Chess at the Beach

Let's play chess! All ages and skill levels are welcome to play casual games in our relaxed setting.Do you prefer slow chess, blitz chess, clock or no clock? We've got you covered. We will play friendly casual chess at some tables in the PB Library that face the patio.P......More

Let's play chess! All ages and skill levels are welcome to play casual games in our relaxed setting.Do you prefer slow chess, blitz chess, clock or no clock? We've got you covered. We will play friendly casual chess at some tables in the PB Library that face the patio.Please bring your own chess set if you have one; some sets will be provided.

4275 Cass St., San Diego, CA, 92109, US

Celebrate Día with Literature Comes to Life

Join us for a special storytime event in celebration of Día de los Niños/Día de los Libros. Audience members will help act out the story with costumes and props as we celebrate children and reading.

4275 Cass St., San Diego, CA, 92109, US

Afternoon Crafting

Join us on the Patio outside the children's room for arts and crafts after school every Wednesday at 2pm.Activities are designed for school age children. Young kids may require parent assistance.

4275 Cass St., San Diego, CA, 92109, US

Chess at the Beach

Let's play chess! All ages and skill levels are welcome to play casual games in our relaxed setting.Do you prefer slow chess, blitz chess, clock or no clock? We've got you covered. We will play friendly casual chess at some tables in the PB Library that face the patio.P......More

Let's play chess! All ages and skill levels are welcome to play casual games in our relaxed setting.Do you prefer slow chess, blitz chess, clock or no clock? We've got you covered. We will play friendly casual chess at some tables in the PB Library that face the patio.Please bring your own chess set if you have one; some sets will be provided.

4275 Cass St., San Diego, CA, 92109, US

Outdoor Kids Dance Party

Join us on the Taylor Greene to sing, dance, and move along to favorite kids songs.Recommended for toddlers, preschoolers and their caregivers. Kids and Grownups will twist, shout and make their moves to musical favorites like "Baby Sahrk," "The Chicken Dance," and more......More

Join us on the Taylor Greene to sing, dance, and move along to favorite kids songs.Recommended for toddlers, preschoolers and their caregivers. Kids and Grownups will twist, shout and make their moves to musical favorites like "Baby Sahrk," "The Chicken Dance," and more!Don’t forget water and a blanket or chairs (if desired)

4275 Cass St., San Diego, CA, 92109, US

Gardening Exchange

Stop and Swap: Seeds, Plants, Veggies, Fruits, Flowers and More!Too many zucchinis? Lots of cut flowers? Succulents getting too big? Fruits and Veggies galore? Ordered too many radish seeds? Whatever you have extra may be just what a neighbor would like to try in their......More

Stop and Swap: Seeds, Plants, Veggies, Fruits, Flowers and More!Too many zucchinis? Lots of cut flowers? Succulents getting too big? Fruits and Veggies galore? Ordered too many radish seeds? Whatever you have extra may be just what a neighbor would like to try in their garden! Bring your garden's extras to share with other gardeners in the community.Everything is free - even gardening advice from neighbors in the community!Gardening Exchange is scheduled on the first Wednesday of each month from 12-2pm, and takes place on the Cass Street Plaza (next to where the Friends of the PB Library hold their monthly half-off Book Sale from 11am-5pm).Also, please check out the PB Seed Library. It is located in front of the PB Library's Circulation Desk, and staff are available to answer questions about how the program works. Let's grow together, PB!

4275 Cass St., San Diego, CA, 92109, US

Afternoon Crafting

Join us on the Patio outside the children's room for arts and crafts after school every Wednesday at 2pm.Activities are designed for school age children. Young kids may require parent assistance.

4275 Cass St., San Diego, CA, 92109, US

Ukulele Lessons

Learn how to play ukulele!Fun and easy for beginners. Bring your own ukulele, or borrow one provided in class. You can join at any time. The first part of each class is for newbies. You will learn ukulele basics, a few chords, and be able to play a few songs. The remain......More

Learn how to play ukulele!Fun and easy for beginners. Bring your own ukulele, or borrow one provided in class. You can join at any time. The first part of each class is for newbies. You will learn ukulele basics, a few chords, and be able to play a few songs. The remainder of the class will be more advanced for reviewing past chords, learning new ones, strumming patterns, and playing songs.

4275 Cass St., San Diego, CA, 92109, US

Ukulele Time

Uke players of all skill levels are invited to come together to strum, sing, learn, teach, share, and most of all, have fun.We welcome everyone at all skill levels from the newest uke noobs to total uke stars. If you’ve never strummed or sung a note in your life, or eve......More

Uke players of all skill levels are invited to come together to strum, sing, learn, teach, share, and most of all, have fun.We welcome everyone at all skill levels from the newest uke noobs to total uke stars. If you’ve never strummed or sung a note in your life, or even if you are just shy, you are welcome. We do a strum along format as well as go around the room offering the chance to lead a song to everyone. This makes it easy to be as anonymous as you like while you’re learning (you’ll never be thrust into the spotlight when that isn’t your desire). If being in the spotlight is something you seek then it is readily available. We play a wide variety of music including Rock, Country, Standards, 23 Skidoo, Hawaiian, some goofy fun songs and more.

