Robert Warren leads this popular qi gong class, a mind-body-spirit practice that improves one's mental and physical health by integrating posture, movement, and breathing technique.

Need tech help and tech resources?  The City of San Diego and SDFF is offering Free Digital Navigator services.  Drop-in or call for assistance. 1 (800) 350-6945

Join us for "Sign-a-Story Circle Time" with Baby Sign Language Basics author, Monta Z. Briant. Parents learn how to use ASL signs for early communication with their babies through stories, songs, and other fun activities. 

Join us every third Thursday of the month for a very special bilingual storytime. Here children will be introduced to different languages, songs, stories and fun! 

Join us for a storytime that fosters early literacy!  Features books, songs, action rhymes, and finger plays that invite participation.  Ages 1-5.  Every Thursday. 

Come let your baby or toddler learn about the world by exploring. Little ones are able to make noise, play, and meet new friends. This is a loosely structured, baby-led program of play, stories, bubbles, songs and more.

Join us for our virtual camp! We'll be blending arts and crafts with a world full of wintery stories. Campers will make snow scenes, learn all about winter animals, and explore all things winter.

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

Basic computer help: MS Office, eBooks, Internet searching, some resume tips & tricks, printing and copying. 

Join us for a dance party with the Microphone Doctors!

Kensington-Normal Heights Librarians will share stories, songs, and bubbles with children ages 3-5. Older and younger siblings welcome! Bring a blanket to sit on the grass. 

Join us for a Japanese storytelling tradition called kamishibai (kami = paper; shibai = theater).

Preschool storytime for babies, toddlers, and all preschoolers!

Read along and sing for this fun interactive storytime. We will read picture books, move our bodies, act out stories, and sing fun songs and silly rhymes to build our skills with words and language.

I'll show kids how to draw basic shapes.  Then we'll add other elements to those shapes to create popular objects like people, bunnies, cars, fish, caterpillars, houses, etc..  Throughout the lessen I'll have them color parts of those ob

An original holiday story featuring Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus, many elves, three little fir trees, and a sweet snowy owl.

Arts and crafts for TRACE students. Adults and seniors are also welcome to come. Limited supplies, first come first served for non TRACE students.

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

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

Join us for 4 days packed full of engaging winter STEAM activities!  Each of the days will focus on a different winter wonder; from plants and animals to the night sky.  

A Mah Jong Group for adults is meeting every Monday and Thursday from 1:00pm-3:30pm. Knowledge of American Mah Jong rules is required to play. Please bring your own Mah Jong tiles if possible.

The group meets the third Thursday of every month at the La Jolla Library from 2pm to 3pm. This is an opportunity to read and share poems you have written.

Interested in achieving better brain function while improving your memory, cognitive abilities, and strategic thinking? Then play chess!

Chess is played by over 600 million people and is the most popular game in the world.

Uke players of all skill levels are invited to come together to strum, sing, learn, teach, share, and most of all, have fun. 

Have someone in your family who wants to learn how to play chess? Join us for our revamped Board Game Afternoon program now with Chess lessons!  Not interested Chess?

All ages are welcome.

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!

Come join us for crafts!

Each week, with featured crafts for holidays and special library events!

Ages 6-11 (Preschool aged welcome with adult supervision)

Join us for a sweet Create it Thursday! Come and create your own winter yummyville to celebrate the holiday season! *Registration required

Fun, exciting one hour art classes for ages 5 - 17, theme and medium varies. Supplies provided, but limited; first come, first served. Sponsored by the Scripps Ranch Friends of the Library.

Get messy, make mistakes, and prepare to make ART!

Join us every Thursday to get creative!

All levels of players are welcome. There will be instruction for beginners and opportunities for kids to play against other kids at their own level. Geared to Grades 1-5.

Come make a holiday craft to enjoy for yourself or give as a gift to friends and family. All materials will be provided. (For ages 12-18)

Bring your friends and decks to play Pokémon and Yu-Gi-Oh! Have fun dueling against other players in friendly competitions. Discuss, share and trade cards. Meet third Thursdays of the month.

For ages 8-14.

Join us every Thursday from 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm for Courtyard Chess. Downtown Chess meets at the courtyard/1st floor lobby of the San Diego Central Library @ Joan ^ Irwin Jacobs Common. All ages are welcome to join. 

Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, this event has been cancelled. 

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. 

Join us for a night of beautiful piano music performed by young musicians with Music by Monet.