Day Calendar

Beginning October 7th, all San Diego Library branches will participate in the annual In-N-Out Burger "Cover to Cover Club" Reading Program for children ages 4 to 12, from Oct 7 - Nov 18.

Stop in to learn Japanese or improve your Japanese language skills!

If you have further questions regarding to the language class, please contact Cris Fitch at Cris.fitch@gmail.com

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.

Build, build BUILD!!!  Come join us for a fun filled activity on alternating Saturdays here at the Linda Vista Library.  Kids can create something unique or build skyscrapers, spaceships, and more!  Let your im

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.

National Take Back Day:

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.

Bring the littles and come for a fun dance party and storytime!  We will dance to fun songs, use egg shakers, and read a book!

Lady Marmalade returns to NU for a special Halloween storytime. Attendees are encouraged to wear their Halloween costumes to the reading. 

Celebrate Autumn with us and learn about the history of pumpkins with Nathan Lou, Co-founder of the Mongol Tribe, a grassroots non-profit organization supporting community development and capacity building in San Diego. 

Please join us for storytime and craft every Saturday morning in the Children's Area at 10:00AM. 

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.

The San Diego Futures Foundation is hosting an Excel Series that covers learning basic to intermediate skills. 

Free play with LEGO bricks encourages creativity and improves social skills. Designed for ages 5+

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Get your weekend started with dog stories, puppy play, and a canine craft to celebrate early literacy!

Join us for a fun Halloween Pumpkin Carving.

Let San Diego Public Library assist you in preparing for the transition from high school to college through the Admit One College Prep Academy! Admit One provides an advantage on SAT and ACT test preparation.

Ralph's World is back at the Kensington-Normal Heights Library!

Travel the world through different art techniques and styles on the second and fourth Saturday of each month, alongside professional artist Mel Clarkston.

Join us every Saturday morning for some fun with legos and rokenbox! All materials will be provided. Children can save what they build at the library and continue to build on it every week all month long!

Join us each Saturday for a crafty morning!  Create something new, while supplies last. 

 It's Slime Time! Come be creative and make some Cool Glow in the DARK Slime. The best part is you get to take it home!

Visit the library on Saturday and create a terrific craft. All materials provided. From 11:00-2:00. Bring a friend. 5th grade and younger. We look forward to seeing you.

The Dia de los Muertos festival is an important day to celebrate cultural pride in its many manifestations.

Hear ye, hear ye! Welcome, families, to our Fairy Tale Ball, where you’ll find crafts, games, and other activities for young royalty, fairies, dragons, and aspiring villains!

Saturdays starting at 11:00am.

Legos will be provided.

Enjoy some sign language fun for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers with Ms. Jennifer from Signs at Play!

Come learn some simple signs and songs at this fun weekly event!

Transoceanic Dialogues: "Exotic" Arts at Imperial Courts, 1550–1750

Let's get ready for Halloween by getting down to Michael Jackson's Thriller dance on the Pacific Beach Library's Cass Street Plaza!

Come and play chess with other families in the area! Level UP Enrichment is hosting a FREE chess club, providing boards, pieces, and one of our great instructors to help you level UP your chess!

Read aloud to dogs! Studies show that children can improve their confidence and reading skills by reading aloud to animals.  Dogs make the perfect nonjudgmental audience! Visit our furry friends, courtesy of the Humane Society

The Old Globe's FREE Shakespeare Tour of San Diego County

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Please join us at 11:30 am for light refreshments.

Join us for a Not-So-Scary Halloween Toddler Storytime with Mrs. Suzanne!  We'll have fun reading a book, singing songs & dancing to get our wiggles out. It's gonna be Spooktacular!!

Visit the 'Haunted Library' ! Experience our community room like you never have before! 

Let San Diego Public Library assist you in preparing for the transition from high school to college through the Admit One College Prep Academy! Admit One provides an advantage on SAT and ACT test preparation.

Read the clues, go on a search, win prizes!  Then make a spooky craft!  And then afterwards, joyously obliterate a piñata--because, you know, it’s fun!  If you come in costume, you'll get a bonus prize!  For kids 4 to 12.

Meet local artist Christy Ross, whose work explores whimsy and freedom. She will share the changes she experienced while painting plein air art (outside) instead of from photographs in the studio.

Noreen Ring is a well known San Diego County artist.  Her affiliations include: Board Member – Dorland Mountain Arts, Associate Artists Program Director – Dorland Mountain Arts, and Art Committee Member – Fallbrook Library.

Whether you're a young Halloween enthusiast or a seasoned DIYer, this workshop is your ticket to crafting a frightfully fun masterpiece that combines art, engineering, and the spirit of Halloween.

The Page Turners will be discussing Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel.

At this reception, meet the artist and learn more about Nathaly Alvizures, a self-taught conceptual artist who was born in Guatemala City, Guatemala and migrated to America at the age of eleven.

Dress up your dog in their most fashionable attire and enter to win the fluffiest pageant you've ever laid eyes on!

Casual public chess meet, open to all skill levels. Chess club is for ages 7-17. 

Do you want to learn how to play chess? Do you already know how to play and are looking for the perfect place to play? Join us every Saturday for a fun game of chess with friends at Rancho Bernardo Library!

Join us for a fun-filled Halloween celebration!

For millennia, people have wondered at the mystery of bird migration. Why are they migrating, and how do they know how to get there?  How far can they migrate nonstop? Did you know some birds migrate by walking?

Learn how to crochet at the Kensington-Normal Heights Branch Library on Saturday, October 28th from 3:00pm - 4:00pm. This adult craft event will focus on building skills for beginners to the craft, but all skill levels are welcome to attend.

Join local author, Jaime A. Pineda as he discusses  the relationship between mind and  brain.  In his latest book,  Dr.

Ready to get messy in the name of science? We’ll conduct noisy and colorful experiments as we explore the science of volcanoes, rain clouds, glaciers and more.

This is an in-person workshop.

Sugar skulls, also known as Calaveras de azucar, deeply rooted in Mexican tradition and culture.  They are an important part of the Day of the Dead or Dia de los Muertos, a Mexican holiday that marks the remembrance and celebration of those w

Win prizes while learning about controversial books during our Banned Book Bingo!

All ages welcome.

Come have some fun!