Name: Ikebana: the Japanese Art of Flower Arranging
Start: 2024-05-25T09:30:00-07:00
End: 2024-05-25T14:30:00-07:00
Location: La Jolla/Riford Library

Ikebana: the Japanese Art of Flower Arranging

Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 9:30am - 2:30pm

Community Room - La Jolla/Riford at La Jolla/Riford Library

Program Type:

Art, Community Engagement,

Age Group:

Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Event Details:

Make a beautiful flower arrangement to take home! Classes are taught by master artist Jackie Zhang of the Ohara School of Ikebana. Contact Jackie Zhang directly at (858) 33...

Library Branch: La Jolla/Riford Library

Room: Community Room - La Jolla/Riford

Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Program Type: Art, Community Engagement,

Event Details:

Make a beautiful flower arrangement to take home! Classes are taught by master artist Jackie Zhang of the Ohara School of Ikebana.

Knitting and Crochet Circle

Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa Library

Age Group:

All Ages, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Event Details:

Join the knitting and crochet circle. Improve your skills in these traditional art forms. Bring your project for social crafting!

Library Branch: Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa Library

Age Group: All Ages, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Event Details:

Join the knitting and crochet circle. Improve your skills in these traditional art forms. Bring your project for social crafting!

Lego Club

Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Community Room - Tierrasanta at Tierrasanta Library

Program Type:

Community Engagement,

Age Group:

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

Event Details:

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

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Library Branch: Tierrasanta Library

Room: Community Room - Tierrasanta

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

Program Type: Community Engagement,

Event Details:

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

San Diego Ballet Free Saturday Morning Dance Classes

Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 10:00am - 1:00pm

Black Box Theatre at City Heights Performance Annex

Program Type:

Performing Arts

Age Group:

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

Event Details:

Open Adult Ballet Class 10:00am - 11:30am This class is for adults and teens 13 years old an above. Class will focus on Ballet barre and center combinations. All levels are welc...

Library Branch: City Heights Performance Annex

Room: Black Box Theatre

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

Program Type: Performing Arts

Event Details:

Open Adult Ballet Class 10:00am - 11:30am

Tech Help

Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 10:00am - 1:00pm

Computer Lab at Skyline Hills Library

Program Type:

Accessibility, Career & College, Community Engagement

Age Group:

Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Event Details:

Instruction Details: To Be Announced

Cancelled

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Cancelled

Library Branch: Skyline Hills Library

Room: Computer Lab

Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Program Type: Accessibility, Career & College, Community Engagement

Event Details:

Instruction Details:

To Be Announced

LEGO Builders Club

Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Main Area - Oak Park at Oak Park Library

Program Type:

Featured, Art, Early Learning, Science/STEAM

Age Group:

All Ages, Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Event Details:

Come build with LEGO and craft the worlds of your dreams! During this hour, drop in to free-build with our fun mix of LEGO and DUPLO pieces. Builders of all ages are welco...

Library Branch: Oak Park Library

Room: Main Area - Oak Park

Age Group: All Ages, Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Program Type: Featured, Art, Early Learning, Science/STEAM

Event Details:

Come build with LEGO and craft the worlds of your dreams! During this hour, drop in to free-build with our fun mix of LEGO and DUPLO pieces.

Builders of all ages are welcome.

The Journey: How to Prepare Kids for a Changing and Competitive World with Greg Kaplan

Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Community Room - Carmel Valley at Carmel Valley Library

Program Type:

Author Talk, Local Author

Age Group:

Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults

Event Details:

Greg Kaplan is the founder of Kaplan Educational Group, an internationally recognized college admissions strategist, a local author, and a graduate of Torrey Pines High School. His...

Library Branch: Carmel Valley Library

Room: Community Room - Carmel Valley

Age Group: Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults

Program Type: Author Talk, Local Author

Event Details:

Greg Kaplan is the founder of Kaplan Educational Group, an internationally recognized college admissions strategist, a local author, and a graduate of Torrey Pines High School.

Art Reception: Ernest Orfila

Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm

Winer Family Community Room & Art Gallery at San Carlos Library

Program Type:

Art

Age Group:

All Ages, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Event Details:

Come meet this month's featured artist! Ernest Orfila is a mixed media artist who studied stained glass under John Wallis in Pasadena. He then worked as a glazier and designer a...

Library Branch: San Carlos Library

Room: Winer Family Community Room & Art Gallery

Age Group: All Ages, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Program Type: Art

Event Details:

Come meet this month's featured artist!

