Week Calendar

Does your pet need to be neutered/spayed?  SNAP Neuter Scooter will be available at the Otay Mesa-Nestor Library's parking lot.  Free Spay and Neuter for dogs and cats belonging to residents of Otay Mesa 92154 and San Ysidro 92173.

Mommies (and Daddies too) are invited to get to know other parents in the community while your child plays with their neighbors!  Age-appropriate toys and games will be provided for the little ones to play with.  Parents can meet new fri

Funded by the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency, the McAlister Institute provides free housing and shelter assistance information.

Free, non-credit, English as a Second Language (ESL) Class for adults, presented by Palomar College:

Free, non-credit, English as a Second Language (ESL) Class for adults, presented by Palomar College:

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

The free ESL class focuses on conversation at the intermediate level. Limit 25. The term runs from 6/13/19—8/1/19. For more information call 760.757.2121, x8770.

Chair Yoga promotes circulation, peace, and relaxation.  Please wear comfy clothes. 

This program repeats on the 1st & 3rd Friday of each month. 

Have any computer questions? Come see Mr Bob, he will be glad to help.

The Friends of the Library Book Sale is not only a great way to find some great books for low prices, but all of the profits go back to support the North Park Library by paying for programs, materials, and more!

Join our knitting circle for a fun and social knitting experience. Bring your knitting and share stories and knitting tips.

Make a beautiful flower arrangement to take home! Classes are taught by master artist Jackie Zhang of the Ohara School of Ikebana.

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 lap-sit storytime encourages bonding and introduces a love for books by using song, movement, rhythm and rhyme.

Babies ages birth to one year old and their caregivers will enjoy songs, lap-sits and rhymes that foster early literacy skills.

Baby/Toddler Storytime includes stories and songs

Come and join us for stories, songs, and fun every Monday morning!

Join us for a super fun performance that combines American Sign Language with songs, stories, and engaging toys and props.

A Read-aloud and hands-on STEAM activity for children

Join in as we read, sing, dance, and play in this special storytime meant to encourage a love of reading and build essential early literacy skills.

Using one-inch cotton sheet strips of material, you will learn how to make your own rug. Bring your own used sheet from home, however, a starter kit will be provided.

Staff will be on hand to help constituents with state agency issues, provide information about legislation, and address questions or concerns involving other state matters.

You can apply and interview for nutrition benefits (CalFresh) at Central Library with Feeding San Diego. If you are approved, you can pick up your EBT card the same day or the following day. 

A full half hour of children’s music! Mr. Mark plays the guitar and leads the singing with new and traditional children’s songs. We supply the maracas and the lyrics. It is great fun, come join us!

Children enjoy stories and songs while learning key vocabulary in American Sign Language.  For families with children ages 0-5.

Toddler Storytime incorporates interactive stories, songs and games that build language and literacy skills. Have fun with books and bubbles. Ideal for ages 0 to 4 years of age.

Hey kids!   Come read to our licensed therapy dog Luna!   Luna is kind and quiet and likes to listen to stories.  A big dog with a big heart who loves kids and loves reading! 

Are you 9-12 and always wondered what it was like in the Teen Center Game Room? From June 17th- August 13th we invite you to find out and join us for Summer Play. Come try out some of our E rated games and get to know our space.

Active little ones and their caregivers will have fun singing songs, dancing and reading while laying the foundation for future reading success.

Healthcare for the Homeless with Family Health Centers of San Diego reduces barriers and increases access to quality health care to those experiencing homelessness.

Join us for a storytime that fosters early literacy!  Features books, songs, action rhymes, and finger plays that invite participation.

Babies & Books will be morphing into Baby Dance Party featuring members of Dance to Evolve! 

We will have songs, parachutes, toys, and bubbles for your babies to dance, play, and interact! 

Little ones are able to make noise, play, and meet new friends. This is a loosely structured, baby-led program of play, music, bubbles, songs and more. For babies and toddlers 0-2 years.

A colorful safari of story, rhythm, and sound. Participants will create jungle sounds, play simple rhythms, and sing silly songs with Chazz using more than 25 African Djembe drums.

If stress has you anxious, tense, and worried, consider meditation. Take an hour of your day for self-care and join us in a free guided meditation held every Friday.  No registration required.

Children are invited to a fun storytime with books and singing. The first storytime of the month is usually bilingual (Spanish/English or Chinese/English).

Entertaining stories for children.

This is a fun class full of games and creative movement that is perfect for toddlers and pre-schoolers!  Put on your dancing shoes and boogie down at the library!

· Find out what’s going on in your baby’s mind by teaching him/her to sign.

· Strengthen your bond with baby.

