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The Curious World of Seaweed

All Day 8/27 - 1/19
Popular Library - Fairway at Central Library
Program Type:
Featured, Art, Community Engagement, Science/STEAM
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Explore the mesmerizing world of seaweeds and kelps, the unsung eco-engineers of our near-shore ocean waters. These marine algae are the foundation of a vibrant underwater ecosyste...

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

Explore the mesmerizing world of seaweeds and kelps, the unsung eco-engineers of our near-shore ocean waters. These marine algae are the foundation of a vibrant underwater ecosystem, supporting a rich tapestry of life that often goes unnoticed.

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Helen & Newton Harrison: California Work

All Day 9/22 - 1/19
Art Gallery - Central at Central Library
Program Type:
Featured, Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

As part of the Getty’s PST ART: Art and Science Collide, the San Diego Central Library Gallery presents Helen and Newton Harrison: California Work, a retrospective exhibition about...

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

As part of the Getty’s PST ART: Art and Science Collide, the San Diego Central Library Gallery presents Helen and Newton Harrison: California Work, a retrospective exhibition about the work of hus

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

OnView: Ebb & Flow: Art Along the San Diego River- SD River Artists' Alliance

All Day 10/1 - 12/30
Marla Haas Community Room - Point Loma/Hervey at Point Loma/Hervey Library
Program Type:
Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Ebb & Flow: Art Along the San Diego River October 3– December 30, 2024 The San Diego River Artists’ Alliance (SDRAA) is a collective of visual and 3D artists who are crea...

Library Branch: Point Loma/Hervey Library
Room: Marla Haas Community Room - Point Loma/Hervey
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation
Event Details:
Ebb & Flow: Art Along the San Diego River

October 3– December 30, 2024

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

OnView: Word Play- Don Strandberg

All Day 10/1 - 12/30
Community Room - Mission Hills/Hillcrest at Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library
Program Type:
Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Word Play Language, Graphics, and Free Association October 1 – December 30, 2024   From the artist, Don Strandberg.: Here I take my cues from Concrete Poetry. I...

Library Branch: Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library
Room: Community Room - Mission Hills/Hillcrest
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation
Event Details:
Word Play

Language, Graphics, and Free Association

October 1 – December 30, 2024

 

From the artist, Don Strandberg.:

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

OnView: Stories in Color- Janet Perkin

All Day 10/1 - 12/31
Rancho Bernardo Library
Program Type:
Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Stories in Color October 1– December 31, 2024 Featuring collage, watercolor and mixed media, Janet Perkin’s exhibit portrays dynamic visual stories in vibrant color...

Library Branch: Rancho Bernardo Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation
Event Details:
Stories in Color

October 1– December 31, 2024

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

OnView: Vira Ustianska

All Day 10/1 - 1/15
Rancho Peñasquitos Library
Program Type:
Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Vira Ustianska October 1, 2024– January 15, 2025 Vira Ustianska is a Ukrainian artist and art teacher, a member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine. Her paintings han...

Library Branch: Rancho Peñasquitos Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation
Event Details:
Vira Ustianska

October 1, 2024– January 15, 2025

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

OnView: Fleet on the Go- How a Telegraph Works, Color Printing

All Day 10/16 - 12/13
San Ysidro Library
Program Type:
Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation, Science/STEAM
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Fleet on the Go How a Telegraph Works & Color Printing October 16– December 13, 2024 The Fleet Science Center is a county-wide organization with a mission to realize a...

Library Branch: San Ysidro Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation, Science/STEAM
Event Details:
Fleet on the Go

How a Telegraph Works & Color Printing

October 16– December 13, 2024

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

OnView: Fleet on the Go- NANO-Magnetic Sand Table

All Day 10/16 - 12/13
Oak Park Library
Program Type:
Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation, Science/STEAM
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Fleet on the Go NANO-Magnetic Sand Table October 16– December 13, 2024 The Fleet Science Center is a county-wide organization with a mission to realize a San Diego where e...

Library Branch: Oak Park Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation, Science/STEAM
Event Details:
Fleet on the Go

NANO-Magnetic Sand Table

October 16– December 13, 2024

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

OnView: Fleet on the Go- NANO-What Happens When Things Get Smaller, Inventors and Innovators, Bone Density

All Day 10/16 - 12/13
College-Rolando Library
Program Type:
Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation, Science/STEAM
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Fleet on the Go NANO-What Happens When Things Get Smaller, Inventors and Innovators, & Bone Density October 16– December 13, 2024 The Fleet Science Center is a county-...

