Mira Mesa Library

LGBTQ BIPOC organized event Knowledge is Power: Collective Learning Navigating Police Interactions taking place Wednesday, June 16 at 6:00pm. RSVP through bit.ly/2021kip to receive the Zoom link.

We're going deep into baseball for this latest episode of Listeners' Advisory. We've just added a NEW archive collection to the San Diego Central Library Sullivan Family Baseball Research Center and it's now available to view online. Bob, shares all the details behind the Joseph Murphy Baseball Autograph collection and how it ended up in the hands of SDPL. Tune in and get the historyyou can stream the episode here: buzzsprout.com/1729115/8632409 View the digital archive: cdm16736.contentdm.oclc.org//collection/p16736coll19/search

Edit: we only have carrot and coriander/cilantro left! We have seeds available! Ask the front desk staff for more info!

Not all stories come in booksjoin Ina the Sunshine Storyteller as she shares colorful and multicultural tales on Thursday at 3:30 p.m. There's still time to register for this Summer Reading Program special event! sandiego.librarymarket.com//were-better-together-sunshine- Have you signed up yet? SRP 2021 is going on all summer long and welcomes all SDPL patrons to take part. Have you signed up yet? SRP 2021 is going on all summer long and we welcome all our SDPL patrons to take part: sandiego.gov/summerreading

Don't wait to register, spots are filling up fast in our virtual summer camps from Do Your Homework at the Library. From preschool to 8th grade, from sciences to the arts, we've got something for everyone this summer! Visit the SDPL Events Calendar to see the full list of camps this month through August. sandiego.librarymarket.com

Listen along as Miss Helene, the Youth Services Librarian at the Balboa Branch Library with the San Diego Public Library, shares a virtual online storytime reading of "Is There Really a Human Race?" written by Jamie Lee Curtis and illustrated by Laura Cornell. Shared with permission from publisher Joanna Cotler Books, an Imprint of HarperCollins. "While thinking about life as a race, a child wonders whether it is most important to finish first or to have fun along the way." Enjoy this thoughtful story presented online by Miss Helene!

Today, Ms. Ramona will teach how to search for records of veterans in your family using Ancestry.com San Diego Public Library has a free library version of Ancestry.com. It's available on the eLibrary. https://www.sandiego.gov/public-library/elibrary Check out fun virtual programming on the SDPL Virtual Hub facebook group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/sdplvirtual/

For young adults and teens -- books that offer different perspectives about the military experience in our country. Veterans Day is on Wednesday. We'll look at books that feature Navajo code talkers, women as pilots in WWII, an escaped slave in the American Revolution, what it's like to have a service member in the family right now, and Japanese Americans who fought in Europe even though their parents were forced to live in internment camps during World War II, and a couple m...ore things you can borrow from SDPL. I'll provide a list so you can request these books from the library, in addition to information about a documentary about the LGBTQ service members who were drafted in WWII. There's much more to read out there, too. What would you recommend? Why is Veterans Day on November 11th? Do you know someone in the military? How would you honor veterans on November 11th? Here's a list of the items you can request from SDPL and online resources about veterans and the meaning of Veterans Day: https://bit.ly/2IjNED6 See more

Water is water unless.... it heats up! Steam is steam unless.... it cools high! Learn more about what happens to water in the water cycle with Ms. Emily in today's STEM storytime as she reads Water is Water by Miranda Paul and Jason Chin published by Roaring Brook Press and Macmillan Publishers

Military veterans from every era are invited to Honor Flight San Diego's Veterans Day drive-thru Parade of Honor. Wednesday Nov. 11 at 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. This wi...ll be a socially-distanced, no-contact event (everyone stays in their car) where military veterans are invited to drive through lanes of well-wishers. At the end of the route, to say thank you for your service, every veteran will receive a care package from Operation Gratitude . It will be held in the parking lot of National University, located at: 9388 Lightwave Ave, San Diego (Off I-15 and Clairemont Mesa). https://www.kusi.com/honor-flight-san-diego-plans-veteran/

Got a budding chef on your hands? Tune in this Saturday to Sticky Fingers Cooking and get the kids to make some tasty treats. This program is geared towards elementary school-aged children and is free, but space is extremely limitedso sign up today! Participants will be given a link to join the event as well as a shopping list so that they can cook along with the Sticky Fingers chefs. We've got two sessions coming up, take your pickcake... or pizza? Happy Cooking!

Veteran's day is around the corner and Ms. Erin from San Carlos Library is sharing some reads to celebrate our veterans. Remember, Veteran's Day lands on Wednesday, November 11 this year and Mira Mesa Libraryas well as the rest of SDPLwill be closed. All our services (including contactless pickup, phone lines, etc.) will resume at 9:30 a.m. the next day on Thursday. Take a look at the SDPL Virtual Hub every Friday at 2 p.m. for a new recommendation.

This coming Friday is World Kindness Day. We need a little kindness now, right? Enjoy the Be Kind Storytime featuring the terrific book, Hug Machine by Scott Campbell. Thank you Toledo Lucas County Public Library in Toledo, OH for filming this! https://youtu.be/t29DcP5d_NM

All SDPL locations will close on Wednesday, November 11 for Veterans Day. Services will resume on Thursday, November 12!

The Mira Mesa Library Pop-up will visit Walker Elementary School on Mondays from 8-10am and Wednesdays from 2-4pm! All you need to bring is your library card and we have curated bundles based on reading levels and we'll have some resources to determine your child's reading level! Walker Elementary is located at 9225 Hillery Drive and we hope to see you this Monday from 8am to 10am!

Banned Book Club will discuss A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L’Engle on Tuesday, November 24th at 6:30pm. It's a classic children’s science fiction book, intriguing story for adults, too. Challenged for various reasons over the years since it was published in 1962. People have argued that it's too complicated for children, and earlier critics disapproved of its plucky female protagonist. The Mira Mesa Library is holding 6 copies at the front desk. Feel free to ask for one over the phone or pick up at the front desk! If you would enjoy joining in the discussion, or simply sitting in and listening, please email book group facilitator Pam Stevens, [email protected], by Monday, November 23 at 6 p.m. for the meeting ID.

Hi everyone! Diwali is just around the corner! To help you celebrate Diwali, the Festival of Lights, we have created Diwali greeting card craft kits for those interested! You can ask for a couple over the phone or at the front desk! Craft kits are in limited quantity. While supplies last.

Southeast San Diego Map Colored pencil, marker on paper By: Isauro Amigable Inocencio, Jr. We got a lot of submissions this past week! Take a look at this entry from Inocencio of Chula Vista Public Library. As part of our 2020 #OneBookOneSanDiego programming, submissions have the chance to win cash prizes, thanks to the generosity of the Friends of the San Diego Public Library.... There's not much time left! Contest runs through November 15th at 6pm PST. We're accepting submissions from residents of San Diego County. Young or old, amateur or professional, all are welcome to participate! Visit our #OneBook website for complete rules and submission guidelines: https://www.sandiego.gov/public-library/onebook#undefined

After being offline, the San Diego Circuit is BACK! San Diego Public Library cardholders may now request items from other libraries in the Circuit. If you can't find the title in our SDPL online catalog, try the Circuit's: http://circuit.sdsu.edu/ For more information on this program, including checkout periods and renewals, please visit: sandiego.gov/public-library/services/lending/loan#circuit