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Scripps Mesa Garden Club

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Community Room - Scripps Miramar Ranch at Scripps Miramar Ranch Library
Program Type:
Community Engagement
Age Group:
Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Monthly speakers on a variety of topics of interest to gardeners.  The group tours members gardens and goes on outings to interesting nurseries and farms. 

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

Monthly speakers on a variety of topics of interest to gardeners.  The group tours members gardens and goes on outings to interesting nurseries and farms. 

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.

Tuesday Board Games

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:45pm
Music Room - Point Loma/Hervey at Point Loma/Hervey Library
Age Group:
Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Choose from a large selection of modern board games, or bring your own, and join a community of gamers at your library.Point Loma library, downstairs tablesTuesdays · 5:30-7:45 PM

Library Branch: Point Loma/Hervey Library
Room: Music Room - Point Loma/Hervey
Age Group: Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Choose from a large selection of modern board games, or bring your own, and join a community of gamers at your library.

Point Loma library, downstairs tables

Tuesdays · 5:30-7:45 PM

This event is in the "All Ages" group.
This event is in the "Babies/Toddlers" group.
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 "Emerging Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Kamishibai StoryBox Theatre

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Children's Area - Scripps Miramar Ranch at Scripps Miramar Ranch Library
Program Type:
Cultural Appreciation, Literature, Performing Arts
Age Group:
All Ages, Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults
Event Details:

Presented by Write Out Loud San Diego, "StoryBox" is the American name given to the Japanese storytelling tradition called kamishibai. StoryBox combines dramatic storytelling with ...

Library Branch: Scripps Miramar Ranch Library
Room: Children's Area - Scripps Miramar Ranch
Age Group: All Ages, Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults
Program Type: Cultural Appreciation, Literature, Performing Arts
Event Details:

Presented by Write Out Loud San Diego, "StoryBox" is the American name given to the Japanese storytelling tradition called kamishibai.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Science Fiction Book Group

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Children's Area - Kensington at Kensington-Normal Heights Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us for a fun discussion of Science Fiction novels!

Library Branch: Kensington-Normal Heights Library
Room: Children's Area - Kensington
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Event Details:

Join us for a fun discussion of Science Fiction novels!

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 Friends Chamber Concert

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:15pm
Bill & Marcia Collins Community Room - Rancho Bernardo at Rancho Bernardo Library
Program Type:
Featured, Community Engagement, Performing Arts
Age Group:
Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Enjoy an evening of music with Camarada Trio featuring Beth Ross-Buckley (flute), Elena Mashkovtseva (harp), and Travis Maril (viola).Tuesday evenings bring outstanding professiona...

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

Enjoy an evening of music with Camarada Trio featuring Beth Ross-Buckley (flute), Elena Mashkovtseva (harp), and Travis Maril (viola).

Celebrity Memoir Book Club

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Seminar 1 - North University at North University Community Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Event Details:

The Celebrity Memoir Book Club selects a celebrity memoir to read and discuss each month. This month's selection is: My Name is Barbra by Barbra Streisand.

Library Branch: North University Community Library
Room: Seminar 1 - North University
Program Type: Book Discussion
Event Details:

The Celebrity Memoir Book Club selects a celebrity memoir to read and discuss each month.

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

Bilingual Storytime - KOREAN/ENGLISH

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Snook's Nook Storytime Area at Rancho Bernardo Library
Age Group:
Preschoolers, Elementary School Age
Event Details:

Join Ms. Nam for an engaging storytime with stories and songs in English and Korean!   For ages 5-8. No registration necessary. Program dates and times subject to cha...

Library Branch: Rancho Bernardo Library
Room: Snook's Nook Storytime Area
Age Group: Preschoolers, Elementary School Age
Event Details:

Join Ms. Nam for an engaging storytime with stories and songs in English and Korean!

 

For ages 5-8. No registration necessary.

Program dates and times subject to change.

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

Pajama Storytime

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Community Room - Rancho Peñasquitos at Rancho Peñasquitos Library
Program Type:
Early Learning, Literature
Age Group:
Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
Event Details:

Get ready to “Shake Your Sillies Out”! Enjoy stories, fingerplays, and songs selected for toddlers and preschoolers. Shhhh! Don’t tell them we’re getting them ready for kinderga...

Library Branch: Rancho Peñasquitos Library
Room: Community Room - Rancho Peñasquitos
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
Program Type: Early Learning, Literature
Event Details:

Get ready to “Shake Your Sillies Out”!

Enjoy stories, fingerplays, and songs selected for toddlers and preschoolers. Shhhh! Don’t tell them we’re getting them ready for kindergarten. The focus is on FUN! 

