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James Hubbell: Architecture of Jubilation - A Mountain Home and Studios

All Day 3/9 - 8/4
Scripps Miramar Ranch Library
Program Type:
Featured, Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation,
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

In southern California, between the influences of San Diego, Tijuana and the Pacific; among mountains, manzanita, boulders and oaks, lives a man who builds a world he wants to live...

Library Branch: Scripps Miramar Ranch Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Featured, Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation,
Event Details:

In southern California, between the influences of San Diego, Tijuana and the Pacific; among mountains, manzanita, boulders and oaks, lives a man who builds a world he wants to live in - where the aesthetic is a reflection of nature - and philosoph

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

James Hubbell: Architecture of Jubilation - Lado A Lado

All Day 3/9 - 8/4
Otay Mesa-Nestor Library
Program Type:
Featured, Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation,
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Opening Reception will be held at the Central Library: Saturday March 9, 2024| 5-7pm The Opening Reception will feature musician Pablo Dodero! In southern California, between...

Library Branch: Otay Mesa-Nestor Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Featured, Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation,
Event Details:

Opening Reception will be held at the Central Library: Saturday March 9, 2024| 5-7pm

The Opening Reception will feature musician Pablo Dodero!

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

James Hubbell: Architecture of Jubilation

All Day 3/10 - 8/4
Art Gallery - Central at Central Library
Program Type:
Featured, Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation,
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

In southern California, between the influences of San Diego, Tijuana and the Pacific; among mountains, manzanita, boulders and oaks, lives a man who builds a world he wants to live...

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

In southern California, between the influences of San Diego, Tijuana and the Pacific; among mountains, manzanita, boulders and oaks, lives a man who builds a world he wants to live in - where the aesthetic is a reflection of nature - and philosoph

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

James Hubbell: Architecture of Jubilation - Pacific Rim Park Project

All Day 3/12 - 8/4
Mission Valley Library
Program Type:
Featured, Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation,
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

In southern California, between the influences of San Diego, Tijuana and the Pacific; among mountains, manzanita, boulders and oaks, lives a man who builds a world he wants to live...

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

In southern California, between the influences of San Diego, Tijuana and the Pacific; among mountains, manzanita, boulders and oaks, lives a man who builds a world he wants to live in - where the aesthetic is a reflection of nature - and philosoph

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

OnView: Wild Legacies-Betty Byrd

All Day 4/4 - 6/30
Rancho Bernardo Library
Program Type:
Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Wild Legacies April 4– June 30, 2024 Wild Legacies represents a long journey of past actions and decisions on Betty’s part. She always felt as if there was more out there to ...

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

Wild Legacies

April 4– June 30, 2024

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

OnView: Point Loma Artists Association

All Day 4/5 - 6/29
Point Loma/Hervey Library
Program Type:
Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Point Loma Artists Association April 5 - June 29, 2024 In 1999, several Point Loma artists had an idea…they wanted to assemble a group of local artists to discuss art and cre...

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

Point Loma Artists Association

April 5 - June 29, 2024

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

OnView: Voices on the Inside-Poetic Justice

All Day 4/29 - 7/31
Popular Library - Fairway at Central Library
Program Type:
Celebration Month, Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Voices on the Inside Central Library- Popular Library Fairway April 29 – July 31, 2024   Voices on the Inside is an interactive art exhibition of self-portrait poe...

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

Voices on the Inside

Central Library- Popular Library Fairway

April 29 – July 31, 2024

 

Closed for Building Maintenance

All Day 4/29 - 8/31
Tierrasanta Library

The Tierrasanta Library will be closed for building maintenance beginning Monday, April 29, 2024. During this time, holds will be automatically routed to the Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa...

Closing
Branches:
Tierrasanta Library
Description:

The Tierrasanta Library will be closed for building maintenance beginning Monday, April 29, 2024.

Closing

All Day 5/20 - 7/1
Mira Mesa Library
Closing
Branches:
Mira Mesa Library
This event is in the "All Ages" group.

OnView: Gabriel Stockton

All Day 5/21 - 7/31
North Park Library
Program Type:
Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Gabriel Stockton May 21– July 31, 2024   Drawing & painting have always been a part of watercolor artist Gabriel Stockton's California life. Colorful jars of pain...

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

Gabriel Stockton

May 21– July 31, 2024

 

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

OnView: 50 Years of Pride

All Day 6/1 - 6/30
Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library
Program Type:
Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation, LGBTQIA+
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

50 Years of Pride Materials from San Diego Public Library’s Special Collections and the Lambda Archives of San Diego June 1– June 30, 2024 The Marilyn & Gene Marx Spec...

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

50 Years of Pride

Materials from San Diego Public Library’s Special Collections and the Lambda Archives of San Diego

June 1– June 30, 2024

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

On View: The New Colossus-John Raymond Mireles

All Day 6/4 - 9/23
Rancho Peñasquitos
Program Type:
Art, Citizenship and Immigration
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

The New Colossus June 4-September 23, 2024 This photographic exhibit shares the stories and lives of immigrants and refugees living in San Diego. This is part of the City’s f...

Library Branch: Rancho Peñasquitos
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Art, Citizenship and Immigration
Event Details:

The New Colossus

June 4-September 23, 2024

Imagine to Create: Lindsay Community School Mixed Media Exhibit

All Day 6/5 - 6/30
Pauline Foster Teen Center (2nd Floor) at Central Library
Event Details:

Lindsay Community School students’ mixed media art on display at the San Diego Central Library The Pauline Foster Teen Center at The San Diego Central Library @ Joan Λ ...

