Join us for a morning movie at the library!

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No-cost memory screens for people aged 50-85. All screens are by appointment only. Email cmcafee@ergclinical.com or call (619) 329-4882 to book screening.

Come enjoy stories and active songs!

Join us on the Taylor Greene to sing, dance, and move along to favorite kids songs.

Join Children’s Librarian Miss Julie for stories, songs, fingerplays, and lots of fun!  This program is designed for children ages 2-4.

In this highly interactive, music-based storytime program, children have the opportunity to play musical instruments, learn beats with rhythm sticks, and dance and move to the sounds. All ages are welcome to attend.

STORIES, IMAGINATION & MORE

Each week we will practice our early literacy skills by:

· using our imagination,

Learn signs to use with your child! Signing fun with songs, stories, and finger plays as well as tips for using sign language as a preverbal communication tool with your little one.

Join us in the library's spacious community room where we can all safely space out for a Storytime with Miss Melissa or Miss Jennifer appropriate for preschoolers.

Ages 0-3

Bond with your baby/toddler through books, bounces, fingerplays, and movements.  

Join in as we read, sing, dance, and play at Toddler Storytime!  Come and build essential early literacy skills and foster a love of reading. Designed for children ages 1-3.

Join Ms. Carrie, on Zoom, Wednesday mornings for virtual stories, songs, and fun that foster early literacy skills.

Dance, sing, laugh, and enjoy engaging stories with Carrie The Librarian! This program is recommended for ages 2-5 but all ages are welcome at this fun weekly program. 

Have you heard of neuroplasticity? Understand what happens to our brain and body as we age and take away best practices to improve brain health including enhancing your cognitive, physical, social, and emotional functioning.

Mind and Body Fitness is done mostly standing or in a chair. No mats required.
Space is limited to 25 people per class.

Be sure to get to the library a little early, this class fills up fast!

Focuses on the use of art as a creative expression and a therapeutic process.  Utilizes a variety of art media to promote self-expression, to develop coping skills, and to mediate emotional and physical challenges and limitations. 

Ms. Joyce is on vacation. You can still come in and have your babies and toddlers play with the educational toys and you can visit with each other.

Ages 0-3

Encourage social skills through play while meeting other caregivers.  

This bilingual program is designed for preschool children to experience both English and Spanish in a fun, engaging setting. During each session, we will read stories and sing in both languages. 

· 6/7 Bell meditation

· 6/14 Laughing yoga

· 6/21 Mindfulness with flowers

· 6/28 Chair yoga

Toddler Story Time in Kensington Park will be held at 10:30am. There will be stories, songs, and bubbles! Join the fun!

It is how it sounds: Show & Tell!  Every child has the opportunity to share something in the course of the program!  If your child isn't much of a speaker yet, no worries!  He can show everyone

Join us for Toddler Storytime Outdoors with Mrs. Suzanne!  We'll have fun reading a book, singing songs & dancing to get our wiggles out.

Ms. Jackie reads fun stories and sings songs followed by craft time.

Climate Equity Working Group

Take a walk on the wild side!  Learn about animals from around the world.   Wild Wonders makes learning fun and interactive for everyone!

Ms. Joyce is on vacation. You can still come in and have your babies and toddlers play with the educational toys and you can visit with each other.

Need tech help and tech resources?  The City of San Diego and SDFF is offering Free Digital Navigator services.  Drop-in or call for assistance. 1 (800) 350-6945

NEED TECH HELP AND TECH RESOURCES?!

The City of San Diego and the San Diego Futures Foundation are offering FREE Digital Navigator drop-in services.

In partnership with the San Diego Unified  School District, Lunch @ Your Library will provide free hot lunches to children ages 0-18.

Cygnet Theatre is pleased to present From the Page to the Stage in association with San Diego Public Libraries!

Free Summer Lunch at San Diego Public Library. Monday-Friday from 12-1 PM. Ages 0-18. Join us!

Get your child ready for their first day of school!  This is a perfect time for your child to prepare for kindergarten!  KinderCamp offers a variety of lessons and activities that focus on a child's academic development, learning readine

Have you heard of neuroplasticity?

Join us and learn what happens to our brain and body as we age and take away best practices to improve brain health including enhancing your cognitive, physical, social, and emotional functioning.

