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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.

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

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. 

In this art-centered camp, campers will learn drawing and painting techniques to create new masterpieces!  Instructors from Art Smarts will guide the class.  Space is limited, registration is required.

In this art-centered camp, campers will learn drawing and painting techniques to create new masterpieces!  Instructors from Art Smarts will guide the class.  Space is limited, registration is required.

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 special storytime event with Literature Comes to Life.  Audience members will join the cast and help tell the story with fun props and costumes.

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

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.

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 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.

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. 

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. 

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!

In this art-centered camp, campers will learn drawing and painting techniques to create new masterpieces!  Instructors from Art Smarts will guide the class.  Space is limited, registration is required.

Need a space for your little one to play and socialize with other toddlers?

This bilingual program is designed for preschool children to experience both English and Spanish 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!

Ages 0-3

Bond with your baby/toddler through books, bounces, fingerplays, and movement.  

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.

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 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. 

In this art-centered camp, campers will learn drawing and painting techniques to create new masterpieces!  Instructors from Art Smarts will guide the class.  Space is limited, registration is required.

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

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. 

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.

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!

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!

Build, build, BUILD! Come join us for a fun activity on alternating Saturdays here at the Linda Vista Library.  Kids can create something unique or build skyscrapers, spaceships, and more during LEGO Time! 

Join award-winning author and storyteller Jack Innis as he recounts amazing aspects of San Diego’s past. Did you know that during WWII, Bing Crosby’s “Bomber Builders” took over the Del Mar Racetrack to build aircraft?

Breathe in, breathe through, breathe deep, breathe out…

The San Diego Futures Foundation is hosting an Excel Series that covers learning basic to intermediate skills. 

Join the staff from the Kensington-Normal Heights Branch Library for stories, songs, puppets, bubbles and more! Recommended for ages 0-5. Please bring a blanket to sit on the grass.

Ages 0-5

Get your weekend started with stories, songs, fingerplays, and a craft to celebrate early literacy!
 

Hop on over to the Point Loma/Hervey Library for an eggs-tra special egg hunt for toddlers and preschoolers!

Have you ever played a board game or video game and thought "That was awesome! How did they do that?"  Have you ever wondered what a game designer does?  Have you always wanted to make your own game but don't know where to begin?

This is the perfect class for all those mini-movers out there! It’s filled with creative movement, lots of fun music and dance games.

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.

Recommended for toddlers, preschoolers, and early elementary-school age kids, this simple dance program will feature popular songs. Families, it’s time to get your groove on!

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.

Ages 0-3

Encourage social skills through play while meeting other caregivers.

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 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.  

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!

Saturdays starting at 11:00am.

Legos will be provided.

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.

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. 

Flutists Valerie McElroy and Toni Aguilar will play Tango Fantasy by Herbert Lindholm, Folk Song Suite by Daniel Dorff, Scherzo from a Midsummer Night's Dream by Felix Mendelssohn, and other pieces.

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.

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

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

During the pandemic, Asian American Pacific Islander communities experienced racism and scapegoating. The purpose of AAPI Joy is to come together and celebrate the beauty of AAPI cultures through stories and performance art.

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!

Mindful meditation can help lower heart rate, respiration, blood pressure, and stress.  Instructors from the Healthy Adventures Foundation will lead participants in meditative breathing, a contract/relax exercise, and guided imagery.  At

Be a part of four fun-filled days learning how to achieve a sustainable future for you and the world.  Discover about the impact animals have on the environment, use scientific methods to create your own mini garden, and be prepared to take y

A Mah Jong Group for adults is meeting every Monday and Thursday from 1:00pm-3:30pm. Knowledge of American Mah Jong rules is required to play. Please bring your own Mah Jong tiles if possible.

The San Diego Public Library has partnered with the nonprofit Home Start to offer free basic tax return preparation to qualified individuals. Appointments are required!

Learn how to unlock the awesome secrets of making your own comics and how to improve your drawing skills, whether you like manga, Dog Man, or Spider-Man!

For teens & tweens in grades 6-12.

Join us for a game of Scrabble, won't you? 

Go letter-to-letter with your fellow wordsmiths and keep those wits sharp.

Beginner or expert, all are welcome. Just spell it out.

Every Tuesday at 1:00 pm.

Be a part of four fun-filled days learning how to achieve a sustainable future for you and the world.  Discover about the impact animals have on the environment, use scientific methods to create your own mini garden, and be prepared to take y

Join us for a fun Storytime Engineering Program.  The Three Little Pigs in Space- transforms the classic folk tale to take place on the moon as we discuss homes of all kinds!   Presented by the San Diego Air and Space Museum.

Join us for Pre-school and elementary story time and craft. 

If you have a love for writing and would like to develop your skills, this workshop is an excellent place for you. You will write short stories and poetry, share your work with others and discover other's work.