Moon Festival Celebration
Thursday, September 12, 2024 | 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. | Rancho Bernardo Library

Join us as we celebrate the Moon Festival! Also known as the Mid-Autumn Festival, this holiday commemorates the end of the harvest season.

Performers from the San Diego Korean Pungmal Institute will perform a show with traditional dance and music, including some learning activities for the audience. Stay after the show for a craft!

Light refreshments will be served. WHILE SUPPLIES LAST. All ages welcome. No registration necessary.

Libraries across the City are hosting story times that celebrate immigration themes and first languages. Click on each event to learn more.

Welcoming Week Storytime
Wednesday, September 11, 2024 | 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | Carmel Mountain Ranch Library
We're celebrating Welcoming Week a little bit early! Welcoming Week occurs from September 13 - 22. It is an international effort that brings together communities to strengthen welcoming places for people, especially immigrants. This week, our storytime will celebrate immigrants and America's immigrant heritage.  This program is designed for children ages 2-4.

Dance It Out! Bilingual Storytime /¡Baila! Hora de cuentos bilingüe
Wednesday, September 11, 2024 | 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | Logan Heights Library
Join us in this dancing storytime that geared towards toddlers and their parents. Enjoy new and classic stories of all kinds and get ready to get all those wiggles out and dance away the jiggles and pent up energy!
Únase a nosotros en esta hora de cuentos con baile dirigida a los niños pequeños y sus padres. ¡Disfruta de historias nuevas y clásicas de todo tipo y prepárate para sacar todos esos movimientos y bailar para alejar los movimientos y la energía reprimida!

Bilingual Storytime: Tagalog (Oras ng Kwento sa Bilingguwal: Tagalog)
Wednesday, September 11, 2024 | 10:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. | La Jolla/Riford Library
This bilingual program is designed for preschool children to experience both English and Tagalog in a fun, engaging setting. During each session, we will read stories and sing in both languages. 
Ang programang bilingguwal na ito ay idinisenyo para sa mga batang priskul na maranasan ang parehong Ingles at Tagalog sa isang masaya, nakakaengganyong tagpuan. Sa bawat sesyon, magbabasa kami ng mga kwento at kakanta sa parehong wika.

Stay and Play -- Once Upon Un Cuento (Ages 0-5)
Friday, September 13, 2024 | 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Central Library, 1st Floor Denny Sanford Children's Library
Stay and Play at the library with us! Come and enjoy our early literacy rich environment of learning through play! Fall session 1 will meet for 9 weeks and culminate with a Costume Parade on October 30th.

Schedule:
10:30 Bilingual storytime in Spanish and English with Ms. Natale
11:00 Snack Time
11:15-12:00 Sensory Play Time

Bilingual Vietnamese and English Storytime in Children's Area
Saturday, September 14, 2024 | 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. | Mira Mesa Library
Join Ms. Lynn for a bilingual Vietnamese and English picture book storytime, followed by a craft program.  The program is for children ages 4-8 years-old. Win a prize.  

Bilingual Storytime - KOREAN/ENGLISH (ages 5-8)
Tuesday, September 17, 2024 | 6:30 p.m. - 7 p.m. | Rancho Bernardo Library
Join Ms. Nam for an engaging storytime with stories and songs in English and Korean!

Bilingual Storytime: German (Bilinguale Vorlesestunde: Deutsch)
Wednesday, September 18, 2024 | 10:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. | La Jolla/Riford Library
This bilingual program is designed for preschool children to experience both English and German in a fun, engaging setting. During each session, we will read stories and sing in both languages. 
Dieses zweisprachige Programm ist für Vorschulkinder gedacht, die sowohl Deutsch als auch Englisch in einem enspannten und freundlichen setting auf spielerische Weise  erleben möchten. Wir lesen Geschichten  und singen Lieder in beiden Sprachen.

Bilingual Storytime! (Spanish)
Thursday, September 19, 2024 | 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | Mountain View/Beckwourth Library
Join us every third Thursday of the month for a very special bilingual storytime. Here children will be introduced to different languages, songs, stories and fun!

Bilingual English/Chinese Storytime
Saturday, September 28, 2024 | 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | Carmel Valley Library
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

Bilingual Spanish Conversation Night (Grades 1-5)
Monday, September 9, 2024 & Monday, October 7, 2024 | 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. | Carmel Valley Library
Bilingual Spanish/English conversation night - practice your Spanish while mingling with others or playing Lotería. We will play games, and converse in Spanish. *(Program Age is ideally set for grades 1st to 5th)

Create-it Thursday: Welcoming Week Flapping Butterfly Craft
Thursday, September 12, 2024 | 4 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. | Skyline Hills Library | Registration Required
Join us to craft your own flapping butterfly to celebrate the beginning of Welcoming Week!   The butterfly can be seen as a symbol for resilience and the right of all living beings to move freely. Like the monarch buttery, human beings' cross borders in search of a new home. Welcoming Week is an annual campaign that brings together communities around the world that seek to create and strengthen welcoming communities for all people, especially immigrants and refugees.

English Corner (English Conversation)
Every Wednesday | 4:45 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. | North University Community Library
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.

Adult English Conversation/ Conversación en inglés para adultos
Tuesday, September 17, 2024 | 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. | Logan Heights Library, Seminar Room 1 
Practice English conversation with your peers. To learn more please call at 619-533-3968 or email: EChavez@sandiego.gov 
Practica la conversación en inglés con tus compañeros. Para obtener más información, llame al 619-533-3968 o envíe un correo electrónico: EChavez@sandiego.gov

English Conversation Club
Friday, September 20, 2024 | 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. | University Community Library
Improve your English language skills in a relaxed and friendly environment. Whether you're a beginner or looking to polish your conversational English, this group is perfect for practicing with fellow language enthusiasts. No registration required. Come connect, learn, and converse with us!