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Family Craft Program - Tissue Paper Flowers

Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Front Plaza - Rancho Penasquitos at Rancho Peñasquitos
Program Type:
Accessibility, Art, Community Engagement
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Get creative making tissue paper flowers - Family Craft for all ages celebrating Nuestra Cultura Heritage Month! Follow us on Facebook for the latest library news! https://...

Library Branch: Rancho Peñasquitos
Room: Front Plaza - Rancho Penasquitos
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Accessibility, Art, Community Engagement
Event Details:

Get creative making tissue paper flowers - Family Craft for all ages celebrating Nuestra Cultura Heritage Month!

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Lego and Rokenbok Club

Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
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 cont...

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. 

This event is in the "Babies/Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Preschoolers" group.

Signing Storytime

Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Children's Area - North Park at North Park Library
Program Type:
Literature
Age Group:
Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
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! &nb...

Library Branch: North Park Library
Room: Children's Area - North Park
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
Program Type: 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!

 

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

Ethnic Cooking Class

Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Community Room - City Heights/Weingart at City Heights/Weingart Library
Program Type:
Summer Reading Program
Age Group:
Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Join us each month to learn how to cook a different ethnic food dish! Each month's menu will be different. Supplies/ingredients will be provided. First come first served. Classes a...

Library Branch: City Heights/Weingart Library
Room: Community Room - City Heights/Weingart
Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Summer Reading Program
Event Details:

Join us each month to learn how to cook a different ethnic food dish! Each month's menu will be different. Supplies/ingredients will be provided. First come first served. Classes are intended for adults as knives and utensils will be used.

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

Poetry on the Patio

Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Adult Patio -- Point Loma at Point Loma/Hervey Library
Program Type:
Featured, Book Discussion, Community Engagement, LGBTQIA+, Literature, Local Author
Age Group:
Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Poetry on the Patio @ Point Loma will read poems from various years of the San Diego Poetry Annual and discuss the impact the poems have on us.

Library Branch: Point Loma/Hervey Library
Room: Adult Patio -- Point Loma
Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Featured, Book Discussion, Community Engagement, LGBTQIA+, Literature, Local Author
Event Details:

Poetry on the Patio @ Point Loma will read poems from various years of the San Diego Poetry Annual and discuss the impact the poems have on us.

This event is in the "Elementary School Age" group.
This event is in the "Middle School Age" group.

Chess Club

Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Children's Area - Scripps Miramar Ranch at Scripps Miramar Ranch Library
Program Type:
Science/STEAM
Age Group:
Elementary School Age, Middle School Age
Event Details:

Come and play chess with other families in the area! Level UP Enrichment is hosting a FREE chess club, providing boards, pieces, and one of our great instructors to help you level ...

Library Branch: Scripps Miramar Ranch Library
Room: Children's Area - Scripps Miramar Ranch
Age Group: Elementary School Age, Middle School Age
Program Type: Science/STEAM
Event Details:

Come and play chess with other families in the area! Level UP Enrichment is hosting a FREE chess club, providing boards, pieces, and one of our great instructors to help you level UP your chess!

This event is in the "Elementary School Age" group.

Saturday Drop In Craft

Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 11:00am - 2:00pm
Allied Gardens/Benjamin Library
Program Type:
Art
Age Group:
Elementary School Age
Event Details:

Visit the library on Saturday and create a terrific craft. All materials provided. From 11:00-2:00. Bring a friend. 5th grade and younger. We look forward to seeing you.

Library Branch: Allied Gardens/Benjamin Library
Age Group: Elementary School Age
Program Type: Art
Event Details:

Visit the library on Saturday and create a terrific craft. All materials provided. From 11:00-2:00. Bring a friend. 5th grade and younger. We look forward to seeing you.

This event is in the "Preschoolers" group.
This event is in the "Elementary School Age" group.
This event is in the "Middle School Age" group.

Lego Free Play

Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 11:00am - 3:00pm
Children's Area at North Clairemont Library
Age Group:
Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age
Library Branch: North Clairemont Library
Room: Children's Area
Age Group: Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age
This event is in the "Preschoolers" 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 "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Older Adults" group.

Mid-Autumn Moon Festival

Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 11:00am - 3:00pm
Main Area - Oak Park at Oak Park Library
Program Type:
Art, Cultural Appreciation, Literature, Local Author, Performing Arts
Age Group:
Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Join us for a celebration of the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival.  We will have storytelling, crafts, activities, and so much more.  Presented by the Friends of the Oak Park Lib...