Encouraged
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Pauline Foster Teen Center (2nd Floor)
Encouraged
Seats Remaining: 49
Event Details:

Lindsay Community School students’ mixed media art on display at the San Diego Central Library

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

OnView: Magical Colored Pencils- San Diego Chapter of the Colored Pencil Society of America

All Day 6/8 - 8/10
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:

Magical Colored Pencils June 8– August 10, 2024   This is the 32 annual awards exhibition featuring artwork from the San Diego Chapter of the Colored Pencil Society o...

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:

Magical Colored Pencils

June 8– August 10, 2024

 

This is the 32 annual awards exhibition featuring artwork from the San Diego Chapter of the Colored Pencil Society of America.

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Friends of the San Diego Public Library Monthly Book Sale

Sunday, June 16, 2024 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.

This event is in the "All Ages" 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.

Juggling Club

Sunday, June 16, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Shiley Special Events Suite at Central Library
Program Type:
Art, Community Engagement, Performing Arts, Wellness
Age Group:
All Ages, Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens
Event Details:

We welcome anyone to wants to learn and those who want to juggle with us! No experience or equipment is required.

Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Shiley Special Events Suite
Age Group: All Ages, Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement, Performing Arts, Wellness
Event Details:

We welcome anyone to wants to learn and those who want to juggle with us! No experience or equipment is required.

Stories of CREED in Action

Sunday, June 16, 2024 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Neil Morgan Auditorium at Central Library
Program Type:
Community Engagement, Performing Arts
Event Details:

Free performances of plays and stories created by our neighbors at Father Joe's Villages, including a performance titled Library Lost and Found inspired by the Central Li...

Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Neil Morgan Auditorium
Program Type: Community Engagement, Performing Arts
Event Details:

Free performances of plays and stories created by our neighbors at Father Joe's Villages, including a performance titled Library Lost and Found inspired by the Central Library. 

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Family Crafting & Games /Manualidades y Juegos Familiares

Sunday, June 16, 2024 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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This event is in the "Preschoolers" group.
This event is in the "Elementary School Age" group.

Free Summer Lunch: Marvelous Maker Mondays

Monday, June 17, 2024 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Denny Sanford Children's Library (1st Floor) at Central Library
Program Type:
Art
Age Group:
Preschoolers, Elementary School Age
Event Details:

Marvelous Maker Mondays 11:30-12:00:  Get creative with weekly crafts for the whole family, many that are aligned with the "Read, Renew, Repeat" theme of our Summer Reading Pr...

Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Denny Sanford Children's Library (1st Floor)
Age Group: Preschoolers, Elementary School Age
Program Type: Art
Event Details:

Marvelous Maker Mondays 11:30-12:00:  Get creative with weekly crafts for the whole family, many that are aligned with the "Read, Renew, Repeat" theme of our Summer Reading Program.

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

Tai Chi Moving for Better Balance

Monday, June 17, 2024 at 11:30am - 12:30pm
Community Room - Mission Valley at Mission Valley Library
Program Type:
Wellness
Age Group:
Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Tai Chi Moving for Better Balance (Tai Ji Quan) has been shown to improve balance and mobility and reduce the risk of falls.  People of all ability levels are welcome.  T...

Library Branch: Mission Valley Library
Room: Community Room - Mission Valley
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Wellness
Event Details:

Tai Chi Moving for Better Balance (Tai Ji Quan) has been shown to improve balance and mobility and reduce the risk of falls.  People of all ability levels are welcome.  This class can be conducted from a seated or standing position.&nbsp

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

Digital Navigator /Navegador Digital

Monday, June 17, 2024 at 11:30am - 3:30pm
Seminar Room 1 - 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...

Library Branch: Logan Heights Library
Room: Seminar Room 1 - 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.

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

Study and Chill: Artful Summer

Monday, June 17, 2024 at 11:30am - 7:30pm
Legler Benbough Teen IDEA Lab at Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library
Program Type:
Art, Community Engagement, IDEA Labs/Makerspaces
Age Group:
Middle School Age, Teens
Event Details:

Looking for a cool space to get away from the summer heat? Unleash your creativity at the Legler Benbough Teen IDEA Lab when you come in during our extended Study & Chill summe...

Library Branch: Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library
Room: Legler Benbough Teen IDEA Lab
Age Group: Middle School Age, Teens
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement, IDEA Labs/Makerspaces
Event Details:

Looking for a cool space to get away from the summer heat?

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

Summer Table Top Games

Monday, June 17, 2024 at 11:30am - 7:30pm
Legler Benbough Teen Gaming Area at Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library
Program Type:
Community Engagement, IDEA Labs/Makerspaces
Age Group:
Middle School Age, Teens
Event Details:

Do you love competitive board game classics like Jenga, Dominoes, Uno, Monopoly, or maybe relaxing by working on a jigsaw puzzle? Drop by the Legler Benbough Teen IDEA Lab with you...

Library Branch: Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library
Room: Legler Benbough Teen Gaming Area
Age Group: Middle School Age, Teens
Program Type: Community Engagement, IDEA Labs/Makerspaces
Event Details:

Do you love competitive board game classics like Jenga, Dominoes, Uno, Monopoly, or maybe relaxing by working on a jigsaw puzzle? Drop by the Legler Benbough Teen IDEA Lab with your friends this summer from June to August and play!

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

Signing Storytime

Monday, June 17, 2024 at 11:45am - 12:15pm
Community Room - North University at North University Community Library
Program Type:
Community Engagement,
Age Group:
Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
Event Details:

This entertaining and educational Signing Story Time with Jennifer Duncan is infused with joy and American Sign Language signs. Each themed 30-minute program presents vocabulary th...

Library Branch: North University Community Library
Room: Community Room - North University
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
Program Type: Community Engagement,
Event Details:

This entertaining and educational Signing Story Time with Jennifer Duncan is infused with joy and American Sign Language signs.