Beginning October 7th, all San Diego Library branches will participate in the annual In-N-Out Burger "Cover to Cover Club" Reading Program for children ages 4 to 12, from Oct 7 - Nov 18.
Live Interactive Video Preschool/Kindergarten Storytime with Mr. Luan
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!
Live Interactive Video Preschool/Kindergarten Storytime with Mr. Luan
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.
Mind-Body Fitness for Older Adults is a restorative and contemplative class designed to promote physical and emotional balance, release stress, and create greater inner awareness through Hatha Chair Yoga.
Learn how to weave with an expert textile artist from the San Diego Creative Weavers Guild! This class is targeted to homeschooling youth ages 8+. No prior experience required, and all materials will be provided.
CANCELLED TODAY, 11/14/23
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.
Party Bridge for ages 16 - Adult. Experience necessary.
Learn the art of knitting. See how much fun knitting can be. Open to all ages and skill levels. Bring a pair of needles and we'll help get you going; yarn available if needed. See how much fun and gratifying knitting can be!
Open to the public and are free of charge. Play variety board games. Attendees should be fully vaccinated and have masks
Learn how to decorate a pumpkin pretty enough to serve as an autumnal centerpiece in this hands on workshop!
What You Need to Bring:
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.
Oasis Presents: A Pilgrim Odyssey: From Holland to a New World
Join local historian Rudy Shappee for a journey following the Pilgrims from their refuge in Leiden, Holland to their final settling of Plymouth Plantation in the New World.
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.
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!
The Imperial Beach Community Clinic will be onsite for informational purposes.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 how to unlock the awesome secrets of making your own comics, and how to improve your drawing skills, whether you like manga, Dog Man or Spider-Man! For ages 8+
Explore the art of comic storytelling
Learn, play, and create with LEGOs!
Children can build with LEGOs and display their creations in the library.
Words and Music
San Diego Opera’s Words and Music program is a collection of long-term in-school, after-school, and summer artist residencies.
Join Ms. Linda every Tuesday afternoon for stories and songs!
Stretch your imagination and discover the artist within you've always known existed! Create fabulous crafts! In this program, get detailed instructions on how to make a craft you'll be able to take home!
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 some fall-themed art using paper and yarn.
Today’s Pacific Northwest wine regions are marked by the fingerprints of Ice Age floods that literally laid the groundwork for all who enjoy the bounty of Oregon Pinot Noir.
Ages 3-12
Join us at the library as we learn about indigenous cultural perspective of the enviornment. Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with a reading of We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom and a craft. Dress for mess!
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.
Teens and tweens ages 10-18 are invited to join Sketch Night! This free virtual drawing program is run by the San Diego County Parks and Recreation Department in conjunction with staff from the Carmel Mountain Ranch, Central, and City Height
Come and join us to watch a movie together with the refreshment!
Join Shelly and Tim for fun afternoons of ukulele strum along! All skill levels and ages are welcome to come and participate in this informal, weekly event. Please note that these are NOT lessons.
Celebrate Native American Heritage Month by watching films that showcase the cultures of Indigenous people.
ESL III is a noncredit course for students to learn English for academic and everyday purposes. This course is a continuation in activities at novice-high level, encouraging independent learning.
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.
Step into the shoes of an engineer! In this workshop, students will learn the basics of robotics and build autonomous robots using the LEGO Mindstorms EV3 kit. Students will engage in both independent learning and group robotics competitions.
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).
Let's play chess! All ages and skill levels are welcome to play casual games in our relaxed setting.
Making your own centerpiece is fun, surprisingly easy, and equally easy to maintain! Join us for this Fall focused craft. Ages 12-18 only.
Join us in the TEEN IDEA Lab for DIY Tuesdays!
In honor of Native American Heritage Month, we will be crafting our own Medicine bag using felt, yarn and other materials.
Join in on a fun filled afternoon of crafting. Materials provided. Designed for ages 11 and up.
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.
Come join us for our LEGO BLOCK PARTY!!
Come build with us and become a Master Builder! Join us each month to enjoy and hour of free building and then see your Lego creations displayed in the library.
Legos are provided.
No registration required.
Join us as your creativity will turn you into a Prince or Princess for a day. Use your imagination to decorate your own crown or hat and other royal items. Limited space available. For Ages 5-10
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?
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 every 2nd Tuesday for Spanish Bilingual Storytime! This storytime is meant for children to experience early Spanish literacy skills.
Healthy Hands-On Cooking Class: Thanksgiving Side Dishes
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.
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 local author Puja Shah and her featured book, For My Sister,
Concert Series: San Diego Youth Symphony Annual Concerto Competition
Join us for a special partnership program with the SD Youth Symphony!
Each year, the San Diego Youth Symphony holds a concerto competition for its musicians (ages 18 and under). The competition takes place in two r
Open to the public
Are you late to the NaNoWriMo party but still want to join in on the fun? NaNoWriMo started just a week ago, and we are here to jumpstart your creative journey!
To prevent injuries, reduce fall risks, and maximize independence at home, its important for seniors to incorporate home safety tips and follow a safety checklist.
Carol, a 12-year-old Spanish-American girl from New York, travels with her mother to Spain in the spring of 1938, at the height of the Civil War.
Are you ready to become the author you’ve always dreamed of being? National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is here, and so are we to support your creative journey!
Get ready to “Shake Your Sillies Out”!
Enjoy stories, fingerplays, and songs selected for toddlers and preschoolers. Shhhh! Don’t tell them we’re getting them ready for kindergarten. The focus is on FUN!
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.