Week Calendar

All Day

On View: We the People-SD Unified for Democracy

All Day 2/22–5/4

All Ages

Central Library

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Library Branch: Central Library

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation

Event Details:

We the People

Crawford High School

Central Library | 2nd Floor Display

February 22 - May 4, 2025

AAPI Month Take Home Craft Distribution

All Day

Preschoolers, Elementary School Age

Linda Vista Library

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Library Branch: Linda Vista Library

Age Group: Preschoolers, Elementary School Age

Program Type: Celebration Month, Art, Cultural Appreciation

Event Details:

May is Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month! To celebrate, this month’s Take Home Craft is a Hibiscus Flower.

On View: The Stiletto Collection- Beth Smith

All Day 3/6–5/29

All Ages

Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library

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Library Branch: Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation

Event Details:

The Stiletto Collection

March 6 – May 29, 2025

Take Me to the Water: Histories of the Black Pacific

All Day 3/24–5/18

All Ages

Central Library

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Library Branch: Central Library

Room: AC - Popular Library - Fairway - Central

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation

Event Details:

Join UCSD professor and curator Caroline Collins and UCSD Provost Angela Booker for a stimulating presentation on our current exhibition on Tuesday, March 25th.

On View: Tom Baldauf

All Day 4/1–6/30

All Ages

Point Loma/Hervey Library

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Library Branch: Point Loma/Hervey Library

Room: PO - Marla Haas Community Room - Point Loma/Hervey

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation

Event Details:

Tom Baldauf

April 1 – June 30, 2025

On View: Let’s Get Wild- Nona Perrin

All Day 4/2–6/10

All Ages

Pacific Beach/Taylor Library

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Library Branch: Pacific Beach/Taylor Library

Room: PB - Community Room/Taylor Gallery - Pacific Beach/Taylor

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation

Event Details:

Let’s Get Wild

April 2 – June 10, 2025

On View: Personal Connections- Joan Bonetti

All Day 4/2–6/30

All Ages

Rancho Bernardo Library

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Library Branch: Rancho Bernardo Library

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation

Event Details:

Personal Connections

April 2 – June 30, 2025

Barrier Breakers: From Jackie to Pumpsie

All Day 4/15–6/20

All Ages

Central Library

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Library Branch: Central Library

Room: AC - Helen Price Reading Room - Central

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Featured, Cultural Appreciation

Event Details:

Barrier Breakers: From Jackie to Pumpsie, developed by the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, tells the story of the Negro Leagues and the strong-willed, dedicated athletes, who simply refus

Cancelled

Little Saigon 50th Anniversary

All Day

All Ages, Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

City Heights Performance Annex

Cancelled

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Library Branch: City Heights Performance Annex

Room: CT - Outdoor Amphitheater - City Heights Performance Annex

Age Group: All Ages, Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Program Type: Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation, Performing Arts

Event Details:

More information coming soon!

10 am

Kamishibai Storytime

10:00am–10:30am

Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers

Carmel Valley Library

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Library Branch: Carmel Valley Library

Room: VA - Community Room - Carmel Valley

Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers

Program Type: Cultural Appreciation, Literature, Performing Arts

Event Details:

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

Genealogy Research: Meet with our volunteer genealogist 10am to Noon

10:00am–12:00pm

All Ages

Central Library

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Library Branch: Central Library

Room: AC - Genealogy Table in Marilyn & Gene Marx Special Collections Center (9th Floor) - Central

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation

Event Details:

For those contemplating constructing a family tree, as well as for experienced genealogy researchers.

Volunteers are there to help guide you in your research.

No appointment necessary. First come, first served.

StoryBox Theatre: Kamishibai

10:00am–10:30am

All Ages, Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Adults, Older Adults

Pacific Highlands Ranch Library

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Library Branch: Pacific Highlands Ranch Library

Room: PR - Community Room - Pacific Highlands Ranch

Age Group: All Ages, Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Adults, Older Adults

Program Type: Cultural Appreciation, Literature, Program Includes Kit

Event Details:

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

How-To Festival 2025

10:30am–1:30pm

All Ages, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Pacific Highlands Ranch Library

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Library Branch: Pacific Highlands Ranch Library

Room: PR - Community Room - Pacific Highlands Ranch

Age Group: All Ages, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Program Type: Featured, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation, IDEA Labs/Makerspaces, Wellness

Event Details:

Round up your friends and family and learn something new together at the How-To Festival. There is something for everyone and all ages! This year, get ready to tackle crafts, dance, life tips and more.

11 am

Kamishibai Storytime

11:00am–11:30am

Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary School Age

Balboa Library

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Library Branch: Balboa Library

Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary School Age

Program Type: Cultural Appreciation

Event Details:

Before TV and comic books existed in Japan, there was Kamishibai, or paper theater. With a wooden box, illustrations, and a great narrator to tell the story, kiddos will be in for a treat!