· Lessen frustration brought on by miscommunication by giving baby a way to tell you what he/she wants.

Join us for a toe-tapping good time with family favorite and local band.

Wee Reads for babies and toddlers! Enjoy stories, music, and rhymes followed by playtime with terrific toys. Come have a fantastic time at the library!

Stop and Swap: Seeds, Plants, and More!

Too many zucchinis? Lots of cut flowers? Succulents getting too big? Ordered too many radish seeds?

Come join the Painting Party!

Learn some basic painting techniques and create a different masterpiece at each session!

Recommended for ages 7-12, but also a great family program!

Prácticas de meditación para disminuir la presión, el estrés y mejorar la salud total.

Join the Zumba craze! Find out what makes this fun workout such a hit. A towel and bottled water are recommended for our Zumba sessions.

Bring in your baby or toddler for a storytime that will help children develop communication skills through storybooks and songs. 

A variety of projects emphasizing creativity and individuality will be taught, as well as lessons on the masters and the techniques they used.  Limited to 10 artists; register below.

Join Mr. Luan as he takes toddlers on an interactive storytime ride using felt boards, fingerplays, songs, maybe some puppets, and a lively book or two!

Join us every Saturday at 10:30 for button making. Bring your own printed or drawn image or use one of ours! We have 2 1/2” buttons. All ages welcome. Express yourself @ the Library!

Children can read aloud to trained and certified therapy dogs.  “Paws for Reading” is designed to help children improve their reading skills and confidence in reading out loud.  All therapy dogs are provided courtesy of Love on a Leash,

Come practice your reading or storytelling skills with Finnegan a certified therapy dog with San Diego Love on a Leash!

The Start-Biz Club brings experienced business men and women together with young entrepreneurs.

Improve literacy skills by reading alound to certified therapy dogs in a FUN and non-judgmental environment.

In collaboration with Autism Society of San Diego, Mission Valley Library welcomes families with children on the spectrum to a sensory-friendly program featuring performers Ruth and Emilia.

Sing, Dance and Play! Children enjoy songs and movement activities that build motor skills and increase independence.

Stories, songs, fingerplays and fun; for children and their caregivers.

Preschool Storytime includes stories and songs.

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

Laughter Wellness is a simple but effective method created to help reduce stress, pain and negative emotions through prolonged voluntary laughter.  Besides boosting the immune system, it also helps improve energy levels.  No comedy, joke

Read aloud to certified therapy dogs! Studies show that children can improve their confidence and reading skills by reading aloud to animals.  Dogs make the perfect nonjudgmental audience!

Join us for this educational adult fitness program presented by Lois Schenker when it returns in September (9th & 16th). Have a great summer!

A gentle, slow-paced yoga with Patti Bozorgchami. Learn simple breathing exercises and relaxation techniques.

A loosely structured program of play, music, stories, and songs to encourage your baby's growth and discovery of the world around them.

Qigong is an ancient Chinese practice that focuses on deep breathing, gentle movements and stretching through fun, easy-to-learn exercises that promote vitality, improved balance, a stronger immune system, and better circulation.  This class

Have you ever thought about writing a memoir?  Or have you already started your memoir but could use input from others?

Listen to simple books, do lap rhymes, finger rhymes and sing songs. Then play with fun educational toys while your grownups chat. For babies and toddlers and their caregivers.

Join our Children’s Librarian Miss Luz for stories, songs, fingerplays, and lots of fun!  This Storytime is designed especially for children ages  2-4.   This program meets every Wednesday. 

A guided meditation based on Buddhist wisdom to find happiness and peace in daily life.

Music & Movement is a fun class full of games and creative movement  that is perfect for the toddler and pre-school set!  Put on your dancing shoes and boogie down at the library!

Stories, songs, puppets, and playtime will all be found at this energetic and engaging storytime. Make new friends, hear a story and spend quality time with the preschooler in your life— at the library!

We are excited to once again have a “reading to children program” here at the Point Loma Library. We welcome Ruff Readers with Ms. Donna and Lula Mae to our library. Lula Mae is a Labradoodle who is very sweet and fun.

Explore your child's  artistic side and create something fun and unique to bring home.   Join us every Saturday, all supplies provided. 

Sign language fun for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers with Ms. Jennifer Duncan!

Come learn some simple signs and songs at this fun weekly event!

Volunteer bicycle mechanics provide minor repair and basic maintenance assistance on a walk-up basis. Bring your bicycle and receive help with flats, cables adjustments, and other simple fixes. 

Kids make Lego creations. Be creative and have fun!

No sign-up needed. Appropriate for ages 3 to 8 years.

Want to help the Linda Vista Library and the great community it serves?  The Friends of the Linda Vista Library could always use an additional helping hand!  Come to the Meeting and discover how you too can make a significant difference!

