Carmel Valley Library

The Padres are having a goody bag giveaway for the kiddos! Watch Mike Clevinger's "Snowmen at Night" storytime on the SDPL Virtual Hub. facebook.com/watch/?v=736638867236336 ... To enter the drawing, click on the above link to both share your family's favorite winter read and watch the storytime.

Take a look at our new adult wellness programs coming out on the SDPL Virtual Hub! Get the week started with some gentle yoga with Aryn this Sunday at 9 a.m.!

San Diego Public Library is coming out with our first-ever Black History Month commemorative library card and we're calling on all students in grades K-12 to submit a design! This card design contest will run from December 11 through January 11. For more info, visit: sandiego.gov/sdplblackhistory

Carmel Valley Library staff decorated and carved pumpkins for a contest! PLEASE VOTE for your favorite by "liking" the picture of the best pumpkin in the comments below.

Coming up this Tuesday! Read more about it here: https://www.sandiego.gov/public-library/onebook You can check out the digital version of the book through Comics Plus: https://www.sandiego.gov/public-library/elibrary Or place a hold on a hard copy: https://sandiego.bibliocommons.com/... Or buy a copy from The Library Shop to support the library: https://www.libraryshopsd.org/

EDIT: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SORRY! Library shop’s famous Pop-Up Shop is coming back to the Carmel Valley Library! Come visit Friday, December 18 from 12 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Proceeds support San Diego Public Libraries.

Have you been taking photos this past year? San Diego Public Library’s Special Collections wants your help. We are asking the public to please join us in a project titled SNAPSHOT: A Photo Journal of Life During the Pandemic. Help us create an historical record for our archives: sandiego.gov/snapshot

Wondering which Book Bundles are available? Check out the poster and bookmark for more bundle information. You can request a bundle over the phone from the parking lot or inside the library when you visit. Just let staff know the number of the bundle you would like!

Spooky October Book Recommendations from Carmel Valley library American dolls Kristen and Ady include not only children's books you see on the picture, but YA books, as well as adult reads. Young adult readers will enjoy the following: "The Burning" by Laura Bates-... A good read for teen girls, as it reveals the consequences of using social media in a naive way. "Through the Woods" by Emily Carroll- What a visual graphic novel to go through to experience the power of color in art and storytelling. "The Good Demon" by Jimmy Cajoleas- Intoxicating and thrilling read about teen's search for her parted true identity. Adult picks are as follows: "The Stranger on the Beach" by Michele Campbell- Psychological drama with quite an unpredictable ending. "Lazarus" by Lars Kepler- Lars Kepler is pseudonym for married Swedish couple who bring back the most notorious serial killer into their series. Is the killer back from the dead? Only the book will tell... "One By One" by Ruth Ware- If you enjoy Agatha Christie's books, try Ruth Ware's newest book. What are you reading during Halloween time? Any recommendations?

We know you miss browsing the stacks, so the staff have put together book bundles of popular characters and genres. Learn how to request a book bundle and find your next great read!

One Book One San Diego activity kits are available at Carmel Valley Library! Read all about it here: https://www.sandiego.gov/public-library/onebook Activity Booklet = Color, Create a Crane, Write a Haiku Postcard to a Better Future My SD Poster Contest

Thank you Library Shop for bringing to Carmel Valley library your special TRICK OR TREAT Haunted House Mural! It was so much fun for us and our patrons

Happening Now! Come on over! Mural is up until 4pm TODAY! And you can support the library with purchases at the library shop and enter the raffle!

Happening Today!!! (October 21st, noon to 4). Come get your picture in front of a mural by an award winning artist and enter a raffle!

Create a poster about your community and win a cash prize as part of One Book One San Diego! Read all about it here: https://www.sandiego.gov/public-library/onebook

Come by and pick one up today!

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

Library Next has so many cool STEAM programs coming up for 3rd grade to 12th grade students! https://www.sandiego.gov/librarynext

Happy National Pasta Day! My favorite pasta book is Strega Nona! I don't know about you, but I love checking out cookbooks from the library!