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Carmel Mountain Ranch Library
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Library Branch: Carmel Mountain Ranch Library
Room: Community Room - Carmel Mountain Ranch
Event Details:
This program is neither sponsored nor endorsed by the San Diego Public Library. The Library is not responsible for the information presented in this program.  ...

Red Cross Blood Drive

9:00am - 4:00pm
Mission Valley Library
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Library Branch: Mission Valley Library
Room: Community Room - Mission Valley
Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Community Engagement
Event Details:
Did you know that one donation of blood can save up to three lives? Or that every two seconds someone in the United States needs blood? The Mission Valley Branch Library has partnered with the American Red Cross to make it easy for you to help save a...

San Ysidro Mobile Health Services Clinic

9:00am - 4:30pm
Otay Mesa-Nestor Library
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Library Branch: Otay Mesa-Nestor Library
Room: Parking Lot - Otay Mesa-Nestor
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary School Age
Program Type: Wellness
Event Details:
San Ysidro Health's Moblie Health Services will be available to provide care for your child's well-being.   Our Services: Well Child Visits Immunizations/Vaccines Minor Sick Visits School, Sports & Wellness Physicals TB...

Qi Gong

9:30am - 11:30am
University Community Library
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Library Branch: University Community Library
Room: Community Room - University Community
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Community Engagement, , Wellness
Event Details:
Qi Gong (Chi Gong) is a simple preventative health method of relaxing and harmonizing the body. These gentle exercises are suitable for any age and health condition...

Spanish KinderCamp

9:30am - 11:30am
Skyline Hills Library
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Library Branch: Skyline Hills Library
Room: Multipurpose Room - Skyline Hills
Age Group: Preschoolers
Program Type: Featured, , En Español
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:
¡ Prepare a su hijo para su primer día de escuela! ¡ Este verano es el momento perfecto para que su hijo se prepare para el kindergarten! KinderCamp ofrece una variedad de lecciones y actividades que se centran en el desarrollo académico de un niño, ...
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REACH / CALMA Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregiver Health

9:30am - 12:30pm
Otay Mesa-Nestor Library
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Otay Mesa-Nestor Library
Room: Seminar Room - Otay Mesa-Nestor
Description of Event
Reach2Caregivers/CALMA is a FREE educational series offered to family caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias. Reach2Caregivers can help you learn more about memory loss, Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia, find helpful...

SPECIAL “WELCOME TO KINDERGARTEN” STORYTIME

9:45am - 10:15am
Rancho Peñasquitos
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Library Branch: Rancho Peñasquitos
Room: Community Room - Rancho Peñasquitos
Age Group: Preschoolers
Program Type: , Literature
Event Details:
WELCOME TO KINDERGARTEN Storytime will help get the little ones going into kindergarten excited about the big day with fun stories, songs and activities! ...

Chair Yoga

9:45am - 10:45am
Pacific Beach/Taylor Library
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Library Branch: Pacific Beach/Taylor Library
Room: Community Room/Taylor Gallery - Pacific Beach/Taylor
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Wellness
Event Details:
Chair Yoga promotes circulation, peace, and relaxation.  Please wear comfy clothes.  This program repeats on the 1st & 3rd Friday of each month. ...

Bilingual Storytime

10:00am - 10:30am
Logan Heights Library
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Library Branch: Logan Heights Library
Room: Children's Area - Logan Heights
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
Program Type: , Literature

Storytime

10:00am - 10:45am
San Carlos Library
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Library Branch: San Carlos Library
Room: Winer Family Community Room & Art Gallery
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
Program Type: , Literature
Event Details:
Join us for a storytime that fosters early literacy!  Features books, songs, action rhymes, and finger plays that invite participation. Afterwards, make a fun craft that reinforces the theme of the day and serves as a storytime souvenir!  A...

