Join Little Saigon SD on Tuesday mornings at the Annex for FREE Tai Chi classes for seniors! 

Join us for indoor Storytime at the Balboa Library. Children and caregivers will have the branch to themselves before we open to the public. We’ll read fun stories and sing songs. There will be take-home crafts, giveaways & more!

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

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.

An instructor from Silver Age Yoga will lead a yoga program that can be done on a mat or a chair.  Silver Age Yoga is a 501(c)(3) whose mission is to provide health enhancing yoga classes for seniors.  Although this program is designed f

Tuesday is game day!  Games available from 11:30-1:00.  From BINGO to Trivia, board games to role-play, games of all kinds will be offered to children and families.

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

Free Digital Literacy Classes presented by the San Diego Futures Foundation and the SD Access 4 All Initiative.

There is no formal curriculum for June. Open office hours provide one-on-one help with basic tech questions.

Looking for a cool space to get away from the summer heat?

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 this summer from June to August and play!

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 little ones and their caregivers. Enjoy songs, rhymes, and books with captivating illustrations. 

Free summer lunch at the library! 12-1 PM in the Teen Center.

San Diego Public Library has partnered with the San Diego Unified School District to help end summer hunger.

Free Summer Lunch art program. Join Art Smarts for a workshop to create a Sedona mountainscape with pastels. Ages 12-18 only!

Lunch is Served: STEAM Tuesdays with Fleet Science Center!

Free Summer Lunch at San Diego Public Library. Monday-Friday from 12-1 PM. Join us!
Lunch can only be served to youth ages 0-18. 

DIY Tuesdays

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: Free Lunch  for youth ages 0-18!

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Join our Summer Lunch DIY Tuesdays & TRACE with Toshwerks

Embark on an exciting journey through the cosmos with our immersive space camp designed for young astronomers and aspiring space enthusiasts.

Participants will work on art projects using Mindfulness-Based Art Therapy methods. Engage in the creative process of art as a way of self-exploration in a mindful way (NIH).

Spend the week at Wildlife Explorers Camp!  Campers will meet animals from various habitats from around the world and learn about special adaptations and unique characteristics.

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

San Diego Opera’s Words and Music program is a collection of long-term in-school, after-school, and summer artist residencies.

Join us for a special Summer Reading Program Storytime with our local California Park Rangers!

Join Bernadette with Silver Age Yoga for gentle yoga classes that can be done on a mat or seated in a chair.

All skill levels are welcome. Please bring your mat and water.

Space is limited. First come, first served.

Come join us every Tuesday at 2pm 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.

The Teen Game Room is open! Come check out our Nintendo Switch and PS5. Teens regularly play Smash Bros., Mario Kart, Fortnite, Gang Beasts and more. 

Tween and Teen Potter Fans! Sign up to be a part of the Tri-Wizard Tournament. See if you can complete all the tasks to the finish line. Limit 25 participants. Registration required. 

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!

Join us 2nd and 4th Tuesday from 10am-noon for Lego and Rokenbok Club! Patrons will be able to build at their own pace.

We will provide a lego square to build on and patrons can continue to build on it week after week. 

Space is limited and reservations are required. Signs ups will start on June 11. This workshop series will meet on June 25, July 9, July 16, July 23, July 30, and August 6.  

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

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, and more fun ways to learn.

Don't stop learning this summer!

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

Call today at 619-424-0475 to reserve a 30 minute time slot! 

Create a comic book and/or work on a craft using the Cameo Silhouette & more!  In honor of Comic-Con 2024.

Learn, play, and create with LEGOs!

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

Attention all Tweens and Teens!

Stop by the Teen IDEA Lab where we will DIY projects using various equipment in the lab. 

For tweens and teens ages 12 - 18. 

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Join us every Tuesday afternoon for stories and songs for all ages! Today's storytime will take place in the Children's Area.

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!

Whiz kids Max & Julie embark on a Hip-Hop musical S.T.E.A.M. adventure as they strive to take the top prize at the Science Fair.

Use a basic paper-weaving technique to make a paper fish with colorful scales and fins.

(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.

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

THIS WEEK'S PROJECT: 

Boats that Float

Join the Sketch Night Team for a special Comic-Con themed program!  Teens and tweens ages 10-18 are invited to join this free virtual drawing program.  Sketch Night is run by the San Diego County Parks and Recreation Department in conjun

Everybody wants a super power. Join us as we showcase super strength and other powers through the basics of science in this super-charged, super-fun show!

Use acrylic paint and gift cards to try scrape painting! Scrape paint down the paper canvas to make unique art.

For teens entering grades 6 - 12. No registration necessary. WHILE SUPPLIES LAST.

Come to a fascinating science show that will entertain both kids and parents alike. See amazing chemical reactions, fantastic forces, and more. Thank you to the Clairemont Friends of the Library for making this show possible.

Calling all superheroes!!!!  In celebration of Comic-Con week, join us as we welcome Clicbitz San Diego who will help you tap into -your inner superhero!

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

Use your creativity and engineering skills to build a variety of contraptions and mazes, and learn simple coding. Make ‘em tall, make ’em fast, make ‘em COMPLEX!

Come join the fun at a Harry Potter Tri-Wizard Tournament! See if you can complete the various activities. Recommended for ages 7-10. (Teens can register to come to the earlier session at 2:30.) 

No registration required. 

Come join us for our LEGO BLOCK PARTY!!

Sparkles the Clown will be here to teach us some great balloon twisting techniques. Teens will have the opportunity to make their own balloon animals to take home. 

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?

Always wanted to try table top gaming? Come in and learn the Basics of Dungeons Dragons!

We welcome all players of varying experiences. 

For ages 11-18. 

Please feel free to e-mail me any questions!

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 for a special Sign Language Storytime presented by Signs at Play.   Listen to stories and learn sign language.   Feel free to come dressed in your favorite pajamas!  Storytime takes place the 4th Tuesday of each mo

Presented by Write Out Loud San Diego, "StoryBox" is the American name given to the Japanese storytelling tradition called kamishibai.

Come be yourself, chill, meet friends and color. Supplies included or bring your own.

The Ocean Beach Book Club is back in the library! Join this long-standing group for spirited discussions and diverse books the last Tuesday of the month.

Join us for a fun discussion of Science Fiction novels!

Do you know what’s living among the shores of La Jolla? In this exciting, hands-on program for children and adults of all ages, we explore the vast ecosystems and animals that call the La Jolla Shores home!

The Celebrity Memoir Book Club selects a celebrity memoir to read and discuss each month.

Everybody has secrets. Even the dead…

Join bestselling author, Barbara J.

A romcom about the people who work on weddings to create the perfect day for a loving couple, while their own relationships are outlandish, odd, crazy and far from perfect.

2020 · 96 minutes · PG-13

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 a discussion of "classic" books on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 6:30 pm in the Community Room.  The July selection is "Wide Sargasso Sea" by Jean Rhys.  We look forward to you joining us for the discussion.