Day Calendar

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.

Celebrate the last days of Ramadan by joining us for a special bilingual storytime featuring stories in both Arabic and English!

Join us for "Sign-a-Story Circle Time" with Baby Sign Language Basics author, Monta Z. Briant. Parents learn how to use ASL signs for early communication with their babies through stories, songs, and other fun activities. 

Join us every third Thursday of the month for a very special bilingual storytime. Here children will be introduced to different languages, songs, stories and fun! 

Join us for the fun, sweet musical stylings of Hooray Miss Marae!  Following the program, please stay for socializing with baby/toddler toys!

Join us for a storytime that fosters early literacy!  Features books, songs, action rhymes, and finger plays that invite participation.  Ages 1-5.  Every Thursday. 

Join Miss Valerie in the Children's Storywell for a Storytime appropriate for toddlers and preschoolers. 

Open to the public and are free of charge. Play variety board games. Attendees should be fully vaccinated and have masks

Are you looking to learn some computer skills?  These sessions—with instruction, hands-on opportunities, and plenty of time for questions and answers—are just for you!  

All young children and their caregivers are welcome to join us for stories, songs and rhymes. Held outdoors on the grass, bring a blanket or chair.  No Registration required. We hope to see you there!

Kensington-Normal Heights Librarians will share stories, songs, and bubbles with children ages 3-5. Older and younger siblings welcome! Bring a blanket to sit on the grass. 

Join Ms. Katia for an engaging preschool storytime that promotes a love of reading and quality together time. Featuring stories, songs, and fun! 

Join us for a Japanese storytelling tradition called kamishibai (kami = paper; shibai = theater).

The most beautiful fish in the entire ocean discovers the real value of personal beauty and friendship.

Children will become the storybook characters and participate in bringing the story to life!

Preschool storytime for babies, toddlers, and all preschoolers!

Please join Miss Lea and Miss Ellie for storytime, songs, and some fun!

Storybox Theatre is a wonderful way to present illustrated stories to youngsters.  Storybox is the American name we have given to the Japanese storytelling tradition called kamishibai.  (Kami = paper; shibai = theatre).  A storytell

Come join us for a fun and safe story time in-person at the Oak Park Library. There will be singing, magic shows and crafts.

Join the Board of the Friends of the Pacific Beach Library for their monthly meeting, and share your input on how our library can better support our community.  

Learn to make one arrangement in each meeting. One-on-one criteques with students on their work will be conducted in each meeting.  Explore other Japanese cultures, including tea ceremony, kimono Japanese cuisine and confection.

A Mah Jong Group for adults is meeting every Monday and Thursday from 1:00pm-3:30pm. Knowledge of American Mah Jong rules is required to play. Please bring your own Mah Jong tiles if possible.

Want to improve your computer skills or learn how to navigate the internet?  The Access 4 All Express offers FREE in-person classes for people of all skill levels. Don't have a device?

The group meets the third Thursday of every month at the La Jolla Library from 2pm to 3pm. This is an opportunity to read and share poems you have written.

Participants will create their very own fossil by embedding a dinosaur, insect, or plant in faux amber.

Interested in achieving better brain function while improving your memory, cognitive abilities, and strategic thinking? Then play chess!

Chess is played by over 600 million people and is the most popular game in the world.

Kids K through 8: having trouble with that homework?  Need a little help?  Our friendly Homework Coaches will provide assistance and guide you through your school assignments.

Kids K through 8: having trouble with that homework?  Need a little help?  Our friendly Homework Coaches will provide assistance and guide you through your school assignments.

Get help using 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.

Kids K through 8: having trouble with homework?  Need a little help?  Our friendly Homework Coaches will provide assistance and guide you through your school assignments.

Don't stop learning this summer!  stop by any of our Homework Centers to hone your skills.  We've got games, learning activities, STEAM crafts, and more fun ways to learn.

Kids K through 8: having trouble with that homework?  Need a little help?  Our friendly Homework Coaches will provide assistance and guide you through your school assignments.

Kids K through 8: having trouble with that homework?  Need a little help?  Our friendly Homework Coaches will provide assistance and guide you through your school assignments.

Come to the North Park Library for this month's book club meeting! 

This month, the club will be discussing "“Caste: The Origins of our Discontents” by Isabel Wilkerson. Pick up a copy of the book at the circulation desk.

Uke players of all skill levels are invited to come together to strum, sing, learn, teach, share, and most of all, have fun. 

Kids K through 8: having trouble with that homework?  Need a little help?  Our friendly Homework Coaches will provide assistance and guide you through your school assignments.

Kids K through 8: having trouble with that homework?  Need a little help?  Our friendly Homework Coaches will provide assistance and guide you through your school assignments.

Kids K through 8: having trouble with that homework?  Need a little help?  Our friendly Homework Coaches will provide assistance and guide you through your school assignments.

Kids K through 8: having trouble with that homework?  Need a little help?  Our friendly Homework Coaches will provide assistance and guide you through your school assignments.

Enjoy a selection of board games the whole family can play at this fun weekly event.  We'll have Chess, Jenga, Chutes and Ladders, Connect 4 and more!

Come and try unique snacks from all over the globe. Each month we will feature a new country and discuss the culture, food and play games. Must be 12-18 years old and have a food release form signed by a guardian.

Join us every Thursday from 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm for Courtyard Chess. Downtown Chess meets at the courtyard/1st floor lobby of the San Diego Central Library @ Joan ^ Irwin Jacobs Common. All ages are welcome to join. 

The Teen Game Room is open! Come check out our Nintendo Switch, PS4 and more.

Get messy, make mistakes, and prepare to make ART!

Join us every Thursday to get creative!

Join us for this healthy cooking class and learn how to integrate more fruits, vegetables and whole grains in your diet in a way that doesn't leave you feeling deprived of the foods you want.  

The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian’s Art Changed Science by Joyce Sidman

READ, REFLECT & CREATE

One of the first naturalists to observe live insects directly, Maria Si

Joins us for a fun craft for children.  Registration recommended.

Join us on the 3rd Thursday of every month to meet and interact with friendly pets.   We'll read stories, learn about the how to take care of pets, and then you get a chance to get up close with a furry (or scaly) friends.   Ea

Parenting Book Club at College-Rolando Branch Library. Join us in learning strategies on how to be the best parent you can be!