Week Calendar

If you like DIY craft projects AND socializing with other crafters please join us for Craft Circle Cafe.  Bring your own project - scrapbooking, needlework, knitting, coloring or work on the project being presented. Drop in for a sh

Beginning October 6th, City Heights library will participate in the annual In-N-Out Burger "Cover to Cover Club" Reading Program for children ages 4 to 12, from Oct 6 - Nov 17.

NCL Board Meeting - San Diego Chapter.

According to the Mayo Clinic, "If stress has you anxious, tense and worried, consider meditation. Spending even a few minutes in meditation can restore your calm and inner peace." Every Saturday except the 1st Saturday of the month.

Let San Diego Public Libraries assist you in preparing for the transition from high school to college through the Admit One College Prep Academy! Admit One provides an advantage on SAT & ACT test preparation.

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Welcome to our virtual book club!  We will be reading out loud a variety of books ranging from classic selections to modern literature.

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Improve your balance and mobility with slow, controlled movement. For ages 60+.

Free craft kits for you to take home and make with your little ones.

Children and their families are invited to join storyteller extraordinaire Ms. Kathie for fabulous stories, rich rhymes, and scintillating songs! This lively storytime is sure to warm the heart!

This class is for children 2 - 6 years old and begins with a story that morphs into a warm-up routine.

Free craft kits for you to take home and make with your little ones.

Join us for Virtual Toddler Storytime with Mrs.

Welcome to our virtual book club!  We will be reading out loud a variety of books ranging from classic selections to modern literature.

Current Selection

Free craft kits for you to take home and make with your little ones.

Watch as your child transforms into a cat, a monkey, a dog, a lion and much more!  Join us for stories and fun yoga poses.  For families with children ages 1-4.

Bring in your eReader, tablet or smartphone and our staff will guide you in downloading SDPL's free eBooks and eAudiobooks.  Every Thursday.

Improve your balance and mobility with slow, controlled movement. For ages 60+.

Free craft kits for you to take home and make with your little ones.

Come socialize, play your favorite games or, on select days, try your hand at a craft. We will offer a variety of games such as chess, checkers, Mahjong, Scrabble, Yahtzee, party bridge, cribbag and more.

Join Ms. Mei for a thrilling Chinese language storytime ride!  Preschoolers will be treated to tales told with gusto and will have the opportunity to sing with other children in the storytime group!

A presentation of Japanese style storytelling called Kamishibai, which combines the use of hand drawn visuals with the engaging narration of a live presenter. A delightful story time for children.

This month's book is The Library Book, by Susan Orlean. On the morning of April 28, 1986, a fire alarm sounded in the Los Angeles Public Library. The fire was disastrous: it reached 2000 degrees and burned for more than seven hours.

In celebration of LATINX Heritage Month, please join Mrs.

Welcome to our virtual book club!  We will be reading out loud a variety of books ranging from classic selections to modern literature.

Current Selection

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

Free craft kits for you to take home and make with your little ones.

Join us as we incorporate yoga poses, creativity and stories in this Facebook Live event.

Need homework help?  We offer free virtual homework help for students k-8th grade 6 days a week.  Available sessions are from 10am-1pm Monday to Thursday and Saturdays; 2:30-5:30pm sessions are Monday to Friday.  For more infor

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!

Aryn Rannazzisi leads a gentle paced class combining breath work and postures to promote strength, flexibility and balance. This all-level class will include inversions, backbends and sun salutations.

Fun preschool stories & songs with Miss Joyce with a simple craft afterwards. 

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

A 45 minute Storytime for young children including books and music with the addition of American Sign Language signs with Jennifer Duncan from Signs at Play.

Free music classes for Fall Quarter, starting on Saturday, September 6, ends December 5, 2020. Sign up for the classes today. Instruments are available for check up at the Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library or at Villa Musica.

Corporate communicators are starting to take note of the dangerous impact fake news can have on their companies. This webinar will showcase public relations professionals who have seen it all in the world of disinformation.

Learn leg strengthening exercises to help your balance & posture. Chairs are also available for seated exercises.

Chair yoga is a general term for practices that modify yoga poses so that they can be done while seated in a chair. The chair helps eliminate strain on your joints while increasing stability & balance.

Join Ms. Emily Derry from Central Library as she reads, "Stonewall: A Building, An Uprising, A Revolution" by Rob Sanders, with special permission from Random House Books for Young Readers.

Do you want to learn how to play Mah Jongg? We can teach you. Do you already play? Bring your Mah-Jongg set and join us.

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!

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McAlister Institute offers services and referrals to those experiencing homelessness, including referrals to in-patient recovery treatment.

Have you ever wanted to create imaginative computer-based 3-D graphics? Now’s your chance to design a bridge, a house, a monster or anything else you can dream up.