Bumblebee Toddler and Preschool Storytime at the Library

11:00am–11:30am

Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers

Mira Mesa Library

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Library Branch: Mira Mesa Library

Room: MM - Community Room - Mira Mesa

Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers

Program Type: Celebration Month, Cultural Appreciation, Early Learning, Literature

Event Details:

Join us for Bumblebee Toddler and Preschool Storytime. Enjoy children's stories and songs.

All ages are welcome. No registration required.

Cancelled

Tour San Diego Central Library

11:00am–12:30pm

All Ages

Central Library

Registration Encouraged

Cancelled

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Library Branch: Central Library

Room: AC - Lobby - Central

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation

Registration Encouraged

Event Details:

Ever wondered about the Central Library? Are you a frequent visitor and want to learn more? Or are you from out of town, and just here for the day?

Baby Sign Storytime w/Miss Monta!

11:30am–12:00pm

Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers

San Ysidro Library

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Library Branch: San Ysidro Library

Room: SY - Lloyd de Llamas Community Room - San Ysidro

Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers

Program Type: Cultural Appreciation, Early Learning, Literature

Event Details:

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.

Tots Spanish Read and Dance

11:00am–11:30am

Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers

North Clairemont Library

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Library Branch: North Clairemont Library

Room: NC - Main Area - North Clairemont

Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers

Program Type: Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation, Early Learning, En Español, Literature

Event Details:

Come bring your little ones for a Spanish book reading with dancing! This program is recommended for toddlers, preschoolers and early elementary school-age children.

The Music of John Williams: An Exceptional American Composer

11:00am–12:00pm

Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Tierrasanta Library

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Library Branch: Tierrasanta Library

Room: TS - Community Room - Tierrasanta

Age Group: Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Program Type: Cultural Appreciation, Performing Arts

Event Details:

The Music of John Williams:

An Exceptional American Composer

Celebrate AAPI: Korean Pungmul Performance

11:30am–12:30pm

All Ages

Carmel Valley Library

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Library Branch: Carmel Valley Library

Room: VA - Community Room - Carmel Valley

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Celebration Month, Cultural Appreciation, Performing Arts

Event Details:

Celebrate the unique culture and contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) at the library by watching a high-energy, super fun performance at 11:30 am by the San Diego Korean Pungmul Institute.

12 pm

Kamishibai Storytime

12:30pm–1:00pm

Preschoolers

Carmel Mountain Ranch Library

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Library Branch: Carmel Mountain Ranch Library

Room: CM - Community Room - Carmel Mountain Ranch

Age Group: Preschoolers

Program Type: Cultural Appreciation, Literature

Event Details:

In this Japanese tradition, a professional storyteller reveals a series of illustrations contained in a storybox as the narrative unfolds. Before TV & comic books existed in Japan, there was Kamishibai (kami = paper; shibai = theatre).&n

Genealogy Research: Meet with our volunteer genealogist 12pm to 2pm

12:00pm–2:00pm

All Ages

Central Library

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Library Branch: Central Library

Room: AC - Genealogy Table in Marilyn & Gene Marx Special Collections Center (9th Floor) - Central

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation

Event Details:

For those contemplating constructing a family tree, as well as for experienced genealogy researchers.

Volunteers are there to help guide you in your research.

No appointment necessary. First come, first served.

1 pm

Bilingual Korean Storytime

1:00pm–2:00pm

Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary School Age

North University Community Library

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Library Branch: North University Community Library

Room: NU - Community Room - North University

Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary School Age

Program Type: Cultural Appreciation

Event Details:

We will be reading and singing in Korean and English!

우리는 한국어와 영어로 읽고 노래할 거예요!

2 pm

3 pm

Mandarin Chinese Storytime 中文故事時間

3:00pm–3:30pm

Preschoolers, Elementary School Age

Pacific Beach/Taylor Library

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Library Branch: Pacific Beach/Taylor Library

Room: PB - Children's Area - Pacific Beach/Taylor

Age Group: Preschoolers, Elementary School Age

Program Type: Cultural Appreciation, Literature

Event Details:

Join Ms Mei as she presents stories and songs and crafts in Mandarin.

All ages are welcome.

KPop Club

3:45pm–5:45pm

Middle School Age, Teens

Central Library

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Library Branch: Central Library

Room: AC - Teen Center- Game Room (2nd Floor) - Central

Age Group: Middle School Age, Teens

Program Type: Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation, Performing Arts

Event Details:

Come listen to the latest releases, talk about the latest news, and more!

4 pm

English Corner (English Conversation)

4:45pm–5:45pm

Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

North University Community Library

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Library Branch: North University Community Library

Room: NU - Community Room - North University

Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Program Type: Citizenship and Immigration, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation

Event Details:

Community members with a basic grasp of English language can have fun themed conversations and build relationships with one another. We will talk about ourselves, our cultures, and more.

Tinker Thursday

4:00pm–5:00pm

Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens

Skyline Hills Library

Registration Encouraged

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Library Branch: Skyline Hills Library

Room: SK - Multipurpose Room - Skyline Hills

Age Group: Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens

Program Type: Accessibility, Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation

Registration Encouraged

Event Details:

Join us to celebrate AAPI ASIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER Heritage Month and explore Japanese Culture! Learn some fun facts about Koi fish and craft your own!

