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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.

AARP Tax preparation. Please bring all relevant documents. By appointment only, in-person only. 

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I'll read in a way that'll keep 2nd and 3rd graders on the edge of their seats--funny stories, bios, fictional absurdities, nonfictional tall tales; whatever works.  The interactive element of the

Stop in to learn Japanese or improve your Japanese language skills.

My Live Interactive Video Preschool/Kindergarten Storytimes, good for kids ages 4 to 6, are fun, kinetic, and humorous experiences!  I make it a point not just to read books, but to perform them as well!

Come enjoy stories and active songs!

Join us for a fun, imaginative and interactive children’s musical program with Hooray Miss Marae! For all ages.

Join Children’s Librarian Miss Julie for stories, songs, fingerplays, and lots of fun!  This program is designed for children ages 2-4.

Join Ms. Jessica select Wednesdays for an interactive Storytime featuring books, music, movement, and crafts to encourage Early Literacy skills.

Ages walker to 5 recommended. All abilities welcome. 

In this highly interactive, music-based storytime program, children have the opportunity to play musical instruments, learn beats with rhythm sticks, and dance and move to the sounds. All ages are welcome to attend.

For babies, toddlers and preschoolers.

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.

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.

Children and their caregivers are invited to enjoy simple stories, songs and community.  Reading practice helps young ones to develop school readiness skills and also encourages  perspective-taking, enhanced language ability, and critica

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.

Join Ms. Carrie, on Zoom, Wednesday mornings for virtual stories, songs, and fun that foster early literacy skills.

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. 

Meet your librarians! -Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023 at 10am.

Mind and Body Fitness is done mostly standing or in a chair. No mats required.
Space is limited to 25 people per class.

Be sure to get to the library a little early, this class fills up fast!

This bilingual program is designed for preschool children to experience both English and French in a fun, engaging setting. During each session, we will read stories and sing in both languages. 

All levels of artists are welcome. We’ll learn different drawing techniques and mediums. All supplies provided or bring your own. Let’s ART!

Mr. Erni will share stories, songs, puppets and more with children ages 0-2. Older siblings are welcome! Please bring a blanket to sit on the grass.

It is how it sounds: Show & Tell!  Every child has the opportunity to share something in the course of the program!  If your child isn't much of a speaker yet, no worries!  He can show everyone

Join Ms. Joyce for storytime on the alphabet rug inside of the library.

Ms. Jackie reads fun stories and sings songs followed by craft time.

Please join us for some basic Smart Phone Training! The San Diego Futures Foundation will be presenting and aiding Seniors in the use of their smart phones.

Create your own handmade Beeswax Candle. 

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. 

Please join us with your young ones for Preschool Storytime & Craft!
Ms. Sandy will have fun stories, songs, and a special craft to share!

This event takes place every Thursday, excluding the 3rd Thursday of each month.

STORIES, IMAGINATION & MORE

Each week we will practice our early literacy skills by:

· using our imagination,

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

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. 

Join us for outdoor storytime at Olive Grove Park presented by the Balboa Branch Library. We’ll read fun stories and sing songs. There will be take-home crafts, giveaways & more! Please bring chairs or blankets. All ages are welcome.

Join us Thursdays at 10:00am for stories, songs, play and fun! Each week we will discover new books and end storytime with some fun toys! See you there. 

Join like-minded bibliophiles to discuss fiction titles.  This program will be held on our outside patio. A limited number of each month’s selection will be available at the Circulation Desk.

PRESENT & FUTURE WATER SUPPLIES FOR THE S.D. REGION

Open to the public and are free of charge. Play variety board games. Attendees should be fully vaccinated and have masks

Are you looking to learn some computer skills?  These sessions—with instruction, hands-on opportunities, and plenty of time for questions and answers—are just for you!  

Mar 2 - Mouse & Typing Practice

Join Ms Canndy as she presents Stories and Songs in Mandarin.

Kensington-Normal Heights Librarians will share stories, songs, and bubbles with children ages 3-5. Older and younger siblings welcome! Bring a blanket to sit on the grass. 

Join Ms. Katia for an engaging preschool storytime that promotes a love of reading and quality together time. Featuring stories, songs, and fun! 

Preschool storytime for babies, toddlers, and all preschoolers!

