Get Your Child Ready for their First Day of School! Kids 4-5 years old (grade going onto Fall 2017) and their parents. Focus on learning readiness, social wellness and more. Storytime, skills building games, etc. Paren
Get your child ready for their first day of school! This summer is a perfect time for your child to prepare for kindergarten!
Teens will make elaborate paper animal masks to get ready for Pacific Animal Productions. Each mask can take up to 3 hours to make so teens may work on it each day between 6/20-6/27 or take them home to finish. Ages 12-18.
Friday Morning Storytime
Come and join us for stories, songs and fun every Friday morning!
Join us for simple stories, fun songs, and plenty of time to play and explore with Early Learning toys. Best for ages 2 and under. Stay for the bubbles at the end!
Bilingual Story Time
Join us every Friday morning for stories and songs. Some stories and songs will be read and sung in Spanish and English.
Conversation Cafe
Practice your English skills in a friendly, informal setting. Adults of all levels are welcome to join the conversation!
Bring your device to the Circulation Desk, and staff members will show you how to download SDPL's free eBooks and eAudiobooks.
English Preschool Class/Hora del Cuento
Songs and stories. Every Friday at 10:00 a.m. Age 0-5. Children's Story Corner. Children under eight must have parent's participation. Canciones e Historias. Cada Viernes a las 10:00 a.m. Edades 0-5. Equina del cuento de los niños.
Gentle Yoga
Learn basic yoga poses and relaxation techniques. This class is suitable for seniors, expectant mothers, persons with disabilities and people of all ages.
Wild Animal Show with Wild Wonders
Learn about amazing wild animals first-hand with a biologist or life scientist and at least 6 of their furry, feathered, or scaly animal ambassadors!
A unique educational experience that will make children eager to learn more.
Parents learn the fundamentals of positive parenting from professors at SDCC. (Students register through the SDCC district for the class.) Families with children are welcome.
Read/San Diego Tutor Training
Training for volunteer adult literacy tutors.
For Toddlers 18 – 36 months and accompanying adults. Singing, stories, dancing and yoga: a different program every week. Limited to first 30 families upon arrival.
Have Tale Will Travel with Peter McBride
Peter McBride presents the music, stories, folktales and novelty songs that have been handed down from generation to generation including well-known songs like This Land is Your Land and John Jacob.
Preschool Storytime
Children are invited to a fun storytime with books, singing, and puppets. The first storytime of the month is usually bilingual (Spanish/English).
Join us for STEAM Story Time, a story time program with a focus on science, technology, engineering, arts, and math. This interactive program will include stories and a hands-on experiment or craft.
SIGNS AT PLAY...SIGNING STORYTIME
· Find out what’s going on in your baby’s mind by teaching him/her to sign.
· Strengthen your bond with baby.
· Lessen frustration brought on by miscommunication by giving baby a way to tell you what he/she wants.
Join us during the summer for Homeschool play.
Join us for a toe-tapping good time with family favorite and local band, Hullabaloo!
Let's Make Music
Fun and creative activities for children through dance and movement.
Join us for a fantastic time at the library with stories, rhymes and music! Enjoy a special Wee Reads on June 16th and make a sweet Father's Day craft. Birth-5 y/o
Hear a story, sing songs, make new friends! Bring your baby or young toddler for a fun time at the library with Ms. Angela!
Join us every Friday inside the computer lab for help with general questions on computers and their programs.
No advance sign up in required!
Have a fun, varied workout using a mixture of light aerobics including dance steps, chair aerobics, toning with weights and bands, standing leg exercises, balance work, and cool-down stretches.
Have a fun, varied workout using a mixture of light aerobics including dance steps, chair aerobics, toning with weights and bands, standing leg exercises, balance work, and cool-down stretches.
Have a fun, varied workout using a mixture of light aerobics including dance steps, chair aerobics, toning with weights and bands, standing leg exercises, balance work, and cool-down stretches.
It's Back!! The Summer Fun Café opens on June 19th and serves a hot, nutritious lunch to all children 18 and under, through August 18th. No registration required, just a good appetite! Brought to you by the San Diego Unified Scho
The Summer Fun Café
It's Back!! The Summer Fun Café opens on June 19th and serves a hot, nutritious lunch to all children 18 and under, through August 18th. No registration required, just a good appetite! Brought to you by the San Diego Unified Scho
Bring a yoga mat and water, wear comfortable clothing, and be prepared to remove your shoes. Ages 14 and older are welcome.
A program that fuses Latin rhythms with easy-to-follow moves. The routines feature interval training sessions where fast and slow rhythms and resistance training are combined to tone and sculpt while burning fat.
Metro Career Workshop: What to Say at a Job Interview
This workshop by the San Diego Metro Career Center teaches you how to conduct yourself during job interviews.
A loosely structured baby-led program of play, music, stories, and songs to encourage your baby’s growth and discovery of the world around them! Welcome to babies 0-2 years & their caregivers.
Downtown Chess
Are you the next Judith Polgar? Do you have what it takes to dethrone Magnus Carlsen? Come and join us every Friday and be part of the biggest casual chess club in San Diego.
Open Lab @ the Innovation Lab
The Innovation Lab is a makersapce on the 3rd floor of Central Library. It's free for everyone to use.
Children's Movie
Enjoy some popcorn while you watch a fun kid's movie. Contact library for movie schedule.
Join us to make super slime and power putty! Registration required. Limit of 20.
Arts and Crafts for preK – 6th Graders
Drawing, painting, crafting, creating...whatever the project, we'll be having fun expressing ourselves and inventing new creations! For preK - 6 graders. Some project have small pieces so parental supervision is recommended!
Chess Club
All levels of experience are welcome. All ages, children and adults!
Join us for various family fun activities such as Wii, LEGOs, and a variety of classic board games. For families and children ages 5-12.
Wii B' Gamin' Xbox 360
All ages are welcome. A tournament is featured on each month with prizes for winners.
Family Game Night
Join us in the Children's Area of Rancho Bernardo Branch Library for board games and more. All ages and skill levels welcome! Fun for the entire family!
Come and join us for a family friendly film every friday.
This week we will be showing "TBD"
MOVIE @ YOUR LIBRARY
Join us for a different (family friendly) movie every Friday.
This is not just a practice test session, but a workshop on strategies and skills for taking the SAT. For 9th grade and up in the Fall 2017
Kids Meet Mandarin
Kids of all ages are invided to learn basic words, phrases in Mandarin.
Bring your eReader and receive support and guidance on how to use the library's eCollection. Assistance provided on a first-come, first-served basis.
Lego Time
Kids: build, build, BUILD to your heart's content! Our LEGOS can't wait to meet you! Skyscrapers, automobiles, airplanes, spaceships: create these and more! Learn basic building science while having loads of fun!
High-energy cardiovascular workout. People of all fitness levels, and dancing abilities can attend. (Must be ages 18 and up) Instructor: Rosalia Mays
Paws to Read
Children are invited to read to certified therapy dogs to build reading confidence.
Wii gaming with your friends, Get your game on!