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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.

We will pass out "tickets" right before storytime.

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. 

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!

Join us in watching Japanese animation films. Learn about the Japanese culture and their creative stories through Anime

Welcome families to Stay and Play!

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 German in a fun, engaging setting. During each session, we will read stories and sing in both languages. 

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.

Smartphone Basics

8/2 - Smartphone I - Navigating Phone and Settings

8/9 - Smartphone II - Contact and Block People

8/16 - Smartphone III - Taking Photos

8/23 - Smartphone IV - Apps

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

This ventriloquist show is a hilarious family show that is full of magic and big puppets that also provides a positive message about finding one’s voice and going for one’s dreams!  Ventriloquist Marc Griffiths (Britain’s Got Talent) wil

We will pass out "tickets" right before storytime.

Join us for a game of Mahjong!

Materials are provided and no registration required!

A meeting of the Kearny Mesa Planning Group. Open to the public.
 

Are you unsure of how to share pictures from your phone? Are you baffled by Word?

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.

Join us as Literature Comes to Life brings a special Summer Reading Program Storytime where the children help act out the story. Children learn to love literature as they become storybook characters and participate in living stories.

Now that you understand the powerful benefits of a whole food plant-based lifestyle, you may be wondering what to eat. Here we dive into simple tools and solutions to eat plant-based foods whether you are eating out, traveling, entertaining o

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

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.

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.

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.  

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

• Are you having a hard time coping?
• Would you like to learn how to deal with your emotions in a healthy way?
• Do you want to be part of a supportive group?

Join our Peer Support Specialist in a safe, underst

Why be BORED when there is BOARD Game Club every Wednesday, 3:00-5:00?  Come on down to the Children's and teen area where you will find classic board games as well as steam based games.  Bring your friends - or make new ones.

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?

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 Book Woman of Troublesome Creek" by Kim Michele Richardson. Copies of the book are available for checkout at the RB Branch Library.

Learn about the science of sound with this fun and easy craft. (For ages 5 and 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!

 Bring along family and friends for a fun afternoon to play with assorted game boards and puzzles provided by the Paradise Hills Branch Library.   

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. 

CREATE - SHARE - PLAY!

Do you love competitive board game classics like Jenga, Dominoes, Uno, Monopoly, or maybe relaxing by working on a jigsaw puzzle? Drop by the Legler Benbough Teen IDEA Lab with your friends on Wednesdays and Thursdays to play!

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. 

Anyone who is multilingual or supports diversity is invited to attend! This program was born out of the awareness that the experience of having a first language other than English can be isolating when it should be celebratory and empowering!