Arts & Crafts for Kids-
Let's get creative! Color, paint, draw, and create a variety of fun and easy art and craft projects! Held every Saturday.
Let's get creative! Color, paint, draw, and create a variety of fun and easy art and craft projects! Held every Saturday.
Join our knitting circle for a fun and social knitting experience. Bring your knitting and share stories and knitting tips.
Come and buy some books from the San Carlos Friends of the Library (SCFOL)! We have hardbacks, paperbacks, books on CD, children’s books, and more! Funds help the San Carlos Branch Library purchase books, programs, and equipment.
Great bargains for readers of all ages!
Friday, Dec. 6: 11:30 a.m. — 5 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 7: 9:30 a.m. — 3 p.m.; Monday, Dec. 9: 11:30 a.m.— 5 p.m.
Make a beautiful flower arrangement to take home! Classes are taught by master artist Jackie Zhang of the Ohara School of Ikebana.
Discover the history of you at the library!
A variety of projects emphasizing creativity and individuality will be taught, as well as lessons on the masters and the techniques they used. Limited to 10 artists; register below.
Children ages 3 and up are invited to decorate their very own gingerbread cookie.
Make a gingerbread man, woman, robot, monster, whatever you like! Cookie and icing will be provided.
Stop and Swap: Seeds, Plants, and More!
Too many zucchinis? Lots of cut flowers? Succulents getting too big? Ordered too many radish seeds?
High school students give free music lessons to children. There will be openings for 3 FLUTE Students and 2 TRUMPET Students. Students must supply their own instruments as they are not provided.
Prácticas de meditación para disminuir la presión, el estrés y mejorar la salud total.
Dive right into coding with Java, one of the world's most scalable and popular programming languages. This is a practical and fun workshop with not lecture-style teaching. You will learn by doing! Workshops provided by the League
Join ILACSD as we team up with the City of San Diego for our FREE Green Routines Workshop on Saturday, December 7, 2019 from 10AM-12PM at the Otay Mesa Nestor Library.
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.
Take your baby to the library for a morning out! Join us for stories, songs, bounces, and bubbles at our lap sit story time designed for our littlest of library patrons. For families with children 0-18 months.
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!
Improve literacy skills by reading alound to certified therapy dogs in a FUN and non-judgmental environment.
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,
Kids can improve their reading skills by reading aloud to a therapy dog.
Come practice your reading or storytelling skills with Finnegan a certified therapy dog with San Diego Love on a Leash!
The Start-Biz Club brings experienced business men and women together with young entrepreneurs.
Join us for LEGO® Robotics!
In this introductory robotics class, children will build and program robots using LEGO® WeDo® system. They will learn basic programming skills and simple engineering concepts.
Join KPBS and the San Diego Public Library to explore themes of family, immigration, and literacy with Yuyi Morales, award-winning author and illustrator of "Dreamers," 2019 One Book for Kids Selection.
Sign language fun for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers with Ms. Jennifer Duncan!
Come learn some simple signs and songs at this fun weekly event!
Explore your child's artistic side and create something fun and unique to bring home. Join us every Saturday, all supplies provided.
Celebrate the Season: Holiday Open House!
Games!
Refreshments!
Crafts!
Music!
It's a celebration for the entire family!
High school students give free music lessons to children. There will be openings for 4 PIANO students and 5 VIOLIN students. Students must supply their own instruments as they are not provided.
Volunteer 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.
Kids make Lego creations. Be creative and have fun!
No sign-up needed. Appropriate for ages 3 to 8 years.
Want to help the Linda Vista Library and the great community it serves? The Friends of the Linda Vista Library could always use an additional helping hand! Come to the Meeting and discover how you too can make a significant difference!
Express yourself in art using watercolors, crayons, markers and paints
Located at the 3rd Floor Partner Services Desk
Join a Patent Attorney from Procopio for FREE Patent and Trademark education. First come, first serve. Bring your questions!
Located at the 3rd Floor Partner Services Desk
Join a Patent Attorney from Procopio for FREE Patent and Trademark education. First come, first serve. Bring your questions!
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.
In this workshop, students will build and program experiments to see how microgravity affects three types of heat transfer – radiation, convection and conduction.
Are you looking to expand your technology skills? Would you like support setting up email, creating a resume, and accessing library databases? We're here to help!
The Little Writers program is a non-profit program for creative writing that aims to communicate a wide variety of techniques to young writers.
Visit the library and create your own fun craft to take home! [Kindergarten-4th grade]
Children are invited to read to certified therapy dogs to build reading confidence.
Dungeon Masters are part storytellers and part referee. When the dice hit the table, and everyone is staring at you, will you know what to do?
That cool jazz band we so enjoyed at our 50th anniversary celebration is back!
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!
Interested in joining a group to help the library make decisions about serving teens in the community? Want to earn service hours? Join the Beckwourth Branch Teen Council on the first Saturday of each month.
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
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
Join the San Ysidro Girl Scouts on Saturdays for a FUN thematic Book & Craft activity in the Homework Center at 3pm. Open to girls and boys of all ages!
Create your own gingerbread house and take it home to enjoy!
We will hand out numbers to children only beginning at 2:45 p.m.
Need volunteer hours for school? Join our Teen Council for a fun, community based volunteer program!
Presented by UC San Diego Extension in partnership with the Opera Insights Series.
Hydra is a freshwater relative of jellyfish famous for its regenerative abilities.
In the spirit of visual arts inspiring and celebrating new beginnings, the Scripps Ranch Library will host an art show and poetry slam for all ages with community submissions that highlight identity, physical and mental illnesses, people’s passion