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Chess Club

Saturday, January 18, 2025 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!

Lego Free Play

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:00am - 3:00pm
Children's Area - North Clairemont at North Clairemont Library
Age Group:
Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age
Library Branch: North Clairemont Library
Room: Children's Area - North Clairemont
Age Group: Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age
woman, smiling, texting

Digital Navigator / Navegador Digital

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:30am - 3:30pm
Lobby - Logan Heights at Logan Heights Library
Age Group:
Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

NEED TECH HELP AND TECH RESOURCES?!The City of San Diego and the San Diego Futures Foundation are offering FREE Digital Navigator drop-in services.Stop in for one on one ...

Library Branch: Logan Heights Library
Room: Lobby - Logan Heights
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

NEED TECH HELP AND TECH RESOURCES?!

The City of San Diego and the San Diego Futures Foundation are offering FREE Digital Navigator drop-in services.

Place Holder For Little Fish Comics (second choice)

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Community Room - Mission Hills/Hillcrest at Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library
Cancelled
Library Branch: Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library
Room: Community Room - Mission Hills/Hillcrest
January's Artist of the Month, Drew Bandish

Art Reception: Drew Bandish

Saturday, January 18, 2025 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:

Drew Bandish and his student’s, Drew’s Art Pals, will be filling the San Carlos Winer Family Community Room with their beautiful watercolors and colored pencil drawings for the mon...

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:

Drew Bandish and his student’s, Drew’s Art Pals, will be filling the San Carlos Winer Family Community Room with their beautiful watercolors and colored pencil drawings for the month of January.

Toy Hermit

Family Board Game Afternoons

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Children's Area - La Jolla/Riford at La Jolla/Riford Library
Age Group:
Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults
Event Details:

3rd Saturdays - January 18 ● February 15 ● March 15Join us for a fun-filled afternoon of playing award-winning board games for children ages 2-17 and their families! Whether you're...

Library Branch: La Jolla/Riford Library
Room: Children's Area - La Jolla/Riford
Age Group: Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults
Event Details:

3rd Saturdays - January 18 ● February 15 ● March 15

SD Fixit Clinic

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Community Room - Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa at Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa Library
Event Details:

Do you have a household item in need of repair? Don’t trash it! Come fix it for FREE. We will provide the space, tools, and expert coaches to help you troubleshoot and repair your ...

Library Branch: Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa Library
Room: Community Room - Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa
Event Details:

Do you have a household item in need of repair? Don’t trash it! Come fix it for FREE. We will provide the space, tools, and expert coaches to help you troubleshoot and repair your well-loved item.

Dragon in front of castle

Dungeons & Dragons

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Community Room - Rancho Peñasquitos at Rancho Peñasquitos Library
Program Type:
Community Engagement
Age Group:
Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Evil Threatens! The World Needs Heroes! Come play Dungeons and Dragons and other roleplaying games (RPGs).  New and experienced players welcome. Open to everyone age 13 a...

Encouraged
Library Branch: Rancho Peñasquitos Library
Room: Community Room - Rancho Peñasquitos
Age Group: Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Community Engagement
Encouraged
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

Evil Threatens! The World Needs Heroes! 

Come play Dungeons and Dragons and other roleplaying games (RPGs).  New and experienced players welcome. Open to everyone age 13 and older. 

Photo of Adrienne Nims holding a saxophone

Adrienne Nims and Spirit Wind

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Ocean Beach Library
Program Type:
Featured, Performing Arts
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Adrienne Nims and Spirit Wind take you on a musical journey with lush harmonies, mystical melodies, and global rhythms.The band's music, performed on flutes, saxophones, keyboard, ...

Library Branch: Ocean Beach Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Featured, Performing Arts
Event Details:

Adrienne Nims and Spirit Wind take you on a musical journey with lush harmonies, mystical melodies, and global rhythms.

RB Chess Club

RB Chess Club

Saturday, January 18, 2025 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!

 

Zentangle Method Class - Hot Air Balloon

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Adult Area - Kensington at Kensington-Normal Heights Library
Program Type:
Art
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Zentangle is a form of meditative art that involves creating intricate designs using repetitive patterns. It is a way to help people focus, relax, and find inner peace through draw...

Encouraged
Library Branch: Kensington-Normal Heights Library
Room: Adult Area - Kensington
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art
Encouraged
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:

Zentangle is a form of meditative art that involves creating intricate designs using repetitive patterns. It is a way to help people focus, relax, and find inner peace through drawing.

