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!

Join us every Tuesday at 11:30am for Music and Motion!

Here your children will move and groove, make music of their own, explore different instruments and we end with a fun bubble machine dance party!

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. 

Dance to EvOLvE presents...Royalty of Fairyland

Miss Natasha creates a magical class for fairies, princes, and princesses in an enchanted land far, far away.

Party Bridge for ages 16 - Adult. Experience necessary.

Join us for a lecture celebrating Chicano art and artists. We'll start with a brief look at the history of Mexico, which helps to explain how the movement began and still continues to this day.

Open to the public and are free of charge. Play variety board games. Attendees should be fully vaccinated and have masks

Communities like Bernardo, Merton, Stowe and Bostonia disappeared decades ago. Yet these places once bustled with life, each boasting its own school, general store, often a stagecoach or railroad stop.

Join us for our Book Club, which meets on the third Tuesday of every month.  We hope to see you there!  Copies of the book will be available at the front desk.

Join us for a game of Scrabble, won't you? 

Go letter-to-letter with your fellow wordsmiths and keep those wits sharp.

Beginner or expert, all are welcome. Just spell it out.

Every Tuesday at 1:00 pm.

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!

Say g’day to some of Australia’s most popular and exotic small animals!

Kids K through 8: having trouble with that homework?  Need a little help?  Our friendly Homework Coaches will provide assistance and guide you through your school assignments.

Kids K through 8: having trouble with that homework?  Need a little help?  Our friendly Homework Coaches will provide assistance and guide you through your school assignments.

Kids K through 8: having trouble with that homework?  Need a little help?  Our friendly Homework Coaches will provide assistance and guide you through your school assignments.

Kids K through 8: having trouble with that homework?  Need a little help?  Our friendly Homework Coaches will provide assistance and guide you through your school assignments.

Kids K through 8: having trouble with that homework?  Need a little help?  Our friendly Homework Coaches will provide assistance and guide you through your school assignments.

Kids K through 8: having trouble with that homework?  Need a little help?  Our friendly Homework Coaches will provide assistance and guide you through your school assignments.

Kids K through 8: having trouble with that homework?  Need a little help?  Our friendly Homework Coaches will provide assistance and guide you through your school assignments.

Kids K through 8: having trouble with homework?  Need a little help?  Our friendly Homework Coaches will provide assistance and guide you through your school assignments.

Kids K through 8: having trouble with that homework?  Need a little help?  Our friendly Homework Coaches will provide assistance and guide you through your school assignments.

Kids K through 8: having trouble with that homework?  Need a little help?  Our friendly Homework Coaches will provide assistance and guide you through your school assignments.

Learn, play, and create with LEGOs!

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

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

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.

Bring your homework to the library and get help on math, science, reading and more in a small-group setting. No appointment needed.

What’s almost as much fun as reading a great book? Talking about a great book! Join us for a monthly session where we’ll discuss the book choice for the month and do a related craft together.

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

Music, theater, and opera instruction for youth.

Register by emailing: john.gabriel@sdopera.org

Come join us for the second tournament in the Teen Game Room Tournament Series. Our second game is Mario Kart 8 Deluxe! Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Sign up in the Teen Game Room during regular hours. 

With 3D modeling, you can design a house, a bridge, a monster – or anything else you can dream up! Learn to use SketchUp Make 3D Modeling to create all sorts of three-dimensional graphic models.

This is an in-person workshop.

Create your own handmade beeswax candle. For ages 12-18.

Please join us for guided, hands-on workshops focusing on Science, Art and or World Cultures.  The exhibits are portable versions of the innovative exhibits found in the San Diego Children's Museum.

Join us every Tuesday from 5 pm-6 pm for Create! At the Library, featuring a new craft each week. This program is for youth aged 5-11, that will develop fine motor skills and creativity. 

Join us for a fun afternoon of dance instruction for youth ages 5-12.  Children from beginners to experienced are welcome to join this amazing group of talented performers to improve their skills.  

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.

November's Book is--If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won't) by Betty White. The book club meets every 3rd Tuesday of the month.

Come explore Musical Theatre Dance! This class will focus on basic technical elements of musical theatre dance with influences from other styles including ballet, jazz, modern dance, pilates, etc.

Monthly speakers on a variety of topics of interest to gardeners.  The group tours members gardens and goes on outings to interesting nurseries and farms. 

Your voice, your library! San Diego Public Library wants to hear what you want for the future of Pacific Beach/Taylor Library. What do you love? What would you change? What would you add?

Snuggle up to a great book at Pajama Storytime. Put on your pajamas and head to the Tierrasanta library to join us for a special, evening Storytime.

Bring your kiddos in their pajama finery and come on down to the library to hear the story stylings of Ms. Sandy!  She might even wear some pajamas too!  

Let's celebrate the autumn season and Native American heritage with indigenous folktales shared in a Kamishibai storytelling style. Tales will include a creation tale ("How the Rainbow Was Made") from the Ojibwe Nation.

Art Smarts shows us how to recycle brown paper bags into faux animal hides!

These repurposed brown bags will be used for texture drawing Giraffes and using oil pastels to add color.

Open to teens in grades 6-12.

Learn how to make cute and delicious Thanksgiving-themed treats!

FOOD ALLERGY WARNING: Recipes include wheat.

While supplies last. First come, first served.

We're celebrating Trans Awareness Week (November 13-20) at the Library with author Kyle Lukoff!

Explore the creation of the upcoming Old Globe production of Henry V!

Get an introduction to what happens behind the curtain at a theatre.

The San Diego Youth Symphony Concerto Competition

Tuesdays, November 8 and 15, 2022  starting at *6:00pm* 

A truck driver has been forced to smuggle illicit cargo to save her brother from a deadly prison gang. With FBI operatives hot on her trail, Sally's conscience is challenged when the final package turns out to be a teenage girl.

Miss Kim plays favorite tunes and reads stories in this special early-evening storytime.

This class is designed for actors who wish to work scenes, monologues in a supportive learning environment.