My Live Interactive Video Preschool/Kindergarten Storytimes, good for kids ages 4 to 6, are fun, kinetic, and humorous experiences!  I make it a point not just to read books, but to perform them as well!

My Live Interactive Video Preschool/Kindergarten Storytimes, good for kids ages 4 to 6, are fun, kinetic, and humorous experiences!  I make it a point not just to read books, but to perform them as well!

Come join us for Music and Movement at Beckwourth Library! Here your children will move and groove, make music of their own and get to enjoy a fun story with their local librarian.

Come one, come all to this story time designed for toddlers. Little ones and their caregivers will enjoy songs, rhymes, and books with captivating illustrations. 

Party Bridge for ages 16 - Adult. Experience necessary.

Learn more about this FREE camp offered to youth 11-17 years old!

Want to improve your computer skills or learn how to navigate the internet?

Wild Wonders is an interactive wildlife education program where the audience will learn about and interact with one or more of the animal ambassadors. Visit with the mysterious rainforest dwellers of South America!

Come create something unique at Lego Club.  We will be meeting each Tuesday at 2:30 pm for an hour of fun building original lego creations.  Preschool through sixth grade.  Duplos are available for younger builders.

Look! Over there! Coming out of that library! It's  . . . BOOKMAN! Using the superpower of reading, BOOKMAN has magically traveled all around the world – even into space!

Learn, play, and create with LEGOs!

Children can build with LEGOs and display their creations in the library.

*This program starts on Monday, July 11*

Join Ms. Linda every Tuesday afternoon for stories and songs!

Come join us at the City Heights Library every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month to watch the hottest and newest anime of the season!

Have you always wanted to learn how to play chess or improve your skills? If you have never played before, or are just looking for someone to practice with, join us for some friendly competition!  All supplies are provided.

STEAM pirates are invited to come raid the STEAM treasure trunk and play in the library's community room from 4-5pm every other Tuesday.  It is full of 22 of the latest librarian-approved activities to get kids thinking and learning.  Gr

Teens ages 10-18 are invited to join Sketch Night!

kami = paper; shibai = theatre

KAMISHIBAI (STORYBOX) brings international folk tales and other stories to life for people, from toddlers to teens and beyond.

This Summer's reading theme is Read Beyond the Beaten Path, so we are screening films based on books that take you to far off places.  During Tuesdays in July, you can travel in a cinematic time-machine by watching modern versio

The Teen Game is open! Come check out our Nintendo Switch, PS4 and more.

Are you the next Judith Polgar? Do you aspire to become the next Beth Harmon? Can you dethrone Magnus Carlsen and become the Chess World Champion? Or, do you want to improve your math skills?

The Valencia Park / Malcolm X Library presents The 1st Annual Fready L & Dr. Mary Alice Jimmerson Mid-Summer Community READ IN. 

Bring your ideas to life at our Mobile Maker Lab in the Mission Hills-Hillcrest Library. Learn to use various programs and equipment  such as our 3D printer and die cut machine powered by Silhouette Studio.

Join us every 2nd Tuesday for Spanish Bilingual Storytime! This storytime is meant for children to experience early Spanish literacy skills.

Aryn Rannazzisi leads a gentle paced class combining breath work and postures (asanas) to promote strength, flexibility and balance. This all-level class will include inversions, back bends and sun salutations.

Children and families are invited to take a mindful moment for stories, breathing and calming exercises. Mindfulness is all about being present while calmly acknowledging one's feelings. Wearing jammies is encouraged!

Come and draw a Beanie Baby. We will first do a direct drawing of a bear, and then draw the stuffed animal in front of us. Ages 5 - 17 One of Art Smarts instructors will guide the kids through the lesson.

“Explorers Sand-Art Air-plant Ecosystem” Details: Participants will produce a layered sand art piece inspired by the color palette of their chosen Biome.

The Old Globe is producing an extra-giant production in summer 2023 of Shakespeare's Henry VI trilogy.

A look at the life of painter Vincent van Gogh during the time he lived in Arles and Auvers-sur-Oise, France.

2018. PG-13. 111 minutes.

Join us for an evening of original short plays written by SoulKiss Theater's summer playwrighting workshop participants and performed by actors from the Old Globe.

Open to the public

Bibliomaniacs is a Community book club for book lovers!  Join us for lively discussions.  This months' selection is: The Book of Lost Names by Kirstin Harmel Copies are available at the Mir

Want to connect with other readers?  

Join members of your community to discuss the monthly book selection.

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