For those who want to learn how to play the game of Mahjong, this is a series of six, 1.5 hour classes. Pre-registration for the full series is at the form below. Anyone else interested may either come in to play or to observe.

Engineer your way around the world as you travel and cruise to exotic locations. Each day you will visit a different place and tackle a new challenge as a team guided by Challenge Island.

Space is limitd, Registration is required

Join us for Pre-school and elementary story time and craft. 

We are starting off the Summer Reading Program with local favorites Wild Wonders! Come take a walk on the wild side with Wild Wonders and their animal ambassadors!

If you have a love for writing and would like to develop your skills, this workshop is an excellent place for you. You will write short stories and poetry, share your work with others and discover other's work.

Do you like to eat yummy food?  Do you want to learn how to cook tasty and healthy meals?  Do Your Homework @ the Library and Healthy Adventures presents a hands on cooking camp that will teach you how to make your own meals, snacks, and

Join us on the Patio outside the children's room for arts and crafts after school every Wednesday at 2pm.

Activities are designed for school age children.  Young kids may require parent assistance.

All are welcome to attend this monthly meeting of the Friends of the Rancho Peñasquitos Branch Library.

Introduce children to the wonder and fun of language and literature!

Free hygiene products and diaper distribution. Provided by You Saved Me Foundation.

Join us for story-inspired stretches, music, and child-friendly props! We conclude by using our breath to transition from silly to calm. Please bring a mat or towel.

Ages 3-8.  

Hey all you cool cats and kittens! Spend your afternoon at the library hanging out with adoptable kittens that were rescued by Kane's K9s and Animal Rescue. They can't wait to meet you!

Join us every Wednesday for games and snacks! Play fun board games, card games, and more!

Participate in a group brain training class to enhance your motor skills, balance, coordination, processing skills, and cognition and take away healthy nutrition tips to feel your best. Space is limited.

Discover more about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) through activities, demonstrations, and experiments at our Discovery Club program. For ages 6-12. Siblings are welcome. 

Join us each week to play and explore two new play-anywhere, paper-and-pencil games to help sharpen your young mathematician's strategic thinking and logic skills. Bring the family, and stop in anytime to join the fun!

Don't stop learning this summer!

Stop by our Homework Center to hone your skills.

Don't stop learning this summer!

Stop by any of our Homework Center to hone your skills.

Don't stop learning this summer!

Stop by any of our Homework Center to hone your skills.

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.

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

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.

Calling all LEGO Builders!

Put your engineering and problem-solving skills to the test by taking part in unique LEGO building challenges or let your imagination run wild and build your own special LEGO creations.

Each week's L

Join us for a lively discussion of this month's book selection, "The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill Family" by Erik Larson. Copies of the book are available for checkout at the RB Branch Library.

Learn about parallelograms as you build your own cardboard pantograph, a device you can use to create two drawings simultaneously, one being an enlarged copy of the other. (For ages 5 & up).

Teens ages 12-17 can come to the Community Room to play board games, card games, and more! Hang out with your friends and cool off from the summer heat. 

You can bring your own game, or we have the following in stock:

The Teen IDEA Lab is a space to be used for creative projects that require specialized equipment and software.

Featuring a music studio, Makerspace, and iMac workstations and so much more!

Hullabaloo is an interactive music show for kids and families. Come sing, dance and clap your hands!

All ages welcome. No registration necessary.

Program dates and times are subject to change.

"From the Page to the Stage" is a fun and engaging presentation that shows how works of literature from Cervantes to Mark Twain to Charles Schulz can end up on the musical stage, demonstrating the power of imagination in both reading and watching

"From the Page to the Stage" is a fun and engaging presentation that shows how works of literature from Cervantes to Mark Twain to Charles Schulz can end up on the musical stage, demonstrating the power of imagination in both reading and watching

Join us and local artists Toshwerks for a fun, hands-on DIY crafty project recommended for ages 8 and up: a Rainbow Yarn Wall Hanging. Add some color and fun to your space with this fun decoration!

Join us every Wednesday at 4pm for Kid's Arts and Crafts. Every week a librarian staff member will instruct children on how to create something new that they will then get to take home.

Join your children's librarian for stories, songs and fun activities by the sea on the grass at Ellen Browning Scripps Park at La Jolla Cove. 

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

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.

Looking for ways to support your local library and community? Join the Balboa Branch Friends of the Library! We need you!!!