Week Calendar

Appreciate different Anime and discuss art and manga and the interest of the sub culture.

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.

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.

Free tax preparation from AARP. Please bring all necessary paperwork. 

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

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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. 

The Friends of the Tierrasanta Branch Library is in full swing once again with their monthly used book sale! Come on in and see what we have and get great bargains. We will be here 3 days at 4985 La Cuenta Drive San Diego, CA 92124

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

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 a Japanese storytelling tradition called kamishibai. (Kami = paper; shibai = theatre).

Join us on the Taylor Greene to sing, dance, and move along to favorite kids songs.

In this highly interactive, music-based storytime program, children have the opportunity to make music, learn beats, 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.

Preschool children and their parents are invited to learn about the upcoming Eclipse at this special storytime.   Local author  Kate Allen Fox will read from her book “A Few Beautiful Minutes: Experiencing a Solar Eclipse.” This sto

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.

Let's enjoy a spring storytime during the month of April  by joining Miss Helene, the Youth Services Librarian, for the monthly Wednesday morning Baby & Toddler Storytime as we read, sing, dance, and play!  Children get to build esse

We will pass out “tickets” right before storytime.

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. 

Sensory play. Join us outside to play with our new sensory tables. Mud play, sand play, and more! Program takes place in the backside of our patio.

Library Craft for All is an art and crafts program for adults with special needs. People of all abilities are welcome to participate in this event.

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!

Join us in the patio. Bring your own book or as library staff for a recommendation. 

Tea & coffee provided. 

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.

We are providing activities for adults to choose from: board games, adult coloring, puzzles, etc.  Choose your activity and socialize with others. 

Bilingual.

Develop new skills and strategies for connecting and communicating more effectively with a person experiencing memory loss, and responding when interactions are challenging.

Opens for shopping

Black out words on a page to create your own poem, and submit it to our contest.

One award of $50 gift certificate will be given at the end of the week.

Completed poetry can be given to librarian.

Presented by Write Out Loud San Diego, "StoryBox" is the American name given to the Japanese storytelling tradition called kamishibai.

Toddler Story Time in Kensington Park will be held at 10:30am. There will be stories, songs, and bubbles! Join the fun!

This is a Storytime that supports cognitive development, social development and physical growth, language development, and sensory & motor development for your child incorporating playtime. Sensory Friendly.

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

Ages 0-5

Join us for story time, healthy snacks, and play time geared for young children and their caregivers.  This special time is dedicated to early literacy, fine motor skills, and problem solving through play.  

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

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.

Join Miss Valerie in the Children's Storywell for a Storytime appropriate for toddlers and preschoolers. 

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

Come let your baby or toddler learn about the world by exploring. Little ones are able to make noise, play, and meet new friends. This is a loosely structured, baby-led program of play, stories, bubbles, songs and more.

“Writing Practice” is based on Natalie Goldberg’s wonderful 1986 book Writing Down the Bones. Natalie has inspired generations of writers to get their juices flowing. Here are the rules: Take a set amount of time.

Open to the public and are free of charge. Play variety board games.

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!  

Network Safety Series

Attention High School Teens! Need a dress for prom? The Princess Project San Diego is partnering with the Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library to hand out FREE prom dresses and accessories to participants.

Black out words on a page to create your own poem, and submit it to our contest.

One award of $50 gift certificate will be given at the end of the week.

Completed poetry can be given to librarian.

Ages 1 1/2 - 5 years

Let's build, create, and play while we grow our little builders minds!!  Come play with Duplo Legos for preschool STEM learning.  Caregiver participation required.

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. 

Preschool storytime for babies, toddlers, and all preschoolers!

Read along and sing for this fun interactive storytime. We will read picture books, move our bodies, act out stories, and sing fun songs and silly rhymes to build our skills with words and language. The storytime will be followed by a craft.

Welcome families to Stay and Play. This program is focused towards children 0-5 years old and their caregivers. Every Thursday we will offer free play.

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.

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

Take an out-of-this-world journey inside the portable planetarium! Explore the night sky, visit constellations and galaxies, and learn about our solar system. This program includes special effects, such as lasers and music. 

All young children and their caregivers are welcome to join us for stories, songs and rhymes. Held outdoors on the grass, bring a blanket or chair.  No Registration required. We hope to see you there!

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.

