San Diego Central Library

Did you catch Library Shop's first Pride Storytime at the College - Rolando Library with Sienna? It was one of our first in-person events of the season! If you're bummed you couldn't make it during the week, don't despairwe've got even more Pride Storytimes along the way! This weekend is a two-fer. At 11 a.m., head over to Logan Heights Library to catch a bilingual storytime featuring Raquel Ita and Barbie Q! Or, if you find yourself by Kensington-Normal Heights Library, you'll catch a different storytime featuring Beans! All these events are free and fun for the whole family. No need to register, just show up! If you want notifications for our upcoming events, sign up here: fb.me/e/WIFjMNx4

From practicing law to flying the skies to writing novels, R. D. Kardon, Author has seen and experienced plenty. See how her life inspired her books in our upcoming Local Author of the Month talk this Saturday! She's coming on tomorrow at 2 p.m. and everyone is welcome to join: sandiego.librarymarket.com//author-month-robin-rd-kardon-a A big thanks to the Friends of Central San Diego Library for helping to make this virtual event possible!

We're super excited to present the Pier Kids documentary from Elegance Bratton as part of our Virtual Pride x Summer Reading Program: Picture This! event crossover. Thanks to POV for allowing us to stream this movie. Register to watch: sandiego.librarymarket.com/ev/picture-watch-party-pier-kids Pier Kids (2019) documents the lives of the queer and trans youth of color living around the Christopher Street Pier. Virtual Screening | Friday, July 9 | 5 p.m.... ===== We're screening movies every Friday night in July at 5 p.m. as part of our ongoing Summer Reading Program Events. We welcome everyone to join in on the watch party! For more about the Reading Colors your World program, visit our website: sandiego.gov/summerreading Virtual Programming for SDPL Pride 2021 is going on now through July 16. Take a look at the schedule: sandiego.gov/lgtbtqia

Have you taken a look at our July lineup for our Summer Reading Program series of special events? Every Thursday at 3:30 p.m., we welcome everyone to participate in our fun virtual events with our guest performers! Who's making it out this month? Take a look at juggling extraordinaire Michael Rayner brokenjuggler, the super popular magician Arty Loon, master storyteller Rebecca Martin and even join a livestreamed concert on the SDPL Virtual Hub with Hullabaloo! They are all f...ree and takes less than a minute to sign up for. Visit our Summer Reading Program page and click on the Special Events tab to register. sandiego.gov/summerreading That's also where you can go to sign up for the Summer Reading Program and earn your way to some great prizes by logging activities, reading books and logging time spent reading. Every time you log an item, it goes towards the San Diego Public Library Foundation's community read-a-thon challenge of getting to 250,000 total books read, time spent or activities completed by participants. If we do, they'll donate $10,000 towards additional youth programming!

Join Ms. Wendy from the Central Library for a storytime fearturing the puppets, Bear and Hare. We will look for Bear, sing a counting song about cookies in a bakery shop, and laugh along with Hare as Bear tries to fish. Where is Bear? by Jonathan Bentley, read with permission by Penguin Random House, and Bear and Hare Go Fishing by Emily Gravett, read with permission by Simon & Schuster will be our featured books. Happy Summer Reading!

On the lookout for a job with great benefits, awesome coworkers and serving the community? Come join our library team! We're on the lookout for someone to help lead and grow our programming and events in the City Heights Library Performance Annex. Arts Management Associate: governmentjobs.com//arts-management-associate-t10740-20210... Looking for something else? Our library system is not just opening up its doors to the publicadditional library assistant positions have opened up, too. Library Assistant I: governmentjobs.com//3097/library-assistant-i-t11356-202106 Library Assistant III: governmentjobs.com//30/library-assistant-iii-t11236-202106

Did you know that California Coast Credit Union hosts free webinars every month? Last month it was investing and this month it's all about budgeting! Get some financial literacy basics from this information-packed series of events. Whether or not you bank with CalCoast, this is a class everyone is invited to. There is still time to sign up for tomorrow's 12 p.m. webinar, don't miss out! zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GzhoHTzBT3CVv1WCv24Gew

Have you heard the news?! We've got some exciting changes coming to San Diego Public Library as we come back from the holiday weekendthe reopening of 14 additional libraries in our system! HURRAH~! With 26 libraries now open for in-person services such as library browsing, bill pay, computer use and more, we're more than 2/3 open system-wide. Get the details: sandiego.gov/libraryservices =====... Feeling nervous about coming inside? We've got contactless pickup at North Clairemont Library, North University Community Library, Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa Library and Skyline Hills Library. We've also got a whole slew of web & mobile services for our patrons: call: (619) 236-5800 | text: (619) 324-3988 Web Chat with a Librarian (questions) & Book-a-Librarian (renewing library cards via video chat): sandiego.gov/public-library/services Matchbook Reader's Advisory Service: sandiego.gov/matchbook

Know anyone who needs to shake off their sillies this morning? Join us in this morning's Dance Pants Party!

