Mission Hills Branch Library
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Friday March 29 through April 30
OnView: Buddy Cushman
Buddy CushmanMarch 29– April 30, 2024Buddy Cushman is an artist living and working is San Diego. Cushman’s paintings tend to reflect more of what he’s feeling than what he’s seeing.Exhibition OpportunitiesInterested in exhibiting your art? Apply today! Go to mysdpl.org/......More
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Saturday April 27 10:00am - 10:30am PDT
Dance Pants Bash!
Bring the littles and come for a fun dance party and storytime! We will dance to fun songs, use egg shakers, and read a book!
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Saturday April 27 11:00am - 1:00pm PDT
Kids' Craft Time
Visit the library on the 2nd and 4th Saturday each month and create a terrific craft. From 11:00 to 1:00. All materials provided. Bring a friend. 5th grade and younger. We look forward to seeing you!Materials are purchased through the generous support of the Friends of ......More
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Saturday April 27 2:30pm - 3:30pm PDT
Resin Jewelry Workshop for Adults and Teens
Making your own stylish resin jewelry is Fun and Easy! ToshWerks, a local art and design studio, will teach you tips and tricks and help you create your very own earrings, necklace charm, or brooch. This workshop is appropriate for adults and teens (ages 13 & up). Space......More
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Monday April 29 3:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
LEGO Power Hour
Join us every Monday for LEGO Power Hour! Build your own creations to display in our library. Program will take place in our study rooms 3 and 4.
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Monday April 29 6:30pm - 7:30pm PDT
San Diego Poet Laureate Jason Magabo Perez
Celebrate National Poetry Month with San Diego Poet Laureate Jason Magabo Perez, PhD, as he reads from his new poetry book. I ask about what falls away is an extended elegy set in the alleyways and Pacific-bound boulevards of San Diego during the global health crisis. C......More
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Tuesday April 30 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
Harp Concert by Chiara Capobianco
Join us for a program of beautiful harp music performed by Chiara Capobianco. She was born in Milano, Italy; she studied Harp, Flute, and Piano at Conservatorio “G. Verdi” of Milano. She is also a graduate in Musicology from the Scuola di Paleografia e Filologia Musical......More
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Tuesday April 30 5:00pm - 7:00pm PDT
Tinker Tuesdays
Bring your ideas to life at our Mobile Maker Lab in the Mission Hills-Hillcrest Library. Learn to use various programs and equipment such as our 3D printer and die cut machine powered by Silhouette Studio. Open to all ages; some equipment in the lab may require an appo......More
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Wednesday May 1 10:00am - 10:45am PDT
Preschool Storytime
Dance, sing, laugh, and enjoy engaging stories with Carrie The Librarian! This program is recommended for ages 2-5 but all ages are welcome at this fun weekly program.
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Wednesday May 1 3:30pm - 5:30pm PDT
Introduction to Coding for Kids
This 6-week class is designed for students in grades 3 through 8 with little or no prior coding experience. Students will learn how to program in Java, a language that can be used to make applications, Web sites, or even games. The class takes students to proficiency in......More
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Thursday May 2 10:00am - 11:30am PDT
Write Your Heart Out: Writing Practice
“Writing Practice” is based on Natalie Goldberg’s wonderful 1986 book Writing Down the Bones. Natalie has inspired generations of writers to get their juices flowing. Here are the rules: Take a set amount of time. We use 12 minutes. When you hear the prompt, write the f......More
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Thursday May 2 10:00am - 10:30am PDT
Baby Sign Storytime with Monta Briant
Join us for "Sign-a-Story Circle Time" with Baby Sign Language Basics author, Monta Z. Briant. Parents learn how to use ASL signs for early communication with their babies through stories, songs, and other fun activities.
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Thursday May 2 3:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
Board Game Afternoon
Have someone in your family who wants to learn how to play chess? Join us for our revamped Board Game Afternoon program now with Chess lessons! Not interested Chess? No problem, we will have a variety of board games, STEAM activities and even a Dungeons & Dragons campa......More
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Friday May 3 3:30pm - 5:30pm PDT
Friday Flicks - Free Film
Enjoy a free film on the big screen in the Community Room.
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Saturday May 4 10:00am - 10:30am PDT
Dance Pants Bash!
Bring the littles and come for a fun dance party and storytime! We will dance to fun songs, use egg shakers, and read a book!
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Saturday May 4 11:30am - 2:00pm PDT
Community Garden Swap
Do you have extra plants, succulents, cuttings, seeds, fruits, vegetables, pots, or other items? Or do you need some? Bring what you can, and take what you need!
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Saturday May 4 1:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Opening Reception for Art Exhibit "A Study of Shapes & Patterns in Nature" by Julie Bradbury Bennett
Opening Reception: May 4 from 1:00 to 4:00PM. Reception includes light refreshments and a painting demonstration by the artist with time for Q&A.
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Monday May 6 12:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Memory Screenings (in Study Room 1)
If you are concerned about changes in your memory, the Sharp Neuro-cognitive Research Center is offering free screenings to help detect early signs of memory loss and other cognitive issues. During the screening, an experienced specialist will discuss memory concerns an......More
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Monday May 6 3:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
LEGO Power Hour
Join us every Monday for LEGO Power Hour! Build your own creations to display in our library. Program will take place in our study rooms 3 and 4.
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Monday May 6 6:00pm - 7:30pm PDT
Gay Men's Book Club
The Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Branch Library’s Gay Men’s Book Club will read a book with gay themes each month, mostly novels and memoirs, and get together to discuss it. The readings will explore a variety of topics, particularly gay life pre and post-AIDS, gay cult......More
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Monday May 6 6:30pm - 7:30pm PDT
Anxiety Workshop Presented by Brain Balance
One in three people experience anxiety at some point in their lives, and it is the most common psychiatric condition in youth. Understand what's really happening in the brain to cause low frustration tolerance, emotional dysregulation, rigidity, aggression, and excessiv......More