Week Calendar

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

Celebrate the end of the Lunar New Year & Fire Engine Visit!

This program is focused towards children 2-5 years old and their caregivers.

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!

Sensory and early literacy play for little learners ages 2–5 and their caregivers.

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

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

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.

Join us for a fun and creative craft session! Kids ages 5-8 can make adorable "love bird" Valentine’s cards using heart-shaped paper. Let your imagination take flight as we craft sweet, colorful birds to share with loved ones.

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

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

Visit the library on Saturday & create a terrific craft. All supplies provided! 

 Enjoy a multicultural book and related craft focused on themes of diversity and inclusion, geared for kids ages 3-6 and their families.

Ralph’s World is the mega-fun music show where kids rock and dance to their delight. Ralph engages his young fans with activity songs, story songs, dancing songs, and a healthy dose of pure silliness.

Learn how to paint a snowy tree! All supplies provided. All ages welcome!

Celebrate Black History Month!

Mae Jemison was the first African American woman in space! In honor of her achievement, we will be making rocket ships!

Learn how to weave with an expert textile artist from the San Diego Creative Weavers Guild!  This class is targeted to homeschooling youth ages 8+. No prior experience required, and all materials will be provided.

Join us on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 11am for Kamishibai Storytime . Before TV and comic books existed in Japan, there was kamishibai, or paper theater.

Ikebana is the Japanese art of flower arrangement. It is more than simply putting flowers in a container. It is a disciplined art form that breathes life into each composition, harmonizing the elements of nature and humanity.

Get crafty at the library every week! Each week there will be a unique craft that is fun for all ages. All supplies will be provided.

Fall Classes 2024

Need to finish some homework, work on a project, study for a test, or just relax and read a book away from the distractions at home?

Need to finish some homework, work on a project, study for a test, or just relax and read a book away from the distractions at home?

Join us on the Patio outside the children's room for arts and crafts after school every Wednesday at 2pm.

Activities are designed for school age children.  Young kids may require parent assistance.

Need to finish some homework, work on a project, study for a test, or just relax and read a book away from the distractions at home?

Need to finish some homework, work on a project, study for a test, or just relax and read a book away from the distractions at home?

Visit us at the Central Library IDEA Lab and learn about the science behind the cyanotype process and it's wide applications throughout history.

Learn, play, and create with LEGOs!

Children can build with LEGOs and display their creations in the library.

Join the educators of the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego for a "Be My Valentine's Day Mixed Media Workshop" and create a relief in a small canvas for that special person In your life.  All ages are welcome.

Join us for a fun time of artistic exploration and creativity!

Offering a variety of hands-on activities that will inspire their imagination and creativity.

Recommended ages 5 and up.

Come to the library for a hands-on art workshop which is part of a monthly art series. A new medium and new techniques will be used every month.

Come build your creations while making new friends!  All Legos will be supplied by the Paradise Hills Branch Library.  Your creation may even be featured in our display case! 

Join us every second Monday for an entertaining book club where we’ll discuss a great kids book, do a related craft, and enjoy snacks.

Join the Legler Benbough Teen IDEA Lab for Maker Mondays, every 2nd and 4th Monday at 4pm. Each session the IDEA Lab team will focus on a different design project and will highlight a piece of technology found within our lab.

Extra special crafternoon! Join us to decorate Valentine's Day Memento Boxes! Registration is required. All ages are welcome! 

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!

Join us to make a cute miniature gift bag that looks like a heart-shaped hot air balloon. For ages 4 and up. 

Join us for a new fun biweekly craft for children on the 2nd & 4th Tuesday in January at 4pm...Let's Get Crafty with Miss Gaby!

Teens and tweens ages 10–18 are invited to unleash their creativity at Sketch Night!

Join the Pauline Foster Teen Center to create Valentine’s Day cards for the loved ones in your life! Ages 12-18 only.

Join us on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month to practice knitting.  Beginners and knitters of all levels are welcome to attend.  We provide materials and instruction.  Bring a project you're currently working on, or try somethin

Come the library for Arts and crafts for children 5 and up.  No registration needed and materials are provided.

Join us and local artists Toshwerks for a fun, hands-on DIY crafty project recommended for ages 8 and up: a Valentine's Day Flower Luminary.

All supplies will be provided, but online registration is required. Sponsored by SRFOL.

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with us!

Use cardstock, pompoms, and more to decorate a toilet paper roll and make your own love bug!

In honor of the Lantern Festival, join us at the library to make your own beautiful lantern art using watercolor paint and cardstock paper.  The Lantern Festival  is celebrated on the 15th day and the first full moon of the Lunar Ne

For the month of February join us at the Legler Benbough Teen IDEA Lab every Monday to Tuesday at 6pm, and Wednesday to Thursday at 4pm, as we watch films that center Black voices and experiences to celebrate Black History Month. 

Join us to create your very own valentine's craft to gift just in time for Valentine’s Day! Psst... It’s also Library Lovers Month!

Join us every other Thursday for fun sensory play, arts & craft, & fun games. For kids age 3 to 8 years old. 

Join us for an hour of crocheting at the library! You can use our supplies, or bring your own projects. Ask questions, learn the basics, or talk to other crocheters while practicing the craft. 

Join us every Thursday from 4:00 - 5:30 pm for Chess in the 1st floor MHC Conference Center off of the main lobby. Downtown Chess meets in the 1st floor MHC Conference Center off of the main lobby of the San Diego Central Library.

For the month of February join us at the Legler Benbough Teen IDEA Lab every Monday to Tuesday at 6pm, and Wednesday to Thursday at 4pm, as we watch films that center Black voices and experiences to celebrate Black History Month. 

Calling all artists!

Participants will learn the process of relief printmaking and have the opportunity to create multiple prints of different colors and patterns.

Skyline Hills Crafting Circle is celebrating Embroidery Month!

Join us in February for all things embroidery with Claudia from Sew Loka.

In partnership with Rainbow Spaces come grab your character sheets and get ready to roll! We're playing Dungeons and Dragons at the library so get ready to have your character's story told here!

Join us every Tuesday from 5-5:30pm for Create! At the Library, featuring a new craft each week. This program is for youth aged 5-11, that will develop fine motor skills and creativity. 

Give your loved one a card that comes straight from the heart.

For this month's Crafts for Grown Ups, we'll be making DIY hand soap for Valentine's Day!  Come learn the tips and tricks of making soap and create your own cute giftable hand soap!

For the month of February join us at the Legler Benbough Teen IDEA Lab every Monday to Tuesday at 6pm, and Wednesday to Thursday at 4pm, as we watch films that center Black voices and experiences to celebrate Black History Month.

Come and draw a Beanie Baby to celebrate love & friendship! We will first do a direct drawing of a bear, and then draw the stuffed animal in front of us. Ages 5 - 17.  

Remember Us The Holocaust Exhibit Speaker Series

For the month of February join us at the Legler Benbough Teen IDEA Lab every Monday to Tuesday at 6pm, and Wednesday to Thursday at 4pm, as we watch films that center Black voices and experiences to celebrate Black History Month.