Day Calendar

Join us at the City Heights Performance Annex for a free dance and film camp! Come to a week of fun dancing and film making! Children will create and star in a dance film and make memories to last a lifetime!

Marvelous Maker Mondays 11:30-12:00:  Get creative with weekly crafts for the whole family, many that are aligned with the "Read, Renew, Repeat" theme of our Summer Reading Program.

Would you like to apply for a City job, but are perplexed about the process? Staff from the Personnel Department are here to help!  At this Information Session, you will learn all about how to find and apply for jobs with the City.

Tai Chi Moving for Better Balance (Tai Ji Quan) has been shown to improve balance and mobility and reduce the risk of falls.  People of all ability levels are welcome.  This class can be conducted from a seated or standing position.&nbsp

This is the perfect class for all those mini-movers out there! It’s filled with creative movement, lots of fun music and dance games.

Looking for a cool space to get away from the summer heat?

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 this summer from June to August and play!

Every Monday, join us for a friendly game of bridge. All adults are invited to participate using Party Bridge rules. Beginners welcome! Instructions will be provided.

Recommended for toddlers, preschoolers, and early elementary-school age kids, this simple dance program will feature popular songs. Families, it’s time to get your groove on!

Free summer lunch at the library! 12-1 PM in the Teen Center.

San Diego Public Library has partnered with the San Diego Unified School District to help end summer hunger.

ENCORE! is an enrichment program designed for seniors, made possible by Villa Musica and the National Endowment for the Arts. Select musicians perform monthly at the City Heights library for a lunch time recital.

Lunch is Served: Movie Monday -- Soul

Free Summer Lunch at San Diego Public Library. Monday-Friday from 12-1 PM. Join us!
Lunch can only be served to youth ages 0-18. 

Each week we'll develop early literacy skills by:

• Using Our Imagination

• Learning a New Letter 

• Reading Stories

• Making Friends

Join us for this special summer celebration as we dance it out with this special Bluey dance party at the library! We're enjoying our time with Dance to EvOLvE! So get ready to keep moving, get silly, keepy uppy, and have fun for REAL LIFE!

Renewed Mondays

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: Free Lunch  for youth ages 0-18!

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: Live Well Bus! Providing access to a variety of health & community services.

Join us for an early afternoon storytime with an engaging seasonal theme for young children including books, music, and bubbles with the addition of American Sign Language signs presented by Jennifer Duncan from Signs at Play.

Join us to see who reigns supreme in Gang Beasts. No registration required. Just show up! Come practice at 12:00 PM. Matches start at 1:00 PM. Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd.

Grab your passport and get ready to travel on a global exploration around the world!  Adventurers will discover diverse cultures through interactive activities. 

Space is limited. Registration is required.

Everyone has a story to tell and this summer is the time to write your story!

During the five-day workshop, young writers will have an opportunity to explore different storytelling genres.

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Mindful meditation can help lower heart rate, respiration, blood pressure, and stress.  Instructors from the Healthy Adventures Foundation will lead participants in meditative breathing, a contract/relax exercise, and guided imagery.  At

SDPL and Words Alive have partnered together and the result is a terrific program for you.  If you love drawing and reading graphic novels then join us for this fun and creative program!

Come and join the fun!

Meet new people and learn to play this fast-paced, easy, and very enjoyable game. Plus, it helps develop and sharpen sequencing, pattern recognition, and pattern skills. 

Do you want to learn how to be eco friendly in your garden?  Join the Eco-Sprout Gardening Camp to delve into the fascinating work of plants, soil, and the environment.

Feeling forgetful? Preserving your mental abilities as you get older is easier than you might think — and it can even be fun. Stimulating your mind by playing games and learning new skills can help keep your brain healthy as you age.

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

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

Don't stop learning this summer!

Stop by any of our Homework Center to hone your skills.

Enjoy bilingual stories and songs for children!

Don't stop learning this summer!

Stop by any of our Homework Center to hone your skills.

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

Don't stop learning this summer!

Stop by any of our Homework Center to hone your skills.

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!

Join us every Monday for LEGO Power Hour! Build your own creations to display in our library.  Program will take place in our study rooms 3 and 4. 

Join us for a fun afterschool craft class for ages 6-12.

Don't forget to nurture your creativity. 

All supplies are provided.

Meet live animal ambassadors from Zovargo! Learn about the habitats and lives of various animal ambassadors -- and maybe even have an opportunity to pet one!

Join the Legler Benbough Teen IDEA Lab for Maker Mondays, every 2nd and 4th Monday at 4pm. Each session the IDEA Lab team will focus on a different design project and will highlight a piece of technology found within our lab.

Join us at the library for a fun-filled Summer Slime Event! Participants will learn to make their own unique colored slime. This event is great for fostering creativity and enjoying the summer break.

Registration is required.

Tired of Dragons and Goblins?

Want to explore the wastelands (inspired by the Fall Out Series)?

Hora de cuentos en español para adultos. Un programa para compartir con la literatura.

🌈 Join Us for the 2nd Annual Rainbow Revolution at San Diego Public Library! 🌈

Kids can enjoy being creative by building with LEGO blocks and DUPLO bricks. It's a great opportunity for exploring with new ideas, as well as sharing concepts and strategies with other attendees.

Learn and practice meditation, improve harmony at home and at work, and build your wisdom and inner peace.  This secular and modern approach to traditional Buddhist teachings is led by Ashley Davis, co-founder of The Center for Harmonious Liv

Come join us with your little ones at the Mountain View/Beckwourth Branch Library in the children’s area for pajama storytime.

Join us as we learn about the Python coding language! Bring your own device, if possible. Typing experience recommended. For Grade 3+

Snacks will be provided, sponsored by the Scripps Ranch Friends of the Library. 

Crash

Monday, June 24th, 2024 @ 6 pm

Los Angeles citizens with vastly separate lives collide in interweaving stories of race, loss and redemption.

Join us for pajama storytime with...sign language basics to foster early literacy skills.

This program is offered inside in our Community Room, and no registration is required.

4th Monday of every month 

Join us for interesting roundtable discussion of fascinating, fun and thrilling fiction.  .

Come build your creations while making new friends!  All Legos will be supplied by the North University Community Branch Library.  Your creation may even be featured in our display case!

For CraftWorks this month, teens and adults will select from 20+ different books, carefully deciding which cover designs or colors inspire or speak to their personal aesthetic.

Put on your pajamas, grab your favorite stuffed animal and head to the library for storytime.