Monday, March 2nd
Senior Lunch & Learn Lecture Series bring your own brown bag lunch
City of San Diego AgeWell Services
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
City of San Diego’s Park and Recreation Departments’ AgeWell Services provides well rounded recreation, education and fitness programs for adults, 50 years and better. We will share completed survey results from 3 different surveys we conducted in the FALL of 2019 relating to programs that recreation centers, near you, offer older adults, and what types of programs older adults want to be offered in the Mission Hills area. Learn about the importance of staying engaged in life activities and how you can get involved in your local recreation center.
Marla Davis, Supervising Recreation Specialist for Parks & Recreation
Thursday, March 3rd
St. Patrick’s Day Craft Time for Kids and Families
3:30pm
Please come join us for a fun St. Patrick’s Day Craft Time.
Do you think this quilled shamrock card will bring good luck to you?
Save or eat those beautifully delicious rainbow treats?
Thursday, March 5th
Mission Hills Book Club
10:00 am
This month’s read is The Heart by Maylis de Kerangal
Tuesday, March 10th
Gay Men’s Book Club
6:00 pm
In March we will discuss The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
Wednesday, March 11th
The Joy of Names
6:00 – 7:30 pm
Oasis 375: Almost everyone on earth has a name. Based on his new book, The Joy of Names, Union-Tribune language columnist and best-selling language author Richard Lederer reveals all you need to know about first names, baby names, last names, nicknames, cruel and unusual names, movie stars’ names, presidents’ names, eponymous names, names from myths, authors’ pseudonyms, and other fascinating facts about names.
Instructor: Richard Lederer, Union-Tribune Language Columnist
Thursday, March 12th
St. Patrick’s Day Baby Storytime
10:30 am
Introduce your baby to reading with books, song, rhythms and finger plays designed especially for them. It’s fun for pre-walking babies and their parent/grandparents/caregivers.
Twenty minutes of playtime will be held immediately after.
We regret to announce the Library programming for the rest of this month is canceled.
Monday, March 16th
Senior Lunch & Learn Lecture Series bring your own brown bag lunch
Our World Through the Lens: A History of Travel Photography
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Since the dawn of photography, images have been used as a way for many to see and experience far-off lands from the comfort of home, or as a record of having visited a particular place. Join us on an expedition around the world as we explore photographs from some of the earliest travel photographers to modern images of our world today. Attendees will also be treated to a demonstration of vintage camera equipment from the 1800’s that was once used to take photographs on expeditions!
Kevin Linde, Manager of Adult and Digital Engagement at MOPA, San Diego
Wednesday, March 18th
Family Art Night: Zentangle
5:30 pm
Want to learn how to relax while drawing? The Zentangle Art Method takes the ‘HARD’ out of art. Zentangle easily creates beautiful images by drawing structured patterns. During the process of drawing, you relax, focus and develop a state of well-being. If you can draw a straight line and a circle, you can ‘tangle’.
In this workshop, participants will be creating a giraffe.
Tuesday, March 24th
Spring into STEAM – Go Wild with Zovargo
4:30 pm
How many different animal species call the rain forest home? Millions! Grab your magnifying glass and get ready to GO WILD as you discover some of the beautiful animals that make up the rain forest. You’ll also learn what we can do to help these animals that are in danger of becoming extinct!
Free workshop geared for ages 9 – 12
Wednesday, March 25th
Mystery Book Club
6:30 pm
The Mystery Book Club will be reading Game of Mirrors by Andrea Camilleri
Future Programs
April – National Poetry Month
The official April 2020 National Poetry Month poster features the artwork of Samantha Aikman, winner of this year’s National Poetry Month Poster Contest for Students. Aikman’s design was selected by judges Alison Bechdel, renowned cartoonist, and former U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera.
It features the following line from the poem “Remember” by current U.S. Poet Laureate, Joy Harjo: “Remember all is in motion, is growing, is you.”
Blackout Poetry
The Friends of the Library will provide an open “Blackout Poetry” work station in the library for the entire month of April. You will be able to create your own blackout poem and have a chance to win one of two $50 gift certificates.Related Websites
Wednesday, April 8th
Medical Benefits of Cannabis
6:00 – 7:15 pm
Oasis 307: Are you new to medicinal cannabis? There are a multitude of health benefits associated with cannabis; for example, it can be used to treat anxiety and depression, insomnia, pain relief, and more. In this workshop you’ll learn about the history of cannabis, consumption methods, effects, and dosage. Q&A will follow the presentation to steer individuals in the proper direction for their personal inquiries.
Instructor: Dr. Beth, Ph.D, Torrey Holistics
Saturday, April 11th
San Diego’s first Poet Laureate
2:00 pm
Ron Salisbury, a much beloved poet and teacher presents a reading in the Community Room. He has said “Poetry exists in that space between what is said and what is meant. Language is such a blunt tool we have to use to express our experience and view of the world around us. And that world and that experience is different for each poet because we are each different. I try to express, through my poems, my slice of the world in a way that others can understand“.
Senior Meetups
Branch Calendar at SDPLibrary site
Please click on the link above to look at the most up-to-date calendar for the branch including all the meetings in the Community Room. You may have to select this branch when the link opens up.