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Join Ms. Carrie, on Zoom, Wednesday mornings for virtual stories, songs, and fun that foster early literacy skills.

Ages 0-3

Bond with your baby/toddler through books, bounces, fingerplays, and movements!

Join Children’s Librarian Miss Julie for stories, songs, fingerplays, and lots of fun!  This program is designed for children ages 2-4.

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

The City Heights / Weingart Branch Library Presents:

Silent Reading Club

Dance, sing, laugh, and enjoy engaging stories with Carrie The Librarian! This program is recommended for ages 2-5 but all ages are welcome at this fun weekly program. 

STORIES, IMAGINATION & MORE

Each week we will practice our early literacy skills by:

· using our imagination,

Join in as we read, sing, dance, and play at Toddler Storytime!  Come and build essential early literacy skills and foster a love of reading. Designed for children ages 1-3.

In this highly interactive, music-based storytime program, children have the opportunity to play musical instruments, learn beats with rhythm sticks, and dance and move to the sounds. All ages are welcome to attend.

Focuses on the use of art as a creative expression and a therapeutic process.  Utilizes a variety of art media to promote self-expression, to develop coping skills, and to mediate emotional and physical challenges and limitations. 

Join us on the Taylor Greene to sing, dance, and move along to favorite kids songs.

Learn signs to use with your child! Signing fun with songs, stories, and finger plays as well as tips for using sign language as a preverbal communication tool with your little one.

Mind and Body Fitness is done mostly standing or in a chair. No mats required.
Space is limited to 25 people per class.

Be sure to get to the library a little early, this class fills up fast!

Join us in the library's spacious community room where we can all safely space out for a Storytime with Miss Melissa or Miss Jennifer appropriate for preschoolers.

Join Miss Helene, the Youth Services Librarian, for this Wednesday morning program as we read, sing, dance, and play at Toddler Storytime!  Children get to build essential early literacy skills and foster a love of reading while experiencing

Ages 0-3

Encourage social skills through play while meeting other caregivers!  

Join us for Toddler Storytime Outdoors with Mrs. Suzanne!  We'll have fun reading a book, singing songs & dancing to get our wiggles out.

Toddler Story Time in Kensington Park will be held at 10:30am. There will be stories, songs, and bubbles! Join the fun!

This bilingual program is designed for preschool children to experience both English and Spanish in a fun, engaging setting. During each session, we will read stories and sing in both languages. 

It is how it sounds: Show & Tell!  Every child has the opportunity to share something in the course of the program!  If your child isn't much of a speaker yet, no worries!  He can show everyone

Are you a Tinker? Do you like to work with different machines? Are you fascinated by tools and how something works? With these S.T.E.A.M.

Ms. Jackie reads fun stories and sings songs followed by craft time.

Appointments are encouraged and walk-ins are welcome

Find your voice at this fun animal show.    Learn about animal adaptations and meet a wide variety of animals. 

Are you unsure of how to share pictures from your phone? Are you baffled by Word?

NEED TECH HELP AND TECH RESOURCES?!

The City of San Diego and the San Diego Futures Foundation are offering FREE Digital Navigator drop-in services.

Need tech help and tech resources?  The City of San Diego and SDFF is offering Free Digital Navigator services.  Drop-in or call for assistance. 1 (800) 350-6945

Free Summer Lunch at San Diego Public Library. Monday-Friday from 12-1 PM. Ages 0-18. Join us!

Presented by Write Out Loud San Diego, "StoryBox" is the American name given to the Japanese storytelling tradition called kamishibai.

Stop and Swap: Seeds, Plants, Veggies, Fruits, Flowers and More!

Too many zucchinis? Lots of cut flowers? Succulents getting too big? Fruits and Veggies galore? Ordered too many radish seeds?

In partnership with the San Diego Unified  School District, Lunch @ Your Library will provide free hot lunches to children ages 0-18.

For those who want to learn how to play the game of Mahjong, this is a series of six, 1.5 hour classes. Pre-registration for the full series is at the form below. Anyone else interested may either come in to play or to observe.

Join us for Pre-school and elementary story time and craft. 

If you have a love for writing and would like to develop your skills, this workshop is an excellent place for you. You will write short stories and poetry, share your work with others and discover other's work.

Aloha! Learn the art of hula dance from a professional hula instructor from Huapala Dance Studio. Geared to teens and adults. This series of lessons is made possible by the Friends of the La Jolla Library.

Join us on the Patio outside the children's room for arts and crafts after school every Wednesday at 2pm.

Activities are designed for school age children.  Young kids may require parent assistance.

Classes will be held every Wednesday
starting June 28 for six weeks. Classes
are structured for children 6-12. Come
and learn about the art and culture of
Breakin’ presented by Cypherst8.
Sessions are approximately 45 mins

Join us every Wednesday for games and snacks! Play fun board games, card games, and more!

Join us for story-inspired stretches, music, and child-friendly props! We conclude by using our breath to transition from silly to calm. Please bring a mat or towel.

Ages 3-8.  

Join us each week to play and explore two new play-anywhere, paper-and-pencil games to help sharpen your young mathematician's strategic thinking and logic skills. Bring the family, and stop in anytime to join the fun!

Discover more about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) through activities, demonstrations, and experiments at our Discovery Club program. For ages 6-12. Siblings are welcome. 

Need to finish some homework, work on a project, study for a test, or just relax and read a book away from the distractions at home?

Make a bead bracelet that spells your name in Morse code. (For ages 5 & up).

The Teen IDEA Lab is a space to be used for creative projects that require specialized equipment and software.

Featuring a music studio, Makerspace, and iMac workstations and so much more!

Calling all LEGO Builders!

Put your engineering and problem-solving skills to the test by taking part in unique LEGO building challenges or let your imagination run wild and build your own special LEGO creations.

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The Teen Game Room is open! Come check out our Nintendo Switch and PS4. Teens regularly play Smash Bros., Mario Kart, Gang Beasts and more. 

Join your children's librarian for stories, songs and fun activities by the sea on the grass at Ellen Browning Scripps Park at La Jolla Cove. 

Join us every Wednesday at 4pm for Kid's Arts and Crafts. Every week a librarian staff member will instruct children on how to create something new that they will then get to take home.

 Bring along family and friends for a fun afternoon to play with assorted game boards and puzzles provided by the Paradise Hills Branch Library.   

Are you looking to volunteer or give back to your community? Consider joining our nonprofit called The Friends of the Skyline Hills Library!

Do you love competitive board game classics like Jenga, Dominoes, Uno, Monopoly, or maybe relaxing by working on a jigsaw puzzle? Drop by the Legler Benbough Teen IDEA Lab with your friends on Wednesdays and Thursdays to play!