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Prizes are READY! Take a look at some of the goodies we have available for you to pick up at any of our other SDPL locations offering in-person or contactless pickup services! Have you finished logging your 5 books or your 5 hours worth of reading? It's easy and can be done online. sandiego.gov/WinterReading For the list of library services and locations visit our website: sandiego.gov/libraryservices

We are going to think like ENGINEERS and ponder how Roger might use tools or technology to solve a problem: how can he read a book without getting distracted by the noise coming from Emily? This will be so much fun and I hope you will enjoy all the crazy TOOLS that Emily uses to make noise. We'll read about it and think about what tools Roger could use to make things quieter. Then we'll see what tool he decides on. And then, we're going to solve another problem about how to stay dry in the rain! Life is full of these problems and it's fun to think like an engineer and imagine how even the smallest thing is actually a kind of technology that solves problems for us. I hope you can share in the comments below what tools you might have used if you were Roger?

Learn more about the Winter Reading Challenge at https://www.sandiego.gov/public-/kidsandteens/winterreading

Signs at Play with Jennifer is back, online, on Facebook at the San Diego Public Library! We miss all of our families and friends. If you have a young one and you would like to join in with Jennifer live, just tune in to the SDPL Virtual Hub every Saturday at 10am!

We are celebrating another reading challenge for the winter season! Please join us and learn more about the 2021 Winter Reading Challenge at https://www.sandiego.gov/public-/kidsandteens/winterreading and not to worry, prizes will be available for readers of all ages!

Attention young writers: Have you checked out this week's prompt for Write Now featuring author Susan Meissner? Words Alive has it up on their website: www.word...salive.org/write-now Each week, a different author challenges participants to put their pen on the page and write with a weekly prompt. Submit a response for a chance to win a free book copy, thanks to the Friends of the San Diego Public Library! What's more, this Thursday at 3 p.m., Susan Meissner will be hosting a #FREE virtual workshop with tips and tricks to help you improve your writing: https://wordsalive.wufoo.com/forms/write-now-workshop/

Halloween is creeping up, are you interested in joining a Halloween Story Theater? This month we're trading our chickens for ghosts and ghouls! Join in the fun and transform into a scarecrow, ghost, vampire and more. Perform as the storybook characters in two Halloween favorites, "The Little Old Lady who was Not Afraid of Anything" by Linda Williams & "Big Pumpkin" by Erica Silverman. Register today and become a member of the production this Thursday, October 22 at 3:30 p.m. https://fb.me/e/1IfC36neY

Every October, San Diego Public Library honors the rich heritage, contributions, & intersectionality that makes the LGBTQIA+ community so unique. This is also a time to bring awareness to their (our) continuing struggle to achieve equality & justice in all aspects of their (our) lives. Join the celebration & check out our diverse virtual program offerings throughout October!

From Tony the Tiger and Toucan Sam to Snap, Crackle & Pop and Mini, the whole Kellogg's cereal family and beyond are showing their support for LGBTQ youth this #SpiritDay.

In two days, our Zine Workshop with the IDEA lab goes live. We welcome all makers to join us in learning the basics behind zines and will even let participants in on how to submit theirs to our growing Zine Collection! Want to know more about Zines? Take part in this FREE class! Registration is required: https://sandiego.librarymarket.com/ev/make-design-mini-zine

EXPANDED HOURS: You can drop your ballot off here, or at *any* City library, Monday - SATURDAY, 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Join us for a FREE theatrical performance of The Lion and the Mouse complete with an all-star cast of actors to help act out the story in a highly visual and interactive way! Based on the Aesop Fable, The Lion and the Mouse is the story of a young mouse who meets a mighty lion. The lion, unable to make friends, hides away, but learns that friends come in all shapes and sizes. Presented by Trinity Theatre Company and Kitabu Club Adventures. Register at https://trinityttc.org/zoom

Ocean Beach Branch Manager Matt Beatty shares his feelings about one of his favorite classics, War and Peace.

Another beautiful day in paradise in OB!

We’re starting off by singing peekaboo with Tiger! Then we will read Wiggle! By Taro Gomi. And finally we’ll sing the Uppity Up song together so that your babies can wiggle and giggle and swing like my gorilla friend! Thank you to Chronicle Books for giving us permission to read Wiggle and happy reading, San Diego!

Last Saturday, we rolled out a whole bunch of changestake a look at the latest update we have regarding library services and hours throughout SDPL!

Meet Julia Walton, author of "Writing on Bathroom Walls" she's holding a #free writing workshop for teens Thursday, October 8 at 10 a.m. as part of our Write Now weekly writing series. SDPL, Words Alive and the Friends of the San Diego Public Library are teaming up to bring out Write Nowwhere teens can write now about the events right now. Each week will feature a different prompts, from a different author. In preparation for the workshop, write your own letter in which you... apologize for a mistake. That mistake can be taken from your life experience or an imaginary one through the eyes of a character you are developing. Either way, taking ownership of a mistake can reveal a lot about character. Send in your response for a chance to win a free copy of the book and other goodies. It may be free but make sure to save a spot and register! http://www.wordsalive.org/write-now