Breadboard with circuits, transistors, resistors, buttons, wires, and LED

Project In A Box: LED Light Reaction Game

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Community Room - Mira Mesa at Mira Mesa Library
Program Type:
DiscoverU, Program Includes Kit, Science/STEAM
Age Group:
Middle School Age, Teens
Event Details:

Come on down and level up your reflexes and circuitry knowledge in our LED Reaction Game workshop! Through this circuitry-focused workshop, participants will gain hands-on experien...

Encouraged
Library Branch: Mira Mesa Library
Room: Community Room - Mira Mesa
Age Group: Middle School Age, Teens
Program Type: DiscoverU, Program Includes Kit, Science/STEAM
Encouraged
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Come on down and level up your reflexes and circuitry knowledge in our LED Reaction Game workshop! Through this circuitry-focused workshop, participants will gain hands-on experience as they build a fundamental knowledge of circuitry.

Photo of fruits and vegetables

Healing Ourselves and the Planet with Plant-Based Foods

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Community Room - Mission Hills/Hillcrest at Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library
Program Type:
Featured, Wellness
Age Group:
Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Liz Gary from New Options Food Group will explore the science behind a plant-based diet and how it can improve our health and the planet’s too. Learn how people are losing weight a...

Library Branch: Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library
Room: Community Room - Mission Hills/Hillcrest
Age Group: Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Featured, Wellness
Event Details:

Liz Gary from New Options Food Group will explore the science behind a plant-based diet and how it can improve our health and the planet’s too.

three young men and two young women sitting and talking about manga

Manga Tea Time

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Teen Area - Mira Mesa at Mira Mesa Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Middle School Age, Teens
Event Details:

Do you like manga and anime? Join us every Saturday in the Teen’s Area of the Mira Mesa Library for fun activities and a chance to discuss your favorite titles with other fans! Ple...

Cancelled
Library Branch: Mira Mesa Library
Room: Teen Area - Mira Mesa
Age Group: Middle School Age, Teens
Program Type: Book Discussion
Event Details:

Do you like manga and anime? Join us every Saturday in the Teen’s Area of the Mira Mesa Library for fun activities and a chance to discuss your favorite titles with other fans!

Image of a bird drawn on small squares, on a yellow and blue background.

Artist's Reception: Stacie Birky Greene

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Community Room/Taylor Gallery - Pacific Beach/Taylor at Pacific Beach/Taylor Library
Program Type:
Art
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Meet local artist Stacie Birky Greene, whose exhibition “Silent Skies” features paintings and drawings of endangered and extinct birds.  Birky Greene has taken on this project...

Library Branch: Pacific Beach/Taylor Library
Room: Community Room/Taylor Gallery - Pacific Beach/Taylor
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Art
Event Details:

Meet local artist Stacie Birky Greene, whose exhibition “Silent Skies” features paintings and drawings of endangered and extinct birds.

chess

Chess Club

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Seminar Room - La Jolla/Riford at La Jolla/Riford Library
Program Type:
Community Engagement
Age Group:
Elementary School Age
Event Details:

All levels of players are welcome. There will be instruction for beginners and opportunities for kids to play against other kids at their own level. Geared to Grades 1-5.

Library Branch: La Jolla/Riford Library
Room: Seminar Room - La Jolla/Riford
Age Group: Elementary School Age
Program Type: Community Engagement
Event Details:

All levels of players are welcome. There will be instruction for beginners and opportunities for kids to play against other kids at their own level. Geared to Grades 1-5.

Tyler Tafolla Concert Performance

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Black Box Theatre at City Heights Performance Annex
Program Type:
Performing Arts
Age Group:
Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

More info coming soon!

Library Branch: City Heights Performance Annex
Room: Black Box Theatre
Age Group: Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Performing Arts
Event Details:

More info coming soon!

Winter Book Stack

Friends of the San Diego Public Library Monthly Book Sale

Sunday, January 19, 2025 at 12:00pm - 3:00pm
University Heights Library
Program Type:
Community Engagement, Literature
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

The Friends of the San Diego Public Library will be hosting its next book sale at the University Heights Branch Library at 4193 Park Blvd (at Howard Ave), San Diego 92103. Enter at...

Library Branch: University Heights Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Community Engagement, Literature
Event Details:

The Friends of the San Diego Public Library will be hosting its next book sale at the University Heights Branch Library at 4193 Park Blvd (at Howard Ave), San Diego 92103. Enter at the Sprouts parking lot entrance.

