Our children's bulletin board will highlight a quote from "Blue Sky White Stars" which will be encircled with hands. Our display will grow as our community of children, teens and adults trace their own hands, decorate them uniquely and place
One Book, One San Diego is a community reading program. The purpose of the program is to bring together our community and encourage residents to join together in the shared experience of reading and discussing the same book.
Does your pet need to be neutered? SNAP Neuter Scooter will be available at the Otay Mesa-Nestor Library's parking lot. (619) 525-3047 or (866) SPAY BUS
Small Business Consulting
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: Recharging Body & Mind
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.
ESL: Intermediate Conversation
The free ESL class focuses on conversation at the intermediate level. Limit 25. The term runs from 8/23/18—12/13/18. No class on Thursday, November 22, 2018. For more information call 760.757.2121, x8770.
Preschool Storytime, led by professional storyteller, Marilyn McPhie.
We bring the stories to life by involving the children on many levels. There are thematic props, songs and games which allow the children to have as much fun as possible. Your children will have a wonderful experience and want to keep
Preschool Storytime
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.
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.
Preschool Storytime & Craft w/ Miss Remi
Listen to a terrific story and make a story based craft!
Improve your balance and mobility with slow, controlled movement.
Free Art Therapy class provided by Southwestern College (materials not provided). Sign-ups required. Session Cancelled.
This session ends September 27.
Drop in, free tutoring for adults with internet questions.
Meet Library Volunteer, Alvan, at the public computers closest to the Circulation Desk.
Social Media Job Search
Social Media Job Search: Social Media is more than something to use while you’re waiting for your next meeting to start. Did you know that over 90 percent of employers use social media forrecruiting?
San Diego People of Color Quilt Guild
Our Guild's goal is to promote interest in all forms of quilting and textile art and to provide a forum for the continuation of the tradition of quilting as an art and as a method of recording history and story-telling within the community.
Delightful program of music and movement for preschool age kids and their caregivers.
Dance Pants Party
Recommended for toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary-school age kids, this simple dance program will feature the Hokey Pokey, the Chicken Dance, and more. Families, it’s time to get your groove on!
Stories and songs introduce early literacy skills in young children.
Bring in your preschooler for a storytime that will help children develop communication skills through storybooks and songs.
Join Monta Briant for a fun story time featuring songs, stories, and American Sign Language!
Tavo Alcoser & Mariachi 3.0 celebrate the diversity of popular border music through an eclectic mix of genres including Mexican Folk, Tex-Mex, Latin Rock and Reggae-Cumbia. Traditional Music for children and the soul!”
Class includes fun poses for parents and kids during yoga story time. Watch your child transform into a cat, dog, lion, and more!
Join us for Chinese songs, stories and playtime. For toddlers and preschool age children.
Mission Hills Book Group
The Mission Hills Book Group will discuss Kim by Rudyard Kipling. New members are always welcome to attend and participate! Please read the book beforehand. Books are available at the Circulation Desk while supplies last.
Join Miss Teri for an engaging preschool storytime that promotes a love of reading and quality together time. Featuring stories, fun, and play!
Preschoo Story time
10:30 am - Thursdays
(except 3rd Thurs. of the month)
Let's all get together and share delightful stories from books, sing songs, and dance with movement too.
All young children and their caregivers are welcome to join us for stories, songs and rhymes. We hope to see you there!
Join us for Preschool Storytime for Kids; stories, crafts, finger plays and songs.
Join Jennifer Duncan as she leads a special sign language storytime! Using the excitement and fun of signing American Sign Language (ASL) to enhance the reading of well-loved children’s picture books.
Start your day with fantastic stories! Join us for Morning Story Time at 11:00AM.
Toddler Time: StoryBox Theatre!
StoryBox is the American name we have given to the Japanese storytelling tradition of kamishibai (kami = paper, shibai = theatre). Join us for this special storytelling presentation combining the use of hand-drawn visuals with the enertainin
Join us every Thursday at 11am to look for jobs and/or apply for school.
Ages 16-25.
Baby and Toddler Storytime
Stories, songs, puppets, and playtime will all be found at this energetic and engaging storytime. Make new friends, hear a story and spend quality time with the baby or toddler in your life— at the library!
Explore the French language through song in this bilingual program.
Join us for our weekly craft after our story times in the children’s art area.
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!
Este programa bilingüe está diseñado para que los niños de nivel preescolar aprendan más inglés y español.
Seated stretching and joint work, to promote muscle development.
Japanese Brush Painting Fall Class
Painting Japanese brush style with beautiful tones of sumi-ink.
Beginners, Seniors and Adult welcome!
FREE class- simply register in class.
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 after school on Thursdays to learn about science, technology, engineering, arts, and math through simple hands-on projects.
CANCELLED - Pen to Paper Writing Group (will resume on September 13th)
CANCELLED - Pen to Paper Writing Group (will resume on September 13th)
Knit and Crochet Circle
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.
Scrabble Plus: Board Games for Grown Ups
Join us for board game fun! Meet friends while playing Scrabble, Jenga, Trivia Pursuit, Bingo, monopoly and more.
SIT! STAY! READ! PET ASSISTED STORYTELLING
Hey kids! Come read to our licensed therapy dog Luna! Luna is kind and quiet and likes to listen to stories. A big dog with a big heart who loves kids and loves reading!
STRETCH and BALANCE for LESS to MODERATELY ACTIVE OLDER ADULTS
If you think you have a story to tell or a unique perspective to share wth others then we invite you to be part of our writer's group. Participate in writing exercises designed to help you call forth your talents.