Baby Dance Party with Dance to Evolve

10:00am - 11:00am
North Park Library
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Library Branch: North Park Library
Room: Children's Area - North Park
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers
Program Type: Community Engagement
Event Details:
Babies & Books will be morphing into Baby Dance Party featuring members of Dance to Evolve! We will have songs, parachutes, toys, and bubbles for your babies to dance, play, and interact! ...

Baby/Toddler Explore Time

10:00am - 11:00am
Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa Library
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Library Branch: Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa Library
Room: Community Room - Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers
Program Type: Community Engagement,
Event Details:
Little ones are able to make noise, play, and meet new friends. This is a loosely structured, baby-led program of play, music, bubbles, songs and more. For babies and toddlers 0-2 years....

Conversation Cafe

10:00am - 11:00am
Rancho Peñasquitos
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Library Branch: Rancho Peñasquitos
Room: Children's Wavy Tables - Rancho Penasquitos
Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type:
Event Details:
Practice your English skills in a friendly, informal setting.  Adults of all skill levels are welcome to join in the conversation! Conversation Cafe meets every Friday. (Location within the library varies, so ask where Conversation Cafe is...

Meditation for Relaxation

10:00am - 11:00am
Paradise Hills Library
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Library Branch: Paradise Hills Library
Event Details:
If stress has you anxious, tense, and worried, consider meditation. Take an hour of your day for self-care and join us in a free guided meditation held every Friday.  No registration required....

Long Distance Caregiving

10:00am - 12:00pm
Scripps Miramar Ranch Library
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Library Branch: Scripps Miramar Ranch Library
Room: Community Room - Scripps Miramar Ranch
Age Group: Older Adults
Program Type:
Event Details:
Caring for someone from afar presents a unique set of challenges. Join us to discuss ways to stay in touch, stay informed, and be a helpful partner and support. ...
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SY Adult Education Citizenship Class

10:00am - 12:00pm
Otay Mesa-Nestor Library
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Otay Mesa-Nestor Library
Room: Community Room - Otay Mesa-Nestor
Description of Event
San Ysidro Adult Education Citizenship Classes are available at the Otay Mesa Branch Library. The class is open enrollment and available to the public. Classes are held every Friday from 10:00 am-12:00 pm unless otherwise noted. ...

Preschool Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library
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Library Branch: Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library
Room: Community Room - Mission Hills/Hillcrest
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
Program Type: Literature
Event Details:
Children are invited to a fun storytime with books and singing. The first storytime of the month is usually bilingual (Spanish/English or Chinese/English)....

Story Time with Miss Bari

10:30am - 11:00am
Rancho Bernardo Library
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Library Branch: Rancho Bernardo Library
Room: Snook's Nook Storytime Area
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary School Age
Program Type: Literature
Event Details:
Fun stories & songs children will enjoy!...

Music and Movement with Dance to Evolve

10:30am - 11:15am
Central Library
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Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Denny Sanford Children's Library (1st Floor)
Age Group: Preschoolers
Program Type: Performing Arts
Event Details:
This is a fun class full of games and creative movement that is perfect for toddlers and pre-schoolers!  Put on your dancing shoes and boogie down at the library! ...

SIGNS AT PLAY - BABY SIGNING STORYTIME

10:30am - 11:15am
Ocean Beach Library
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Library Branch: Ocean Beach Library
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
Program Type: Community Engagement,
Event Details:
· Find out what’s going on in your baby’s mind by teaching him/her to sign.· Strengthen your bond with baby.· Lessen frustration brought on by miscommunication by giving baby a way to tell you what he/she wants.· A great way to le...

PRESCHOOL STORTYTIME

10:30am - 11:30am
College-Rolando Library
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Library Branch: College-Rolando Library
Room: Community Room - College-Rolando
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
Program Type: , Literature
Event Details:
Preschoolers are invited to listen to stories and sing songs ...