Villa Musica -Violin Classes

Sunday, January 19, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:45pm
Community Room - City Heights/Weingart at City Heights/Weingart Library
Age Group:
Elementary School Age
Event Details:

Violin classes with Villa Musica! Violin ages 7-9, 1:30 pm - 2:15 pm Violin ages 10-12, 2:15 pm - 3:00 pm Level 2, 3:00pm - 3:45pm RSVP is required. Villa Musica will l...

Library Branch: City Heights/Weingart Library
Room: Community Room - City Heights/Weingart
Age Group: Elementary School Age
Event Details:

Violin classes with Villa Musica!

Violin ages 7-9, 1:30 pm - 2:15 pm

Violin ages 10-12, 2:15 pm - 3:00 pm

Level 2, 3:00pm - 3:45pm

Family Crafts /Manualidades Familiares

Sunday, January 19, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Children's Area - Logan Heights at Logan Heights Library
Program Type:
Early Learning
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Bring the whole family for an afternoon of crafting fun!  Supplies will be on hand for this regular drop in program so the whole family can create. ______________________...

Library Branch: Logan Heights Library
Room: Children's Area - Logan Heights
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Early Learning
Event Details:

Bring the whole family for an afternoon of crafting fun!  Supplies will be on hand for this regular drop in program so the whole family can create. 

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Pleasure of Your Company- Hutchins Consort

Sunday, January 19, 2025 at 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Community Room - Scripps Miramar Ranch at Scripps Miramar Ranch Library
Program Type:
Community Engagement, Performing Arts
Age Group:
All Ages
Library Branch: Scripps Miramar Ranch Library
Room: Community Room - Scripps Miramar Ranch
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Community Engagement, Performing Arts

Salimpour/Arabina Belly Dance Performance

Sunday, January 19, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Black Box Theatre at City Heights Performance Annex
Program Type:
Cultural Appreciation, Performing Arts
Age Group:
Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

More info coming soon!

Library Branch: City Heights Performance Annex
Room: Black Box Theatre
Age Group: Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Cultural Appreciation, Performing Arts
Event Details:

More info coming soon!

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

All Day
SDPL Virtual Branch, Central Library, Allied Gardens/Benjamin Library, Balboa Library, Carmel Mountain Ranch Library, Carmel Valley Library, City Heights/Weingart Library, City Heights Performance Annex, Clairemont Library, College-Rolando Library, Kensington-Normal Heights Library, La Jolla/Riford Library, Linda Vista Library, Logan Heights Library, Mira Mesa Library, Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library, Mission Valley Library, Mountain View/Beckwourth Library, North Clairemont Library, North Park Library, North University Community Library, Oak Park Library, Ocean Beach Library, Otay Mesa-Nestor Library, Pacific Beach/Taylor Library, Pacific Highlands Ranch Library, Paradise Hills Library, Point Loma/Hervey Library, Rancho Bernardo Library, Rancho Peñasquitos Library, San Carlos Library, San Ysidro Library, Scripps Miramar Ranch Library, Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa Library, Skyline Hills Library, Tierrasanta Library, University Community Library, University Heights Library, Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library, Outreach

Closed for Holiday

Closing
Branches:
SDPL Virtual Branch, Central Library, Allied Gardens/Benjamin Library, Balboa Library, Carmel Mountain Ranch Library, Carmel Valley Library, City Heights/Weingart Library, City Heights Performance Annex, Clairemont Library, College-Rolando Library, Kensington-Normal Heights Library, La Jolla/Riford Library, Linda Vista Library, Logan Heights Library, Mira Mesa Library, Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library, Mission Valley Library, Mountain View/Beckwourth Library, North Clairemont Library, North Park Library, North University Community Library, Oak Park Library, Ocean Beach Library, Otay Mesa-Nestor Library, Pacific Beach/Taylor Library, Pacific Highlands Ranch Library, Paradise Hills Library, Point Loma/Hervey Library, Rancho Bernardo Library, Rancho Peñasquitos Library, San Carlos Library, San Ysidro Library, Scripps Miramar Ranch Library, Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa Library, Skyline Hills Library, Tierrasanta Library, University Community Library, University Heights Library, Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library, Outreach
Description:

Closed for Holiday

Mira Mesa Community Planning Group

Monday, January 20, 2025 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Community Room - Mira Mesa at Mira Mesa Library
Program Type:
Community Engagement
Event Details:

The Mira Mesa Community Planning Group meets on the third Monday of every month, with two exceptions: no meetings in July and December

Cancelled
Library Branch: Mira Mesa Library
Room: Community Room - Mira Mesa
Program Type: Community Engagement
Event Details:

The Mira Mesa Community Planning Group meets on the third Monday of every month, with two exceptions: no meetings in July and December