Chess Club
If you like playing Chess or would like to learn, we have two great players, Keith and Bob, that can both teach you and play a game with you. Stop by and see what they are up to every Thursday at 2:00pm.
Whether you are a seasoned player that wants play competitively, or a curious beginner that wants to learn how to play, we welcome you to the Carmel Valley Mah Jong Club. Adult players only. Bring your own Mah Jong tiles, if possible!
Aircraft noise: how to complain and what's being done
The San Diego County Regional Airport Authority’s Noise Office will be providing assistance to members of the community who wish to learn more about aircraft noise.
Meet Peggy Hinaekian, local artist and author, whose book Of Julia and Men has been included in the New York Times Book Review Magazine under "Discover New Titles - Great Stories, Unique Perspectives." Illustrations on the cover and
Thursdays are Game Day!
Thursdays are game days at the Clairemont Library! Play board games like: Candyland · Chutes & Ladders · Battleship · Monopoly · Yahtzee · Sorry · Jigsaw puzzles and more!
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
Do Your Homework @ the Library
Kids K through 8: having trouble with that homework? Need a little help? Our friendly Coaches will provide assistance! They'll guide you through math and science assignments, sit with you as you try to sound out words while readi
Do Your Homework @ the Library
Kids K through 8: having trouble with that homework? Need a little help? Our friendly Coaches will provide assistance! They'll guide you through math and science assignments, sit with you as you try to sound out words while readi
Do Your Homework @ the Library
Kids K through 8: having trouble with that homework? Need a little help? Our friendly Coaches will provide assistance! They'll guide you through math and science assignments, sit with you as you try to sound out words while readi
Do Your Homework @ the Library
Kids K through 8: having trouble with that homework? Need a little help? Our friendly Coaches will provide assistance! They'll guide you through math and science assignments, sit with you as you try to sound out words while readi
Do Your Homework @ the Library
Kids K through 8: having trouble with that homework? Need a little help? Our friendly Coaches will provide assistance! They'll guide you through math and science assignments, sit with you as you try to sound out words while readi
Do Your Homework @ the Library
Kids K through 8: having trouble with that homework? Need a little help? Our friendly Coaches will provide assistance! They'll guide you through math and science assignments, sit with you as you try to sound out words while readi
Do Your Homework @ the Library
Kids K through 8: having trouble with that homework? Need a little help? Our friendly Coaches will provide assistance! They'll guide you through math and science assignments, sit with you as you try to sound out words while readi
Do Your Homework @ the Library
Kids K through 8: having trouble with that homework? Need a little help? Our friendly Coaches will provide assistance! They'll guide you through math and science assignments, sit with you as you try to sound out words while readi
Do Your Homework @ the Library
Kids K through 8: having trouble with that homework? Need a little help? Our friendly Coaches will provide assistance! They'll guide you through math and science assignments, sit with you as you try to sound out words while readi
Do Your Homework @ the Library
Kids K through 8: having trouble with that homework? Need a little help? Our friendly Coaches will provide assistance! They'll guide you through math and science assignments, sit with you as you try to sound out words while readi
Do Your Homework @ the Library
Kids K through 8: having trouble with that homework? Need a little help? Our friendly Coaches will provide assistance! They'll guide you through math and science assignments, sit with you as you try to sound out words while readi
Do Your Homework @ the Library
Kids K through 8: having trouble with that homework? Need a little help? Our friendly Coaches will provide assistance! They'll guide you through math and science assignments, sit with you as you try to sound out words while readi
Do Your Homework @ the Library
Kids K through 8: having trouble with that homework? Need a little help? Our friendly Coaches will provide assistance! They'll guide you through math and science assignments, sit with you as you try to sound out words while readi
Do Your Homework @ the Library
Kids K through 8: having trouble with that homework? Need a little help? Our friendly Coaches will provide assistance! They'll guide you through math and science assignments, sit with you as you try to sound out words while readi
Do Your Homework @ the Library
Kids K through 8: having trouble with that homework? Need a little help? Our friendly Coaches will provide assistance! They'll guide you through math and science assignments, sit with you as you try to sound out words while readi
Do Your Homework @ the Library
Kids K through 8: having trouble with that homework? Need a little help? Our friendly Coaches will provide assistance! They'll guide you through math and science assignments, sit with you as you try to sound out words while readi
Do Your Homework @ the Library
Kids K through 8: having trouble with that homework? Need a little help? Our friendly Coaches will provide assistance! They'll guide you through math and science assignments, sit with you as you try to sound out words while readi
Do Your Homework @ the Library
Kids K through 8: having trouble with that homework? Need a little help? Our friendly Coaches will provide assistance! They'll guide you through math and science assignments, sit with you as you try to sound out words while readi
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.
Ready for some after school video gaming fun?? Sharpen your game & hone your skills with some easy to learn, engaging to play & fun to watch video games.
Free ESL class presented by Southwestern College. Sign-ups required. Session Cancelled.
This session is a T/Th class, beginning August 21 and ending October 25.
Lego Builders
Get creative with Legos!
All ages welcome: Duplo blocks available for younger builders.
Homework Help is back at Balboa Library! We are pleased to offer this program for our Kindergarten through 8th grade students. Our volunteer will assist students with their homework questions. We look forward to seeing you.
After school storytime for all ages.
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.
Kids Craft Time
Drop in and create art together!
Computer Basics & Online Security
Learn to use a computer and connect to the internet. You will also learn computer safety and security.
This class is geared toward students with little to no computer and internet experience.