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Remember Us The Holocaust (RUTH) Exhibit

All Day 1/12 - 6/28
LJ - Garth Family Reading Level - La Jolla/Riford at La Jolla/Riford Library
Program Type:
Art, Community Engagement
Age Group:
All Ages

Now extended through June 28, 2026!

Library Branch: La Jolla/Riford Library
Room: LJ - Garth Family Reading Level - La Jolla/Riford
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement
Event Details:

Now extended through June 28, 2026!

This event is in the "Middle School Age" group
This event is in the "Teens" group

A Teen Short Story Contest 2025: Level Up

All Day 6/2 - 8/31
SDPL Virtual Branch
Program Type:
Online/Virtual, Literature
Age Group:
Middle School Age, Teens

Join San Diego Public Library's 2025 A Teen Writing Contest. All teens ages 12-18 in the San Diego County area are invited to submit a short story which will be judged by a panel of SDPL librarians.

Virtual Event
Library Branch: SDPL Virtual Branch
Age Group: Middle School Age, Teens
Program Type: Online/Virtual, Literature
Event Details:

Join San Diego Public Library's 2025 A Teen Writing Contest. All teens ages 12-18 in the San Diego County area are invited to submit a short story which will be judged by a panel of SDPL librarians.

This event is in the "All Ages" group

In The Land of... Feminist Image Group Exhibition

All Day 6/22 - 10/12
AC - Popular Library - Fairway - Central at Central Library
Program Type:
Art, Community Engagement
Age Group:
All Ages

 

Library Branch: Central Library
Room: AC - Popular Library - Fairway - Central
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement
Event Details:

 

This event is in the "All Ages" group

Life in the Ocean Underwater Photography

All Day 6/28 - 9/25
LJ - Community Room - La Jolla/Riford at La Jolla/Riford Library
Program Type:
Art, Community Engagement
Age Group:
All Ages

Life in the Ocean: Presented by the San Diego Underwater Photographic Society

On exhibit from June 28, 2025 to September 25, 2025

Library Branch: La Jolla/Riford Library
Room: LJ - Community Room - La Jolla/Riford
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement
Event Details:

Life in the Ocean: Presented by the San Diego Underwater Photographic Society

On exhibit from June 28, 2025 to September 25, 2025

This event is in the "Elementary School Age" group
This event is in the "Middle School Age" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Emerging Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Older Adults" group

Table of Contents: A Community Collectors' Showcase Open Registration

All Day 7/1 - 8/30
SDPL Virtual Branch
Program Type:
Featured, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation
Age Group:
Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults


Welcoming all collectors and curiosities!


From Pokémon cards to postage stamps, we want to see your collection!

Virtual Event
Library Branch: SDPL Virtual Branch
Age Group: Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Featured, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation
Event Details:


Welcoming all collectors and curiosities!


From Pokémon cards to postage stamps, we want to see your collection!

This event is in the "All Ages" group

Paintings by Tony Jeffreys

All Day 7/1 - 8/31
PO - Community Room & Park Area - Point Loma at Point Loma/Hervey Library
Program Type:
Art, Community Engagement
Age Group:
All Ages

Local artists Tony Jeffreys current art work.

Library Branch: Point Loma/Hervey Library
Room: PO - Community Room & Park Area - Point Loma
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement
Event Details:

Local artists Tony Jeffreys current art work.

This event is in the "All Ages" group

Laura Green: Mountains to Sea

All Day 7/1 - 9/30
RB - Bill & Marcia Collins Community Room - Rancho Bernardo at Rancho Bernardo Library
Program Type:
Art, Community Engagement
Age Group:
All Ages

Laura Green’s acrylic paintings on canvas are inspired by her exploration of river trails and coastlines. Many of her paintings show figures on journeys.

Library Branch: Rancho Bernardo Library
Room: RB - Bill & Marcia Collins Community Room - Rancho Bernardo
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement
Event Details:

Laura Green’s acrylic paintings on canvas are inspired by her exploration of river trails and coastlines. Many of her paintings show figures on journeys.

This event is in the "All Ages" group
This event is in the "Elementary School Age" group
This event is in the "Middle School Age" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Emerging Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Older Adults" group

The Wizard's Quest

All Day 7/5 - 8/31
Kensington-Normal Heights Library
Program Type:
Community Engagement, Summer Reading Program
Age Group:
All Ages, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Happy Summer Reading Program! As our staff were getting things ready to help everyone Level Up at Your Library, we discovered a mysterious note left in our book drop:

Library Branch: Kensington-Normal Heights Library
Age Group: All Ages, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Community Engagement, Summer Reading Program
Event Details:

Happy Summer Reading Program! As our staff were getting things ready to help everyone Level Up at Your Library, we discovered a mysterious note left in our book drop:

This event is in the "All Ages" group

Fine Art by Rose Mizrahi

All Day 7/5 - 9/27
PO - Community Room & Park Area - Point Loma at Point Loma/Hervey Library
Program Type:
Art, Community Engagement
Age Group:
All Ages

Contemporary abstract artist. 