Who’s looking forward to GRINCHmas? This year, we’re holding it virtually! On Monday, December 21 at 3 p.m., gather the kiddos ‘round because we’re going to celebrate. Join us for a storytime, make a craft with us and play some games to get you in the spirit before our special guest arrives. sandiego.librarymarket.com/events/grinchmas

With the signing of Executive Order 9066, tens of thousands of fellow Japanese Americans were forced to leave their homes and move into hastily constructed incarceration camps, losing so much in the process. Tomorrow, October 27 at 6 p.m. George Takei will share his personal experience in these camps and how it shaped him to be the activist he is today. Registration is still open for this #FREE virtual event! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/one-book-one-san-diego-live-vi

Did you catch Mike Clevinger's storytime debut on the SDPL Virtual Hub last week? He read the super-popular "Snowmen at Night" by Caralyn Buehner. The San Diego Padres is having a holiday giveaway for the kiddos. 5 lucky commenters who share their family's favorite winter read with us on the original storytime video will be selected at random to receive a goody bag. It's an awesome treat for young #friarfaithful fans! Watch and comment here! facebook.com/watch/?v=736638867236336

With the evenings getting darker, faster, get road safe with a FREE set of bike lights! That's right, the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition & Move Free SD are handing out lights to anyone arriving by bike to San Diego Central Library this upcoming Thursday at 4 p.m.

Create Winter Trees and Rudolph in a Blizzard with Ms. Wendy! We will be fork and cotton ball painting to make a fun and easy winter craft to decorate your home!!

Lari's big smile is showing through her masksince she was a baby she's been read to. Recently she reached 1000 books! We've got another high achiever to add to our growing list of #1000booksbeforekindergarten finishers! We've got tons of books to share with our littlest patrons. Getting them familiar and comfortable with books at a young age is a great way to get them to move reading when they are older. Babies and toddlers love looking at picture books, listening and ...singing along when folks read to them. Have you signed up for #1000bbk? It's easy and you can use the same profile for the Summer Reading Program and Winter Reading Challenge, too. sandiego.gov/1000books

Go Behind the Desk at San Diego Public Library and take a look at our latest Recommended Read published in The San Diego Union-Tribune! See why librarian Angie Stava recommends "Stepsister" by Jennifer Donnelly. This Cinderella story spinoff features stepsister, Isabel. It's a great read for anyone who enjoys fairytale re-tellings or even stories of redemption. Recommended Reads is an ongoing partnership with The San Diego Union-Tribune. Every other week, Behind the Desk goe...s in-depth on the books we recommend. Read the Sunday Paper to see our most recent reviews or view our past archive on the SDPL website: sandiego.gov/sdplreviews Want other fairytale re-tellings? Here is a reading list for you: All the Ever Afters by Danielle Teller https://sandiego.bibliocommons.com//520864161_all_the_ever Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi https://sandiego.bibliocommons.com/item/show/275380161 Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire https://sandiego.bibliocommons.com/item/show/900810161

In honor of #PunkForaDay on Sunday, October 25, we've got a special musical edition of our Speed Date seriesSpeed Date with a Record! Want to listen to these at home? They are available for pickup service: sandiego.gov/pickupservice... Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols | Sex Pistols sandiego.bibliocommons.com/item/show/883425161 Raw Power | Iggy & the Stooges sandiego.bibliocommons.com/item/show/198669161 Bad Brains | Bad Brains https://sandiego.bibliocommons.com/item/show/27416161

Are you enjoying this year's #onebooksd selection, "They Called Us Enemy"? Then you won't want to miss our upcoming One Book, One San Diego event Tuesday, October 27 at 6 p.m. Actor, author and activist George Takei will answer teen questions and discuss how his experiences influenced his views on activism, patriotism and democracy! Register now: eventbrite.com/e/one-book-one-san-diego-live-virtual-author Haven't had a chance to read the graphic novel yet? Read the eBook anytime on ComicsPlus in our eLibrary! sandiego.gov/elibrary

Monday's Not Coming https://sandiego.bibliocommons.com/item/show/523746161 Out of the Easy https://sandiego.bibliocommons.com/item/show/237364161... The Naturals https://sandiego.bibliocommons.com/item/show/309546161

While starting a business is tricky any time of the year, COVID-19 definitely threw a wrench in things. If you're a small business wanting more info on the hiring of employees and independent contractors, join our webinar Grow Your Business During COVID-19TODAY at 1 p.m. Marie Burke Kenny, attorney from Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP will be joining us to talk with attendees concerning this issue. It's free, but you'll need to register for the link. Spots are filling up, so hurry on over: sandiego.librarymarket.com//grow-your-business-during-covi

Distance learning on top of regular schoolwork can be rough. See how joining Virtual Homework Help sessions, presented by Do Your Homework at the Library, can make a difference! Free homework help? Yes, please! Sign up & join a session TODAY, or any day MondaySaturday! sandiego.gov/homework