Storytime for All Ages

Tuesday, December 24, 2024 at 4:00pm - 4:30pm

Community Room - Carmel Valley at Carmel Valley Library

Program Type:

Literature

Age Group:

All Ages

Event Details:

Join us every Tuesday afternoon for stories and songs for all ages!

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Cancelled

Library Branch: Carmel Valley Library

Room: Community Room - Carmel Valley

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Literature

Event Details:

Join us every Tuesday afternoon for stories and songs for all ages!

Crafts for Kids with Mr. Luan

Tuesday, December 24, 2024 at 4:00pm - 4:45pm

Linda Vista Library

Program Type:

Art,

Age Group:

Preschoolers, Elementary School Age

Event Details:

Stretch your imagination and discover the artist within you've always known existed! Create fabulous crafts! In this program, get detailed instructions on how to make a craft you'l...

Library Branch: Linda Vista Library

Age Group: Preschoolers, Elementary School Age

Program Type: Art,

Event Details:

Stretch your imagination and discover the artist within you've always known existed! Create fabulous crafts! In this program, get detailed instructions on how to make a craft you'll be able to take home!

Teen Tuesday

Tuesday, December 24, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Community Room - City Heights/Weingart at City Heights/Weingart Library

Program Type:

Community Engagement, Literature

Age Group:

Teens

Library Branch: City Heights/Weingart Library

Room: Community Room - City Heights/Weingart

Age Group: Teens

Program Type: Community Engagement, Literature

The Mira Mesa Ukulele Strum Along

Tuesday, December 24, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Community Room - Mira Mesa at Mira Mesa Library

Program Type:

Performing Arts

Age Group:

Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Event Details:

Join Shelly and Tim for fun afternoons of ukulele strum along! All skill levels and ages are welcome to come and participate in this informal, weekly event. Please note that these ...

Library Branch: Mira Mesa Library

Room: Community Room - Mira Mesa

Age Group: Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Program Type: Performing Arts

Event Details:

Join Shelly and Tim for fun afternoons of ukulele strum along! All skill levels and ages are welcome to come and participate in this informal, weekly event. Please note that these are NOT lessons.

Music & Theatre Class - La Maestra

Tuesday, December 24, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Black Box Theatre at City Heights Performance Annex

Program Type:

Performing Arts

Age Group:

Middle School Age, Teens

Event Details:

Join La Maestra on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons FOR FREE to learn about music, storytelling, and community building through theatre games! Ages 10-16 years old.

Library Branch: City Heights Performance Annex

Room: Black Box Theatre

Age Group: Middle School Age, Teens

Program Type: Performing Arts

Event Details:

Join La Maestra on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons FOR FREE to learn about music, storytelling, and community building through theatre games!

Ages 10-16 years old.

Chess pieces lined up on a wall, with the beach in the background

Chess at the Beach

Tuesday, December 24, 2024 at 4:00pm - 7:00pm

Lobby - Pacific Beach/Taylor at Pacific Beach/Taylor Library

Program Type:

Community Engagement, Science/STEAM

Age Group:

Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Event Details:

Let's play chess! All ages and skill levels are welcome to play casual games in our relaxed setting. Do you prefer slow chess, blitz chess, clock or no clock? ...

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Cancelled

Library Branch: Pacific Beach/Taylor Library

Room: Lobby - Pacific Beach/Taylor

Age Group: Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Program Type: Community Engagement, Science/STEAM

Event Details:

Let's play chess! All ages and skill levels are welcome to play casual games in our relaxed setting.

Sit and Knit /Club de Tejido

Tuesday, December 24, 2024 at 4:30pm - 6:00pm

Seminar Room 1 - Logan Heights at Logan Heights Library

Program Type:

Art

Age Group:

Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Event Details:

Join us on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month to practice knitting. Beginners and knitters of all levels are welcome to attend. We provide materials and instruction....

Cancelled

Cancelled

Library Branch: Logan Heights Library

Room: Seminar Room 1 - Logan Heights

Age Group: Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Program Type: Art

Event Details:

Join us on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month to practice knitting. Beginners and knitters of all levels are welcome to attend. We provide materials and instruction. Bring a project you're currently working on, or try somethin

Blocks Party!