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Family Concert Series

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Community Room - Carmel Valley at Carmel Valley Library
Program Type:
Community Engagement, Performing Arts
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

The Carmel Valley Library Family Concert Series presents a different artist each month. Admission is free. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Carmel Valley Librar...

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

The Carmel Valley Library Family Concert Series presents a different artist each month. Admission is free. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Carmel Valley Library. 

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

Short "Classics" Book Club

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Community Room - Allied Gardens/Benjamin at Allied Gardens/Benjamin Library
Program Type:
Featured, Literature
Age Group:
Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Join us for a discussion of "classic" books on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 6:30 pm in the Community Room.  The January selection is Red Harvest by Dashiel Hammett. &nbs...

Library Branch: Allied Gardens/Benjamin Library
Room: Community Room - Allied Gardens/Benjamin
Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Featured, Literature
Event Details:

Join us for a discussion of "classic" books on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 6:30 pm in the Community Room.  The January selection is Red Harvest by Dashiel Hammett.  Copies are available at the circulation desk.

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

Banned Book Club

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:45pm
Mira Mesa Library
Program Type:
Literature
Age Group:
Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Please join other book loving community members for the monthly meeting of the Banned Book Club.  We read and discuss banned and challenged classics and other thought-provokin...

Library Branch: Mira Mesa Library
Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Literature
Event Details:

Please join other book loving community members for the monthly meeting of the Banned Book Club.  We read and discuss banned and challenged classics and other thought-provoking titles.  September is when we choose our books to discuss in

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

Fantastical Fiction Forum

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:45pm
Sullivan Library Commission Room at Central Library
Program Type:
Featured, Online/Virtual, Book Discussion, Literature
Age Group:
Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Welcome to the Fantastical Fiction Forum!We discuss the best of classic and modern fantasy, horror, and science fiction in a friendly, inclusive group. We meet on the last Tue...

Encouraged
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Sullivan Library Commission Room
Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Featured, Online/Virtual, Book Discussion, Literature
Encouraged
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

Welcome to the Fantastical Fiction Forum!

We discuss the best of classic and modern fantasy, horror, and science fiction in a friendly, inclusive group. 

We meet on the last Tuesday of each month.

Serra Mesa Community Council (SMCC)

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Community Room - Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa at Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa Library
Library Branch: Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa Library
Room: Community Room - Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa
This event is in the "Emerging Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Older Adults" group.

Qi Gong: Recharging Body & Mind

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 9:30am - 11:30am
Community Room - La Jolla/Riford at La Jolla/Riford Library
Program Type:
Community Engagement, Wellness
Age Group:
Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Qi Gong (Chi Gong) is a simple preventative health method of relaxing and harmonizing the body. These gentle exercises are suitable for any age and health condition. Free class....

Library Branch: La Jolla/Riford Library
Room: Community Room - La Jolla/Riford
Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Community Engagement, Wellness
Event Details:

Qi Gong (Chi Gong) is a simple preventative health method of relaxing and harmonizing the body. These gentle exercises are suitable for any age and health condition.

Free class.  Interested?  Simply attend. 

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

Baby Bouncers

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Community Room - Pacific Highlands Ranch at Pacific Highlands Ranch Library
Program Type:
Early Learning, Literature
Age Group:
Babies/Toddlers
Event Details:

Join us for a lapsit storytime with board books, rhymes, songs, and fingerplays for pre-walkers. For ages 0 to pre-walkers.During this storytime caregivers are intro...

Library Branch: Pacific Highlands Ranch Library
Room: Community Room - Pacific Highlands Ranch
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers
Program Type: Early Learning, Literature
Event Details:

Join us for a lapsit storytime with board books, rhymes, songs, and fingerplays for pre-walkers. For ages 0 to pre-walkers.

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

Celebrate Lunar New Year! Dance It Out! Bilingual Storytime / Celebramos Año Nuevo Lunar¡Baila! Hora de cuentos bilingüe

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Children's Area - Logan Heights at Logan Heights Library
Age Group:
Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
Event Details:

Join us for a special celebration of Lunar New Year with our friends from Write Out Loud as they come in and tell us a story using Kamishibai! Join us in this dancing storytim...

Library Branch: Logan Heights Library
Room: Children's Area - Logan Heights
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
Event Details:

Join us for a special celebration of Lunar New Year with our friends from Write Out Loud as they come in and tell us a story using Kamishibai!

 

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

Family and Tiny Tots Storytime

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Community Room - Carmel Valley at Carmel Valley Library
Program Type:
Early Learning, Literature
Age Group:
Babies/Toddlers
Event Details:

A story time designed for toddlers, featuring stories, songs, rhymes, and finger plays.