Library Branch: Oak Park Library
Room: Main Area - Oak Park
Age Group: Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Art, Cultural Appreciation, Literature, Local Author, Performing Arts
Event Details:

Join us for a celebration of the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival.  We will have storytelling, crafts, activities, and so much more.  Presented by the Friends of the Oak Park Library.

This event is in the "Babies/Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Preschoolers" group.
This event is in the "Elementary School Age" group.

Signing Storytime

Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 12:30pm - 1:00pm
Community Room - Mountain View/Beckwourth at Mountain View/Beckwourth Library
Age Group:
Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary School Age
Event Details:

Join us on the second Saturday of every month at 12:30pm for Sign Language Storytime. Children and parents will have the opportunity to learn new signs, sing, read and play.  ...

Library Branch: Mountain View/Beckwourth Library
Room: Community Room - Mountain View/Beckwourth
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary School Age
Event Details:

Join us on the second Saturday of every month at 12:30pm for Sign Language Storytime. Children and parents will have the opportunity to learn new signs, sing, read and play. 

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

FOLK SONG SOCIETY

Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Community Room - Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa at Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa Library
Program Type:
Performing Arts
Age Group:
Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

MONTHLY GATHERING OF MUSICIANS PLAYING & SINGING FOLK SONGS.

Library Branch: Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa Library
Room: Community Room - Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa
Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Performing Arts
Event Details:

MONTHLY GATHERING OF MUSICIANS PLAYING & SINGING FOLK SONGS.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Admit One: SAT Test Prep

Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 1:00pm - 5:30pm
Community Room - Rancho Peñasquitos at Rancho Peñasquitos
Program Type:
Career & College, DiscoverU, Library NExT
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Let San Diego Public Library and UC San Diego Extended Studies assist you in preparing for the transition from high school to college! Gage your readiness with grade pre-tests and ...

Encouraged
Library Branch: Rancho Peñasquitos
Room: Community Room - Rancho Peñasquitos
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Career & College, DiscoverU, Library NExT
Encouraged
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Let San Diego Public Library and UC San Diego Extended Studies assist you in preparing for the transition from high school to college! Gage your readiness with grade pre-tests and post-tests.

Lecture Series: Finding Your Quantum Sense: How to Enhance Mindfulness, Perception, and Creativity

Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Community Room - North University at North University Community Library
Program Type:
Community Engagement
Event Details:

Robert Glick is an artist who paints to discover ways in which language coalesces with visual composition to achieve a higher form of expression. Much of his work deals with the ch...

Library Branch: North University Community Library
Room: Community Room - North University
Program Type: Community Engagement
Event Details:

Robert Glick is an artist who paints to discover ways in which language coalesces with visual composition to achieve a higher form of expression. Much of his work deals with the changing face of nature and the human condition.

Social Security Benefit and Retirement Optimization Workshop

Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Community Room - Mission Hills/Hillcrest at Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library
Description of Event:

Workshop hours: 2pm to 3pm Pre-registration is recommended by sending email to: healthyfinancialworkshop@gmail.com Workshop: 6pm - 7pm Common theme for retirees who report...

Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library
Room: Community Room - Mission Hills/Hillcrest
Description of Event

Workshop hours: 2pm to 3pm

Pre-registration is recommended by sending email to:
healthyfinancialworkshop@gmail.com
Workshop: 6pm - 7pm

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

DK's Gotcha Day Party!

Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Ocean Beach Library
Program Type:
Featured, Science/STEAM
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Come celebrate two years of bearded dragon bliss here at the OB Library! DK wanted a dragon-themed party this year, so we'll have a dragon craft and other activities, dragon books ...

Library Branch: Ocean Beach Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Featured, Science/STEAM
Event Details:

Come celebrate two years of bearded dragon bliss here at the OB Library! DK wanted a dragon-themed party this year, so we'll have a dragon craft and other activities, dragon books for all ages available for check out, and of course, cupcakes.

This event is in the "Elementary School Age" group.

Ta-Da!: The Science of Magic

Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Discovery Corner - Denny Sanford Children's Library at Central Library
Program Type:
DiscoverU, Science/STEAM
Age Group:
Elementary School Age
Event Details:

Prepare to be amazed! Explore how magicians use the principles of science to develop illusions, make paper disappear into thin air, create balls of water, and pull a (stuffed) rabb...

Encouraged
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Discovery Corner - Denny Sanford Children's Library
Age Group: Elementary School Age
Program Type: DiscoverU, Science/STEAM
Encouraged
Seats Remaining: 21
Event Details:

Prepare to be amazed! Explore how magicians use the principles of science to develop illusions, make paper disappear into thin air, create balls of water, and pull a (stuffed) rabbit out of a hat!

