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!
Join Ms. Carrie, on Zoom, Tuesday mornings for virtual stories, songs, and fun that foster early literacy skills.
Live Interactive Video Preschool/Kindergarten Storytime with Mr. Luan
My Live Interactive Video Preschool/Kindergarten 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!
Live Interactive Video Preschool/Kindergarten Storytime with Mr. Luan
My Live Interactive Video Preschool/Kindergarten 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!
Ages 0-5
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.
Tuesday is game day! Games available from 11:30-1:00. From BINGO to Trivia, board games to role-play, games of all kinds will be offered to children and families.
Get your child ready for their first day of school! This is a perfect time for your child to prepare for kindergarten!
Get your child ready for their first day of school! This is a perfect time for your child to prepare for kindergarten! KinderCamp offers a variety of lessons and activities that focus on a child's academic development, learning readine
Come one, come all to this story time designed for little ones and their caregivers. Enjoy songs, rhymes, and books with captivating illustrations.
San Diego Public Library has partnered with the San Diego Unified School District to help end summer hunger.
Lunch is Served: STEAM Tuesdays with Fleet Science Center!
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.
DIY Tuesdays
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: Free Lunch for youth ages 0-18!
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm: San Diego Community Power
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.
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
Learn, play, and create with LEGOs!
Children can build with LEGOs and display their creations in the library.
Rock Painting Party: A Summer Reading Program Activity
We are adding more colorful rocks to our Octopus Garden. Attending this library program meets one of the activity requirements for the Summer Reading Challenge.
All ages can sign up here:
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!
Make a royal frog out of a paper cup and colored paper.
(For ages 4 and up).
STEAM every other Tuesday with library staff as we take on a unique science or art project! All supplies provided. Grades K—5th.
THIS WEEK'S PROJECT:
Fireworks in a Jar
Puppet Making Workshop with the San Diego Guild of Puppetry
San Diego Guild of Puppetry members will lead us in the creation of our very own pool noodle puppets! Make your very own creation come to life in this fun creative workshop!
Join us every 2nd Tuesday for Spanish Bilingual Storytime! This storytime is meant for children to experience early Spanish literacy skills.
Pajama Signing Story Time with Jennifer Duncan of Signs at Play is a cozy and fun event for families with young children. It combines the joy of bedtime stories with the added fun of Baby Sign Language (ASL).
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.
Get ready to “Shake Your Sillies Out”!
Enjoy stories, fingerplays, and songs selected for toddlers and preschoolers. Shhhh! Don’t tell them we’re getting them ready for kindergarten. The focus is on FUN!