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!
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 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.
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.
Digital Navigaton
Get help on the computers and with your digital devices from a Digital Navigator every Tuesday! They will be located in the computer lab and around the printer. Digital help offered in English, Spanish, and Tagalog.
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.
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.
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?
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!
LEGO Play Lab
Learn, play, and create with LEGOs!
Children can build with LEGOs and display their creations in the library.
DIY @ the TEEN IDEA Lab/ Hazlo tú mismo en el laboratorio TEEN IDEA
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 9 - 18.
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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!
Join us every Tuesday afternoon for stories and songs for all ages!
Crafts for Kids with Mr. Luan
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!
Music & Theatre Class - La Maestra
Join La Maestra on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons FOR FREE to learn about music, storytelling, and community building through theatre games!
Ages 10-16 years old.
Chess at the Beach
Let's play chess! All ages and skill levels are welcome to play casual games in our relaxed setting.
Sit and Knit /Club de Tejido
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
Blocks Party!
Come join us for our LEGO BLOCK PARTY!!
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?
Teen Dungeons and Dragons: Investigation Check
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.
Sign Language Storytime
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
Join us 1st and 3rd Tuesday, 5:30pm 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.
Scripps Mesa Garden Club
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.
Join us for a fun discussion of Science Fiction novels!
The Celebrity Memoir Book Club selects a celebrity memoir to read and discuss each month.
Short "Classics" Book Club
Join us for a discussion of "classic" books on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 6:30 pm in the Community Room.