Library Branch: Point Loma/Hervey Library
Room: PO - Community Room & Park Area - Point Loma
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement
Event Details:

Contemporary abstract artist. 

This event is in the "All Ages" group

Artist Maggie Yang

All Day 7/17 - 9/17
RP - Community Room - Rancho Peñasquitos at Rancho Peñasquitos Library
Program Type:
Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation
Age Group:
All Ages

Located in the Community Room and Upper Mezzanine Art Niche

Library Branch: Rancho Peñasquitos Library
Room: RP - Community Room - Rancho Peñasquitos
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation
Event Details:

Located in the Community Room and Upper Mezzanine Art Niche

This event is in the "All Ages" group

Artist Shylaja Nanjundiah

All Day 7/17 - 9/17
RP - Community Room - Rancho Peñasquitos at Rancho Peñasquitos Library
Program Type:
Art, Community Engagement
Age Group:
All Ages

Originally from India, Shylaja has been painting all her life. Her art reflects the joy and admiration she feels at all the beautiful things in nature.

Library Branch: Rancho Peñasquitos Library
Room: RP - Community Room - Rancho Peñasquitos
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement
Event Details:

Originally from India, Shylaja has been painting all her life. Her art reflects the joy and admiration she feels at all the beautiful things in nature.

This event is in the "All Ages" group

Jim Houliston

All Day 7/30 - 10/1
VA - Community Room - Carmel Valley at Carmel Valley Library
Program Type:
Art, Community Engagement
Age Group:
All Ages

Jim Houliston is an ambidextrous artist, athlete, educator and author of the world's first symmetric book, titled BIG3MMD: History’s Ambidextrous and the Benefits of Mirror Movement Development (MMD).

Library Branch: Carmel Valley Library
Room: VA - Community Room - Carmel Valley
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement
Event Details:

Jim Houliston is an ambidextrous artist, athlete, educator and author of the world's first symmetric book, titled BIG3MMD: History’s Ambidextrous and the Benefits of Mirror Movement Development (MMD).

This event is in the "All Ages" group

Art by Cara Rodriguez

All Day 8/1 - 8/30
MV - Natasha's Room, Children's Area - Mission Valley at Mission Valley Library
Program Type:
Art, Community Engagement
Age Group:
All Ages

Cara did her own art expression through watercolor paintings and her drawings.

 

Library Branch: Mission Valley Library
Room: MV - Natasha's Room, Children's Area - Mission Valley
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement
Event Details:

Cara did her own art expression through watercolor paintings and her drawings.

 

This event is in the "All Ages" group

Uncharted Elsewhere

All Day 8/3 - 1/4
AC - Art Gallery - Central at Central Library
Program Type:
Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation
Age Group:
All Ages

Uncharted Elsewhere is a mixed-media exhibition exploring the surreal complexities of contemporary life!

Library Branch: Central Library
Room: AC - Art Gallery - Central
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation
Event Details:

Uncharted Elsewhere is a mixed-media exhibition exploring the surreal complexities of contemporary life!

This event is in the "All Ages" group

Art of Monica Miller

All Day 8/4 - 9/30
Central Library
Program Type:
Featured, Art, Community Engagement
Age Group:
All Ages

Central Library | 2nd Floor Display

 

Persephone through Hades

A Ceramic Retelling by Monica Miller

Library Branch: Central Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Featured, Art, Community Engagement
Event Details:

Central Library | 2nd Floor Display

 

Persephone through Hades

A Ceramic Retelling by Monica Miller

This event is in the "All Ages" group

Silviu Nica- Polymorph

All Day 8/9 - 10/31
SDPL Virtual Branch
Program Type:
Art, Community Engagement
Age Group:
All Ages

Polymorph delves into the ever-evolving process of deconstruction and reconstruction, highlighting the deep interconnection of all living things.

Virtual Event
Library Branch: SDPL Virtual Branch
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement
Event Details:

Polymorph delves into the ever-evolving process of deconstruction and reconstruction, highlighting the deep interconnection of all living things.

