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Ikebana: The Japanese Art of Flower Arranging

9:30am–2:30pm

Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

La Jolla/Riford Library

Library Branch: La Jolla/Riford Library

Room: LJ - Community Room - La Jolla/Riford

Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Program Type: Art, Cultural Appreciation

Event Details:

Make a beautiful flower arrangement to take home!

Dance Pants Bash!

10:00am–10:30am

Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary School Age

Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library

Library Branch: Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library

Room: MH - Community Room - Mission Hills/Hillcrest

Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary School Age

Event Details:

Bring the littles and come for a fun dance party and maybe a storytime! We will dance to fun songs, use egg shakers, and dance with bubbles!

Bilingual Hindi/English Story Time

10:00am–11:00am

Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary School Age

Mira Mesa Library

Library Branch: Mira Mesa Library

Room: MM - Children's Area - Mira Mesa

Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary School Age

Program Type: Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation, Early Learning, Literature

Event Details:

Join us for a Bilingual Hindi-English Story Time, music, crafts and play!

LEGO Club

10:00am–11:00am

Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens

Tierrasanta Library

Library Branch: Tierrasanta Library

Room: TS - Community Room - Tierrasanta

Age Group: Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens

Program Type: Community Engagement

Event Details:

Free play with LEGO bricks encourages creativity and improves social skills. Designed for ages 5+

CELEBRITY MEMOIR BOOK CLUB

10:00am–11:30am

Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa Library

Library Branch: Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa Library

Room: SM - Sudberry Room - Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa

Saturday Drop In Craft

10:00am–1:00pm

Elementary School Age

Allied Gardens/Benjamin Library

Library Branch: Allied Gardens/Benjamin Library

Age Group: Elementary School Age

Program Type: Art

Event Details:

Visit the library on Saturday & create a terrific craft. All supplies provided!

Free Tax Prep Assistance

10:00am–4:00pm

Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Pacific Beach/Taylor Library

Library Branch: Pacific Beach/Taylor Library

Room: PB - Community Room/Taylor Gallery - Pacific Beach/Taylor

Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Program Type: Citizenship and Immigration, Community Engagement

Event Details:

Volunteers from AARP's Tax-Aide program will help you prepare and file your income taxes. Saturdays through April 11, 2026.

Dance Pants Jam

10:30am–11:30am

Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers

Carmel Mountain Ranch Library

Library Branch: Carmel Mountain Ranch Library

Room: CM - Community Room - Carmel Mountain Ranch

Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers

Program Type: Wellness

Event Details:

Let’s get those wiggles out! Kids are invited to dance, sing, and shake along to all their favorite songs—think “Baby Shark,” “The Wheels on the Bus,” and plenty more.

Zombie Preparedness

10:30am–11:30am

Elementary School Age, Middle School Age

Allied Gardens/Benjamin Library

Registration Encouraged

Library Branch: Allied Gardens/Benjamin Library

Room: BJ - Community Room - Allied Gardens/Benjamin

Age Group: Elementary School Age, Middle School Age

Program Type: DiscoverU, Wellness

Registration Encouraged

Event Details:

Zombies are coming! Join us to learn how to best prepare for the zombie apocalypse and other major disasters by exploring tools and resources.

Garden Exchange

10:30am–12:00pm

All Ages

Pacific Highlands Ranch Library

Library Branch: Pacific Highlands Ranch Library

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Wellness

Event Details:

Stop and Swap: Seeds, Plants, Veggies, Fruits, Flowers and More!

Too many zucchinis? Lots of cut flowers? Succulents getting too big? Ordered too many radish seeds? CSA box full of vegetables you won't eat?

Lego and Rokenbok Club

10:30am–12:00pm

All Ages

Mountain View/Beckwourth Library

Library Branch: Mountain View/Beckwourth Library

Age Group: All Ages

Event Details:

Join us every Saturday 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.

Adult Ballet & Youth Ballet/Jazz Classes - San Diego Ballet

10:30am–1:30pm

Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults

City Heights/Weingart Library

Library Branch: City Heights/Weingart Library

Room: CT - Community Room - City Heights/Weingart

Age Group: Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults

Program Type: Community Engagement, Performing Arts

Event Details:

NEW LOCATION: CITY HEIGHTS LIBRARY COMMUNITY ROOM

Open Adult Ballet Class 10:30am - 12:00pm

Signing Storytime

11:00am–11:30am

Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers

North Park Library

Library Branch: North Park Library

Room: NP - Children's Area - North Park

Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers

Program Type: Accessibility, Early Learning, Literature

Event Details:

Enjoy some sign language fun for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers with Ms. Jennifer from Signs at Play!

