Day Calendar

Indulge your love of pie on Pi Day! Earn a free mini pie when you answer a math question at our Information Desk. While supplies last.

This is a social group where you can practice your fiber craft in good company, showing off your latest projects, getting support, and make friends. All levels are welcome.

Pi Day is celebrated on March 14 each year because the first three digits of the mathematical constant π are 3.14.  

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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.

For those contemplating constructing a family tree, as well as for experienced genealogy researchers.

Volunteers are there to help guide you in your research.

No appointment necessary. First come, first served.

Teen Center presents Scrapyard! A two-day global hackathon run by high schoolers with a “scrappy” theme of stupid inventions!

A 45-minute Storytime for young children including books and music with the addition of American Sign Language signs with Jennifer Duncan from Signs at Play.

We invite you to join our Baby Dance Party, singing and dancing along with Ms. Andrea from Dance to Evolve! 

We will have songs, movement and tons of fun for your babies to dance, play, and interact! 

The San Diego Futures Foundation is hosting FREE in-person classes for people of all skill levels.  

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

Would you like to learn to knit, crochet, do needlework or just spend time with other creators?

Bring your current project to work on, or if new to the hobbies, we'll help you get going!

The Office of the Clerk will be hosting a full-service U.S. Passport Pop-Up including passport photos and applications for minors.

Caring for someone living with dementia from afar presents its own unique challenges. Join us to discuss ways to stay in touch, stay informed, and be a helpful partner and a support.

Volunteers from AARP's Tax-Aide program will help you prepare and file your income taxes. Appointments must be made in person. You can only make an appointment for yourself and, at most, one other family member.

Join us for a hands-on adventure designed for toddlers and TK learners! Young explorers will investigate fascinating bugs and fossilized palm stones using special Nature Bud's magnifying glasses from the Natural History Museum you can take home!

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!

These 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!

¡Bienvenidos a todos! Come and join us to celebrate the concept of LOVE incorporating playtime. Estaremos aprendiendo el concepto de amor. Sensory Friendly!  ¡Todos a jugar!

Join Lois for chair yoga, gentle toning with weights and bands and balance work.   

Wild Wonders returns! This part of the series focuses on native North American animals (featuring many from our own beautiful country) with an “at home” conservation theme!

Board Game Hangout (Tweens & Teens)

Perfect for homeschool groups. 

Join Ms Jennifer from signs at Play! for weekly sign language learning and fun!

Establish non-verbal communication skills with your little one by learning basic signs and to expand your signing vocabulary in this engaging storytime.

This class provides students with an understanding of the Breath-Mind-Body dynamic and its relationship to health and wellness during the aging process.  Students learn breathing techniques for self-care, mental resilience, and physical relax

Instructors are from Silver Age Yoga. Designed so that seniors can safely participate at their level of comfort. Every class utilizes chairs. 

Would you like to learn some simple skills in creating new friends?  There are several simple practices and insights that we can develop and attract new friendships.  Come join us for insightful discussion and we will have fun creating a

Come play American Mah Jongg - a game of skill, strategy, and luck!

Experienced and novice players welcome. An instructor will be on hand to teach you.

Fall Classes 2024

Join us for a special structured adult storytime with sensory materials and an art activity in partnership with Casa de Mosaic. Each Friday will have a specific theme.

Did you know the mathematical constant Pi (π) is celebrated on 3/14? Join us in the Central Library IDEA Lab to commemorate this day with various Pi themed makes such as buttons, earrings, and more! Our love for Pi is irrational!

Get together with your friends after school and have fun with a big box of different STEAM projects and games.

Join us for a free showing of Gladiator II on the big screen in the Community Room.

Hangout at the Paradise Hills Branch Library every Friday for "Movie Hangout."   Watch family friendly movies where you can lounge on cushioned mats.

Come listen to the latest releases, talk about the latest news, and more!

Practice speaking English with our volunteer English tutor!

Build something extraordinary!

Adults on Wednesdays

Kids on Fridays

Legos provided. 

We also have DUPLO.

Southern California Ballet is partnering with the Rancho Bernardo Branch Library for “Dancing Through the Pages,” a program that allows children to explore movement and dance through storytelling!

We need you writers! We invite you to join our adult writer's group where you can learn to thread together memorable fiction. To learn more please call at 619-533-3968 or email:Echavez@sandiego.gov 

Join Riot Productions during International Women's History Month for a staged reading of Ashland by Laura Preble.