Page Turners Book Club

Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm

Seminar 1 - North University at North University Community Library

Program Type:

Literature

Age Group:

Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Event Details:

The Page Turners will be discussing Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn.

Library Branch: North University Community Library

Room: Seminar 1 - North University

Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Program Type: Literature

Event Details:

The Page Turners will be discussing Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn.

Silent Reading Club

Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Homework Center at College-Rolando Library

Program Type:

Literature

Age Group:

Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Event Details:

Join Our Silent Reading Club - Enjoy Books, Tea, & Pastries! Escape the daily rush and cozy up with a great book at our new Silent Reading Club! It's simple - just bring you...

Library Branch: College-Rolando Library

Room: Homework Center

Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Program Type: Literature

Event Details:

Join Our Silent Reading Club - Enjoy Books, Tea, & Pastries!

Movie Time - Inside Out (2015)

Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Community Room - Rancho Peñasquitos at Rancho Peñasquitos

Program Type:

Community Engagement, Films

Age Group:

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

Event Details:

All ages are welcome to join us for an afternoon move: Inside Out! Emotions run wild in the mind of a young girl who is uprooted from her peaceful life in the Midwest and forced...

Library Branch: Rancho Peñasquitos

Room: Community Room - Rancho Peñasquitos

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

Program Type: Community Engagement, Films

Event Details:

All ages are welcome to join us for an afternoon move: Inside Out!

Yarn, knitting needles, crochet hook and embroidery hoop on a bench in a garden.

Needle and Yarn Art

Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Children's Area - Kensington at Kensington-Normal Heights Library

Program Type:

Art,

Age Group:

Adults, Older Adults

Event Details:

A crafting hang out for adults. Craft in community and learn from what others are doing. Bring in whatever you're working on or start a new project. We have free yarn and crochet h...

Library Branch: Kensington-Normal Heights Library

Room: Children's Area - Kensington

Age Group: Adults, Older Adults

Program Type: Art,

Event Details:

A crafting hang out for adults. Craft in community and learn from what others are doing. Bring in whatever you're working on or start a new project. We have free yarn and crochet hooks.

Matt Damon in an astronaut suit. "Bring Him Home" written over him.

The Literary Lens: Book vs Film

Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 3:15pm - 5:45pm

Community Room - Mission Hills/Hillcrest at Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library

Program Type:

Book Discussion, Films

Age Group:

Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Event Details:

Join us for The Literary Lens! A new book/film club where we'll watch a film one month and then discuss the book the following month. We'll focus on the differences and...

Library Branch: Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library

Room: Community Room - Mission Hills/Hillcrest

Age Group: Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Program Type: Book Discussion, Films

Event Details:

Join us for The Literary Lens! A new book/film club where we'll watch a film one month and then discuss the book the following month. We'll focus on the differences and similarities between the two mediums, and also which version we th

The Creative Path

Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Adult Reading Area at North Park Library

Program Type:

Art

Age Group:

Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Event Details:

Calling all artists! The Creative Path offers an opportunity for artists who draw, paint, write, knit, crochet, build, embroider, quilt, bead, macrame, sculpt, make music or any co...

Library Branch: North Park Library

Room: Adult Reading Area

Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Program Type: Art

Event Details:

Calling all artists!

Tyler Tafolla - Movin' Right Along: A Tribute Concert

Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 8:00pm - 9:30pm

Black Box Theatre at City Heights Performance Annex

Program Type:

Performing Arts

Age Group:

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

Event Details:

It's time to play the music! It's time to light the lights! Join Musical Theatre Composer & Performer Tyler Tafolla and some of San Diego's most sensational, Muppetati...

Library Branch: City Heights Performance Annex

Room: Black Box Theatre

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

Program Type: Performing Arts

Event Details:

It's time to play the music! It's time to light the lights!

COME-UNITY Book Circle /Círculo de libros COME-UNITY

Sunday, May 26, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Gracia Molina de Pick & Richard Allen Pick Centro Cultural at Logan Heights Library

Program Type:

Book Discussion, Cultural Appreciation

Age Group:

Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Event Details:

Join distinguished maestra, community advocate and a member of the Friends of San Diego Public Library: Francia Pinillos as she helps cultivate a brave space for discover...

Library Branch: Logan Heights Library

Room: Gracia Molina de Pick & Richard Allen Pick Centro Cultural

Age Group: Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Program Type: Book Discussion, Cultural Appreciation

Event Details:

Join distinguished maestra, community advocate and a member of the Friends of San Diego Public Library: Francia Pinillos as she helps cultivate a brave space for discovery and action.

