CAMP REGISTRATION: San Diego Ballet Summer

The La Jolla-Riford Library is proud to offer a two-week intensive seminar for parliamentary debate, designed for complete beginners.

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!

Ages 0-5

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.

Learn how to weave with an expert textile artist and develop your art and math skills!  This class is targeted to homeschooling youth ages 10+. No prior experience required, and all materials will be provided.

Free Digital Literacy Classes presented by the San Diego Futures Foundation and the SD Access 4 All Initiative. Our August series focuses on Computer Basics. 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. 

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

Enjoy free lunch and enjoy a puppet show! Lunch only for ages 0-18.
Performer: Noteworthy Puppets

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

San Diego Public Library has partnered with the San Diego Unified School District to help end summer hunger. Free summer lunch will be provided for youth aged 0-18.

Party Bridge for ages 16 - Adult. Experience necessary.

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

Sharon Katz & the Peace Train

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.

In addition to providing free summer lunch for youth, San Diego Public Library aims to bridge the summer learning gap by hosting enrichment programs, provide access to community resources and inform families of opportunities.

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.

Join us for a fun magical show "Speak Out Loud with Magic with Zany Zoe"

Session 1: Mixed Media Weaving
Weave geometric designs with mixed media fibers based on weaving practices from Kumeyaay
traditions and inspiration from contemporary artists.

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!

Come create something unique at our hour and a half of building original LEGO creations. Each week's LEGO builds will be put on display in the children's library for all to appreciate and enjoy. Recommended for children ages 4+. 

This rocketry camp is for students aged 8-12 who are interested in entering the fun-fueled world of rocketry.

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 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've got games, learning activities, STEAM crafts, and more fun ways to learn.

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?

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!

Chazz brings 23 drums to the library and teaches kids how to do rhythmic drumming together. It's a blast!

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.

Make a kite picture with features that pop out from the page. (For ages 4 & up).

STEAM every other Tuesday afternoon with library staff as we take on a unique science or art project!  All supplies provided.  Grades K—5^th.

THIS WEEK'S PROJECT: 

Noteworthy Puppets presents The Three Little Pigs. The timeless lesson that hard work and dedication pay off comes to life with handmade puppets and original songs.  While two little pigs are content to take the easy route, thei

Try your hand at loom weaving! Use a cardboard loom to form a yarn coaster you can rest your many water bottles on!

For teens entering grades 6-12 this fall. No registration necessary. While supplies last.

Learn various macrame techniques and incorporate unique artistic beads as you create your very own keychain. Ages 12-18 only.

This Summer's Reading Theme is Find Your Voice, so you can watch two films on the PB Library's big screen that feature characters finding their voices through music.

The Teen Game Room is open! Come check out our Nintendo Switch and PS4. Teens regularly play Smash Bros., Mario Kart, Gang Beasts and more. 

In this social skills lesson, Denise Barnham with Adulting Highway will cover fundamental professionalism, technology usage, phone etiquette, dress code, personal grooming, personal conduct, effective workplace conflict resolution, navigating offi

Things may get a little inky as students work together to dissect a real squid. Students will develop scientific research skills as they learn about squids and other animals that make their homes in ocean ecosystems.

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).

Come join us for our LEGO BLOCK PARTY!!

Learn about electronics and circuits while creating a fun craft project! Previous projects include a moving origami swan, light-up LED bracelet or robot bug.

This is an in-person workshop.

Enjoy an evening movie with the whole family.

Are you the next Judith Polgar? Do you aspire to become the next Beth Harmon? Can you dethrone Magnus Carlsen and become the Chess World Champion? Or, do you simply want to enhance your memory and prevent Alzheimer’s?

It’s slime time! Just like slime, Earth’s glaciers, mudslides and quaking bogs are made of fluids that are neither liquid nor solid. We’ll use slime to investigate how things work in the natural world.

This is an in-person workshop.

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.

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.

Monthly citizenship workshop event, where we will go over the eligibility with clients for their naturalization process.

An interactive music show that will have participants singing, dancing, clapping and flapping their wings!

Pajama Signing Story Time with Jennifer Duncan of Signs at Play is a cozy and fun event for families with young children. It combines the joy of bedtime stories with the added fun of Baby Sign Language (ASL).

Aryn Rannazzisi leads a gentle paced class combining breath work and postures (asanas) to promote strength, flexibility and balance. This all-level class will include inversions, back bends and sun salutations.

Please join us for a special evening presenting Laura L.

Based on the true story about long-married couple Jerry and Marge Selbee, who win the lottery and use the money to revive their small town.

2022. PG-13. 96 minutes.

Librarians know trivia—Do you?

Grab some friends and join us at Storyhouse Spirits for some nerdy bar trivia with the San Diego Public Library! Trivia will be held in the second floor of Storyhouse Spirits.

Open to the public

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

Bibliomaniacs is a Community book club for book lovers!  Join us for lively discussions.  For book list and other details please contact the Mira Mesa Library.  

Want to connect with other readers?  

Welcome to Rancho Peñasquitos Library’s Evening Book Club, where you'll have the opportunity to connect with new people, read a variety of books, and engage in interesting discussions.

Join members of your community to discuss the monthly book selection.

New member welcomes