Mommy and Me Happy Hour

9:30am - 11:00am
Babies/Toddlers, Adults, Older Adults
Carmel Mountain Ranch Library
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Library Branch: Carmel Mountain Ranch Library
Room: Community Room - Carmel Mountain Ranch
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Literature
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Mommies (and Daddies too) are invited to get to know other parents in the community while your child plays with their neighbors!  Age-appropriate toys and games will be provided for the little ones to play with.  Parents can meet new fri

Craft Circle Café

9:30am - 1:00pm
Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Mira Mesa Library
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Library Branch: Mira Mesa Library
Room: Community Room - Mira Mesa
Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement
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If you like DIY craft projects AND socializing with other crafters please join us for Craft Circle Cafe.  Bring your own project - scrapbooking, needlework, knitting, coloring or work on the project being presented. Drop in for a sh

Virtual Gardening Club

9:30am - 10:00pm
All Ages
SDPL Virtual Branch
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: SDPL Virtual Branch
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Online/Virtual, Community Engagement,
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Join us weekly to learn how to start a garden from seeds, cuttings, scraps, and more! Fun for the family led by staff at Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library. Each week we'll show you a fun way to start your garden and how our garden progresses.

Toddler Happy Hour

9:45am - 10:30am
Babies/Toddlers, Adults, Older Adults
Tierrasanta Library
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Library Branch: Tierrasanta Library
Room: Children's Area - Tierrasanta
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Adults, Older Adults
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Parents and caregivers are invited to get to know other parents in the community while your child plays with their neighbors!  Age-appropriate toys and games will be provided for the little ones to play with.  Parents can meet new friend

Babies and Books

10:00am - 10:30am
Babies/Toddlers
North University Community Library
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Library Branch: North University Community Library
Room: Community Room - North University
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers
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This lap-sit storytime encourages bonding and introduces a love for books by using song, movement, rhythm and rhyme.

Baby/Toddler Storytime

10:00am - 10:30am
Babies/Toddlers
Carmel Valley Library
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Library Branch: Carmel Valley Library
Room: Community Room - Carmel Valley
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers
Program Type: , Literature
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Baby/Toddler Storytime includes stories and songs

Modern Classics Book Club: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

10:00am - 10:30am
Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
SDPL Virtual Branch
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: SDPL Virtual Branch
Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Literature
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Welcome to our virtual book club!  We will be discussing a wide variety of books ranging from classic selections to modern literature.

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Monday Morning Storytime

10:00am - 10:30am
Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa Library
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Library Branch: Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa Library
Room: Community Room - Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
Program Type: , Literature
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Come and join us for stories, songs, and fun every Monday morning!

Tai Chi Class

10:00am - 11:00am
Older Adults
Linda Vista Library
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Library Branch: Linda Vista Library
Room: Meeting Room - Linda Vista
Age Group: Older Adults
Program Type: , Wellness
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Improve your balance and mobility with slow, controlled movement. For ages 60+.

Toddler Stories & Play

10:00am - 11:00am
Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
La Jolla/Riford Library
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Library Branch: La Jolla/Riford Library
Room: Children's Area - La Jolla/Riford
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
Program Type: Community Engagement, , Literature
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Join in as we read, sing, dance, and play in this special storytime meant to encourage a love of reading and build essential early literacy skills.

Cal-SOAP SWAG SAT Tutoring

10:00am - 12:00pm
Teens
Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library
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Library Branch: Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library
Room: Seminar Room (A-B) - Valencia Park/Malcolm X
Age Group: Teens
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Morning Storytime with Ms. Kathie

10:30am - 11:00am
Preschoolers
Linda Vista Library
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Library Branch: Linda Vista Library
Age Group: Preschoolers
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Children and their families are invited to join storyteller extraordinaire Ms. Kathie for fabulous stories, rich rhymes, and scintillating songs! This lively storytime is sure to warm the heart!

Music & Movement

11:00am - 11:30am
Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary School Age
North University Community Library
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Library Branch: North University Community Library
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary School Age
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Sing, Dance and Play! Children enjoy songs and movement activities that build motor skills and increase independence.

Preschool Storytime

11:00am - 11:30am
Preschoolers
Carmel Valley Library
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Library Branch: Carmel Valley Library
Room: Community Room - Carmel Valley
Age Group: Preschoolers
Program Type: , Literature
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Preschool Storytime includes stories and songs.

Laughter Wellness - For Your Health & Well-being (all ages)

11:00am - 12:00pm
All Ages
La Jolla/Riford Library
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Library Branch: La Jolla/Riford Library
Room: Seminar Room - La Jolla/Riford
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Community Engagement, Wellness
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Laughter Wellness is a simple but effective method created to help reduce stress, pain and negative emotions through prolonged voluntary laughter.  Besides boosting the immune system, it also helps improve energy levels.  No comedy, joke

Preschool Storytime

11:00am - 12:00pm
Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
SDPL Virtual Branch
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: SDPL Virtual Branch
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
Program Type: Online/Virtual, , Literature
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Please join Miss Minoo for virtual storytime on Monday mornings. If you like to listen to stories and sing songs, this is the right program for you!