Wee Reads for Babies & Toddlers

10:30am - 11:30am
Balboa Library
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Library Branch: Balboa Library
Room: Children's Area - Balboa
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
Program Type: Community Engagement, , Literature
Event Details:
Wee Reads for babies and toddlers! Enjoy stories, music, and rhymes followed by playtime with terrific toys. Come have a fantastic time at the library! ...

Preschool Story and Play time

11:00am - 11:30am
City Heights/Weingart Library
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Library Branch: City Heights/Weingart Library
Room: Children's Area - City Heights/Weingart
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
Event Details:
Stories, songs, puppets, and playtime will all be found at this energetic and engaging storytime. Make new friends, hear a story and spend quality time with the preschooler in your life— at the library! ...

Balance Strong

11:00am - 12:00pm
Pacific Beach/Taylor Library
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Library Branch: Pacific Beach/Taylor Library
Room: Community Room/Taylor Gallery - Pacific Beach/Taylor
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Wellness
Event Details:
Learn leg strengthening exercises to help your balance & posture. Chairs are also available for seated exercises. ...
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Writing group

11:00am - 1:00pm
Scripps Miramar Ranch Library
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Scripps Miramar Ranch Library
Room: Seminar Room - Scripps Miramar Ranch
Description of Event
Writing and critiques ...

Fitness Fun

11:15am - 12:15pm
Allied Gardens/Benjamin Library
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Library Branch: Allied Gardens/Benjamin Library
Room: Community Room - Allied Gardens/Benjamin
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Wellness
Event Details:
Have a fun, varied workout using a mixture of light aerobics including dance steps, chair aerobics, toning with weights and bands, standing leg exercises, balance work, and cool-down stretches. **Brought to you by the Friends of the Allied Gardens/Be...

Free Lunch Program

11:30am - 1:30pm
Logan Heights Library
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Library Branch: Logan Heights Library
Room: Community Room - Logan Heights
Event Details:
Summer should be fun, carefree, and exciting for all kids. But for too many San Diego children, the end of the school year can sadly also mean hunger. Summer means the free and reduced price meals kids depend on throughout the year are gone, and many...

Summer Lunch Program

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Central Library
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Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Discovery Corner - Denny Sanford Children's Library
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age
Program Type: Wellness
Event Details:
Join us for a hot, nutritious lunch for all children ages 17 and under.  No registration required.  Sponsored by San Diego Unified School District and the USDA....

Summer Lunches

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library
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Library Branch: Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library
Room: Performing Arts Center & Multi-Purpose Room
Age Group: Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens
Event Details:
Free lunches by San Diego Unified School District....

Community Yoga

12:45pm - 1:45pm
Rancho Peñasquitos
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Library Branch: Rancho Peñasquitos
Room: Community Room - Rancho Peñasquitos
Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Wellness
Event Details:
We’ve brought the yoga studio to our community! Enjoy all levels of Yoga with Rebecca:*$5 donation*Bring a yoga mat and water*Wear comfortable clothing*Be prepared to remove your shoes*Ages 14 and olderWednesdays and Fridays · 12:45-1:45 p.m. · Commu...

Hablamos: Spanish Conversation Group

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Pacific Beach/Taylor Library
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Library Branch: Pacific Beach/Taylor Library
Room: Community Room/Taylor Gallery - Pacific Beach/Taylor
Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: , En Español
Event Details:
Let's speak Spanish!  Improve your Spanish Language skills by conversing with other learners and native speakers in a friendly, casual setting.  All skill levels are welcome. ...

PicTales: Story Telling with Stop-Motion Animation

1:00pm - 3:00pm
City Heights/Weingart Library
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Library Branch: City Heights/Weingart Library
Room: Community Room - City Heights/Weingart
Age Group: Elementary School Age, Middle School Age
Program Type: Featured,
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:
Come to Start Storytelling with Stop-Motion to learn tips and tricks for creating your own stop-motion animation movie!   Make your story come alive with clay characters, Lego heroes, colorful backdrops and so much more....

