Let's get creative! Color, paint, draw, and create a variety of fun and easy art and craft projects! Held every Saturday.
Computers 101
Need help with the computer? Come in for one-on-one assistance.
Knitting Circle
Join our knitting circle for a fun and social knitting experience. Bring your knitting and share stories and knitting tips.
According to the Mayo Clinic, "If stress has you anxious, tense and worried, consider meditation. Spending even a few minutes in meditation can restore your calm and inner peace." Every Saturday except the 1st Saturday of the month.
Have any computer questions? Come see Mr Bob, he will be glad to help.
Intro to FIRST Robotics
Meet team 12499 Gear Up, a PQ FTC robotics team, and learn about FTC and FLL robotics programs.
FTC (First Tech Challenge) is a program that exposes kids to the world of robotics and STEM.
The Friends of the Mission Hills Branch Library will hold a book sale. Come by and stock up on books while supporting your Library!
Ikebana: Japanese Art of Flower Arranging
Make a beautiful flower arrangement to take home! Classes are taught by master artist Jackie Zhang of the Ohara School of Ikebana.
Join us in an open world where dangers and wonders are as bountiful as you make it.
Bring in your baby or toddler for a storytime that will help children develop communication skills through storybooks and songs.
Book Discussion Group
Be part of lively group discussions of a variety of genres . Facilitated by Kathi Diamant.
Gardening Exchange
Stop and Swap: Seeds, Plants, and More!
Share your bounty! Bring your plants, plant cuttings, seeds, homegrown fruits and veggies, and cut flowers to swap with other local gardeners.
Knitting Circle: Saturday
Knit our community together, while we either learn how to knit or work on our own projects. Please bring yarn, needles, your project, and come ready to knit with Eileen Adler. This programs repeats on the 3rd Saturday of each month, as
Meditation and Music with Chris Burns. It’s said that music nourishes our emotional and cognitive health. During this hour of meditation accompanied by music from a variety of genres, you’ll experience absolute peace.
Chinese Language Book Club
Chinese Language Book Club (Book Scent) held on the third Saturday of every month.
Join the Zumba craze! Find out what makes this fun workout such a hit. A towel and bottled water are recommended for our Zumba sessions.
Family Yoga Storytime
This 3rd Saturday of the month storytime is made available for working parents and their babies, toddler, preschoolers up to ages 5.
Enjoy stories read aloud or acted out, and singing songs, all geared toward building the skills necessary for success in kindergarten.
Join Mr. Luan as he takes toddlers on an interactive storytime ride using felt boards, fingerplays, songs, maybe some puppets, and a lively book or two!
Join us every Saturday at 10:30 for button making. Bring your own printed or drawn image or use one of ours! We have 2 1/2” buttons. All ages welcome. Express yourself @ the Library!
Paws for Reading
Children can read aloud to trained and certified therapy dogs. “Paws for Reading” is designed to help children improve their reading skills and confidence in reading out loud. All therapy dogs are provided courtesy of Love on a Leash,
Paws to Read with Love on a Leash
Come practice your reading or storytelling skills with Finnegan a certified therapy dog with San Diego Love on a Leash!
Kids can improve their reading skills by reading aloud to a therapy dog.
STEAM Storytime
Start your weekend with some weird, quirky, magical science! Children will listen to a story and learn science concepts at the same time! Hands-on activities center around science, technology, engineering, art or mathematics.
Snapology – A Hands-On Learning LEGO® Experience
Build with LEGO® bricks as you learn about the world! Topics and subjects change with each class and may include science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM), as well as robotics and animation! Registration is required.
Children's Craft Time
Kids can develop their artistic skills while enjoying a fun craft time.
Fun crafts for the whole family! Anything from various paper crafts to making slime! All ages welcome! Younger children may need assistance from parents.
Prácticas de meditación para disminuir la presión, el estrés y mejorar la salud total.
Sign language fun for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers with Ms. Jennifer Duncan!
Come learn some simple signs and songs at this fun weekly event!
Morning Story Time with Caroline & Penelope
Meet our new neighbors Caroline and Penelope! Caroline is a social worker and artist. Penelope is a wonderful orange monster who loves to play.
Painting Party
Kids! Come join the Painting Party!
Learn some basic painting techniques and create a different masterpiece at each session!
Black Breastfeeding Week Celebration
Express yourself in art using watercolors, crayons, markers and paints
Prácticas de meditación para disminuir la presión, el estrés y mejorar la salud total.
Have you wanted to join a writing group but are busy on weekdays? Join our weekend writing group, Writer's Block! Grab a pen and a notebook and join us for an hour of writerly fun! Includes a prompt, time to write, and time to share.
Join a Patent Attorney from Procopio, for FREE Patent and Trademark education.
The many wonders of chocolate, from the biochemical effects on humans to how and why it changes state are probed in this Library NExT course.
Come share a dish with our cookbook club members and share your secret recipe!
Kids Krafternoon
Come make a terrific craft at your library! (Kindergarten-4th grade)
Together we learn how volcanoes erupt, how icebergs form from when huge-chunks of ice break off from glaciers. One of the largest icebergs known was bigger than the whole island of Jamaica!
Learn the basics of robotics and build autonomous robots using the LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 kit. Students will engage in both independent learning and group robotics competitions.
Everyone Plays @ The Library
Have you heard about the board game revolution?
Join us and find out what it’s all about! Whether you’re already an avid board gamer or are looking to learn, all ages are welcome!
Book Arts for Adults and Teens
Join us for an afternoon of book making! Led by Miss Yvonne, you will create your own book-themed craft to take home and treasure! Theme changes monthly.
Teens and adult only, please. Registration is required.
Cancelled Storytime with Bruce Barr
Bruce Barr tells stories to stimulate your child’s imagination. Recommended for 1st-4th grade.
Mariachi Ensemble (ages 10+)
Need volunteer hours for school? Join our Teen Council for a fun, community based volunteer program!
Professional bicycle mechanics provide minor repair and basic maintenance assistance on a walk-up basis. Bring your bicycle and receive help with flats, cables adjustments, and other simple fixes.
IT Computer Wiz Kids Introduction to Coding/PC Hardware Workshop
Kids make Lego creations. Be creative and have fun!
No sign-up needed. Appropriate for ages 3 to 8 years.
Need help understanding how to use your tablet or mobile phone? Bring in your device for hands-on, one-on-one help to answer general questions about your device. Learn how to access SDPL’s digital content and other eResources.
Running Blastn on Docker - A Bio Tech Workshop (for college students and up)
In this workshop, Samantha Langit (bioinformatics student and researcher at Harvey Mudd College) and Lynn Langit (Software Architect) will show how they worked together to build a docker container to run a common bioinformatics toolset - blastn an