The Skin of Our Teeth: A "Special Breakthrough Workshop Theatre Event"

Sunday, May 26, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:30pm

Community Room - La Jolla/Riford at La Jolla/Riford Library

Program Type:

Performing Arts

Age Group:

Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Event Details:

Recipient of the 1943 Pulitzer Prize for Drama Written by Thornton Wilder Directed by BWT Founding Artistic Director Ira Bauer-Spector THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH is a Puli...

Library Branch: La Jolla/Riford Library

Room: Community Room - La Jolla/Riford

Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Program Type: Performing Arts

Event Details:

Recipient of the 1943 Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Written by Thornton Wilder

Directed by BWT Founding Artistic Director Ira Bauer-Spector

Wild Wonders Animal Presentation: The Emerald Forest

Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:45am

Children's Patio - Linda Vista at Linda Vista Library

Program Type:

Science/STEAM, Summer Reading Program

Age Group:

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

Event Details:

Visit with the mysterious rainforest dwellers of South America! This theme contains a pre-set assortment of 6 animals, and may include a kinkajou, boa constrictor, iguana, or armad...

Library Branch: Linda Vista Library

Room: Children's Patio - Linda Vista

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

Program Type: Science/STEAM, Summer Reading Program

Event Details:

Visit with the mysterious rainforest dwellers of South America! This theme contains a pre-set assortment of 6 animals, and may include a kinkajou, boa constrictor, iguana, or armadillo!

Tech on the Go: Network Safety Series

Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 11:30am - 2:30pm

Wells Fargo Technology Learning Center (4th Floor) at Central Library

Age Group:

Adults, Older Adults

Event Details:

Free Digital Literacy Classes presented by the San Diego Futures Foundation and the SD Access 4 All Initiative. Our May series focuses on network safety. Classes are held every Tue...

Library Branch: Central Library

Room: Wells Fargo Technology Learning Center (4th Floor)

Age Group: Adults, Older Adults

Event Details:

Free Digital Literacy Classes presented by the San Diego Futures Foundation and the SD Access 4 All Initiative. Our May series focuses on network safety. Classes are held every Tuesday from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. with the following format:

CHAIR YOGA

Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 11:45am - 12:30pm

Community Room - Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa at Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa Library

Program Type:

Wellness

Age Group:

Adults, Older Adults

Event Details:

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 y...

Library Branch: Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa Library

Room: Community Room - Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa

Age Group: Adults, Older Adults

Program Type: Wellness

Event Details:

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.

Knitting Group

Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 12:30pm - 2:30pm

Seminar Room - Scripps Miramar Ranch at Scripps Miramar Ranch Library

Program Type:

Community Engagement

Age Group:

Adults, Older Adults

Event Details:

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 ...

Library Branch: Scripps Miramar Ranch Library

Room: Seminar Room - Scripps Miramar Ranch

Age Group: Adults, Older Adults

Program Type: Community Engagement

Event Details:

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!

Fun & Games for Seniors

Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 12:30pm - 3:00pm

Community Room - Scripps Miramar Ranch at Scripps Miramar Ranch Library

Program Type:

Community Engagement

Age Group:

Adults, Older Adults

Event Details:

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

Library Branch: Scripps Miramar Ranch Library

Room: Community Room - Scripps Miramar Ranch

Age Group: Adults, Older Adults

Program Type: Community Engagement

Event Details:

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

Gentle Yoga : Chair/Mat

Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Bill & Marcia Collins Community Room - Rancho Bernardo at Rancho Bernardo Library

Program Type:

Accessibility, Wellness

Age Group:

Adults, Older Adults

Event Details:

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. Sp...

Library Branch: Rancho Bernardo Library

Room: Bill & Marcia Collins Community Room - Rancho Bernardo

Age Group: Adults, Older Adults

Program Type: Accessibility, Wellness

Event Details:

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.

Chess pieces lined up on a wall, with the beach in the background

Chess at the Beach

Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 4:00pm - 7:00pm

Lobby - Pacific Beach/Taylor at Pacific Beach/Taylor Library

Program Type:

Community Engagement, , Science/STEAM

Age Group:

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

Event Details:

Let's play chess! All ages and skill levels are welcome to play casual games in our relaxed setting. Do you prefer slow chess, blitz chess, clock or no clock? ...

Library Branch: Pacific Beach/Taylor Library

Room: Lobby - Pacific Beach/Taylor

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

Program Type: Community Engagement, , Science/STEAM

Event Details:

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

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