Day Calendar

Play card and board games. Receive a free board game for participating! Several games, including new and classic, will be made available. All ages are welcome.

Get your child ready for their first day of school! This summer is a perfect time for your child to prepare for kindergarten!

Free, non-credit, English as a Second Language Class for adults, presented by Palomar College:

Enjoy stories read aloud or acted out, singing songs and completing crafts, all geared toward building the skills necessary for success in kindergarten.  For families with preschoolers, ages 3-5.

Join our Children’s Librarian Miss Luz for stories, songs, fingerplays, and lots of fun!  This Storytime is designed especially for children ages  2-4.   This program meets every Wednesday. 

Chair Yoga promotes stretching, strengthening and improves balance, flexibility and mobility, enhances mental clarity and helps reduce stress, and provides peace and relaxation.

Dr. Sanchez is available to answer business development questions, review resources, and more. Please call the library to make an appointment.

It's Back!!  The Summer Fun Café opens on June 19th and serves a hot, nutritious lunch to all children 18 and under, through August 18th.  No registration required, just a good appetite!  Brought to you by the San Diego Unified Scho

It's Back!!  The Summer Fun Café opens on June 19th and serves a hot, nutritious lunch to all children 18 and under, through August 18th.  No registration required, just a good appetite!  Brought to you by the San Diego Unified Scho

The World Building Workshop is for teens who want to learn how to design internally consistent, fascinating and fantastic worlds. These worlds can be an exercise in imagining new possibilities, or as settings for role-playing games or stories.

Little ones are able to make noise, play, and meet new friends. This is a loosely structured, baby-led program of play, music, bubbles, songs and more. For babies and toddlers 0-2 years.

New Tech Tutoring

Fun poses for parents and kids with lots of movement and a story. Watch your child transform into a cat, monkey, dog, lion, and much more.

Looking to meet up and work with other knitting and crocheting enthusiasts?

Weekly projects are designed to introduce various art techniques and inspire creative process.

Bring a yoga mat and water, wear comfortable clothing, and be prepared to remove your shoes.  Ages 14 and older are welcome.

Join the Friends of the Allied Gardens/Benjamin Branch Library and help make all of these programs possible!

Enjoy free classics in the library’s meeting room!  Films are shown on select Wednesdays at 1:00 PM.  All children 8 and under must be accompanied by an adult. 

 Instructors are from Silver Age Yoga.  Every class utilizes chairs but please bring your  own exercise mat if desired.  No reservations required.

Children and teens develop and nurture their creative talents in Anime/Manga Art.  No registration required.  Materials provided.

75% of Americans have no estate planning documents in place, including a will or trust, Power of Attorney and an Advance Health Care Directive. Each of these documents and their importance will be discussed in this class.

Early literacy lapsit storytime with music, fingerplays and books. Encourages language learning and cognitive development for young babies. Gives parents an opportunity to meet other parents while babies socialize and play.

This class introduces easy-to-follow Zumba choreography that focuses on balance, range of motion and coordination. Come ready to sweat, and prepare to leave empowered and feeling strong. Ideal for beginners, boomers, and active seniors

The Innovation Lab is a makersapce on the 3rd floor of Central Library. It's free for everyone to use. 

Make a craft to take home!  Crafts are suitable for ages 3-13 but young kids should have a parent present.

Join us for fun crafts. Geared towards children, but all ages are welcome.

Join us for ventriloquist Joe Gandelman’s acclaimed show with his BIG cast of puppets and dummies.

Whether you are a seasoned player that wants play competitively, or a curious beginner that wants to learn how to play, we welcome you to the Carmel Valley Mah Jong Club. Adult players only. Bring your own Mah Jong tiles, if possible!

Whether you are a seasoned player that wants play competitively, or a curious beginner that wants to learn how to play, we welcome you to the Carmel Valley Mah Jong Club. Adult players only. Bring your own Mah Jong tiles, if possible!

Summer Reading Program Kick-Off!  If you like to laugh, don't miss this one.  With his one-of-a-kind tricks and stunts, Michael Rayner puts on a show fit for the entire family!  His most requested tricks include: balancing a wheelba

Volunteers will help you create, design, and print objects in 3D!  All ages welcome!