4275 Cass St., San Diego, CA, 92109, US

Lego Time

We supply the Legos, you provide the creativity! Children are invited to unleash their imaginations and build! All materials must stay at the library. Lego has small pieces and parental supervision is required. Free play with LEGO bricks encourages creativity and improv......More

We supply the Legos, you provide the creativity! Children are invited to unleash their imaginations and build! All materials must stay at the library. Lego has small pieces and parental supervision is required. Free play with LEGO bricks encourages creativity and improves social skills. Program is recommended for age 5+.Let your imagination run wild during LEGO Time!

4275 Cass St., San Diego, CA, 92109, US

Chess at the Beach

Let's play chess! All ages and skill levels are welcome to play casual games in our relaxed setting.Do you prefer slow chess, blitz chess, clock or no clock? We've got you covered. We will play friendly casual chess at some tables in the PB Library that face the patio.P......More

Let's play chess! All ages and skill levels are welcome to play casual games in our relaxed setting.Do you prefer slow chess, blitz chess, clock or no clock? We've got you covered. We will play friendly casual chess at some tables in the PB Library that face the patio.Please bring your own chess set if you have one; some sets will be provided.

4275 Cass St., San Diego, CA, 92109, US

Outdoor Toddler Storytime

Children and their caregivers are invited to enjoy simple stories, songs and community. Reading practice helps young ones to develop school readiness skills and also encourages perspective-taking, enhanced language ability, and critical thinking. Join us!Please bring wa......More

Children and their caregivers are invited to enjoy simple stories, songs and community. Reading practice helps young ones to develop school readiness skills and also encourages perspective-taking, enhanced language ability, and critical thinking. Join us!Please bring water and a blanket or chairs for your family.We will move inside if it rains.

4275 Cass St., San Diego, CA, 92109, US

Afternoon Crafting

Join us on the Patio outside the children's room for arts and crafts after school every Wednesday at 2pm.Activities are designed for school age children. Young kids may require parent assistance.

4275 Cass St., San Diego, CA, 92109, US

Happy Half-Hour

Come to the PB Library a half-hour before our monthly Book Discussion to get to know your fellow readers better over tea and light refreshments.

4275 Cass St., San Diego, CA, 92109, US

Book Group: Feeding Ghosts

Join us for the Pacific Beach Library's monthly book discussion! Our group meets in a hybrid format, so you can choose whether you'd prefer to join us in-person in the PB Library's Community Room or virtually (please send an email to [email protected] for this ye......More

Join us for the Pacific Beach Library's monthly book discussion! Our group meets in a hybrid format, so you can choose whether you'd prefer to join us in-person in the PB Library's Community Room or virtually (please send an email to [email protected] for this year's Teams login info).Description: In her acclaimed graphic memoir debut, Tessa Hulls traces the reverberations of Chinese history across three generations of women in her family. Tessa’s grandmother, Sun Yi, was a Shanghai journalist swept up by the turmoil of the 1949 Communist victory. After fleeing to Hong Kong she wrote a bestselling memoir about her persecution and survival―then promptly had a mental breakdown from which she never recovered. Growing up with Sun Yi, Tessa watches both her mother and grandmother struggle beneath the weight of unexamined trauma and mental illness, and bolts to the most remote corners of the globe. But once she turns thirty, roaming begins to feel less like freedom and more like running away. Feeding Ghosts is Tessa’s homecoming, a vivid, heartbreaking journey into history that exposes the fear and trauma that haunt generations, and the love that holds them together.If you'd like to check out a print copy of the book, they are available 1 month before each discussion at the Pacific Beach Library's Circulation Desk. Please call 858-581-9934 x0 before coming to pick it up so that staff may confirm availability.Book Discussion Calendar- January 8, 2026: Select titles to discuss in 2026- February 12: James by Percival Everett- March 12: The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See- April 9: The Feather Thief : Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century by Kirk Wallace Johnson- May 14: Feeding Ghosts by Tess Hulls- June 11: The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon- July 9: The Greatest Sentence Ever Written by Walter Isaacson- August 13: Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy- September 10: Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy by Mary Roach- October 8: What We Can Know by Ian McEwan- November 12: One Book, One San Diego selection (to be announced)- December 10: Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan- January 14, 2027: Select titles to discuss in 2027- February 11, 2027: An Unfinished Love Story by Doris Kearns Goodwin

4275 Cass St., San Diego, CA, 92109, US

Intro to Earth Science with Project NexTech

In this workshop students learn about the basics of earth science through activities and experiments, including how populations behave, the layers of earth, why seasons exist, and more!Project NexTech is a student-led international nonprofit organization teaching custom......More

In this workshop students learn about the basics of earth science through activities and experiments, including how populations behave, the layers of earth, why seasons exist, and more!Project NexTech is a student-led international nonprofit organization teaching custom science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) curricula to students at schools, libraries, and community centers worldwide.

4275 Cass St., San Diego, CA, 92109, US