Let's get creative! Color, paint, draw, and create a variety of fun and easy art and craft projects! Held every Saturday.
The benefits of yoga include increased flexibility, strength, balance, and body awareness as well as stress reduction.
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.
CITIZENSHIP TEST
Preparation Course!
FREE Citizenship Education Classes!
Classes are taught in English.
Arrive early for the best selection.
Fill a brown grocery bag (or a comparably sized bag or box): $3 for FOL members and $5 for non-members.
Join us as professional artist Judith Shufro introduces a fun new project for children each session. Free and all supplies provided. For ages 5 and up.
Children's Art Class
A variety of projects emphasizing creativity and individuality will be taught, as well as lessons on the masters and the techniques they used.
Please call 619-533-3974 to register. Limited to 10 artists
Decorate Your Own Gingerbread Person!
Children ages 3 and up are invited to decorate your very own gingerbread cookie.
Make a gingerbread man, woman, robot, monster, whatever you like! Cookie and icing will be provided.
Fiction Fanatics Book Club
This book club discusses fiction works. This month Fiction Fanatics will be discussing The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd.
SAYA - Wind Instruments
High school students give free music lessons to children who play the following instruments: saxophone, clarinet, flute, trumpet. Class is currently full for the 2018-2019 school year.
Meditation en Español - Seminar Room #2
Prácticas de meditación para disminuir la presión, el estrés y mejorar la salud total.
Low income families can take a computer class and qualify for a free computer. Please visit the website of Computers 2 SD Kids for more information and to see if you qualify. Space is limited, sign up is required. Please arrive o
Computers 2 San Diego Kids
Computers 2 San Diego Kids
Do you need a computer but can't afford to buy one? Sign-up for the C2SDK seminar where you will learn how to qualify and apply for a computer. Registration required.
Computers 2 SD Kids
Parents, sign up for this introductory computer class for the chance to qualify for a free computer from Computers 2 SD Kids. Sign-ups begin on the first day of the month at the circulation desk.
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.
Visit with Sparkle every second Saturday at 10:30 a.m. in the Children’s Area to share a story and some fun with our favorite pup.
Sparkle is with Love on a Leash and is a certified therapy dog who would love to meet you!
Bring in your baby or toddler for a storytime that will help children develop communication skills through storybooks and songs.
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,
Voices of the Barrio - Cultural Center Room
Community Singers. No experience necessary. All ages welcome. For more information contact Zulma at zmonsalvo@yahoo.com
Children's Craft Time
Kids can develop their artistic skills while enjoying a fun craft time.
Sign language fun for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers with Ms. Jennifer Duncan!
Come learn some simple signs and songs at this fun weekly event!
Art Class for Adults
Free classes for adults to use their imaginations and create works of art.
Please join us right in time for the holiday season to participate in fun Do-It-Yourself activities: decorate a cupcake, grab a photo prop, and take a memorable picture. While supplies last.
Children of all faiths will delight in these tales of Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights.
Join local author and story teller, Marcia Berneger as she shares tales that will bring you into the spirit of the season.
Come and make ornaments while supplies last.
SAYA - Piano & String Instruments
High school students give free music lessons to children who play the following instruments: piano, cello and violin. Class is currently full for the 2018-2019 school year.
Celebrate the Season: Holiday Open House!
Games!
Refreshments!
Crafts!
Live music!
It's a celebration for the entire family!
Kids make Lego creations. Be creative and have fun!
No sign-up needed. Appropriate for ages 3 to 8 years.
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.
Free 9 week computer proramming workshop in partnership with UCSD Extension. In this course, participants will learn FRONT END WEB Development.
Express yourself in art using watercolors, crayons, markers and paints
Bring your friends and family (human or furry, all are welcome) to the library and take a free digital photo with Santa! Don't miss this holiday photo op, complete with green screen technology.
Are you interested in learning how to use essential oils? Come and learn the basics of essential oils.
Kids' Krafternoon
Come make a terrific craft at your library! (Kindergarten-4th grade)
Literature Comes to Life: The Runaway Latkes
Kids from the audience are invited to act out scenes from a storybook! At this event, we will bring to life a Hanukkah story, "The Runaway Latkes," by Leslie Kimmelman. Luxurious costumes included. A fun way for kids to buil
The Holiday Season is a great time to make your loved ones smile! And, one sure way to make that happen is to write a personalized letter or a note to send along with your greeting card and/or holiday gift.
Discover how local researchers identify and study marine mammals native to San Diego, including seals, sea lions, dolphins and great whales.
The tiny-house movement is sweeping the U.S.! Get the inside scoop on how and why people are designing houses that take up about 15 percent of the space of a typical home.
Library NExT Presents LEGO® Mindstorms® Robotics
Participants will learn the core concepts of robotics and use basic flowchart programming to create autonomous robots, featuring multiple sensors, with the LEGO® Mindstorms® EV3 kit.
Johnson and Wales University Admission Information Event
Come join Jim “Mouse” Robb (85), John Holly (75), Tom “Lizard” Chapman (75) and Billy Chapman (73) as they present their first hand experience with the “surfer’s life” at Sunset Cliffs.
Handmade @ the Library
Take time out of the stressful holiday season and have fun while creating handmade wrapping paper at the Library! Customize your paper with stamps, pencils and other media and give gifts with distinction! All materials will be pr
Need volunteer hours for school? Join our Teen Council for a fun, community based volunteer program!
Chess Club for Ages 7-17
Carmel Valley Library is bringing Chess Club back! Children ages 7-17, of all levels are welcome to attend Chess Club, which meets on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month at the Children's Area from 2pm-4pm.
Join us at this drop-in clinic for training and help with open-source software, including Inkscape/Inkstitch, OBS, GIMP, Blender, Audacity, and many more! Demos and help with installation and configuration will be provided. Please brin
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
Community Art Show inspired by March: Book One
In the spirit of visual arts inspiring and celebrating social change, the Scripps Ranch Library will host an all ages art show that features community submissions that highlight either the civil rights movement, non-violence, or a contemporary cau
Desserts meet geology in this delicious scientific mash-up class! Learn about rocks and minerals while making yummy treats inspired by Earth’s inner layers (for instance, sugar crystals!).
Have you wanted to talk about the once-in-a-lifetime blockbuster film Black Panther in a group setting and explore the movie’s themes, artistic merits, or socio-cultural impact? Join the five San Diego scholars, thinkers and writers