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!

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.

Free Digital Literacy Classes presented by the San Diego Futures Foundation and the SD Access 4 All Initiative. Our December series focuses on Social Media Safety. 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. 

Eating lunch in the courtyard from 12:30-1:30

Open to the public and are free of charge. Play variety board games. 

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.

From geysers to glaciers, penguins to puffins, ice flows to icebergs and hot springs for home heating, discover in what ways Arctic Iceland and Greenland differ from and are similar to each other and to Antarctica.

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!

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, play, and create with LEGOs!

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

Registration encouraged. Limited supplies.

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!

Join us to make this cute penguin craft out of upcycled cardboard tubes. (For ages 4 and up). 

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 a special Reading with Furry Friends.  We'll read stories, learn about the how to take care of pets, and then you get a chance to get up close with a furry (or scaly) friends.   Each month will feature a different type o

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

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.

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. 

The tiny-house movement is sweeping the country! Get the inside scoop on how and why people are designing houses that take up about 15 percent of the space of a traditional home.

Let's play chess!  All ages and skill levels are welcome to play casual games in our relaxed setting. 

Learn the tips and tricks to resin jewelry and create your very own earrings, necklace charm or brooch. Ages 12-18 only.

Attention All Teens and Tweens! 

Show off your creative side this holiday season!

At the TEEN IDEA Lab, we will be making our own Holiday Light-Up Beanie!

Registration is required.

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

Take a trip through a life size Candy Land, a colorful, magical world so big that you become the mover on the board! All ages are welcome

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. 

Have you ever wondered what happens at the library when it's closed?   We will share our secret world with your bedtime buddy friends at our Bedtime Buddy Sleepover!  Put on your comfy PJ's and bring your favorite bedtime buddy for

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.

Decorate Christmas sugar cookies and drink some apple cider to celebrate the holiday season. We’ll decorate, giggle, and have lots of fun! Cookies, frosting & candy toppings will all be supplied.

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.

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.

Learn how to make a Book Ornament to adorn a tree or bookshelf.

Please join us for a special evening presenting local author Gina Simmons Schneider and her featured book, 

Join the elves at College-Rolando Library as we welcome Santa and Mrs. Claus for a visit! After writing a letter to Santa, families will have the opportunity to take photos with Mr. and Mrs. Claus.

Open to the public

After the death of the family's patriarch, Toula attempts to locate her father's childhood friends in Greece for a family reunion.

2023 · 92 minutes · PG-13

Refreshments provided.

Join Ms. Lea for an engaging storytime with stories and songs in English and Spanish!

For ages 5-8. No registration necessary.

Program dates and times subject to change.

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

Join us for our final Community Concerts event of the year!

Decorate Christmas sugar cookies and drink some apple cider to celebrate the holiday season. We’ll decorate, giggle, and have lots of fun! Cookies, frosting & candy toppings will all be supplied.

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.