The North San Diego Small Business Development Center (SBDC) hosted by MiraCosta College and funded in part by the Small Business Administration will provide free one-on-one consulting for small business owners.

Qi Gong (Chi Gong) is a simple preventative health method of relaxing and harmonizing the body. These gentle exercises are suitable for any age and health condition.

Class taught by Nanci Schindler from San Diego Community College District. All levels of Skill welcome. There is a “shared food cost” fee of $100.

Preschool Storytime, led by professional storyteller, Marilyn McPhie.

Please join us with your young ones for Preschool Storytime on Thursdays at 9:45 a.m.

Songs, stories, movement, and fun!

Peter McBride presents a program with the stories, folktales and novelty songs that have been handed down from generation to generation.  This talented singer and songwriter brings the campfire experience to you.  McBride helps kids disc

Storytime with music, finger plays, rhymes, and more.

Bring in your eReader, tablet or smartphone and our staff will guide you in downloading SDPL's free eBooks and eAudiobooks.  Every Thursday.

We get a chance to play with Fire & Ice. When was the last time you burnt paper and there was no ash? Levitate beach balls using no hands, take our special Mad Science Shower and even take a stroll through a cemetery.

Please join us with your young ones for Preschool Storytime & Craft!

Join Ms. Haley for fun stories, songs, and a special craft!

This event takes place every Thursday, excluding the 3rd Thursday of each month.

Miss Jennifer enhances well-loved children's stories with signing, followed by singing and bubbles!

Improve your balance and mobility with slow, controlled movement.

Applied Digital Skills is a facilitated course for continuing education students that is self-paced and web-based.

Bring your genealogy questions to Kathy and she can help you get started!

Introduce your baby to reading with books, songs, rhythms, and finger plays especially for them. Twenty minutes of playtime will be held immediately after.

Toddlers will learn basic dance and movement skills, creative expression, coordination, and self-control while dancing and singing along to popular children’s songs.  Interactive fun for the family!

Stories and songs introduce early literacy skills in young children.

Peter McBride presents a program with the stories, folktales and novelty songs that have been handed down from generation to generation.  This talented singer and songwriter brings the campfire experience to you.  McBride helps kids disc

Monta Briant is an accomplished author of the Baby Sign Language Basics series.

Fun poses for parents and kids.  Watch as your child transforms into a cat, a monkey, a dog, a lion, and much more!  For families with children ages 1-4.

Yoga Story Time is filled with stories, practice of animal-yoga poses, songs, relaxation, and breathing techniques.

Fun toddler stories along with play time afterwards!

Join Mr. Larry for a fun storytime with songs, crafts and ABCs and 123s.

Preschoolers are invited to a story time, then a fun craft right afterwards!

Let's all get together and share delightful stories from books, sing songs, and dance with movement too.

(Every Thursdays except 3rd Thursday of the month)

Join Miss Teri for an engaging preschool storytime that promotes a love of reading and quality together time. Featuring stories, fun, and play!

Start your day with stories and songs at the Paradise Hills Branch Library.  Babies, toddlers, and big kids welcome. 

All young children and their caregivers are welcome to join us for stories, songs and rhymes. We hope to see you there!

A presentation of Japanese style storytelling called Kamishibai, which combines the use of hand drawn visuals with the engaging narration of a live presenter. A delightful and fun story time for children.

June's book club selection is "The Immortal Irishman" by Timothy Egan.

Explore the French language through song in this bilingual program.

Join us for arts and crafts in the Children's Art area. Open to all preschoolers.

Baby Sign Language Basics author, Monta Z. Briant puts on a super-fun sign language performance for babies through preschoolers. Includes songs, fingerplays, books, fun toys and props, and bubbles!

Movement for all ages!  Learn balance & strengthening exercises, then practice Form 24. 

Chair yoga is a general term for practices that modify yoga poses so that they can be done while seated in a chair. The chair helps eliminate strain on your joints while increasing stability & balance.

Join us every Thursday for a fun filled family craft hour.  Weekly projects inspired by books, holidays, songs and seasons.  Connect with your family and friends through hands on creativity and take home projects.

Join us anytime!  For June, we will be discussing “Waiting for Snow in Havana” by Carlos Eire.  Book club books are available on a cart near the Reserve Shelves; please bring to the Customer Service Desk to check out.  2^nd

Ready to fire up your writing, jump start a novel, or just keep the ideas flowing? Join the San Diego Writers, Ink for a weekly drop-in writing group.

Nurture the musical growth of your child! This is a fun, interactive music and movement program for children and the grownups who love them; suitable for infants to kindergarten. 2nd Thursday.

Bring your projects and visit with fellow stitchers! All levels are welcome and instruction is available.

Explore and discuss novels, short stories and true crime books. This Continuing Education class also occasionally features guest speakers from the ranks of law enforcement and crime writing. Thursdays from 1:00 to 3:00.

How America won the Pacific War.

Presented by USS Midway Museum Speaker Bureau.

Elementary school students are invited to an afterschool playtime with LEGO building and an edible craft.

Learn to play chess for the first time or practice your latest strategies with other players. All skill levels are welcome.

Located in the Teen area, downstairs.

The Innovation Lab is a makersapce on the 3rd floor of Central Library. It's free for everyone to use. 

A volunteer pet-provided therapy group brings specially trained dogs into the Mira Mesa Library.  Children have an opportunity to meet the dogs and read their favorite stories to them.

Season Ending Party: Movie showing.

A reading enrichment for students entering Grades 1-5.  An adult or high school volunteer will tutor the student on the following:  Letter identification, Pronunciation/understanding of individual words, Practice reading aloud, Identifyi

All Subjects. Chidren from kindergarden to K-8 are welcome. Ayuda con la tarea. Todas las materias. Estudiantes desde preescolar a K-8 son bienvenidos.

Homework centers are open free of charge to students in need of homework help. No pre-registration is required.

End of the year Do Your Homework at the Library Celebration and Pizza Party.

The Homework Centers is open:

·  Monday & Thursday: 3-6 PM

·  Tuesday & Wednesday: 3-7 PM

Homework help is free to students & their  families.  Pre-registration is not required.

 Hands on arts and crafts program for kids

Get creative with Legos and Duplo blocks!  All ages welcome! (Children under age 8 must have a parent present in the room during the Lego Builders Club program.)

Parents and kids can learn to make and take colorful jewelry, lanyards, and other useful objects using mini looms.  For families and children ages 7-12.

Violin classes begin on April 15th and end on June 22nd.

VIOLIN I 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM

VIOLIN II 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

VIOLIN III 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Join us at Clairemont for crafts and fun! Volunteer Rod leads weekly craft projects that are new and different every time! Fun crafts for the whole family - anything from pencil toppers to bookmarks to decorations. All ages are welcome.

Arts and Crafts for kids.

Play Time may include family friendly Nintendo Wii video games, rainbow bracelets, and board games. Join us for some afternoon fun - play games and create crafts. Ages 5 & up.

Drop in and create art together!

Volunteer led homework help for students in grades K-12.

Zumba is a full body workout that combines high energy dance moves with calisthenics to a Latin beat. Class is great for beginners who want to burn calories and have fun

The Community Graduation Celebration celebrates the academic accomplishments of historically underrepresented, first-generational, financially-disadvantaged students from under-served communities.

The Del Mar Mesa Planning Board meets on the second Thursday of the month at the Carmel Valley Library (

Visionary Dance Theatre (VDT) Artistic Director Spencer John Powell presents excerpts from a work in progress titled “Majestic Beauty of Hate”.  The work will premiere in spring 2018 as a full evening-length production in collaboration with T