Downtown Chess

1:30pm - 5:30pm
Central Library
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Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Lobby - Central
Age Group: Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement, , Wellness
Event Details:
Are you the next Judith Polgar? Do you have what it takes to dethrone Magnus Carlsen? Come and join us every Friday and be part of the biggest casual chess club in San Diego. Downtown Chess meets every Friday from 1:30-5:30 at the new Central library...

San Diego’s "Impossible Railroad" is 100 years old!

2:00pm - 3:00pm
San Carlos Library
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Library Branch: San Carlos Library
Room: Winer Family Community Room & Art Gallery
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Featured,
Event Details:
Despite its drama-filled history of floods, fires, tunnel collapses, and other disasters, the 148-mile-long and 100-year old San Diego & Arizona Railway still operates over parts of the line, with near-future plans to open it up completely betwee...

Common Thread: Sew Together

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Central Library
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Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Innovation Lab (3rd Floor)
Age Group: Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults
Program Type: , IDEA Labs/Makerspaces
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:
Have some experience sewing? Join us and make pillowcases for donation to local charity groups.  All materials provided.   ...

Summer Math Program for Middle Schoolers

2:15pm - 3:15pm
Rancho Peñasquitos
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Library Branch: Rancho Peñasquitos
Room: Community Room - Rancho Peñasquitos
Age Group: Middle School Age
Program Type:
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Keep your math skills sharp and you won’t experience the summer slide!5-8 grade students are encouraged to sign up to attend this volunteer-led program, which will cover middle school math curriculum and go over new concepts students will need to kno...

Trivia: Movies, Music & More

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Pacific Beach/Taylor Library
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Library Branch: Pacific Beach/Taylor Library
Room: Community Room/Taylor Gallery - Pacific Beach/Taylor
Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Films, Performing Arts, Summer Reading Program
Event Details:
This summer It’s Showtime at Your Library, so we’ll have questions to test your knowledge about show business. Compete as a team or on your own while enjoying free light refreshments.  ...

Video Game Fridays

3:00pm - 4:00pm
University Community Library
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Library Branch: University Community Library
Room: Community Room - University Community
Age Group: Elementary School Age, Middle School Age
Program Type: Community Engagement
Event Details:
Video Game Fridays - Come play video games on the Nintendo Switch with your friends....

Quilling with Mona

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Mira Mesa Library
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Library Branch: Mira Mesa Library
Room: Seminar/Booksale Room - Mira Mesa
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art
Event Details:
Learn the beautiful paper-craft technique of Quilling and create unique works of art.  All materials provided.  Adults 18 and over only; for their safety, no children are allowed.  ...

Lego Builders

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Mira Mesa Library
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Library Branch: Mira Mesa Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type:
Event Details:
Do you have what it takes to be a Lego Builder?  Join us for open Lego time on Friday afternoons and let your creativity flow. ...

LEGO Creators Club

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Central Library
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Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Denny Sanford Children's Library (1st Floor)
Age Group: Elementary School Age, Middle School Age
Program Type:
Event Details:
All "master builders" are welcome to take on a LEGO challenge each session, or build something unique, working together or solo.  For children and families ages 5-12. ...

Lego Lab

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Carmel Valley Library
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Library Branch: Carmel Valley Library
Room: Community Room - Carmel Valley
Age Group: Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age
Program Type:
Event Details:
Legos are provided for building projects. No registration required and limit of 30 participants. Legos contain small objects and parent’s supervision is required....

Lego Playtime

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library
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Library Branch: Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library
Room: Community Room - Mission Hills/Hillcrest
Age Group: All Ages
Event Details:
Kids can have fun and get creative while building with LEGO....

