details:
Funded by the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency, the McAlister Institute provides free housing and shelter assistance information. The information is presented in front of the library at a resource table with a representative avail...

Vista Hill Bridges Outreach for those Experiencing Homelessness

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Mission Valley Library
Library Branch: Mission Valley Library
Room: Lobby
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Community Engagement
Event Details:
Homeless outreach workers are available weekly to offer information and referrals to services to members of the community experiencing homelessness.  They also have hygiene kits available.   ...