Week Calendar

Summer is upon us. Include us, the library, as one of your go to summer plans. We will be featuring family-friendly Summer movies every Wednesday in June. 

Be sure to attend this lively and entertaining story performance featuring books presented in a Japanese style of folktale storytelling called Kamishibai. This is a children's storytime that the whole family and all ages can enjoy!

Children become storybook characters and participate in bringing beloved fairy tales and award-winning stories to life with Literature Comes to Life.

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.

This event will be held at Olive Grove Park, 6075 Printwood Way, San Diego, CA 92117.

Join us for a fun performance from Ruth and Emilia! Show synopsis from Ruth and Emilia's website: "When a shiny spaceship lands in Emilia's backyard, she meets URR, from planet Goopda, who has traveled here to promote universal peace.

Learn about animals from around the world and their unique abilities that help them thrive. Get close and experience a live animal program that’s full of fun and discovery.

Join us for a presentation from Wild Wonders! Audiences will learn about and interact with animals from around the world in this amazing and educational program.

SciCook & Nutritional Awareness Weekend Certificate Ceremony  

Sparkles is an award-winning clown whose specialty is her hilarious and whimsical magic and bubble shows! She loves making the kids laugh the whole way through!

Join us for a special storytime in which the children help act out the story! We will be presenting the beloved picture book Red Riding Hood, by James Marshall.

Prepared to be amazed by Allen Oshiro's astonishing magic tricks!  This family magic show is filled with comedy and interactive magic tricks.  Kids in the audience will have the opportunity to be a magician's assistant for the day!!!

Join us for this incredible one-man musical puppet show! Theme TBD

Movie + Craft -- The Bad Guys

Join us every Monday for Movie + Craft. Watch a family-friendly movie and spark your imagination with a craft inspired by the film.

Lunch is Served:

Renew Mondays

Trinity Theatre

Trinity Theatre brings beloved children’s books to life with an engaging book reading and a fun, interactive theatrical performance. 

DIY Tuesdays

Wild Wonders

Come take a walk on the wild side with Wild Wonders and their animal ambassadors! 

Craftacular Wednesdays

Little Fish Comic Book Studio Workshop

Learn the awesome secrets and tricks for making your own comics, and how to improve your drawing skills. 

Showcase Thursdays

Board Games + LEGO

Come and join us for and afternoon of fun, friendly competition, and creativity with board games and LEGOs.

Lunch is Served:

Fun Fridays

DYH@L Presents: Summer Enrichment
Drop in hours: 1pm-4pm 

Ever wonder what it takes to make a video game? In this 5-day program, students will learn the basics of video game development and design using the Scratch programming language to build their own games. Software and equipment provided.

DYH@L Presents: Summer Enrichment
Drop in hours: 1pm-4pm 

Ever wonder what it takes to make a video game? In this program, students will learn the basics of video game development and design using the Scratch programming language to build their own games. Software and equipment provided.

Discover a world of bubbles you never knew existed with our Bubble Science Projects. You will be amazed with our bubble magic while learning about the scientific concepts of Matter, Structure, Energy, and more!

DYH@L Presents: Summer Enrichment
Drop in hours: 1pm-4pm 

Come learn a new game and play with staff!

We will have many games available for parallel or communal play.

Ever wonder what it takes to make a video game? In this program, students will learn the basics of video game development and design using the Scratch programming language to build their own games. Software and equipment provided.

DYH@L Presents: Summer Enrichment
Drop in hours: 1pm-4pm 

Ever wonder what it takes to make a video game? In this program, students will learn the basics of video game development and design using the Scratch programming language to build their own games. Software and equipment provided.

Ever wonder what it takes to make a video game? In this program, students will learn the basics of video game development and design using the Scratch programming language to build their own games. Software and equipment provided.

Sparkles the Clown will entertain with magic, comedy, and bubbles! This is a great event for kids!  The program will be indoors, so, uh, dress accordingly.

Join us for this incredible one-man musical puppet show! Theme TBD

Be marveled by great illusions and mystifying magic during this engaging show!

Local favorites Mad Science return for a spellbinding event which introduces the principles of air and pressure.

Prepare for laughter and amazement as Amazing Dana weaves magic into the fabric of important topics like conservation, sustainability, and recycling. Enjoy the show and then learn how to perform some of the magic tricks you saw.

Ruth and Emilia are a mother/daughter kids music duo who rock!  Come see them as they land their spaceship in our library!

Join us every Tuesday in the summer for hands-on projects recommended for ages 10+!

This week's project: Try your hand at classic paper folding to create fun shapes.

Join Park Ranger Tiffany for a nature walk in the canyon right outside the library! Together we’ll explore and learn about some of the native plants and animals that call this area home!

Laugh and be amazed as Dana weaves his magic.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Clairemont Library

Join us for another fun-filled Slime Event!  Participants will learn to make their own unique colored slime. This event is great for fostering creativity and enjoying the experience.

Registration is required.

Join Zovargo for an educational, interactive, animal program! Learn about the amazing abilities these animals have and how you can help make a difference in the lives of their wild cousins!

While walking through the woods, Bea meets Cad, a member of the Galdurians, an ancient race thought to be long-extinct. Cad believes that if anyone can help him find his missing people, it’s Bea’s grandfather the Pig Wizard.

Come to the library and play Outer Space Bingo!

Winners will receive a Panda Express children's meal.

Join Carmel Valley Library Teen Advisory Board for fun activities to celebrate summer!
 

Join this workshop and create a unique lantern using pressed flowers.

All supplies will be provided.

LEVEL UP at the OB Library by creating a tiny magical fairy garden using upcycled materials! We will have a variety of containers, craft supplies, miniatures, and real and artificial plants for you use to create your own mini fairy habitat.

Monopoly remains a game night staple. But how did it come about? We will explore the fascinating, sometimes twisted, history of one of the most popular board games of all time. Recommended for adults.

Up, Up and Away!

This exciting show deals with the incredible pressure we all live under – Air Pressure!