Participants agree to follow all relevant City of San Diego COVID protocols. 

Join us on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month for a virtual storytime via Zoom, perfect for toddlers and preschoolers. Questions? Call 858-581-9934.

I'll show kids how to draw basic shapes.  Then we'll add other elements to those shapes to create popular objects like people, bunnies, cars, fish, caterpillars, houses, etc..  Throughout the lessen I'll have them color parts of those ob

Recommended for ages 2-5, this storytime program includes books, songs, games, and early literacy fun! A to-go craft will be provided at the end.

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.

Stay for an after-storytime craft project featuring a new craft each week.

We invite you to join our Baby Dance Party, singing and dancing along with Ms. Andrea from Dance to Evolve! 

We will have songs, movement and tons of fun for your babies to dance, play, and interact! 

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.

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Need help with your smart phone, tablet, or laptop?  These Open Office Hours sessions will help you get going!

The San Diego Futures Foundation is hosting FREE in-person classes for people of all skill levels.  

This month, come and learn about Internet Safety practices.  

Join Ms. Joyce for storytime on the outer space alphabet rug inside of the library. We will read stories, sing songs, shake our shakers and have fun. At the end children and their caregivers can make a craft together or take one home.

My Live Interactive Video Preschool/Kindergarten Storytimes, good for kids ages 4 to 6, are fun, kinetic, and humorous experiences!  I make it a point not just to read books, but to perform them as well!

Join us for some unstructured playtime for all young children and their caregivers.  We provide the toys and you get to play!!  Music & bubbles included.  Held outdoors on the grass - bring a blanket or chair.  No registrat

STORIES, IMAGINATION & MORE

Each week we will practice our early literacy skills by:

· using our imagination,

Recommended for toddlers, preschoolers, and early elementary-school age kids, this simple dance program will feature "The Wheels on the Bus," "Baby Shark," and more. Families, it’s time to show us your moves and come dance with us!

Recommended for Grades 4-9; Are your students up for the challenge?

Beginning Vegetable Gardening - Class #3- Pest Management

Cyclists of all ages & abilities are invited to bring their bikes to the PB Library for an interactive City Cycling workshop led by the San Diego County Bike Coalition! 

Celebrate and learn more about Ramadan at our special bilingual (Arabic) storytime.  Songs, rhymes, and crafts can be enjoyed by children of all ages.

My Live Interactive Video Preschool/Kindergarten Storytimes, good for kids ages 4 to 6, are fun, kinetic, and humorous experiences!  I make it a point not just to read books, but to perform them as well!

Join us every Saturday morning for some fun with legos and rokenbox! All materials will be provided. Children can save what they build at the library and continue to build on it every week all month long!

Join us for Adult DIY cooking classes. Registration required: Call (619) 527-3461 or sign up at the front desk.

This is an in-person workshop.

Stop by the Kensington-Normal Heights Branch Library on Mondays for The Den: a Monday Morning Koffee Klatch In-Person "Ask Me Anything (AMA)" program.  The event is a session with the Branch Manager, Erni Barros, to answer questions and get f

Stop in for one on one assistance with your technology questions or for assistance in applying for low/no cost computers or Internet.  

Volunteers from AARP's Tax-Aide program will help you prepare and file your income taxes.  Mondays, through April 10, 2023.  Masks are required by all participants, per AARP.  

Stop by for FREE Tax Preparation help generously provided by AARP.

AARP Foundation Tax-Aide offers free tax preparation to anyone of any age - especially if you are 50 or older or can't afford paid tax preparation.

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

Come join us every Tuesday at 11:30am for Music and Motion! This program is designed to introduce babies and toddlers to music, dance and instruments. We will learn new motor skills, shake our sillies out and sing at the top of our lungs.

Queendom is a program for Russian/ Kazakh speaking women in San Diego that meet regularly to learn and grow together to encourage and support each other to lean in and step outside our comfort zone. 

Free Digital Literacy Classes presented by the San Diego Futures Foundation and the SD Access 4 All Initiative. Our March series focuses on Excel. Classes are held every Tuesday from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

AARP Tax Preparation. Please bring all necessary documents. By appointment only, in-person only. 

Work on your flexibility, strength building and quiet your mind with functional movement practice. Participate at your own ability. Wear flexible clothing and bring any preferred yoga equipment.

