Tai Chi Moving for Better Balance (Tai Ji Quan) has been shown to improve balance and mobility and reduce the risk of falls. People of all ability levels are welcome. This class can be conducted from a seated or standing position. 
Study and Chill: Artful Summer
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!
Signing Storytime
This entertaining and educational Signing Story Time with Jennifer Duncan is infused with joy and American Sign Language signs.
Every Monday, join us for a friendly game of bridge. All adults are invited to participate using Party Bridge rules. Beginners welcome! Instructions will be provided.
Each week we'll develop early literacy skills by:
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Using Our Imagination
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Learning a New Letter
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Reading Stories
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Making Friends
Interested in becoming a Friend to the Paradise Hills Branch Library? Come join us in our monthly meeting.
Mindful Meditation
Mindful meditation can help lower heart rate, respiration, blood pressure, and stress. Instructors from the Healthy Adventures Foundation will lead participants in meditative breathing, a contract/relax exercise, and guided imagery. At
Brushstrokes & Bookworms: A Community Book Club for Art-Loving Readers
This club for adult readers who love art will discuss a popular book related to art. Check out a copy of The Fortunate Ones at the branch while supplies last.
Children ages 5-11 are invited to a Pokémon Party!
We’ll be making crafts and playing games—everything will be Pokémon themed.
Join us on August 19th, from 2-4:30pm for a showing of The Grand Budapest Hotel. Directed by Wes Anderson, 1hr 39 mins.
Mandarin Chinese Storytime 中文故事時間
Join Ms Mei as she presents stories and songs and crafts in Mandarin.
All ages are welcome.
Block Party - Lego Playtime for Kids
This program will not meet on August 19 and September 16. It will return on October 7.
Children's Tea Party is for kids 2-5 (pre K) and their accompanying adult. Each month will have a different theme.
DO YOUR HOMEWORK @ THE LIBRARY
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.
DO YOUR HOMEWORK @ THE LIBRARY
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.
DO YOUR HOMEWORK @ THE LIBRARY
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.
DO YOUR HOMEWORK @ THE LIBRARY
Kids K through 8th: having trouble with that homework? Need a little help? Our friendly Homework Coaches will provide assistance and guide you through your school assignments.
DO YOUR HOMEWORK @ THE LIBRARY
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.
DO YOUR HOMEWORK @ THE LIBRARY
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.
DO YOUR HOMEWORK @ THE LIBRARY
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.
DO YOUR HOMEWORK @ THE LIBRARY
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.
DO YOUR HOMEWORK @ THE LIBRARY
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.
DO YOUR HOMEWORK @ THE LIBRARY
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.
DO YOUR HOMEWORK @ THE LIBRARY
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.
DO YOUR HOMEWORK @ THE LIBRARY
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.
DO YOUR HOMEWORK @ THE LIBRARY
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.
LEGO Power Hour
Join us every Monday for LEGO Power Hour! Build your own creations to display in our library. Program will take place in our study rooms 3 and 4.
Teen IDEA Lab /Laboratorio de Ideas para Adolescentes
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!
Ever wonder what it takes to make a video game? In this program, students will learn the basics of video game development and design using the Scratch programming language, then build their own game. Software and equipment provided.
Come build your creations while making new friends! All Legos will be supplied by the Paradise Hills Branch Library. Your creation may even be featured in our display case!
Celebrate the end of Summer and join us for a seashell art project. We will be practicing the art of decoupage on seashells.
Pop-Up IDEA Lab Event: Intro to 3-D Printing
Join us for a week of simple, interactive projects for all ages.
City Open House - Solid Waste Cost of Service Study
The City and its Cost-of-Service study team is hosting events in every City Council District about its public process to establish new rates and determine service features for trash and recycling services.
Join us for Blackout poetry! Read, Renew, Repeat! Make your own blackout poem! This is a summer reading program activity.
City Employment Informational Session
Learn about city jobs and the application process!
Lego Playtime
Kids can enjoy being creative by building with LEGO blocks and DUPLO bricks. It's a great opportunity for exploring with new ideas, as well as sharing concepts and strategies with other attendees.
Word Search Monday
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.
Community Planning group monthly meeting
Pajama Storytime
Come join us with your little ones at the Mountain View/Beckwourth Branch Library in the children’s area for pajama storytime.
Meditation for a Happy Life
Learn and practice meditation, improve harmony at home and at work, and build your wisdom and inner peace. This secular and modern approach to traditional Buddhist teachings is led by Ashley Davis, co-founder of The Center for Harmonious Liv
3D Design Workshop
Children ages 7-17 are invited to learn how to design their own objects in 3D with help from a 3D design expert!
Limit 15. Registration required.
Free Ballet Folkorico Classes for Adults
Join Alma del Barrio at the Annex on Monday evenings for free Ballet Folklorico classes for adults!
Classes will take place 5:30pm - 7:30pm on Mondays (unless otherwise noted on our calendar).
Kids Movie Night at the Library: Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse
Calling all young heroes and heroines! Get ready for an exciting adventure at our Kids Movie Night featuring the action-packed and visually stunning "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" (2018).
Introduction to 3D Printing: Class 1 in IDEA Lab
Join Ms. Krystal and Volunteer Myles in the IDEA Lab to learn how to use TinkerCAD to make 3D models. You will learn all about 3D printers, how a 3D model gets turned into a 3D print, and get a chance to design your own models to print!
Come build your creations while making new friends! All Legos will be supplied by the North University Community Branch Library. Your creation may even be featured in our display case!
Signing Pajama Storytime
Join us for pajama storytime with...sign language basics to foster early literacy skills.
This program is offered inside in our Community Room, and no registration is required.
Crafts for Grown Ups: Sand Art Terrariums
For this month's Crafts for Grown Ups, we'll be making Sand Art Terrariums! Come get creative and make a cute house for an equally cute plant!
Join us for family movie night at the library. Set in Element City, where fire-, water-, land- and air residents live together.
Fortune & Glory - SDPL's Role-Playing Game Program for Adults
Explore New Worlds! Embark on Epic Adventures!
Have you ever wanted to play role-playing games like Dungeons and Dragons, but didn't know where to start?
Jaws
Monday, August 19th, 2024 @ 6pm
Pajama Storytime with Ms. Carrie
Put on your favorite PJs and join Ms. Carrie in the Community Room Monday evenings for a pajama storytime.
Pajamas are encouraged, but not required. No sign up required.
Put on your pajamas, grab your favorite stuffed animal and head to the library for storytime.
Bilingual Spanish Conversation Night
Bilingual Spanish/English conversation night - Practice your Spanish by playing Loteria and mingling with others! This is an interactive event where we can talk, play games, and learn about Latino Culture.
Claudia from Sew Loka is back! Whether you are a beginner or an expert.
This month we will be reading: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Swiftie Book Club [Virtual]
This month we'll discuss The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Friends of the Library Meeting
Friends Concert with Billy Galewood & Jefferson Jay
"A Night of Music, Improv, and Comedy!"
The Mira Mesa Community Planning Group meets on the third Monday of every month, with two exceptions: no meetings in July and December