Tuesday, December 24, 2024 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Children's Nook - Skyline Hills at Skyline Hills Library

Program Type:

Accessibility, Art, Community Engagement, Wellness

Age Group:

All Ages, Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults

Event Details:

Come join us for our LEGO BLOCK PARTY!! We'll have enough bricks to satisfy everyone's building needs. No prior experience required. This will be a family friendly event, s...

Encouraged

Library Branch: Skyline Hills Library

Room: Children's Nook - Skyline Hills

Age Group: All Ages, Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults

Program Type: Accessibility, Art, Community Engagement, Wellness

Encouraged

Seats Remaining: 50

Event Details:

Come join us for our LEGO BLOCK PARTY!!

Teen Game Room

Tuesday, December 24, 2024 at 5:00pm - 6:45pm

Teen Center- Game Room (2nd Floor) at Central Library

Program Type:

Community Engagement

Age Group:

Middle School Age, Teens

Event Details:

The Teen Game Room is open! Come check out our Nintendo Switch and PS5. Teens regularly play Smash Bros., Mario Kart, Fortnite, Gang Beasts and more.

Cancelled

Cancelled

Library Branch: Central Library

Room: Teen Center- Game Room (2nd Floor)

Age Group: Middle School Age, Teens

Program Type: Community Engagement

Event Details:

The Teen Game Room is open! Come check out our Nintendo Switch and PS5. Teens regularly play Smash Bros., Mario Kart, Fortnite, Gang Beasts and more.

Science Fiction Book Group

Tuesday, December 24, 2024 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!

Celebrity Memoir Book Club

Tuesday, December 24, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Seminar 1 - North University at North University Community Library

Event Details:

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

Cancelled

Cancelled

Library Branch: North University Community Library

Room: Seminar 1 - North University

Event Details:

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

Picture This!

Tuesday, December 24, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Marla Haas Community Room - Point Loma/Hervey at Point Loma/Hervey Library

Library Branch: Point Loma/Hervey Library

Room: Marla Haas Community Room - Point Loma/Hervey

Short "Classics" Book Club

Tuesday, December 24, 2024 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.

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.

Christmas Day Holiday

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 (Opens Fall 2024), Paradise Hills Library, Point Loma/Hervey Library, Rancho Bernardo Library, Rancho Peñasquitos, 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

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 (Opens Fall 2024), Paradise Hills Library, Point Loma/Hervey Library, Rancho Bernardo Library, Rancho Peñasquitos, 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

HOLIDAY

All Day

Point Loma/Hervey Library

Closing

Branches:

Point Loma/Hervey Library

Toddler Storytime

Wednesday, December 25, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:15am

Community Room - North University at North University Community Library

Age Group:

Babies/Toddlers

Event Details:

Join in as we read, sing, dance, and play at Toddler Storytime! Come and build essential early literacy skills and foster a love of reading. Designed for children ages 1-3.

Cancelled

Cancelled

Library Branch: North University Community Library

Room: Community Room - North University

Age Group: Babies/Toddlers

Event Details:

Join in as we read, sing, dance, and play at Toddler Storytime! Come and build essential early literacy skills and foster a love of reading. Designed for children ages 1-3.

Game Club

Wednesday, December 25, 2024 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Mira Mesa Library

Program Type:

Science/STEAM

Age Group:

All Ages

Event Details:

Why be BORED when there is BOARD Game Club every Wednesday, 3:00-5:00? Come on down to the Children's and teen area where you will find classic board games as well as steam b...

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Cancelled

Library Branch: Mira Mesa Library

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Science/STEAM

Event Details:

Why be BORED when there is BOARD Game Club every Wednesday, 3:00-5:00? Come on down to the Children's and teen area where you will find classic board games as well as steam based games. Bring your friends - or make new ones.

Image of a rusty pipe and rocks in a circular metal cage by artist Oscar Romo.

OnView: Our River, Our Water-Oscar Romo

All Day 12/26 - 12/30

Lobby - Logan Heights at Logan Heights Library

Program Type:

Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation

Age Group:

All Ages

Event Details:

Our River, Our Water Oscar Romo is an environmental engineer, professor of Urban Studies and Planning at UCSD, watershed coordinator in Los Laureles Canyon, Tijuana, and recipie...

