Humanity Showers

Preschool Storytime & Craft moves to Mondays at 11:30am from July 11 to August 22!

Piano instructor Stewart Simon will cover basic musicianship areas as well as piano exercises to develop your technique.  Keyboards will be provided unless you wish to bring your own.

You can register online at SDCESTUDENT55.com

Sign language fun for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers. 

Signing fun with songs, stories, and fingerplays as well as tips for using sign language as a preverbal communication tool with your baby. Geared to ages 0+.

A Mah Jong Group for adults is meeting every Monday and Thursday from 1:00pm-3:30pm. Knowledge of American Mah Jong rules is required to play. Please bring your own Mah Jong tiles if possible.

Mindful meditation can help lower heart rate, respiration, blood pressure, and stress.  Instructors from the Healthy Adventures Foundation will lead participants in meditative breathing, a contract/relax exercise, and guided imagery.  At

If you’ve ever wanted to visit the San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum in Escondido, now’s your chance to experience their mobile museum for FREE, right here at Mission Valley Library!

Improve your computer skills or learn how to navigate the internet.  The Access 4 All Express offers FREE in-person classes for people of all skill levels.  Don't have a device?  One can be provided to you free during the class, or

San Diego Opera is offering free instrumental mariachi music lessons for youth during the summer. Please contact john.gabriel@sdopera.org for more information.

Several reformed yet misunderstood criminal animals attempt to become good, with some disastrous results along the way.

For children of all ages and their parents/caregivers.

Rated PG.

A fun introduction to theatre movement for young dancers. This class will focus on the most common musical theatre dance steps as well as the importance of story-telling.

Come join us for a fun craft!

Join us every Monday for LEGO Power Hour! Build your own creations to display in our library.  Program will take place in our study rooms 3 and 4. 

Picture This goes Double-Feature! With the peak of the summer heat, come enjoy free film double features on select Mondays in August (08/15, 08/22, and 08/29) in one of San Diego's official Cool Zones.

RoboThink kids will work on building fun video games while learning the most important coding concepts (loops, variables, and conditionals) in a fun way, using colorful Scratch coding blocks instead of a plain text-based programming code.

Join the Legler Benbough Teen IDEA Lab for Maker Mondays, every Monday from 4-5 pm. Each week the IDEA Lab team will focus on a different design and creativity project and will highlight a piece of awesome technology found within our amazing lab.

Throwing it back to the 1980's!

Bring your textbooks and design your own book covers.

All supplies will be provided.

No registration required. 

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

Join in on a fun filled afternoon of crafting. Materials provided. Designed for grades K - 3rd.

Focus on basic technical elements of theatre dance. You will start class with a warm-up, followed by exercises from various somatic practices including Pilates, ballet, Alexander technique, modern dance techniques and classical jazz.

Kids can enjoy being creative by building with LEGO blocks and DUPLO bricks. It's a great opportunity for exploring with new ideas, as well as sharing concepts and strategies with other attendees.

Jacob Finch Bonner was once a promising young novelist with a respectably published first book.

Join us for pajama storytime with...sign language basics to foster early literacy skills.

This program is offered inside in our Community Room, and no registration is required.

Jump on the path to discover the world of animals! Learn about animals from around the world and their unique abilities that help them thrive. You’ll go on safari right from your local library with the help of Zovargo!

Theatre dance focuses on storytelling through movement. In this 75-minute class, students will build stregth and awareness through a physical warm-up and then learn a dance combination to unlock creativity and intention within choreography.

Bring your kids to Mountain View/Beckwourth Branch Library for an educational STEM (science, technology, engineering, & mathematics) craft/activity!

Put on your favorite PJs and join Ms. Carrie in the Community Room Monday evenings for a pajama storytime.

Pajamas are encouraged, but not required. No sign up required.

Put on your pajamas, grab your favorite stuffed animal and head to the library for storytime.

How is it that Napa Valley produces excellent Cabernet Sauvignon but lacks Pinot Noir of great heritage? Mendocino grows wonderful white grape varieties but cannot produce world- famous red wines.

Picture This goes Double-Feature!