Study and Chill: Artful Summer

9:30am - 5:30pm
Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library
Library Branch: Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library
Room: Legler Benbough Teen IDEA Lab
Age Group: Middle School Age, Teens
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement, IDEA Labs/Makerspaces
Event Details:

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

Summer Table Top Games

9:30am - 5:30pm
Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library
Library Branch: Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library
Room: Legler Benbough Teen Gaming Area
Age Group: Middle School Age, Teens
Program Type: Community Engagement, IDEA Labs/Makerspaces
Event Details:

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!

SD Opera Words & Music

12:30pm - 3:30pm
City Heights Performance Annex
Library Branch: City Heights Performance Annex
Room: Black Box Theatre
Age Group: Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults
Program Type: Performing Arts
Event Details:

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

Knit and Crochet Circle

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Rancho Peñasquitos
Library Branch: Rancho Peñasquitos
Room: Community Room - Rancho Peñasquitos
Age Group: Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Art
Event Details:

Bring your knit and crochet projects and socialize with fellow stitchers! All levels welcome; however, no instruction is provided. 

Chess Club

2:00pm - 5:00pm
Point Loma/Hervey Library
Library Branch: Point Loma/Hervey Library
Age Group: Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Community Engagement,
Event Details:

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.

Chess Club

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Mira Mesa Library
Library Branch: Mira Mesa Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type:
Event Details:

All levels of Chess experience are welcome - beginners to advanced.

All ages, children and adults!

DO YOUR HOMEWORK @ THE LIBRARY

3:00pm - 6:00pm
Scripps Miramar Ranch Library
Library Branch: Scripps Miramar Ranch Library
Room: Seminar Room - Scripps Miramar Ranch
Age Group: Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens
Program Type: Featured, , Homework Help
Event Details:

Kids K through 8: having trouble with that homework?  Need a little help?  Our friendly Homework Coaches will provide assistance and guide you through your school assignments.

DO YOUR HOMEWORK @ THE LIBRARY

3:00pm - 6:00pm
Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa Library
Library Branch: Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa Library
Room: Children's Area - Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa
Age Group: Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens
Program Type: Featured, , Homework Help
Event Details:

Kids K through 8: having trouble with that homework?  Need a little help?  Our friendly Homework Coaches will provide assistance and guide you through your school assignments.

DO YOUR HOMEWORK @ THE LIBRARY

3:00pm - 6:00pm
San Carlos Library
Library Branch: San Carlos Library
Room: Homework Center - San Carlos
Age Group: Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens
Program Type: Featured, , Homework Help
Event Details:

Kids K through 8: having trouble with that homework?  Need a little help?  Our friendly Homework Coaches will provide assistance and guide you through your school assignments.

DO YOUR HOMEWORK @ THE LIBRARY

3:00pm - 6:00pm
Mira Mesa Library
Library Branch: Mira Mesa Library
Room: Children's Area - Mira Mesa
Age Group: Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens
Program Type: Featured, , Homework Help
Event Details:

Kids K through 8: having trouble with that homework?  Need a little help?  Our friendly Homework Coaches will provide assistance and guide you through your school assignments.

DO YOUR HOMEWORK @ THE LIBRARY

3:00pm - 6:00pm
Linda Vista Library
Library Branch: Linda Vista Library
Room: Meeting Room - Linda Vista
Age Group: Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens
Program Type: Featured, , Homework Help
Event Details:

Kids K through 8th: having trouble with that homework?  Need a little help?  Our friendly Homework Coaches will provide assistance and guide you through your school assignments.

DO YOUR HOMEWORK @ THE LIBRARY

3:00pm - 6:00pm
College-Rolando Library
Library Branch: College-Rolando Library
Room: Homework Center
Age Group: Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens
Program Type: Featured, , Homework Help
Event Details:

Kids K through 8: having trouble with that homework?  Need a little help?  Our friendly Homework Coaches will provide assistance and guide you through your school assignments.

