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 for Toddler Happy Hour!

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

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

This month's series will focus on iPads.

September 3: iPad I - Navigation and Gestures

It's Banned Books Week.  Get caught reading a banned book and  get your photo taken with our Polaroid camera to go on for our "Wanted Wall"!

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.

In this special Banned Books Week Storytime for babies, we will read banned and challenged board books, celebrate the freedom to read, and bring these beloved and incredibly important stories to readers of all levels in the community.

Come one, come all to this story time designed for little ones and their caregivers. Enjoy songs, rhymes, and books with captivating illustrations. 

Join us for a concert performed by José Rodriguez from Villa Musica, a nonprofit music education organization.

Title: CLASSICAL TO BEATLES

PROGRAM:

MIGUEL LLOBET: Two Catalan Folk Songs

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

Join The League of Amazing Programmers for an exciting Hour of Code at Mission Valley Library! Discover the power of Python programming and learn the fundamentals from expert instructors.

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.

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?

Join us at the Legler Benbough Teen IDEA Lab September 23rd - 26th from 2pm until closing for Banned Book Week as we screen films based on books that have been banned at one point or another across the United States.

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 8th: 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.

Join our Employment Information Session to learn about the City of San Diego's hiring process.

Learn, play, and create with LEGOs!

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

Join us every Tuesday afternoon for stories and songs for all ages!

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!

Come chat about the graphic novel The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen and why it was banned. Then make your own cover or cover collage using banned books as inspiration.  

Join us  during National Hispanic Heritage Month to make a traditional craft of the Huichol indigenous people of Mexico. (For ages 4 and up).

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 Miss Gaby all week long during Banned Book Week, on Monday Sept 23 through Saturday Sept 28 from 4-5pm each day!  Create a special banned book button making craft of some of our favorite children's book characters that have been challeng

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 fun painting a yeso piggy bank. All materials provided. First come first serve while supplies last. 

Celebrate the freedom to read at this special Sketch Night!  Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in libraries, bookstores, and schools.

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.

Join the Legler Benbough Teen IDEA Lab on the last Tuesdays of the month at 4pm to watch popular anime of the current anime season, eat some Japanese snacks, talk about current manga you're reading, and make some friends.

Join SDPL in celebrating Nuestra Cultura, with these films featuring Latinx culture and artists.

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

Love Bingo?  Love Books?  Then play Banned Books Bingo with us!

Readers of all ages can play for prizes and to learn more about the most frequently challenged books in the United States.

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 on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month to practice knitting.  Beginners and knitters of all levels are welcome to attend.  We provide materials and instruction.  Bring a project you're currently working on, or try somethin

In this special Banned Books Week edition of Create It!, we will talk about banned and challenged picture books, and celebrate the freedom to read with a fun activity!

Test your knowledge with a Trivia challenge! Free food while supplies last and a chance to win cash prizes!

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. 

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?

Join us to investigate strange disappearances, odd dimensions, and surprising happenstances in a Dungeons and Dragons campaign.

Learn and play together! 

For ages 12-18. 

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

Monthly speakers on a variety of topics of interest to gardeners.  The group tours members gardens and goes on outings to interesting nurseries and farms. 

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

Registration encouraged but not required.

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!

Enjoy an evening of music with Ines Irawati (piano) and Jeremy Kurtz-Harris (bass).

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

When a top-secret weapon falls into mercenary hands, a C.I.A. agent joins forces with three international agents on a mission to retrieve it, while staying a step ahead of a mysterious woman who's tracking their every move.

Have you ever considered helping a child in need of a home?

Celebrate Banned Books week! Play bingo and win prizes while learning about book bans and how you can support the freedom to read.

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.

The Carmel Valley Library Family Concert Series presents a different artist each month. Admission is free. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Carmel Valley Library. 

Welcome to the Fantastical Fiction Forum!

We discuss the best of classic and modern fantasy, horror, and science fiction in a friendly, inclusive group. 

We meet on the last Tuesday of each month.

Join us for a discussion of "classic" books on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 6:30 pm in the Community Room. The September selection is Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson. We hope to see you there.

Please join other book loving community members for the monthly meeting of the Banned Book Club.  We read and discuss banned and challenged classics and other thought-provoking titles.  September is when we choose our books to discuss in

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.  

The history of Gral., Hernando Limón Hernández, founder El Hispano Americano, a first-of-its-kind bilingual newspaper that was distributed on both sides of the US/Mexico border. (Shiley Special Events Room)

Quarterly meeting for the Serra Mesa Community Council.