Day Calendar

Join Little Saigon SD on Tuesday mornings at the Annex for FREE Tai Chi classes for seniors! 

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

Join us for indoor Storytime at the Balboa Library. Children and caregivers will have the branch to themselves before we open to the public. We’ll read fun stories and sing songs. There will be take-home crafts, giveaways & more!

Come join us for Toddler Happy Hour! The library  will open early, only to parents and caregivers with young children to come and meet their neighbors! Age-appropriate toys and games will be provided for the little ones to play with.

An instructor from Silver Age Yoga will lead a yoga program that can be done on a mat or a chair.  Silver Age Yoga is a 501(c)(3) whose mission is to provide health enhancing yoga classes for seniors.  Although this program is designed f

Digital Navigators are here to help you with any technology-related questions or issues. 

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.

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.

Come one, come all to this story time designed for little ones and their caregivers. Enjoy songs, rhymes, and books with captivating illustrations. 

Ikebana is the Japanese art of flower arrangement. It is more than simply putting flowers in a container. It is a disciplined art form that breathes life into each composition, harmonizing the elements of nature and humanity.

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.

Open to the public and are free of charge. Play variety board games.

The San Diego Public Library has partnered with the nonprofit Home Start to offer free basic tax return preparation to qualified individuals. Appointments are required! Call 211 to make one.

Join Bernadette with Silver Age Yoga for gentle yoga classes that can be done on a mat or seated in a chair.

All skill levels are welcome. Please bring your mat and water.

Space is limited. First come, first served.

Come join us every Tuesday at 2pm 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.

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?

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!

Learn, play, and create with LEGOs!

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

Attention all Tweens and Teens!

Stop by the Teen IDEA Lab where we will DIY projects using various equipment in the lab. 

For tweens and teens ages 12 - 18. 

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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 Tuesday afternoon for stories and songs for all ages!

Join us for a variety of teen activities every Tuesday! More info coming soon. 

Join La Maestra on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons FOR FREE to learn about music, storytelling, and community building through theatre games!

Ages 10-16 years old.

Stretch your imagination and discover the artist within you've always known existed! Create fabulous crafts! In this program, get detailed instructions on how to make a craft you'll be able to take home!

Join Shelly and Tim for fun afternoons of ukulele strum along! All skill levels and ages are welcome to come and participate in this informal, weekly event. Please note that these are NOT lessons.

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.

Let's play chess!  All ages and skill levels are welcome to play casual games in our relaxed setting. 

Join the Legler Benbough Teen IDEA Lab on the last Tuesdays of the month at 4pm to watch popular anime of the current anime season, talk about current manga you're reading, and make some friends. No registration required.

Join us on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month to practice knitting.  Beginners and knitters of all levels are welcome to attend.  We provide materials and instruction.  Bring a project you're currently working on, or try somethin

Come build with us and become a Master Builder! Join us each month to enjoy and hour of free building and then see your Lego creations displayed in the library.

Legos are provided.

No registration required.

The Teen Game Room is open! Come check out our Nintendo Switch and PS5. Teens regularly play Smash Bros., Mario Kart, Fortnite, Gang Beasts and more. 

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.

Are you the next Judith Polgar? Do you aspire to become the next Beth Harmon? Can you dethrone Magnus Carlsen and become the Chess World Champion? Or, do you simply want to enhance your memory and prevent Alzheimer’s?

Join us every Tuesday from 5-5:30pm 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. 

Monthly speakers on a variety of topics of interest to gardeners.  The group tours members gardens and goes on outings to interesting nurseries and farms. 

Join us for a special Sign Language Storytime presented by Signs at Play.   Listen to stories and learn sign language.   Feel free to come dressed in your favorite pajamas!  Storytime takes place the 4th Tuesday of each mo

Join us for a fun discussion of Science Fiction novels!

The Celebrity Memoir Book Club selects a celebrity memoir to read and discuss each month.

Enjoy an evening of music with Fred Moyer: Solo Piano Recital

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

Join us for a discussion of "classic" books on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 6:30 pm in the Community Room.  Our March selection is To The Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf.  Copies will be available at the circulation desk.

The Carmel Valley Library Family Concert Series presents a different artist each month. Admission is free. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Carmel Valley Library. 

Please join other book loving community members for the monthly meeting of the Banned Book Club.  We read and discuss banned and challenged classics and other thought-provoking titles.  September is when we choose our books to discuss in

Join Ms. Lea for an engaging storytime with stories and songs in English and Spanish!

For ages 5-8. No registration necessary.

Program dates and times subject to change.