Week Calendar

Join in as we read, sing, dance, and play at Preschool Storytime! Come and build essential early literacy skills and foster a love of reading. Designed for children ages 3-5.

This is a knit and crochet group where you can learn how to knit/crochet, knit/crochet in good company, show off your latest projects, and get to know your fellow neighbors.

This is a social group where you can practice your fiber craft in good company, showing off your latest projects, getting support, and make friends. All levels are welcome.

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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.

A story time designed for toddlers, featuring stories, songs, rhymes, and finger plays.

Children and their caregivers are invited to enjoy simple stories, songs and community.  Reading practice helps young ones to develop school readiness skills and also encourages  perspective-taking, enhanced language ability, and critica

Join Children’s Librarian Miss Julie for stories, songs, fingerplays, and lots of fun!  This program is designed for children ages 2-4.

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.

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.

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

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

Join Ms. Camille and Ms. Melissa every Thursday at the OB Rec Center for storytime and free play for children 0 to 5 years old. Each week children will have the opportunity to explore and socialize and so will their caregivers!

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

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.

Join us on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month for a virtual storytime via Zoom, perfect for toddlers and preschoolers. Questions? Call 858-581-9934.

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.

Details TBA

Join us for bilingual English/Mandarin Chinese stories and songs with Ms. Danning at the library. All ages welcome. The storytime will be once a month, from 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the library's Community Room

RB FOL board meeting.

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!

Recommended for toddlers, preschoolers, and early elementary-school age kids, this simple dance program will feature popular songs. Families, it’s time to get your groove on!

Every Monday, join us for a friendly game of bridge. All adults are invited to participate using Party Bridge rules. Beginners welcome! Instructions will be provided.

A gathering of intermediate & advanced players who want to enjoy a few rounds of mahjong together!

Materials are provided

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

Children 0-5 years old and their caregivers are invited to join us for Odi Buddies! We will sing songs, do rhymes, fingerplays, shake our shakers and have fun!

Please join Miss Ellie for storytime, songs, and some fun!

This class provides students with an understanding of the Breath-Mind-Body dynamic and its relationship to health and wellness during the aging process.  Students learn breathing techniques for self-care, mental resilience, and physical relax

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

This class provides students with an understanding of the Breath-Mind-Body dynamic and its relationship to health and wellness during the aging process.  Students learn breathing techniques for self-care, mental resilience, and physical relax

Mindful meditation can help lower heart rate, respiration, blood pressure, and stress.  Instructors from the Healthy Adventures Foundation will lead participants in meditative breathing, a contract/relax exercise, and guided imagery.  At

Instructors are from Silver Age Yoga. Designed so that seniors can safely participate at their level of comfort. Every class utilizes chairs. 

Feeling forgetful? Preserving your mental abilities as you get older is easier than you might think — and it can even be fun. Stimulating your mind by playing games and learning new skills can help keep your brain healthy as you age.

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.

Interested in achieving better brain function while improving your memory, cognitive abilities, and strategic thinking? Then play chess!

Chess is played by over 600 million people and is the most popular game in the world.

Do you want to learn how to play chess? Do you already know how to play and are looking for the perfect place to play? Join us every Saturday for a fun game of chess with friends at Rancho Bernardo Library!

If attending RSVP to tlampell21@gmail.com.

Enjoy bilingual stories and songs for children!

Chess is played by over 600 million people and is the most popular game in the world. We welcome players with all levels of chess experience from beginners to advanced. Recommended for ages 10 and up.

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

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.

Join us for the Pacific Beach Library's monthly book discussion!  Our group meets in a hybrid format, so you can choose whether you'd prefer to join us in-person in the PB Library's Community Room or virtually (please send an email to cwainwr

Southern California Ballet is partnering with the Rancho Bernardo Branch Library for “Dancing Through the Pages,” a program that allows children to explore movement and dance through storytelling!

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!

Want to connect with other readers?  

Welcome to Rancho Peñasquitos Library’s Evening Book Club, where you'll have the opportunity to connect with new people, read a variety of books, and engage in interesting discussions.

Explore New Worlds! Embark on Epic Adventures!

Have you ever wanted to play role-playing games like Dungeons and Dragons, but didn't know where to start? 

Put on your pajamas, grab your favorite stuffed animal and head to the library for storytime.

Open to the public