Library Branch: College-Rolando Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation, Science/STEAM
Event Details:
Fleet on the Go

NANO-What Happens When Things Get Smaller, Inventors and Innovators, & Bone Density

October 16– December 13, 2024

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

OnView: Fleet on the Go- Wentzscope

All Day 10/16 - 12/13
City Heights/Weingart Library
Program Type:
Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation, Science/STEAM
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Fleet on the Go Wentzscope October 16– December 13, 2024 The Fleet Science Center is a county-wide organization with a mission to realize a San Diego where everyone is con...

Library Branch: City Heights/Weingart Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation, Science/STEAM
Event Details:
Fleet on the Go

Wentzscope

October 16– December 13, 2024

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

OnView: Subversive Beauty - Bruce Fayman

All Day 11/8 - 1/25
Community Room - Mission Valley at Mission Valley Library
Program Type:
Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Subversive BeautyDigital Paintings of Invasive Plants and the Landscapes They InhabitNovember 8, 2024- January 25, 2025 From the artist, Bruce Fayman:An open field, rolling hi...

Library Branch: Mission Valley Library
Room: Community Room - Mission Valley
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation
Event Details:

Subversive Beauty

Digital Paintings of Invasive Plants and the Landscapes They Inhabit

November 8, 2024- January 25, 2025

 

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

OnView: Palm Frond Zoo-Jane Muschenetz

All Day 11/12 - 1/31
Mission Valley Library
Program Type:
Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Palm Frond Zoo November 12, 2024- January 31, 2025 A Ukrainian-born, Jewish refugee who arrived in San Diego as a child, Jane Muschenetz deeply appreciates the bridge art...

Library Branch: Mission Valley Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation
Event Details:

Palm Frond Zoo

 

November 12, 2024- January 31, 2025

 

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

OnView: Beauty Emerging from Decay-Ed Whitmore

All Day 11/13 - 1/9
Community Room/Taylor Gallery - Pacific Beach/Taylor at Pacific Beach/Taylor Library
Program Type:
Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Beauty Emerging from DecayNovember 13, 2024 – January 9, 2025Ed works with the controlled oxidation of iron, copper, and bronze metal effects paint which creates evocative patina. ...

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

Beauty Emerging from Decay

November 13, 2024 – January 9, 2025

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

OnView: Our River, Our Water-Oscar Romo

All Day 11/30 - 12/23
Logan Heights Library
Program Type:
Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Our River, Our Water March 22 – May 8, 2024   Oscar Romo is an environmental engineer, professor of Urban Studies and Planning at UCSD, watershed coordinator in Los L...

Library Branch: Logan Heights Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation
Event Details:
Our River, Our Water

March 22 – May 8, 2024

 

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.

Japanese Language Class /Clase de Idioma Japonés

Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 9:30am - 12:00pm
Seminar Room 1 - Logan Heights at Logan Heights Library
Program Type:
Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation
Age Group:
Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Stop in to learn Japanese or improve your Japanese language skills! If you have further questions regarding to the language class, please contact Cris Fitch at Cris.fitch@gmail....

Library Branch: Logan Heights Library
Room: Seminar Room 1 - Logan Heights
Age Group: Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation
Event Details:

Stop in to learn Japanese or improve your Japanese language skills!

If you have further questions regarding to the language class, please contact Cris Fitch at Cris.fitch@gmail.com

Joy's of The Holiday's

Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 9:30am - 12:00pm
Performing Arts Center & Multi-Purpose Room at Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library
Description of Event:

Holiday program for children. Giving Christmas gifts to children. Lunch will be served. Reading Christmas stories. Award will be given for volunteer of the year.

Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library
Room: Performing Arts Center & Multi-Purpose Room
Description of Event

Holiday program for children. Giving Christmas gifts to children. Lunch will be served. Reading Christmas stories. Award will be given for volunteer of the year.

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

Mahjong Club

Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 9:30am - 12:30pm
Community Room - University Community at University Community Library
Program Type:
Community Engagement
Age Group:
Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Have fun playing Mahjong with other community members. All skill levels are welcome. Bring your 2024 cards if you have them (some will be provided). Three Mahjong sets will be avai...

Library Branch: University Community Library
Room: Community Room - University Community
Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Community Engagement
Event Details:

Have fun playing Mahjong with other community members. All skill levels are welcome. Bring your 2024 cards if you have them (some will be provided). Three Mahjong sets will be available for play. 

