CreativeMornings is a monthly breakfast lecture series for creative types (including entrepreneurs, developers & crafters). Each event is free of charge, and includes a 20 minute talk, plus coffee!
REACH / CALMA Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregiver Health
Join us for a storytime that fosters early literacy! Features books, songs, action rhymes, and finger plays that invite participation.
Babies & Books will be morphing into Baby Dance Party featuring members of Dance to Evolve!
We will have songs, parachutes, toys, and bubbles for your babies to dance, play, and interact!
Little ones are able to make noise, play, and meet new friends. This is a loosely structured, baby-led program of play, music, bubbles, songs and more. For babies and toddlers 0-2 years.
Conversation Cafe
Practice your English skills in a friendly, informal setting. Adults of all skill levels are welcome to join in the conversation!
Conversation Cafe meets every Friday.
If stress has you anxious, tense, and worried, consider meditation. Take an hour of your day for self-care and join us in a free guided meditation held every Friday. No registration required.
Citizenship Classes are available at the Otay Mesa Branch Library. The class is open enrollment and available to the public. Classes are held every Friday from 10:00 am-12:00 pm unless otherwise noted.
Preschool Storytime
Children are invited to a fun storytime with books and singing. The first storytime of the month is usually bilingual (Spanish/English or Chinese/English).
This is a fun class full of games and creative movement that is perfect for toddlers and pre-schoolers! Put on your dancing shoes and boogie down at the library!
SIGNS AT PLAY - BABY 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 for an informal and fun playtime for babies & toddlers at the library while getting to know other families in our community.
(Birth-5y/o)
PRESCHOOL STORYTIME
Preschoolers are invited to listen to stories and sing songs
Join Mr. Luan as he takes you on an energetic and humorous storytime ride! Songs will be sung, character voices will be many! In this program, the stories really do come to life! Oh, yeah: we do a little dancing too!
Preschool Story and Play time
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 preschooler in your life— at the library!
Learn leg strengthening exercises to help your balance & posture. Chairs are also available for seated exercises.
Certified yoga instructor Miss Aryn combines simple yoga poses, stories and songs in a fun hour that encourages relaxation and gentle bonding.
Please bring your own towel or yoga mat.
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.
We’ve brought the yoga studio to our community!
Enjoy all levels of Yoga with Rebecca:
*$5 donation
*Bring a yoga mat and water
*Wear comfortable clothing
*Be prepared to remove your shoes
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.
First Comes Marriage is an Iraqi-American memoir about immigration, marriage, and love. When Huda meets Hadi, the boy she will ultimately marry, she is six years old.
Friday Films: Waiting for Guffman
This Summer's Reading Program theme is It's Showtime at Your Library, so enjoy a free screening of a film about show business most Friday afternoons at 2:00pm!
Do you have what it takes to be a Lego Builder? Join us for open Lego time on Friday afternoons and let your creativity flow.
Arts and Crafts for preK – 6th Graders
The program is designed for PreK – 6th graders and is limited to 30 participants. No registration required.
Kids can have fun and get creative while building with LEGO.
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!
Chess Club
All levels of Chess experience are welcome - beginners to advanced.
If you don't know how to play chess, you can learn at Chess Club!
All ages, children and adults!
Wii B' Gamin' Xbox 360
Join Mr. Chris as we game using X-box and Wii formats. Monthly competitions with prizes as well!
Are you curious about 3D printing?
Come to this one-hour workshop for a brief introduction to learn how 3D printers work, the basics of designing in 3D, create a 3D design in TinkerCad, and see a sample being printed.
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.
Learn or advance with computer coding, including Java and Python!
Students must bring a Mac or Windows laptop computer for use at Coding Club.
PG | 2019 | 2h 10m
Paws to Read
Children are invited to read to certified therapy dogs to build reading confidence.
Hatha Yoga con rutinas yóguicas para el control de la respiración, y prácticas de meditación para mejorar la salud física, emocional, mental y espiritual.
Coloring for stress relief? You Betcha. Join us at the Adult Coloring Club. Light refrshments.