Library Branch: Carmel Valley Library
Room: Community Room - Carmel Valley
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers
Program Type: Early Learning, Literature
Event Details:

A story time designed for toddlers, featuring stories, songs, rhymes, and finger plays.

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

Nature Storytime: Lunar New Year

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Community Room - Carmel Mountain Ranch at Carmel Mountain Ranch Library
Program Type:
Celebration Month, Cultural Appreciation, Early Learning, Literature
Age Group:
Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
Event Details:

Join our friends from the City Parks and Recreation Department for a special storytime!  Celebrate the Lunar New Year with tales about snakes told by a Park Ranger!&...

Library Branch: Carmel Mountain Ranch Library
Room: Community Room - Carmel Mountain Ranch
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
Program Type: Celebration Month, Cultural Appreciation, Early Learning, Literature
Event Details:

Join our friends from the City Parks and Recreation Department for a special storytime!  Celebrate the Lunar New Year with tales about snakes told by a Park Ranger!  This program is d

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

Ralph's World Concert

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Community Room/Taylor Gallery - Pacific Beach/Taylor at Pacific Beach/Taylor Library
Program Type:
Performing Arts
Age Group:
Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
Event Details:

Join Grammy-nominated musician Ralph for a fun concert of songs as he leads kids and their grownups in singing, dancing, and silliness!

Library Branch: Pacific Beach/Taylor Library
Room: Community Room/Taylor Gallery - Pacific Beach/Taylor
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
Program Type: Performing Arts
Event Details:

Join Grammy-nominated musician Ralph for a fun concert of songs as he leads kids and their grownups in singing, dancing, and silliness!

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

Rhythm and Movement

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Children's Area - Ocean Beach at Ocean Beach Library
Program Type:
Community Engagement, , Literature
Age Group:
Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
Event Details:

In this highly interactive, music-based storytime program, children have the opportunity to make music, learn beats, and dance and move to the sounds. All ages are welcome to atten...

Library Branch: Ocean Beach Library
Room: Children's Area - Ocean Beach
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
Program Type: Community Engagement, , Literature
Event Details:

In this highly interactive, music-based storytime program, children have the opportunity to make music, learn beats, and dance and move to the sounds. All ages are welcome to attend.

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

Sing & Sign Toddler Storytime

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Marla Haas Community Room - Point Loma/Hervey at Point Loma/Hervey Library
Program Type:
Literature
Age Group:
Babies/Toddlers
Event Details:

Learn signs to use with your child! Signing fun with songs, stories, and finger plays as well as tips for using sign language as a preverbal communication tool with your little one...

Cancelled
Library Branch: Point Loma/Hervey Library
Room: Marla Haas Community Room - Point Loma/Hervey
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers
Program Type: Literature
Event Details:

Learn signs to use with your child! Signing fun with songs, stories, and finger plays as well as tips for using sign language as a preverbal communication tool with your little one.

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

Storytime

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Community Room - Scripps Miramar Ranch at Scripps Miramar Ranch Library
Program Type:
Literature
Age Group:
Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
Event Details:

Join us in the library's spacious community room where we can all safely space out for a Storytime with Miss Melissa or Miss Jennifer appropriate for preschoolers. This Storytime r...

Library Branch: Scripps Miramar Ranch Library
Room: Community Room - Scripps Miramar Ranch
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
Program Type: Literature
Event Details:

Join us in the library's spacious community room where we can all safely space out for a Storytime with Miss Melissa or Miss Jennifer appropriate for preschoolers.

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

Preschool Storytime

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:45am
Community Room - Mission Hills/Hillcrest at Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library
Program Type:
Literature
Age Group:
Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
Event Details:

Dance, sing, laugh, and enjoy engaging stories with Carrie The Librarian! This program is recommended for ages 2-5 but all ages are welcome at this fun weekly program. 

Library Branch: Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library
Room: Community Room - Mission Hills/Hillcrest
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
Program Type: Literature
Event Details:

Dance, sing, laugh, and enjoy engaging stories with Carrie The Librarian! This program is recommended for ages 2-5 but all ages are welcome at this fun weekly program. 

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

Let's Play!

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
City Heights/Weingart Library
Program Type:
Community Engagement, Early Learning
Age Group:
Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
Event Details:

Sensory play. Join us outside to play with our new sensory tables. Mud play, sand play, and more! Program takes place in the backside of our patio.

Library Branch: City Heights/Weingart Library
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
Program Type: Community Engagement, Early Learning
Event Details:

Sensory play. Join us outside to play with our new sensory tables. Mud play, sand play, and more! Program takes place in the backside of our patio.