This event is in the "All Ages" group

San Ysidro Health Mobile Health Services

Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at 9:00am - 2:45pm
OT - Parking Lot - Otay Mesa-Nestor at Otay Mesa-Nestor Library
Program Type:
Wellness
Age Group:
All Ages

San Ysidro Health's Moblie Health Services will be onsite providing essential services, preventative care such as Blood Pressure screenings, and vaccinations.

Library Branch: Otay Mesa-Nestor Library
Room: OT - Parking Lot - Otay Mesa-Nestor
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Wellness
Event Details:

San Ysidro Health's Moblie Health Services will be onsite providing essential services, preventative care such as Blood Pressure screenings, and vaccinations.

This event is in the "Emerging Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Older Adults" group

Tierrasanta Mahjong Group

Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at 11:30am - 2:30pm
TS - Community Room - Tierrasanta at Tierrasanta Library
Age Group:
Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

A gathering of intermediate & advanced players who want to enjoy a few rounds of mahjong together!

Materials are provided

Library Branch: Tierrasanta Library
Room: TS - Community Room - Tierrasanta
Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

A gathering of intermediate & advanced players who want to enjoy a few rounds of mahjong together!

Materials are provided

This event is in the "All Ages" group

Digital Navigator one-on-one assistance

Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at 11:30am - 3:00pm
Otay Mesa-Nestor Library
Program Type:
Featured, En Español
Age Group:
All Ages

Digital Navigators will be onsite for free, one-on-one assistance to help you.  Get basic tech support or improve your computer skills.

Library Branch: Otay Mesa-Nestor Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Featured, En Español
Event Details:

Digital Navigators will be onsite for free, one-on-one assistance to help you.  Get basic tech support or improve your computer skills.

This event is in the "All Ages" group
This event is in the "Emerging Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Older Adults" group

Digital Navigation

Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at 11:30am - 3:30pm
CT - Computer Lab - City Heights/Weingart at City Heights/Weingart Library
Program Type:
Accessibility, Career & College, Citizenship and Immigration, Community Engagement
Age Group:
All Ages, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

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.

Library Branch: City Heights/Weingart Library
Room: CT - Computer Lab - City Heights/Weingart
Age Group: All Ages, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Accessibility, Career & College, Citizenship and Immigration, Community Engagement
Event Details:

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.

This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Emerging Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Older Adults" group

Digital Navigator

Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at 11:30am - 3:30pm
Skyline Hills Library
Program Type:
Featured, Accessibility, Community Engagement
Age Group:
Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

The Digital Navigator Program offers free, one-on-one assistance to help improve computer skills or get basic tech support.

Library Branch: Skyline Hills Library
Age Group: Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Featured, Accessibility, Community Engagement
Event Details:

The Digital Navigator Program offers free, one-on-one assistance to help improve computer skills or get basic tech support.

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Older Adults" group

OASIS: Legends and Lore of Chocolate

Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
PO - Marla Haas Community Room - Point Loma/Hervey at Point Loma/Hervey Library
Program Type:
Featured
Age Group:
Adults, Older Adults

Join Marilyn McPhie for “Legends and Lore of Chocolate: Tales and Trivia of the World’s Favorite Treat!” Discover fascinating facts and delightful stories about chocolate’s journey from ancient Mayan rituals to modern-day indulgence.

Library Branch: Point Loma/Hervey Library
Room: PO - Marla Haas Community Room - Point Loma/Hervey
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Featured
Event Details:

Join Marilyn McPhie for “Legends and Lore of Chocolate: Tales and Trivia of the World’s Favorite Treat!” Discover fascinating facts and delightful stories about chocolate’s journey from ancient Mayan rituals to modern-day indulgence.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Allied Gardens Friends of the Library

Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
BJ - Community Room - Allied Gardens/Benjamin at Allied Gardens/Benjamin Library
Program Type:
Community Engagement
Age Group:
Adults

Monthly meeting of the Allied Gardens FoL.

Library Branch: Allied Gardens/Benjamin Library
Room: BJ - Community Room - Allied Gardens/Benjamin
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Engagement
Event Details:

Monthly meeting of the Allied Gardens FoL.

This event is in the "Elementary School Age" group

Afternoon Crafting

Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
PB - Children's Area - Pacific Beach/Taylor at Pacific Beach/Taylor Library
Program Type:
Art
Age Group:
Elementary School Age

Join us on the Patio outside the children's room for arts and crafts after school every Wednesday at 2pm.

Activities are designed for school age children.  Young kids may require parent assistance.

 

Library Branch: Pacific Beach/Taylor Library
Room: PB - Children's Area - Pacific Beach/Taylor
Age Group: Elementary School Age
Program Type: Art
Event Details:

Join us on the Patio outside the children's room for arts and crafts after school every Wednesday at 2pm.

Activities are designed for school age children.  Young kids may require parent assistance.