Downtown Chess @ San Diego Central Library/1st floor Mary Hollis Clark Conference Center

4:00pm–5:30pm

All Ages

Central Library

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Library Branch: Central Library

Room: AC - Mary Hollis Clark Conference Center - Central

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Featured, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation

Event Details:

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

Ethnic Studies at the Library: Caring for Caregivers: Filipina Migrants and Community Building

4:00pm–5:30pm

Skyline Hills Library

Registration Encouraged

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Library Branch: Skyline Hills Library

Room: SK - Multipurpose Room - Skyline Hills

Program Type: Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation

Registration Encouraged

Event Details:

Valerie Francisco-Menchavez, PhD is an award-winning scholar-activist, researcher, writer and educator whose academic and political work calls attention to the experiences of Filipina migrants in care work industries and their indelible abili

5 pm

Adult Crafting Circle - Create a zipper pouch.

5:30pm–7:30pm

Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Skyline Hills Library

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Library Branch: Skyline Hills Library

Room: SK - Multipurpose Room - Skyline Hills

Age Group: Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Program Type: Celebration Month, Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation, Wellness

Event Details:

Make your own zipper pouch and other sewing projects, with Claudia form Sew Loka. Or bring your own project to work on and join our community of crafters.

Free Ballet Folkorico Classes - El Tesoro Del Folklor

5:30pm–7:30pm

Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults

City Heights Performance Annex

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Library Branch: City Heights Performance Annex

Room: CT - Black Box Theatre - Performance Annex

Age Group: Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults

Program Type: Cultural Appreciation, Performing Arts

Event Details:

Join El Tesoro Del Folklor at the Annex for free Ballet Folklorico classes! Children and adults from beginners to experienced are welcome to join this amazing group of talented performers to improve their skills.

Star Wars Party

5:00pm–6:00pm

Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age

Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library

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Library Branch: Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library

Room: MX - Children's Area - Valencia Park/Malcolm X

Age Group: Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age

Program Type: Celebration Month, Art, Cultural Appreciation

Event Details:

It's "Revenge of the Sith" Star Wars day on May the 6th.

Free Ballet Folkorico Classes - El Tesoro Del Folklor

5:30pm–7:30pm

Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults

City Heights Performance Annex

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Library Branch: City Heights Performance Annex

Room: CT - Black Box Theatre - Performance Annex

Age Group: Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults

Program Type: Cultural Appreciation, Performing Arts

Event Details:

Join El Tesoro Del Folklor at the Annex for free Ballet Folklorico classes! Children and adults from beginners to experienced are welcome to join this amazing group of talented performers to improve their skills.

6 pm

Swing Dance Under the Dome

6:00pm–7:45pm

Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Central Library

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Library Branch: Central Library

Room: AC - Qualcomm Dome Terrace - Central

Age Group: Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Program Type: Cultural Appreciation, Performing Arts, Wellness

Event Details:

Swing dance comes to the library! Swing Dancing San Diego will lead a free introductory lesson and host a rooftop dance under the Dome!

Children's Bilingual Spanish Conversation Night and Book Club

6:30pm–7:30pm

Elementary School Age

Carmel Valley Library

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Library Branch: Carmel Valley Library

Room: VA - Community Room - Carmel Valley

Age Group: Elementary School Age

Program Type: Cultural Appreciation, En Español

Event Details:

Bilingual Spanish/English conversation night and Book Club- practice your Spanish while mingling with others, reading books (Graphic Novels in Spanish ) and playing games.

English as a Second Language (ESL) Conversation Group in Seminar Room

6:30pm–7:30pm

Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Mira Mesa Library

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Library Branch: Mira Mesa Library

Room: MM - Seminar/Booksale Room - Mira Mesa

Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Program Type: Cultural Appreciation

Event Details:

Join us for casual, friendly conversation designed to increase participants' comfort with the English language and maybe make new friends.

English as a Second Language (ESL) Conversation Group in Seminar Room

6:30pm–7:30pm

Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Mira Mesa Library

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Library Branch: Mira Mesa Library

Room: MM - Teen Area - Mira Mesa

Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Program Type: Cultural Appreciation

Event Details:

Join us for casual, friendly conversation designed to increase participants' comfort with the English language and maybe make new friends.

Comic-Con International Graphic Novel Book Club - Downtown (Online and In-Person)

6:30pm–7:45pm

Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Central Library

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Library Branch: Central Library

Room: AC - Sullivan Library Commission Room - Central

Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Program Type: Featured, Online/Virtual, Book Discussion, Cultural Appreciation, Literature

Event Details:

Do you have a passion for comics and graphic novels?

Join the Comic-Con graphic novel book clubs!

CALENDAR UPDATE

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We the People

Crawford High School

The Stiletto Collection

Tom Baldauf

Let’s Get Wild

Personal Connections

The Music of John Williams:

An Exceptional American Composer