DO YOUR HOMEWORK @ THE LIBRARY

3:00pm - 6:00pm
City Heights/Weingart Library
Library Branch: City Heights/Weingart Library
Room: Upstairs Lobby/Homework Area
Age Group: Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens
Program Type: Featured, , Homework Help
Event Details:

Kids K through 8: having trouble with that homework?  Need a little help?  Our friendly Homework Coaches will provide assistance and guide you through your school assignments.

Board Game Afternoon and Learn To Play DnD!

3:30pm - 5:00pm
Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library
Library Branch: Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library
Room: Community Room - Mission Hills/Hillcrest
Age Group: Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

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?

Chess Club

3:30pm - 5:30pm
North University Community Library
Library Branch: North University Community Library
Room: Patio - North University
Age Group: Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults
Program Type: Community Engagement
Event Details:

All ages are welcome.

Create-it Thursday: Back to School Personalized Keychains!

4:00pm - 4:45pm
Skyline Hills Library
Encouraged
Library Branch: Skyline Hills Library
Room: Multipurpose Room - Skyline Hills
Age Group: Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens
Program Type: Accessibility, Art, Community Engagement
Encouraged
Seats Remaining: 38
Event Details:

Join us for a grand Back to School event! Create your own keychain to put on your backpack this school year!

Cozy Crafting: Crochet Club

4:00pm - 5:00pm
City Heights/Weingart Library
Library Branch: City Heights/Weingart Library
Room: Community Room - City Heights/Weingart
Age Group: Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Art
Event Details:

Join us for an hour of crochet! Any skill level is welcome - we can teach you. Materials will be provided, or bring your own projects.

Snack Geo

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Central Library
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Pauline Foster Teen Center (2nd Floor)
Age Group: Middle School Age, Teens
Program Type: Cultural Appreciation
Event Details:

Get ready for a taste bud adventure, as we take a dive into unique flavors from around the globe! Each month we will feature a mystery box of snacks from one country to discuss their culture, history and geography.

Family Arts Project: Molas

4:00pm - 5:15pm
Scripps Miramar Ranch Library
Library Branch: Scripps Miramar Ranch Library
Room: Community Room - Scripps Miramar Ranch
Age Group: All Ages, Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens
Program Type: Art
Event Details:

Molas are a hand-made textile that forms part of the traditional women's clothing of the indigenous Kuna people from Panamá.

Career Readiness

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Skyline Hills Library
Encouraged
Library Branch: Skyline Hills Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Teens, Emerging Adults
Program Type: Career & College, DiscoverU
Encouraged
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Prepare for your future! Using assessment tools, explore the careers and jobs that best fit your interests and personality. Then, develop a plan to best meet your career goals.

This is an in-person program. Registration is encouraged.

Author Talk: Barrio Rising by María Dolores Águila

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Logan Heights Library
Library Branch: Logan Heights Library
Room: Children's Area - Logan Heights
Age Group: All Ages, Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Featured, Author Talk, Cultural Appreciation, Literature, Local Author, Summer Reading Program
Event Details:

A vivid historical fiction account of the community activism behind San Diego's Chicano Park—home to the largest outdoor mural collection in the U.S.—and just one example of the Mexican American community’s rich history of resistance and r

Teen IDEA Lab /Laboratorio de Ideas para Adolescentes

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Logan Heights Library
Library Branch: Logan Heights Library
Room: David C. Copley Foundation Teen IDEA Lab
Age Group: Teens, Emerging Adults
Program Type: IDEA Labs/Makerspaces
Event Details:

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!

Summer Reading Program: The Rob Thorsen Jazz Quartet

4:30pm - 5:30pm
College-Rolando Library
Library Branch: College-Rolando Library
Room: Community Room - College-Rolando
Age Group: All Ages, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Performing Arts, Summer Reading Program
Event Details:

The Rob Thorsen Jazz Quartet features some of San Diego’s best jazz musicians who educate families on the history of jazz, improvisation and its cultural contributions.