Join us for a program which is perfect for babies and young toddlers:  short, fun and interactive.  

To be announced.

Engineer with the experts from the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center in Balboa Park.

Gain basic skills on using a computer, surfing the internet printing web pages, and using email. Sign-up at the Information Desk or call the RB Library.

Silver Age Yoga is designed so that seniors can safely participate at their level of comfort. Bring a yoga mat and water, wear comfortable clothing, and be prepared to remove your shoes.

Join us this summer for sessions designed to prevent "Summer Slide" and help studnets build their Math and Reading skills throughout the summer.  Studnets are assessed at the beginning of each session to see where they need assistance, then g

Homework centers are open free of charge to students in need of homework help. No pre-registration is required

Express your creativity through puppetry!  Create your own puppet using a variety of materials including pool noodles, construction paper, pipe cleaners, buttons and beads.

Jammin’ @ the Library program offers free beginning guitar instruction for teens and adults at the San Diego Public Library’s Central Library in a series of group lessons.  The program is for ages 12 and up.

Dr. Sanchez is available to provide job searching assistance, resume reviews, and more. Please call the library to make an appointment.

Join our Lego Club every Wednesday with our very own lego expert, Ms. Victoria for cool projects and talking shop. Open to all ages but adult supervision needed for ages under 5.

In Seminar Room 4, downstairs.

Paint high, paint low.  Paint often so that your heart's all aglow.  Join Ms. Ana as she helps guide you through a fun paint session!

Do you want to learn how to use our eCollection like a pro? Stop by during this walk-in service with your device and get guidance, tips and advice on how to navigate the eCollection.

Sparkles the Clown come to give us a hilarious and whimsical magic and bubble show!

Join us and be a part of the positive change that the Logan Heights Teen Advisory Group has been working hard towards since 2009. Group meets the second and fourth Wednesday of every month.

Learn modern line dancing to current songs and Latin music.  Appropriate for adults and teens.

This yoga class is suitable for beginners but will offer modifications and variations that challenge advanced students.

Kids can have fun and get creative while building with LEGO.

Paws for Reading is a program that allows children to read aloud to a therapy dog in order to improve reading and communication skills.

Explore a new craft each Wednesday! 

All ages welcome; smaller children may need parent/caregiver assistance.

Learn about the life of Henri Matisse and re-create the techniques that made him famous!  

Free classes to prepare for the Citizenship Test and Interview for all English levels. No cost. Books and study materials provided.

Storytime for early readers. Come and listen to entertaining chapter books while practicing listening skills. For K-2nd grades. 

Hear what the City of Seattle is doing to get people off the streets and into safe emergency housing that leads to permanent housing.

The Friends of the Clairemont Library present a monthly free concert featuring talented local musicians. This month features chamber music from Trio Sin Nombre, a group of three extremely talented San Diego music students.

Free course to deepen your knowledge and practice of meditation.

Join us for family Board Games! Bring your family, your friends or just yourself! No registration required. 

Trash talking truck driver Teri Horton finds herself in the national spotlight after learning the painting she paid five bucks for at a thrift store may actually be a lost masterpiece by abstract expressionist, Jackson Pollock.

Join us for stories, songs and a craft the whole family can enjoy.

Learn how to play or come hone your skills against other players. All skill levels are welcome to join whether you are just beginning or a chess grandmaster. All ages welcome.

Fun crafts for children of all ages!

Enjoy an evening of music with Benedetti & Svoboda, Guitar Duo. Doors will open at 6pm. Children 7 years and older are welcome to attend with their parent.

Aryn Rannazzisi leads a gentle paced class combining breath work and postures (asanas) to promote strength, flexibility and balance. This all-level class will include inversions, back bends and sun salutations.

The Mystery Book Group will discuss a mystery novel. New members are always welcome to attend and participate! Please read the book beforehand. Books are available at the Circulation Desk while supplies last.

The Scripps Ranch Book Discussion Group invites you to join us on the 4th Wednesday of each month. Copies are available for check-out at the library.  This month the book will be discuss The Liar's Club: A Memoir by Mary Carr

A community meeting that provides information and acts as a forum for community problems. 

Michael Rayner, comedian, expert juggler, unicyclist, and face balancer brings his uniquely energetic brand of humor and hilarity!