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Booksale

Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 9:30am - 3:00pm
Winer Family Community Room & Art Gallery at San Carlos Library
Program Type:
Featured, Community Engagement
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Come and buy some books from the San Carlos Friends of the Library (SCFOL)!  We have hardbacks, paperbacks, books on CD, children’s books, and more!  Funds help the San C...

Library Branch: San Carlos Library
Room: Winer Family Community Room & Art Gallery
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Featured, Community Engagement
Event Details:

Come and buy some books from the San Carlos Friends of the Library (SCFOL)!  We have hardbacks, paperbacks, books on CD, children’s books, and more!  Funds help the San Carlos Branch Library purchase books, programs, and equipment. 

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Friends of the Tierrasanta Branch Library's Used Book Sale!

Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 9:30am - 5:00pm
Community Room - Tierrasanta at Tierrasanta Library
Program Type:
, Literature
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

The Friends of the Tierrasanta Branch Library is in full swing once again with their monthly used book sale! Come on in and see what we have and get great bargains. We will be...

Library Branch: Tierrasanta Library
Room: Community Room - Tierrasanta
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: , Literature
Event Details:

The Friends of the Tierrasanta Branch Library is in full swing once again with their monthly used book sale! Come on in and see what we have and get great bargains. We will be here 3 days at 4985 La Cuenta Drive San Diego, CA 92124

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Art Tour-San Diego River Artists' Alliance

Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Marla Haas Community Room - Point Loma/Hervey at Point Loma/Hervey Library
Program Type:
Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Please join the artists from the San Diego River Artists' Alliance for an art "tour" of their current exhibition Ebb & Flow: Art Along the San Diego River. The artist involved ...

Library Branch: Point Loma/Hervey Library
Room: Marla Haas Community Room - Point Loma/Hervey
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation
Event Details:

Please join the artists from the San Diego River Artists' Alliance for an art "tour" of their current exhibition Ebb & Flow: Art Along the San Diego River.

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

Arts & Crafts for Adults: Christmas Soap Making

Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Lloyd de Llamas Community Room - San Ysidro at San Ysidro Library
Program Type:
Art
Age Group:
Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Join us for a fun slow morning of soap making!  We will be using melt and pour glycerin blocks to create fun soaps! Experiment with different colors, soap molds...

Encouraged
Library Branch: San Ysidro Library
Room: Lloyd de Llamas Community Room - San Ysidro
Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Art
Encouraged
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Join us for a fun slow morning of soap making!  We will be using melt and pour glycerin blocks to create fun soaps! Experiment with different colors, soap molds, and scents to create unique combinations.

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Friends of North Park Library Book Sale

Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
North Park Library
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

You never know what treasures you might find at the monthly Friends of the North Park Library monthly book sale!  Members of the Friends group will be available to discuss mem...

Library Branch: North Park Library
Age Group: All Ages
Event Details:

You never know what treasures you might find at the monthly Friends of the North Park Library monthly book sale!  Members of the Friends group will be available to discuss memberships and joining the Friends group as well.

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

DO YOUR HOMEWORK @ THE LIBRARY

Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
Logan Heights Library
Program Type:
Featured, , Homework Help
Age Group:
Elementary School Age, Middle School Age
Event Details:

Kids K through 8: having trouble with that homework?  Need a little help?  Our friendly Homework Coaches will provide assistance and guide you through your school assignm...

Library Branch: Logan Heights Library
Age Group: Elementary School Age, Middle School Age
Program Type: Featured, , Homework Help
Event Details:

Kids K through 8: having trouble with that homework?  Need a little help?  Our friendly Homework Coaches will provide assistance and guide you through your school assignments.

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.

DO YOUR HOMEWORK @ THE LIBRARY

Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
Children's Area - Mira Mesa at Mira Mesa Library
Program Type:
Featured, , Homework Help
Age Group:
Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens
Event Details:

Kids K through 8: having trouble with that homework?  Need a little help?  Our friendly Homework Coaches will provide assistance and guide you through your school assignm...

Library Branch: Mira Mesa Library
Room: Children's Area - Mira Mesa
Age Group: Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens
Program Type: Featured, , Homework Help
Event Details:

Kids K through 8: having trouble with that homework?  Need a little help?  Our friendly Homework Coaches will provide assistance and guide you through your school assignments.