An award-winning singer/guitarist will play kid-friendly tunes that will get your children clapping and flapping along!  It's a party!  Have some fun, warm that heart, and experience something you won't soon forget!

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 every Tuesday at 11:30am for Music and Motion! This program is designed to introduce babies and toddlers to music, dance and instruments. We will learn new motor skills, shake our sillies out and sing at the top of our lungs.

Queendom is a program for Russian/ Kazakh speaking women in San Diego that meet regularly to learn and grow together to encourage and support each other to lean in and step outside our comfort zone. 

Free Digital Literacy Classes presented by the San Diego Futures Foundation and the SD Access 4 All Initiative. Our May series focuses on Resource Information. Classes are held every Tuesday from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Work on your flexibility, strength building and quiet your mind with functional movement practice. Participate at your own ability. Wear flexible clothing and bring any preferred yoga equipment.

Baby Play & Learn is designed to support the development of children ages 0-24 months. This program includes stories, rhymes, songs, and movement activities  followed by an open play time.

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. 

Basic ESL I is a noncredit course for students to learn English for academic and everyday purposes. Introduces activities at a novice-mid level, encouraging independent learning.

Party Bridge for ages 16 - Adult. Experience necessary.

There is a synergy in the cultural evolution of humans, wolves, and then to the descendants of wolves, dogs. We humans became best friends with wolves and later became their enemies, and then became best friends with dogs.

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

Join us for our Book Club, which meets on the third Tuesday of every month.  In May we will discuss Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan.

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.

Join us for Music and Motion. During this program we will introduce children to instruments, music and dance. Every class will end with a bubble dance party. Come shake your sillies out with us!

This Arts & Crafts program promotes wellness and enrichment. Join us for a relaxed art-making experience.

Join Ms Mei as she presents stories and songs and crafts in Mandarin on the third Tuesday of the month.

All ages are welcome.

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!

Get help using library apps such as Cloud Library, SDPL To Go and more. Bring your phone or tablet and we’ll help you make the most of the library apps you use most.

Never used a computer before or have very little experience? Learn basic computer skills on one of our computers with guidance from one of our staff.

We’ll go over:

· Parts of a computer and Logging on

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.

Don't stop learning this summer!  stop by any of our Homework Centers to hone your skills.  We've got games, learning activities, STEAM crafts, and more fun ways to learn.

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.

Naomi Iizuka’s brutal and beautiful play Anon(ymous), a powerful retelling of Homer’s epic Odyssey, explores ancient themes of identity, coming-of-age, and the shifting nature of home.

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 all lego-philes and create your own architectural masterpiece, engineering feat, or artistic expression.  All ages are welcome!

Learn, play, and create with LEGOs!

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

Build, code, and play with robots in this 2-part series of standalone robotics workshops on April 18 and May 16 (must register for each workshop separately).

Work on Arduino-based Robotic designs while learning about ST

Join us in the IDEA Lab as we celebrate Asian and Pacific Islander month by learning the art of Japanese origami and making manga buttons.

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.

Join us for Crazy 8s Math Club! Online Registration required:

Join Crazy 8s Club where you will build stuff, run and jump, make music, make a mess! It's a totally new kind of math club!

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.

Build your own Magic Tree House in honor of series author Mary Pope Oborne's birthday! Then we will write about which far-off places and eras we wish we could be transported to!

THIS WEEK'S PROJECT: 

Got stuck on borrowing an eBook? Need help setting up that new tablet? Bring your questions and devices to receive one-on-one assistance with:

· Cloud Library, SDPL to Go

· iPad, iPhone, MacBook

Join in on a fun filled afternoon of crafting. Materials provided. Designed for ages 11 and up.

Join others in playing different Nintendo Switch game and discuss. 

The topic will be presented by Team Lewis Marketing Agency. Team Lewis will be conducting the Importance of Social Media Marketing Workshop and assisting business owners with the creati

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, so come watch two films on the PB Library's big screen that feature characters dealing with mental health issues.  

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

Stop by to check out all our Idea Lab has to offer and make a project! Equipment: 3D Printers, 3D Pens, Sewing & embroidery machines Cricut EasyPress Cameo (Desktop cutting machine). 2 MacBook Laptops (Adobe Software).

Do you want to learn how to integrate more fruits, vegetables and whole grains into your diet, in a way that is tasty and doesn’t leave you feeling deprived of the foods you want? Sign-up for our hands-on cooking classes.

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. 

Travel Around the Globe!  Learn about different countries and their culture through various activities. This month we feature Egypt!

Come join us for our LEGO BLOCK PARTY!!

Explore ruins of the world right from San Diego in this dynamic & exciting new adventure! Students will survey ancient ruins using VR/AR technology.

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 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.  

Ready, set, read...Join local athletes from the Lincoln High School Football Team for a monthly read aloud event.  This event takes place on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 5:30pm.  Hosted by Reading Legacies and the Malcolm X Library.

The Clairemont Book Club meets the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 5:30

May Book:

The Nickel Boys

by Colson Whitehead

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Join us for a new pajama storytime featuring sign language basics to foster early literacy skills with Miss Jennifer from Signs at Play, now on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month @6pm.

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!  

Do you know that Children's Day is celebrated in Japan during the month of May?

Adults can join in this fun crafting event where we will create unique zentangle art. Stop by Kensington-Normal Heights Branch Library before 6:00pm in order to get a seat. Space is limited to the first 20 zentanglers who arrive.

Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth.

Join us for casual, friendly conversation designed to increase participants' comfort with the English language and maybe make new friends.  

Join interdisciplinary artist and physician, Cornel Fodoreanu as he discusses his latest photography monograph, “Ode to the Lake Sacalaia”.