This is the perfect class for all those mini-movers out there! It’s filled with creative movement, lots of fun music and dance games.
The Den: In-Person AMA with Library Staff
Stop by the Kensington-Normal Heights Branch Library on Mondays for The Den: a Monday Morning Koffee Klatch In-Person "Ask Me Anything (AMA)" program. The event is a session with the Branch Manager, Erni Barros, to answer questions and get f
Stop in for one on one assistance with your technology questions or for assistance in applying for low/no cost computers or Internet.
Free Tax Prep Assistance
Volunteers from AARP's Tax-Aide program will help you prepare and file your income taxes. Mondays, through April 10, 2023. Masks are required by all participants, per AARP.
FREE Tax Preparation with AARP
Stop by for FREE Tax Preparation help generously provided by AARP.
AARP Foundation Tax-Aide offers free tax preparation to anyone of any age - especially if you are 50 or older or can't afford paid tax preparation.
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+.
Dance It Out! Bilingual Storytime
Join us in this dancing storytime that geared towards toddlers and their parents. Enjoy new and classic stories of all kinds and get ready to get all those wiggles out and dance away the jiggles and pent up energy!
Welcome families to Stay and Play. This program is focused towards children 0-5 years old and their caregivers.
Mindful Meditation
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
Rummikub at the RB Library
Come and join the fun!
Meet new people and learn to play this fast-paced, easy, and very enjoyable game. Plus, it helps develop and sharpen sequencing, pattern recognition, and pattern skills.
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.
SB - Free Tax Preparation Assistance Clinic
The San Diego Public Library has partnered with the nonprofit Home Start to offer free basic tax return preparation to qualified individuals. Appointments are required!
Curious about where you come from? Want to know more about your ancestors? Ms.
- Explore your musical talent through learning the fundamentals of piano techniques
- Learn musical expression/theory, and performance practice/styles
- Ear training, recitals preparation, and small breakout room clinics withi
Paws to Read
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.
In the Spring of 2020 (yes, during the depths of a pandemic), Villa Musica opened its third satellite site at the College-Rolando Library.
DO YOUR HOMEWORK @ THE LIBRARY
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.
DO YOUR HOMEWORK @ THE LIBRARY
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.
DO YOUR HOMEWORK @ THE LIBRARY
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.
DO YOUR HOMEWORK @ THE LIBRARY
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.
DO YOUR HOMEWORK @ THE LIBRARY
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.
DO YOUR HOMEWORK @ THE LIBRARY
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.
DO YOUR HOMEWORK @ THE LIBRARY
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.
DO YOUR HOMEWORK @ THE LIBRARY
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.
DO YOUR HOMEWORK @ THE LIBRARY
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.
DO YOUR HOMEWORK @ THE LIBRARY
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.
Need to finish some homework, work on a project, study for a test, or just relax and read a book away from the distractions at home?
Come get Crafty with us in the Denny Sanford Children's Library. All materials will be provided! For ages 5-12 years old.
Jammin' @ the Library: Guitar Instruction
Jammin’ @ the Library program offers free beginning guitar instruction for teens and adults at the San Diego Public Library’s Central Library. The program is for ages 12 and up.
LEGO Power Hour
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.
Stop in for one on one assistance with your technology questions or for assistance in applying for low/no cost computers or Internet.
Crafty Club (ages 6-12)
Join us for a fun afterschool craft class for ages 6-12.
Don't forget to nurture your creativity.
Various Mondays at 4 pm.
All supplies are provided.
Join us on the second Monday of each month for a fun book discussion and craft for kids aged 8-12.
Learn how to unlock the awesome secrets of making your own comics, and how to improve you drawing skills, whether you like manga, Dog Man or Spider-Man! Registration required.
Join the Legler Benbough Teen IDEA Lab for Maker Mondays, every 2nd and 4th Monday from 4-5 pm. Each session the IDEA Lab team will focus on a different design and creativity project.
Join us each Monday as teens read with kids of all ages or assist them with math. An easy way for children to build reading and math skills and interact with a positive teen role model.
Mission Valley Kids Book and Craft Club
Join us every second Monday for an entertaining book club where we’ll discuss a great kids book, do a related craft, and enjoy snacks.
Wondering how to choose a school for your child?
Want to know which schools have the most experienced teachers?
The Teen Game is open! Come check out our Nintendo Switch, PS4 and more.
Homework Help
Get personalized help with English, math, science, and more with one of our friendly, qualified homework coaches. No registration required. First come, first served. Grades K-12.
Join in on a fun filled afternoon of crafting. Materials provided. Designed for grades K - 3rd.
Homework Help
Teachers piling it on?
Get free homework assistance provided by teen and adult volunteers on a drop-in basis on Monday afternoons. No appointment necessary!
Not scheduled on school holidays and breaks.
Lego Playtime
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.
Pajama Storytime
Come join us Monday nights at 5:30pm in your pajamas for a very special and relaxing storytime with your local librarian!
Whether you started a journal this year or new to writing, we have a space for you. We’ll talk about hot topics we can write in our journal. No registration required. Just come in with your notebook and writing tools.
Join us Monday Evenings for a Family Movie Night. Bring a snack and enjoy a fun evening of movie viewing starting at 5:30.
Art Smarts Peacock Drawing - Celebrating Spring!
Join us for an art workshop learning to draw majestic Peacocks with Art Smarts using different mediums as we celebrate Springtime! A fun & exciting one hour art class for kids ages 5 - 17.
Girls Who Code Club Meeting
WHAT IS A GIRLS WHO CODE CLUB?
Come build your creations while making new friends! All Legos will be supplied by the North University Community Branch Library. Your creation may even be featured in our display case!
Middle School Book Club: The Case of the Missing Marquess
Middle school readers (Grades 6th-8th) are invited to participate in a book club where we read a book, reflect & discuss and c r e a t e ART.
Signing Pajama Storytime
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.
Crafts for Grown Ups: DIY Macrame Plant Hanger
This month at Crafts for Grown Ups, you will learn how to make your very own decorative macrame plant hanger including a lovely potted jade plant to go with it!
Dungeons and Dragons Workshop
Ever wanted to know what DnD is, or how to play it? We have you covered in this Workshop Series explaining the basics of what DnD is and how it works! For beginner and experienced adventurers alike.
Fortune & Glory - SDPL's Role-Playing Game Program for Adults
Explore New Worlds! Embark on Epic Adventures!
Have you ever wanted to play role-playing games like Dungeons and Dragons, but didn't know where to start?
Swing Dance Under the Dome! with live music
This week we will have live music with the Mercedes Moore Band!
Pajama Storytime with Ms. Carrie
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.
Ancient Egyptian Art with Gwenyth Mapes
In this illustrated presentation by Gwenyth Mapes (Professor of Humanities at Grossmont College), learn how ancient Pharonic Egypt’s art and architecture reflected their advanced culture, as well as their active participation in Aegean life.
Friends of the Library Author Talk: Kathi Diamant
Kathi Diamant is an award-winning author, actor, broadcaster and adjunct professor at San Diego State University, where she leads the Kafka Project, the official international search to recover a lost literary treasure, the missing writings of Fra
Mystery Book Club: The Lost Man by Jane Harper
For more information please email: bcnclairemont@gmail.com
You may discover your next great read.
Books are available at the front desk. Ask for your copy.
Knock Down the House
Synopsis
Four exceptional women mount grassroots campaigns against powerful incumbents in Knock Down the House, a galvanic and inspiring look at the 2018 midterm elections that tipped the balance