Toddler Storytime

11:00am - 12:00pm
Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
Mission Valley Library
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Library Branch: Mission Valley Library
Room: Community Room - Mission Valley
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
Program Type: , Literature
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A storytime designed for toddlers, featuring songs, rhymes, and books. Storytime will take place from 11:00-11:30am followed by open playtime from 11:30am-12:00pm.

Hatha Yoga for Adults

11:15am - 12:15pm
Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Linda Vista Library
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Library Branch: Linda Vista Library
Room: Meeting Room - Linda Vista
Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: , Wellness
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Aryn Rannazzisi leads a gentle paced class combining breath work and postures to promote strength, flexibility and balance. This all-level class will include inversions, backbends and sun salutations.

Senior LITE

11:30am - 12:30pm
Older Adults
Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library
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Library Branch: Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library
Room: Community Room - Mission Hills/Hillcrest
Age Group: Older Adults
Program Type: , Wellness
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Senior LITE is a self-directed community meet-up: bring a topic to discuss, or just catch up with your neighbors over coffee! Join other 55+ neighbors in your community for discussions on senior and aging issues, and games to stimulate y

Baby Signing Storytime

1:00pm - 1:30pm
Babies/Toddlers
La Jolla/Riford Library
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Library Branch: La Jolla/Riford Library
Room: Children's Area - La Jolla/Riford
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers
Program Type: , Literature
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Learn signs to use with your baby! Signing fun with songs, stories, and finger plays as well as tips for using sign language as a preverbal communication tool with your baby.

Recommended for ages 0+.

Virtual Children's Violin Class!

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Preschoolers
SDPL Virtual Branch
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Virtual Event
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Library Branch: SDPL Virtual Branch
Age Group: Preschoolers
Program Type: Featured, Online/Virtual, Art, Community Engagement, , Performing Arts, Wellness
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FREE Virtual Dulce Violin Class brought to you by Villa Musica!

Ages 4-7

Mah-Jongg Club!

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Linda Vista Library
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Library Branch: Linda Vista Library
Room: Meeting Room - Linda Vista
Age Group: Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Community Engagement,
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Do you want to learn how to play Mah Jongg? We can teach you. Do you already play? Bring your Mah-Jongg set and join us.

NAMI Resource Table

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Pacific Beach/Taylor Library
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Library Branch: Pacific Beach/Taylor Library
Room: Lobby - Pacific Beach/Taylor
Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Community Engagement, Wellness
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NAMI San Diego's Connections 2 Community Clubhouse provides services to people experiencing homelessness and mental illness at the Pacific Beach Library on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month.  Services include hygiene kits, ID voucher

Craft Circle

1:00pm - 5:00pm
Adults, Older Adults
San Carlos Library
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Library Branch: San Carlos Library
Room: Winer Family Community Room & Art Gallery
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement
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Share ideas and improve your skills or maybe even learn how to do a craft!  Knitting, crocheting, needlepoint, and jewelry-making are the current favorites, but new crafts often join the mix. Never crafted before? That's okay too!

Literary Book Club

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
La Jolla/Riford Library
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Library Branch: La Jolla/Riford Library
Room: Community Room - La Jolla/Riford
Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Community Engagement, Literature
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Join the La Jolla/Riford Library's Literary Book Club for lively discussions of today's modern literature.

October 2019 — Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

Paws to Read

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens
Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa Library
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Library Branch: Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa Library
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens
Program Type: Literature, Wellness
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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.

Kids Chess Club

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens
Carmel Mountain Ranch Library
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Library Branch: Carmel Mountain Ranch Library
Room: Community Room - Carmel Mountain Ranch
Age Group: Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens
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This program is for children ages 5 and up.  All levels of players are welcome.  There will be instruction for beginners and opportunities for kids to play against other kids at their own level.  Please bring a chess board and piece

SIGNING CRAFTS AND GAMES

3:15pm - 4:00pm
Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
Ocean Beach Library
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Library Branch: Ocean Beach Library
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
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Learn American Sign Language in a fun and interactive way during our Signing Crafts and Games Program. We’ll spend 45 minutes learning signs through songs, crafts and/or games.

For ages birth through pre-school!

Jammin' @ the Library: Guitar Instruction

3:30pm - 5:00pm
Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Central Library
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Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Mary Hollis Clark Conference Center
Age Group: Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Community Engagement, , Performing Arts
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Jammin’ @ the Library program offers free beginning guitar instruction for teens and adults at the San Diego Public Library’s Central Library in a series of group lessons.  The program is for ages 12 and up.

Arts and Crafts

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Preschoolers, Elementary School Age
Mira Mesa Library
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Library Branch: Mira Mesa Library
Room: Community Room - Mira Mesa
Age Group: Preschoolers, Elementary School Age
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement
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Come Join the Mira Mesa Library for Arts and crafts for children 5 and up.  No registration needed and Materials are provided.

Lego Club at the Library

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age
Balboa Library
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Library Branch: Balboa Library
Room: Children's Area - Balboa
Age Group: Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement,
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Build your LEGO masterpiece!  Create something fun and wonderful with Legos!  Can you make a Lego heart, a flower, a shamrock, a rainbow, a ship, a book...?