Library Branch: Logan Heights Library

Room: Lobby - Logan Heights

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation

Event Details:

Our River, Our Water

Name: Storytime for All Ages
Start: 2024-12-24T16:00:00-08:00
End: 2024-12-24T16:30:00-08:00
Location: Carmel Valley Library

Oscar Romo is an environmental engineer, professor of Urban Studies and Planning at UCSD, watershed coordinator in Los Laureles Canyon, Tijuana, and recipient of the grant "Far South Border

Young boy turned to look at audience. Description of event.

Preschool Storytime

Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:00am

Community Room - Tierrasanta at Tierrasanta Library

Program Type:

Community Engagement,

Age Group:

Preschoolers

Event Details:

Join in as we read, sing, dance, and play at Preschool Storytime! Come and build essential early literacy skills and foster a love of reading. Designed for children ages 3-5.

Library Branch: Tierrasanta Library

Room: Community Room - Tierrasanta

Age Group: Preschoolers

Program Type: Community Engagement,

Event Details:

Join in as we read, sing, dance, and play at Preschool Storytime! Come and build essential early literacy skills and foster a love of reading. Designed for children ages 3-5.

Qi Gong

Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 9:30am - 11:30am

Community Room - University Community at University Community Library

Program Type:

Wellness

Age Group:

Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Event Details:

Robert Warren leads this popular qi gong class, a mind-body-spirit practice that improves one's mental and physical health by integrating posture, movement, and breathing technique...

Library Branch: University Community Library

Room: Community Room - University Community

Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Program Type: Wellness

Event Details:

Robert Warren leads this popular qi gong class, a mind-body-spirit practice that improves one's mental and physical health by integrating posture, movement, and breathing technique.

Baby & Toddler Storytime

Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am

Community Room - Carmel Valley at Carmel Valley Library

Program Type:

, Literature

Age Group:

Babies/Toddlers

Event Details:

Babies and toddlers ages 0-18 months and their caregivers will enjoy songs, lap-sits and rhymes that foster early literacy skills.

Library Branch: Carmel Valley Library

Room: Community Room - Carmel Valley

Age Group: Babies/Toddlers

Program Type: , Literature

Event Details:

Babies and toddlers ages 0-18 months and their caregivers will enjoy songs, lap-sits and rhymes that foster early literacy skills.

Woman wearing purple polo signing Apple in ASL

Baby Sign Storytime with Monta Briant

Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am

Community Room - Mission Hills/Hillcrest at Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library

Program Type:

Early Learning, , Literature

Age Group:

Babies/Toddlers

Event Details:

Join us for "Sign-a-Story Circle Time" with Baby Sign Language Basics author, Monta Z. Briant. Parents learn how to use ASL signs for early communication with their babies thr...

Library Branch: Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library

Room: Community Room - Mission Hills/Hillcrest

Age Group: Babies/Toddlers

Program Type: Early Learning, , Literature

Event Details:

Join us for "Sign-a-Story Circle Time" with Baby Sign Language Basics author, Monta Z. Briant. Parents learn how to use ASL signs for early communication with their babies through stories, songs, and other fun activities.

Storytime for Toddlers & Preschoolers

Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am

Winer Family Community Room & Art Gallery at San Carlos Library

Program Type:

, Literature

Age Group:

Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers

Event Details:

Join us for a storytime that fosters early literacy! Features books, songs, action rhymes, and finger plays that invite participation. Ages 1-5. Every Thursday.&n...

Library Branch: San Carlos Library

Room: Winer Family Community Room & Art Gallery

Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers

Program Type: , Literature

Event Details:

Join us for a storytime that fosters early literacy! Features books, songs, action rhymes, and finger plays that invite participation. Ages 1-5. Every Thursday.

Toddler Storytime

Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am

Mountain View/Beckwourth Library

Program Type:

Summer Reading Program

Age Group:

Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary School Age

Event Details:

Join us Thursday mornings at 10am for stories, songs, finger games and more! Each week our librarians will choose books based off themes to get children's imagination grow...

Library Branch: Mountain View/Beckwourth Library

Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary School Age

Program Type: Summer Reading Program

Event Details:

Join us Thursday mornings at 10am for stories, songs, finger games and more!

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