This is an in-person program.

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Author of the Month

Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Mary Hollis Clark Conference Center at Central Library
Program Type:
Author Talk, Book Discussion, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation, Literature, Local Author
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

  Author of the Month is a project of the Friends of San Diego Central Library in which local authors are featured monthly. HELP the Friends to...

Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Mary Hollis Clark Conference Center
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Author Talk, Book Discussion, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation, Literature, Local Author
Event Details:


 

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.

Chess Club

Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Community Room - Carmel Valley at Carmel Valley Library
Program Type:
Age Group:
Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens
Event Details:

Casual public chess meet, open to all skill levels. Chess club is for ages 7-17. 

Library Branch: Carmel Valley Library
Room: Community Room - Carmel Valley
Age Group: Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens
Program Type:
Event Details:

Casual public chess meet, open to all skill levels. Chess club is for ages 7-17. 

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

Garden Share

Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Scripps Miramar Ranch Library
Program Type:
Community Engagement
Age Group:
Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Join us with friends and family to share your garden.  Bring what you have to share; take home something you really want.  Be sure to bring a bag to take home your finds!...

Library Branch: Scripps Miramar Ranch Library
Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Community Engagement
Event Details:

Join us with friends and family to share your garden.  Bring what you have to share; take home something you really want.  Be sure to bring a bag to take home your finds! 

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

RB Chess Club

Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Children's Area - Rancho Bernardo at Rancho Bernardo Library
Program Type:
Community Engagement
Age Group:
All Ages
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 a...

Library Branch: Rancho Bernardo Library
Room: Children's Area - Rancho Bernardo
Age Group: All Ages
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!

 

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.

Sew Together

Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 2:00pm - 5:00pm
IDEA Lab Program at Central Library
Program Type:
IDEA Labs/Makerspaces
Age Group:
Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Learn entry level operating instructions for computerized sewing machines and beginning techniques.  Participants hand sew a wrist pin cushion. All materials provided. Regi...

Encouraged
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: IDEA Lab Program
Age Group: Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: IDEA Labs/Makerspaces
Encouraged
Seats Remaining: 4
Event Details:

Learn entry level operating instructions for computerized sewing machines and beginning techniques.  Participants hand sew a wrist pin cushion.

All materials provided. Registration required.

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.

RB Discovery Concert Series

Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Bill & Marcia Collins Community Room - Rancho Bernardo at Rancho Bernardo Library
Program Type:
Featured, Community Engagement, Performing Arts
Age Group:
Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Helena Wei: "Pairing of Great Art Forms - Piano Music vs. Paintings and Poetries" Enjoy an inspirational afternoon with Helena Wei and her colleagues from the San Diego College ...

Library Branch: Rancho Bernardo Library
Room: Bill & Marcia Collins Community Room - Rancho Bernardo
Age Group: Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Featured, Community Engagement, Performing Arts
Event Details:

Helena Wei: "Pairing of Great Art Forms - Piano Music vs. Paintings and Poetries"

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.

Jeans: Visible Mending Workshop

Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Community Room - Allied Gardens/Benjamin at Allied Gardens/Benjamin Library
Program Type:
Art
Age Group:
Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Have a pair of jeans that need patching? Come to our Visible Mending Workshop to find out how to make them whole again. If you have fabric that you would like to integrate into you...

Encouraged
Library Branch: Allied Gardens/Benjamin Library
Room: Community Room - Allied Gardens/Benjamin
Age Group: Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Art
Encouraged
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:

Have a pair of jeans that need patching? Come to our Visible Mending Workshop to find out how to make them whole again.

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Mid-Autumn Moon Festival 2024

Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 3:00pm - 8:00pm
Outdoor Amphitheater - City Heights Performance Annex at City Heights Performance Annex
Program Type:
Celebration Month, Cultural Appreciation, Performing Arts
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Join us at Officer Jeremy Henwood Memorial Park and the Performance Annex for the annual Mid-Autumn Moon Festival! Featuring: free make-your-own-mooncake activities, 2,000 free ...

Library Branch: City Heights Performance Annex
Room: Outdoor Amphitheater - City Heights Performance Annex
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Celebration Month, Cultural Appreciation, Performing Arts
Event Details:

Join us at Officer Jeremy Henwood Memorial Park and the Performance Annex for the annual Mid-Autumn Moon Festival!