Day Calendar

My Live Interactive Video Preschool/Kindergarten Storytimes, good for kids ages 4 to 6, are fun, kinetic, and humorous experiences!  I make it a point not just to read books, but to perform them as well!

My Live Interactive Video Preschool/Kindergarten Storytimes, good for kids ages 4 to 6, are fun, kinetic, and humorous experiences!  I make it a point not just to read books, but to perform them as well!

Free Digital Literacy Classes presented by the San Diego Futures Foundation and the SD Access 4 All Initiative. Our September series focuses on Apple iPads. Classes are held every Tuesday from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Come join us every Tuesday at 11:30am for Music and Motion! This program is designed to introduce babies and toddlers to music, dance and instruments. We will learn new motor skills, shake our sillies out and sing at the top of our lungs.

Queendom is a program for Russian/ Kazakh speaking women in San Diego that meet regularly to learn and grow together to encourage and support each other to lean in and step outside our comfort zone. 

Work on your flexibility, strength building and quiet your mind with functional movement practice. Participate at your own ability. Wear flexible clothing and bring any preferred yoga equipment.

Party Bridge for ages 16 - Adult. Experience necessary.

Come one, come all to this story time designed for toddlers. Little ones and their caregivers will enjoy songs, rhymes, and books with captivating illustrations. 

Baby Play & Learn is designed to support the development of children ages 0-24 months. This program includes stories, rhymes, songs, and movement activities  followed by an open play time.

This is not a library sponsored event.

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

Join us for our Book Club, which meets on the third Tuesday of every month.  For the month of September we will discuss An American Marriage by Tayari Jones.  Newlyweds Celestial and Roy are the embodiment of both the Ameri

Join us for a game of Scrabble, won't you? 

Go letter-to-letter with your fellow wordsmiths and keep those wits sharp.

Beginner or expert, all are welcome. Just spell it out.

Every Tuesday at 1:00 pm.

Session 4: Personal Sanctuary // Rug Making Exploring the artistic and design significance of rugs from the SWANA region, Participants will create a rug of their design to act as a personal safe space built upon their ver

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.

Never used a computer before or have very little experience? Learn basic computer skills on one of our computers with guidance from one of our staff.

We’ll go over:

· Parts of a computer and Logging on

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.

Look! Over there! Coming out of that library! It's  . . . BOOKMAN! Using the superpower of reading, BOOKMAN has magically traveled all around the world – even into space!

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.

Join Ms Mei as she presents stories and songs and crafts in Mandarin on the third Tuesday of the month.

All ages are welcome.

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.

Come create something unique at our hour and a half of building original LEGO creations. Each week's LEGO builds will be put on display in the children's library for all to appreciate and enjoy. Recommended for children ages 4+. 

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.

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?

Drop into the Legler Benbough Teen IDEA Lab every Monday to Thursday in September 2023 and learn how to sew through beginner friendly projects.

Come all lego-philes and create your own architectural masterpiece, engineering feat, or artistic expression. (For ages 3 and up).

Learn, play, and create with LEGOs!

Children can build with LEGOs and display their creations in the library.

Learn about 3D printing while designing a unique superhero character in this beginner computer-aided design (CAD) workshop. Student designs will be printed in 3D and can be picked up at the library approximately 1 week after the class.

Words and Music

San Diego Opera’s Words and Music program is a collection of long-term in-school, after-school, and summer artist residencies.

Teens and tweens ages 10-18 are invited to join Sketch Night!  This free virtual drawing program is run by the San Diego County Parks and Recreation Department in conjunction with staff from the Carmel Mountain Ranch, Central, and City Height

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. 

Got stuck on borrowing an eBook? Need help setting up that new tablet? Bring your questions and devices to receive one-on-one assistance with:

· Cloud Library, SDPL to Go

· iPad, iPhone, MacBook

Join Ms. Linda every Tuesday afternoon for stories and songs!

STEAM every Tuesday afternoon as we take on a unique STEAM activity!  All supplies provided.  Grades K—5^th.

THIS WEEK'S PROJECT: 

STEAM Trunk

Join us to welcome Autumn 2023 by learning how to use Epoxy Resin to create keychains and bookmark!

Have you always wanted to learn how to play chess or improve your skills? If you have never played before, or are just looking for someone to practice with, join us for some friendly competition!  All supplies are provided.

Celebrate Hispanic/Latin Heritage at the Mountain View/Beckwourth Library. There will be free fun cultural themed activities and crafts for the whole family to enjoy!

Programming Schedule:

Join SDPL in celebrating Nuestra Cultura, with these films featuring Latinx culture and artists.

Join us for Crazy 8 Math club, an after-school recreational club that's over-the-top to get kids excited about math. You'll build glow-in-the-dark structures, crack secret spy codes and play get-up-and-move games like Ninjas on the Run!

What’s almost as much fun as reading a great book? Talking about a great book! Join us for a monthly session where we’ll discuss the book choice for the month and do a related craft together.

Join in on a fun filled afternoon of crafting. Materials provided. Designed for ages 11 and up.

Bring your ideas to life at our Mobile Maker Lab in the Mission Hills-Hillcrest Library. Learn to use various programs and equipment  such as our 3D printer and die cut machine powered by Silhouette Studio.

Come join us for our LEGO BLOCK PARTY!!

Join us every Tuesday from 5 pm-6 pm for Create! At the Library, featuring a new craft each week. This program is for youth aged 5-11, that will develop fine motor skills and creativity. 

September Book:

The Lincoln Highway by A. Towles

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Upcoming Selections:

Learn how to code using the program Scratch and ultimately create your own video game.  Grades 2-5.

In partnership with Torrey Pines Elementary School.  

Ready, set, read...Join local athletes from the Lincoln High School Football Team for a monthly read aloud event.  This event takes place on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 5:30pm.  Hosted by Reading Legacies and the Malcolm X Library.

Learn to crochet -- or if you already know, come and hang out and work on your latest project. 

An urgent portrait of the last living generation of Hitler's Third Reich in never-before-seen interviews raising vital questions about authority, conformity, national identity, and their own roles in the greatest human crimes in history.

Join us for a new pajama storytime featuring sign language basics to foster early literacy skills with Miss Jennifer from Signs at Play, now on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month @6pm.

Join us for a fun family evening of Lotería! Lotería is a traditional game of chance, similar to bingo, but using images on a deck of cards instead of numbered ping pong balls.

Snuggle up to a great book at Pajama Storytime. Put on your pajamas and head to the Tierrasanta library to join us for a special, evening Storytime.

Let's welcome the fall season by enjoying books in a Japanese style of folktale storytelling called Kamishibai. This is a children's storytime that the whole family and all ages can enjoy!

Read the monthly book and join a lively discussion. 

Here are the titles to be discussed at each meeting:

The City of San Diego Filipino American Employees' Association and San Diego Public Library proudly present the Honorable, Congressman Kiko Benitez 

Join us for casual, friendly conversation designed to increase participants' comfort with the English language and maybe make new friends.  

Wear your pajamas to the library and enjoy bedtime stories and songs. Bring your favorite stuffed animal and, if you want, leave them behind for a sleepover!