Lego Time

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Linda Vista Library
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Library Branch: Linda Vista Library
Room: Meeting Room - Linda Vista
Age Group: Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age
Program Type:
Event Details:
Kids: build, build, BUILD to your heart's content! Our LEGOS can't wait to meet you! Skyscrapers, automobiles, airplanes, spaceships: create these and more! Learn basic building science while having loads of fun!...

Chess Club

3:30pm - 5:00pm
Rancho Peñasquitos
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Library Branch: Rancho Peñasquitos
Room: Children's Wavy Tables - Rancho Penasquitos
Age Group: Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type:
Event Details:
All levels of Chess experience are welcome - beginners to advanced.If you don't know how to play chess, you can learn at Chess Club!All ages, children and adults!...

Wii B' Gamin' Xbox 360

3:30pm - 5:00pm
Point Loma/Hervey Library
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Library Branch: Point Loma/Hervey Library
Room: Marla Haas Community Room - Point Loma/Hervey
Age Group: Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens
Event Details:
Join Mr. Chris as we game using X-box and Wii formats. Monthly competitions with prizes as well!...

Super Summer Movie Fest

3:30pm - 5:30pm
City Heights/Weingart Library
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Library Branch: City Heights/Weingart Library
Room: Community Room - City Heights/Weingart
Age Group: Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults
Program Type: Films, Summer Reading Program
Event Details:
This summer visit your library & view this year's greatest Superhero movie blockbusters & enjoy some light snacks. Free & Open to all ages!ScheduleFridays3:30pm-5:30 pm July 26, 2019Captain MarvelAugust 2, 2019Incredib...

Drop-In eCollection Support

4:00pm - 5:00pm
North Park Library
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Library Branch: North Park Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type:
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Bring your eReader and receive support and guidance on how to use the library's eCollection.Assistance provided on a first-come, first-served basis....

Coding Club

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Rancho Peñasquitos
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Library Branch: Rancho Peñasquitos
Room: Community Room - Rancho Peñasquitos
Age Group: Middle School Age, Teens
Program Type:
Event Details:
Learn or advance with computer coding, including Java and Python! Students must bring a Mac or Windows laptop computer for use at Coding Club. This program is for incoming 6th graders or older participants; younger children with previous coding...

MOVIE @ THE LIBRARY

4:00pm - 6:00pm
College-Rolando Library
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Library Branch: College-Rolando Library
Room: Community Room - College-Rolando
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Films
Event Details:
The Jungle Bunch NR | 2019 | 1h 37m   Maurice, a penguin raised by a tigress, is a Kung-Fu master who wants to maintain order and justice in the jungle along with his faithful companions, the jungle aces. But he soon comes across a toug...

Paws to Read

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Rancho Peñasquitos
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Library Branch: Rancho Peñasquitos
Room: Children's Area - Rancho Peñasquitos
Age Group: Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age
Program Type: , Literature
Event Details:
Children are invited to read to certified therapy dogs to build reading confidence....

Yoga en Español

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Logan Heights Library
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Library Branch: Logan Heights Library
Room: Gracia Molina de Pick & Richard Allen Pick Centro Cultural
Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Community Engagement, En Español, Wellness
Event Details:
Hatha Yoga con rutinas yóguicas para el control de la respiración, y prácticas de meditación para mejorar  la salud física, emocional, mental y espiritual....

Adult Coloring Club

4:45pm - 6:00pm
Linda Vista Library
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Library Branch: Linda Vista Library
Room: Meeting Room - Linda Vista
Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Art
Event Details:
Coloring for stress relief?  You Betcha.  Join us at the Adult Coloring Club.  Light refrshments....

Summer Reading Teen Lock-In Party

6:00pm - 10:00pm
Central Library
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Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Courtyard (1st Floor) - Central
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Films, Art, , Summer Reading Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 26
Event Details:
Hang out at the San Diego Central Library after dark in this annual end of the year party just for teens ages 12-18. Join us for free dinner, dancing, crafts, video games, movies, and more! Waiver is required. Call the Pauline Foster Teen Center...