Week Calendar

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.

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Stay and Play is a play group and storytime for kids age 0-5 and their adults. We especially invite nontraditional caregivers (friends, family members, and neighbors) who care for children in an informal way.

Teen-led program. Beginner friendly computer-aided design (CAD) projects such as keychains and simple geometric models. Geared toward middle and high school students. No 3D printing during program (3D printing during open 3D lab hours only).

Cape making workshop will include simple sewing instructions and is limited to the first 25 participants. Clicbitz will guide you in making a superhero cape. All sewing levels welcome! All supplies provided. Registration required.

LEGO Free Play: Imagine and build with LEGO! Keep your engineering and problem-solving skills sharp using the library's LEGO bricks.

Give your child the thrill of making their very first video game!

Welcome to the Core Biology Concept Workshop!

Why be BORED when there is BOARD Game Club every Wednesday, 3:30-4:30?  Come on down to the Children's and Teen Areas where you will find classic board games as well as steam based games.  Bring your friends -

Calling all LEGO Builders!

Put your engineering and problem-solving skills to the test by taking part in unique LEGO building challenges or let your imagination run wild and build your own special LEGO creations.

Each week's LEGO

Join us for our weekly LEGO Club program! Promoting STEAM and creativity, let your kids express their inner engineer! Designs will be displayed in the children's library stacks.

Make geometric art by rotating a cardboard shape around a center point. For ages 5 and up.

 Let's get creative with Perler Beads! You can make keychains, coasters, necklaces, bracelets, or ornaments by creating any designs using little beads bonded together with heat.  It's easy, lots of fun, and even meditative.

A simple introduction to Programming concepts using Scratch for grades 1-6.

Let's play chess!  All ages and skill levels are welcome to play casual games in our relaxed setting. 

Youth are invited to join the La Jolla/Riford Library and students from the Point Loma Nazarene Biology Department in a fun & hands-on series of Bio Lab workshops! 

Come join us as we enter into our first activity of our freaky p

Come & build racetracks then let’s race! 
Feel free to bring your own race cars and join the fun! 

Come join us for Lego Club on the first and third Wednesdays of the month from 4pm - 5pm! The library provides the Lego for creative free build. Creations are displayed at the library for 2 weeks. All materials must stay at the library.

Students will be introduced to applicable engineering concepts through engineering challenges that walk students through real-world fields and problems faced by engineers. Recommended for grades 6-8.

CREATE - SHARE - PLAY!

Calling all artist! Come beautify our outdoor patio with chalk then let's get more creative with a craft activity. 

Explore what goes into making a tortilla! In this hands-on program, learn about the cultural background of tortilla-making as well as the physical and chemical changes that occur as the dough is formed, pressed, and cooked.

Science Club is for 3rd through 6th graders who are interested in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, & Mathematics). Each week kids engage in a new and fun hands-on/minds-on activity exploring a wide range of subjects.

Kids can enjoy being creative by building with LEGO blocks and DUPLO bricks. It's a great opportunity for exploring with new ideas, as well as sharing concepts and strategies with other attendees.

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

Bring your ideas to life at our Mobile Maker Lab in the Mission Hills-Hillcrest Library. Learn to use various programs and equipment  such as our 3D printer and die cut machine powered by Silhouette Studio.

Girls Who Code Club is hosting an Open House event. Learn about the Girls Who Code Club and their Fall session         program. "What is an API?".

Join us for the closing reception of this ambidextrous art show, titled Mirror Mirror Body and Brain: What Neuroscience is Missing Today by Jim Houliston!