Join us on the 4^th Wednesday of the month for STEM Storytime with Ms. Joslyn.

Stop in for one on one assistance with your technology questions or for assistance in applying for low/no cost computers or Internet.  

Please join Miss Lea and Miss Ellie for storytime, songs, and some fun!

Come learn about how the Mission Valley Friends support our mission!

Come join us for a fun and safe story time in-person at the Oak Park Library. There will be singing, magic shows and crafts.

Stop in for one on one assistance with your technology questions or for assistance in applying for low/no cost computers or Internet.  

Stop in for one on one assistance with your technology questions or for assistance in applying for low/no cost computers or Internet.  

Sign language fun for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers with Ms. Jennifer from Signs at Play!

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

San Diego Public Library is proud to partner with the City of San Diego’s Sustainability and Mobility Department for series of interactive workshops all about San Diego’s landmark

Saturdays starting at 11:00am.

Legos will be provided.

I'll show kids how to draw basic shapes.  Then we'll add other elements to those shapes to create popular objects like people, bunnies, cars, fish, caterpillars, houses, etc..  Throughout the lessen I'll have them color parts of those ob

Need tech help and tech resources?  The City of San Diego and SDFF is offering Free Digital Navigator services.  Drop-in or call for assistance. 1 (800) 350-6945

Signing fun with songs, stories, and fingerplays as well as tips for using sign language as a preverbal communication tool with your baby. Geared to ages 0+.

Join us in this dancing storytime that geared towards toddlers and their parents. Enjoy new and classic stories of all kinds and get ready to get all those wiggles out and dance away the jiggles and pent up energy!

Get your child ready for their first day of school!  This is a perfect time for your child to prepare for kindergarten!  KinderCamp offers a variety of lessons and activities that focus on a child's academic development, learning readine

Welcome families to Stay and Play. This program is focused towards children 0-5 years old and their caregivers.

Curious about entrepreneurship but not sure where to start? This 5-day course is designed for teens excited to learn about starting their own businesses.

Baby Play & Learn is designed to support the development of children ages 0-24 months. This program includes stories, rhymes, songs, and movement activities  followed by an open play time.

Come one, come all to this story time designed for toddlers. Little ones and their caregivers will enjoy songs, rhymes, and books with captivating illustrations. 

Basic ESL I is a noncredit course for students to learn English for academic and everyday purposes. Introduces activities at a novice-mid level, encouraging independent learning.

Get your child ready for their first day of school!  This is a perfect time for your child to prepare for kindergarten!  KinderCamp offers a variety of lessons and activities that focus on a child's academic development, learning readine

Party Bridge for ages 16 - Adult. Experience necessary.

Curious about entrepreneurship but not sure where to start? This 5-day course is designed for teens excited to learn about starting their own businesses.

You can save lives by participating in the Red Cross Blood Drive at Rancho Peñasquitos Branch Library!

Blood supplies are dangerously low. All blood types needed now. Your one donation can save up to three lives. 

Open to the public and are free of charge. Play variety board games. Attendees should be fully vaccinated and have masks

Get your child ready for their first day of school!  This is a perfect time for your child to prepare for kindergarten!  KinderCamp offers a variety of lessons and activities that focus on a child's academic development, learning readine

Curious about entrepreneurship but not sure where to start? This 5-day course is designed for teens excited to learn about starting their own businesses.

Stop by for FREE Tax Preparation help generously provided by AARP.

AARP Foundation Tax-Aide offers free tax preparation to anyone of any age - especially if you are 50 or older or can't afford paid tax preparation.

Learn to use simple ASL signs to open a window into a baby and child's mind, lowering frustration, and enhancing bonding, speech, and literacy with music, stories, puppets, parachute & bubbles, all with ASL signs.

Get your child ready for their first day of school!  This is a perfect time for your child to prepare for kindergarten!  KinderCamp offers a variety of lessons and activities that focus on a child's academic development, learning readine

Curious about entrepreneurship but not sure where to start? This 5-day course is designed for teens excited to learn about starting their own businesses.

Learn to make one arrangement in each meeting. One-on-one criteques with students on their work will be conducted in each meeting.  Explore other Japanese cultures, including tea ceremony, kimono Japanese cuisine and confection.