Meet our neighbors Caroline and Penelope! Caroline is a social worker and artist. Penelope is a wonderful orange monster who loves to play.

Are you a junior taking the ACT in Fall 2019? Or are you a sophomore trying to plan ahead and don't know if the ACT is right for you?

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

Recommended for ages 0+.

Weekly baby signing with stories and  sing-a-longs to strengthen your bond with your child.

Join us for a hot, nutritious lunch for all children ages 17 and under.  No registration required.  Sponsored by San Diego Unified School District and the USDA.

Free lunches by San Diego Unified School District.

Focused on the technologies that we use to communicate. Includes hands on learning with smartphones and tablets, as well as lecture/discussion.

Join us for a hot, nutritious lunch for all children ages 17 and under.  No registration required.  Sponsored by San Diego Unified School District and the USDA.

Free lunches by San Diego Unified School District.

ESL - Adult Beginning English for Shy People. Geared toward newcomers learning English.

Party Bridge for ages 16 - Adult. Experience necessary.

Mind-Body Fitness for Older Adults is a restorative and contemplative class designed to promote physical and emotional balance, release stress, and create greater inner awareness through Hatha Chair Yoga.

Join us for a hot, nutritious lunch for all children ages 17 and under.  No registration required.  Sponsored by San Diego Unified School District and the USDA.

Free lunches by San Diego Unified School District.

Weekly projects are designed to introduce various art techniques and inspire creative process.

This program is limited to 20 participants. Due to increased popularity, sign-ups will open at 11:30 a.m. on the day of the program.

Join us for a hot, nutritious lunch for all children ages 17 and under.  No registration required.  Sponsored by San Diego Unified School District and the USDA.

Free lunches by San Diego Unified School District.

Express yourself in art using watercolors, crayons, markers and paints

Have you wanted to join a writing group but are busy on weekdays? Join our weekend writing group, Writer's Block! Grab a pen and a notebook and join us for an hour of writerly fun! Includes a prompt, time to write, and time to share.

Free 9 week computer proramming workshop in partnership with UCSD Extension. In this course, participants will learn iOS Development. 

Space is limited. Please RSVP: https://extension.ucsd.edu/program-your-future

Share ideas and improve your skills or maybe even learn how to do a craft!  Knitting, crocheting, needlepoint, and jewelry-making are the current favorites, but new crafts often join the mix. Never crafted before? That's okay too!

This program is designed for our youngest learners with the shortest attention spans, ages birth to 3 years old.

Find out what's going on in your baby's mind, strengthen your bond with your baby, and lessen frustration brought on by miscommunication.

Come join other seniors for this fun and healthy activity!

Baby and Me Yoga is geared toward babies 4 weeks old to pre-crawling only.  Mom and baby will bond during this fun and intimate session. 

PLEASE BRING A YOGA MAT AND A BOTTLE OF WATER!

This interactive lapsit Storytime is for our littlest patrons!  Join Miss Kim for 30 minutes of stories, music and movement designed for early learning. Encourages language learning and cognitive development for young babies.

If you or someone you know is struggling with stress, tension, anxiety, panic, mood disorder, anger, fears - you are not alone! Join Recovery International for peer-led, self-help meetings.

The Children’s class includes fun poses for parents and kids, yoga story time and a bit of singing.  Watch as your child transforms his or herself into a cat, a monkey, a dog, a lion and much, much more!

Classes are free.  Enroll anytime in class.  Wear appropriate clothing and shoes for physical activity.  Weights and mats will be needed.  The class helps improve balance, strength, stamina and flexibility.

Instructors are from Silver Age Yoga.  Every class utilizes chairs but please bring your  own exercise mat if desired.  No reservations required.

Did you know that when Auguste Bartcholdi first envisioned the Statue of Liberty he wanted it to be a lighthouse? Did you realize that the U.S. government wanted nothing to do with it?

Designed for children ages 1-5, this program consists of songs and movement activities that reinforce early learning, build motor skills, and encourage independence.  We’ll sing, wiggle, shake, and move along to a full playlist of music.

Friends of the Library Members can get early access to Fiction and Media materials. Join the Friends of the Library today!

Are you the next Judith Polgar? Do you have what it takes to dethrone Magnus Carlsen? Come and join us every Friday and be part of the biggest casual chess club in San Diego.

Come make a terrific craft at your library! (Kindergarten-4th grade)

Children are invited to read to certified therapy dogs to build reading confidence.

Intro to Game Development with Unity3D!

♦ Come learn the fundamentals of videogame creation from experienced

game developers!

♦ In this course you will be guided through a prepared tutorial using the