Want to learn about sea stars, sand dollars, moon snails and other slimy creatures? In this class, students will act as marine biologists as they discover the secrets of how octopuses change color and how oysters make pearls.

Selected readings from Shakespeare with expert direction by Cherie Peacock of The San Diego Shakespeare Society and the Shakespeare Academy.

Complimentary tea (or coffee) and scones provided by Brick & Bell Cafe.

The Jolla World Tea Enthusiasts is a club run by people who love high quality teas, rare teas, exotic teas and teas from around the world. Here, you will not find any instant hot and tea bags.

Learn how to draw cartoons!  Each session will feature a different animated, live action, or literary character.  Although this class is geared for kids, all ages are welcome to participate!

Mind/Body Fitness provides a way for older adults and people with disabilities to practice yoga and mindfulness. It is a great practice for everyone, as it deepens flexibility and strengthens personal body awareness.  Every Tuesday.

Join us each week to make a new craft. All materials will be provided. 

Join us for funny books, silly songs, friendly faces, and creative crafts!  A great opportunity for kids to learn and socialize in a casual setting.  Every Wednesday.  Ages 5-10.

What’s Ms. Erin reading?  Each week, youth services librarian, Ms.

Come enjoy a free screening of a film on the PB Library's big screen on the 2nd & 4th Fridays of most months.  Free popcorn is served. 

A growing body of research shows that spending time outdoors benefits us physically, emotionally and mentally. Explore the science behind these benefits and learn how to get more nature into your day-to-day life.

Join us at this drop-in clinic for training and help with open-source software, including Inkscape/Inkstitch, OBS, GIMP, Blender, Audacity, and many more!  Demos and help with installation and configuration will be provided.  Please brin

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Learn American Sign Language in a fun and interactive way during our Signing Crafts and Games Program. We’ll spend 45 minutes learning signs through songs, crafts and/or games.

For ages birth through pre-school!

Life is better with anime, so join us every Wednesday for a one hour anime break! We’ll provide the anime and some light snacks, just come and unwind with us!

In these weekly online classes, group instruction creates an encouraging learning environment for students by providing performance experience and peer interaction. Parents are encouraged to observe (and even participate) in the classes.

Want to learn about sea stars, sand dollars, moon snails and other slimy creatures? In this class, students will act as marine biologists as they discover the secrets of how octopuses change color and how oysters make pearls.

The tiny-house movement is sweeping the country! Explore how and why people are building houses that take up a fraction of the space of a typical home, and then create your own tiny-house model.

Kids: build, build, BUILD to your heart's content! Our LEGOS can't wait to meet you! Skyscrapers, automobiles, airplanes, spaceships: create these and more! Learn basic building science while having loads of fun!

Grigorian/Gubenko Piano Duo.

In these weekly online classes, group instruction creates an encouraging learning environment for students by providing performance experience and peer interaction. Parents are encouraged to observe (and even participate) in the classes.

Online Adventures - D&D Club for Teens

It's Time to Get Your Game On - Online!

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Celebrando Latinx Heritage Month at the San Diego Public Library!

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! We provide the supplies!

Stories can really get you moving!  An elementary teacher/yoga instructor helps kids unwind with a storytime that incorporates books, songs, scarves and movement.  Please bring a mat or towel.  Ages 3-8.  Every Tuesday.

Join Miss Cheryl every Tuesday night for crafts and fun. Miss Cheryl provides craft projects suitable for all ages. However, children under 8 years old require a parent's presence and assistance.

Join Rebecca in the SDPL Virtual Hub and learn how to make lovely butterflies from paper and old crayons.

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Celebrate Mad Hatter Day with a virtual mad tea party, silly storytime and fantastic make-your-own hat craft. Join Ms. M and Ms. Isabel here on FB for all the fun on Wednesday, October 7 at 4 p.m.

Paint high, paint low.  Paint often so that your heart's all aglow.  Join Ms. Ana as she helps guide you through a fun paint session!

Students will explore the body’s circulatory system with a focus on the heart. They will get an introduction to human anatomy and physiology and learn about different diseases linked to the heart.

Online Adventures - D&D Club for Teens

It's Time to Get Your Game On - Online!

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Drop in and create art together!

Online Adventures - D&D for Grown-Ups

It's Time to Get Your Game On - Online!

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Coloring for stress relief?  You betcha.  Join us at the Adult Coloring Club.  Light refreshments.

We all know it’s important to recycle to slow the flow of trash into overstuffed landfills. Now discover how to put a creative spin on recycling by “upcycling” – turning trash into treasures such as art pieces or useful objects.

Paws for Reading is a program that allows children (K - 4th grade) to read aloud to a therapy dog in order to improve reading and communication skills.