Join us weekly for 30 minutes for songs, stories, and sign language followed by 30 minutes of free play and snacks.

This is a free program for parents and their babies/toddlers. 

Join us for a low impact exercise class to assist with balance, flexibility and stamina.  

En English and Espanol.  

Would you like to learn to knit, crochet, do needlework or just spend time with other creators?

Bring your current project to work on, or if new to the hobbies, we'll help you get going!

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

By appointment only, must be made in person.

Black out words on a page to create your own poem, and submit it to our contest.

One award of $50 gift certificate will be given at the end of the week.

Completed poetry can be given to librarian.

Join us for a monthly art class for homeschoolers ages 6 and up. We'll engage in various artforms including drawing and painting. Registration is required below.

All young children and their caregivers are welcome to join us for stories, songs and rhymes. Held outdoors on the grass, bring a blanket or chair.  No Registration required. We hope to see you there!

Join Ms. Joyce for storytime. We will read stories for kids ages 3-7, sing songs, shake our shakers and have fun! At the end children and their caregivers can do a craft together or take it home. 

Join Us for low-impact yoga instruction with stretching and breathing techniques. No mats required.

Bring the littles and come for a fun dance party and storytime!  We will dance to fun songs, use egg shakers and dance with bubbles!

Join us for Saturday morning Storytime.

Celebrate Pajamas Day by coloring some pajama keychains with us in the Community Room! For ages 5-10

Please join us for storytime and craft every Saturday morning in the Children's Area at 10:00AM. 

Join City Ballet of San Diego for "A Book and a Ballerina!" Enjoy listening to a readaloud, hearing from a professional ballerina, and learning some basic dance steps.

Join the knitting and crochet circle. Improve your skills in these traditional art forms. Bring your project for social crafting!

Learn what it takes to be a true globetrotter! Race a balloon rocket and design your own car engine as you learn about thrust. See the principles of propulsion at work in a reach rocket launch.

Join us for Stay&Play! Enjoy a storytime, play with toys and enjoy one on one time with your baby and learn from other parents about what they're going through and find support while your babies are playing in a safe environment!

You never know what treasures you might find at the monthly Friends of the North Park Library monthly book sale!  Members of the Friends group will be available to discuss memberships and joining the Friends group as well.

Open Adult Ballet Class 10:00am - 11:30am

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Network Safety Series

Volunteers from AARP's Tax-Aide program will help you prepare and file your income taxes.  Saturdays, through April 13, 2024 (exceptions: Saturdays 2/24 & 3/2, when the PB Library's Community Room will serve as an early voting site).&nbsp

Attention High School Teens! Need a dress for prom? The Princess Project San Diego is partnering with the Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library to hand out FREE prom dresses and accessories to participants.

Black out words on a page to create your own poem, and submit it to our contest.

One award of $50 gift certificate will be given at the end of the week.

Completed poetry can be given to librarian.

A bilingual storytime in English and Spanish. Together we will enjoy songs, rhymes, and stories.

Hora de cuentos bilingüe en ingles y español. Juntos disfrutaremos de canciones, rimas y cuentos.

These 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!

Saturday is story time in Kensington Park. Bring a blanket to sit on and get ready for stories, songs, and bubbles! Recommended for ages 1-5. Older siblings are welcome to join in on the fun!

Join us every Saturday from 10am-noon for Lego and Rokenbok Club! Patrons will be able to build at their own pace.

We will provide a lego square to build on and patrons can continue to build on it week after week. 

No sewing experience needed! We'll guide you through essential stitches, patterns, and techniques, setting you up for a lifetime of sustainable clothing fixes and DIY creations. ✨

Virtually step into the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History with Curator Paula Johnson as she discusses the book Smithsonian American Table: The Foods, People, and Innovations That Feed Us.

Come learn about how the Mission Valley Friends of the Library support our mission!  This meeting is both in-person and on Zoom.  If you would like a Zoom link so that you can participate, please email MissionValleyFriends@gmail.com.

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.

Venga y hable con nosotros sobre cómo la demencia afecta a nuestros seres queridos.

At the Exploring Magical Creature Camp, participants embark on a journey of mystery and enchantment. This camp is designed to engage the imagination and foster a deep appreciation for the world of mythology and legendary beings.

Free tax preparation from AARP. Please bring all necessary paperwork. 

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.