Come learn some simple signs and songs at this fun weekly event!

Paws to Read

11:00am–12:00pm

Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens

North Clairemont Library

Library Branch: North Clairemont Library

Room: NC - Meeting Room - North Clairemont

Age Group: Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens

Program Type: Featured, Accessibility, Early Learning, Homework Help, Literature, Wellness

Event Details:

Children Ages 3+ can read aloud to trained and certified therapy dogs. “Paws to Read” is designed to help children improve their reading skills and confidence in reading out loud.

LEGO Free Play

11:00am–1:00pm

Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age

North Clairemont Library

Library Branch: North Clairemont Library

Room: NC - Children's Area - North Clairemont

Age Group: Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age

Program Type: Art, Early Learning, Science/STEAM

Event Details:

LEGO Free Play: Imagine and build with LEGO! Keep your engineering and problem-solving skills sharp using the library's LEGO bricks.

Email & Tech Talk 101

1:00pm–2:00pm

Emerging Adults, Adults

Balboa Library

Registration Encouraged

Library Branch: Balboa Library

Room: BA - Children's Area - Balboa

Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults

Program Type: DiscoverU, Wellness

Registration Encouraged

Event Details:

Learn habits and skills for fostering digital respect and a sense of community. Gain tips and skills in composing effective emails, how to use emojis wisely, and make technology work for you.

IDEA lab CAD club school aged kids & teens

1:00pm–2:30pm

Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens

La Jolla/Riford Library

Library Branch: La Jolla/Riford Library

Room: LJ - IDEA Lab - La Jolla/Riford

Age Group: Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens

Program Type: IDEA Labs/Makerspaces, Science/STEAM

Event Details:

Beginner friendly computer-aided design (CAD) projects such as keychains and simple geometric models. 3D printing available during class. Open to all school aged children. No previous experience necessary. No reservations needed.

Page Turners Book Club

1:00pm–2:30pm

Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

North University Community Library

Library Branch: North University Community Library

Room: NU - Seminar 1 - North University

Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Program Type: Book Discussion, Literature

Event Details:

The Page Turners title for this month will be posted at a later date. Please contact library staff if you have any questions.

San Diego Independent Scholars Monthly Lecture Series

1:30pm–3:00pm

North University Community Library

Library Branch: North University Community Library

Room: NU - Community Room - North University

Program Type: Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation

UC Application Process

2:00pm–3:00pm

Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults

North Park Library

Registration Encouraged

Library Branch: North Park Library

Room: NP - Adult Reading Area - North Park

Age Group: Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults

Program Type: Career & College, DiscoverU

Registration Encouraged

Event Details:

Not sure how to start your UC college application? Join us in this informative session to know what to expect from the UC application process!

This is an in-person program. Registration is encouraged.

RB Chess Club

2:00pm–3:30pm

Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Rancho Bernardo Library

Library Branch: Rancho Bernardo Library

Room: RB - Children's Area - Rancho Bernardo

Age Group: Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Program Type: Community Engagement

Event Details:

Do you want to learn how to play chess? Do you already know how to play and are looking for the perfect place to play? Join us every Saturday for a fun game of chess with friends at Rancho Bernardo Library!

3D Lab Open Hours

2:30pm–5:30pm

Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

La Jolla/Riford Library

Library Branch: La Jolla/Riford Library

Room: LJ - IDEA Lab - La Jolla/Riford

Age Group: Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Program Type: IDEA Labs/Makerspaces, Science/STEAM

Event Details:

We are excited to offer 3D Printing in person! Stop by the La Jolla/Riford Library's IDEA Lab during open lab hours with your .STL file and staff will be happy to assist you.

Adult Coloring Club

3:30pm–4:30pm

Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Tierrasanta Library

Library Branch: Tierrasanta Library

Room: TS - Main Area - Tierrasanta

Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Program Type: Art

Event Details:

The Tierrasanta Library Adult Coloring Club is a group that gathers to color for relaxation and creativity. We meet in-person every Saturday afternoon, offering a space for social interaction and sharing artistic expressions.