May Events at the Rancho San Diego Library

Featured Artists: Students from Hillsdale Middle School (group show). Throughout May.

Friends of the Library Bookstore. Mondays-Saturdayss, 10 AM-4 PM

Special Event!
Page One: A Celebration of the Written Word. Saturday, May 1

• Laurie Gibson, on “Book Publishing: From the Writer’s Fingers to the Reader’s Hands”. 11 AM.
• Learn to Draw Animé! 12:30 PM
• Electra the Space Queen will read enchanted stories for children, stimulating their imaginations. 1 PM
• Vernor Vinge - Award-winning author of Rainbow’s End (2007 Hugo Best Novel) and author Alicia Henn. 2 PM.

Family

Poetry Contest Awards Ceremony. Saturday, May 8, 2 PM.

Family Craft. Bath Salts. Saurdayt, May 15, 2 PM

Laser Fest: Celebrating 50 Years of Laser Innovation (Family program). Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the creation of the laser by visiting stations that explore the physics, history, and uses of the laser. Make your own in a simulation! Monday, May 17, 3:00 – 5:30 PM.


Children

Stories with Grandma Carmel. Mondayss, 10 AM

PAWS to Read with therapy dog Sonny. Mondayss, May 3 & 17, 4:30 PM

Toddler Storytime. Tuesdays, 10:15 AM

Preschool Storytime. Tuesdays, 11:15 AM

Wii Days for Kids. (Grades 1-5) Tuesdays, 2:30 PM

Peek-A-Book Baby Storytime. Wednesdays, 10:30 AM

Arabic Language Homework Help. Thursdays, 3 PM – 7 PM

Hispanic Cultural Storytime. Saturdays, May 8 & 22, 11 AM (2nd & 4th Sat)

Yu-Gi-Oh. Bring your own Yu-Gi-Oh decks. Fridays, 3:30 PM

“Let’s Read Together” Parent Workshop. Parenting workshop on promoting parent/child bonding while sharing books and playing together. Class is free, no signups. Last Class Friday, May 7, 9 AM

Teens

Axis & Allies. Monsdays, 3:30 PM

Dungeons & Dragons. Mondays, 3:30 PM

Teen Advisory Group. Monday, May 10, 4 PM

Teen Book Club. Epic by Conor Kostick. Friday, May 21, 3:30 PM

Homework Center. (Grades 6-8). Tuesdays-Thursdays, 3:30 PM

Wii Days for Teens. Tuesdays, 3:30 PM

Anime/Manga Club. Wednesdays, 3:30 PM

Chess Club. Thursdays, 3:30 PM

Axis & Allies. Fridays, 3:30 PM

Adult

Yoga with Alene. Mondays, 10:15 AM

Gateway Arabic Language Internet Class. Mondays & Wednesdays, 6 PM

Tai Chi with Paul Falk. Wednesdays, 10:15 AM

ESL Conversation Café. Thursdays, 10 AM

Spanish Conversation Club. For beginners. Wednesdays, 10 AM

First Tuesday. Diana Turner & Bill Jones. Classical and Irish folk music for violin and guitar. Tuesday, May 4, 6:30 PM

Scrapbooking Workshop. Thursday, May 6, 11 AM

Writers’ Club. Thursdays, May 6 & 20, 10 AM (1st & 3rd Thurs)

East County Travel Club. Tuesday, May 11, 5:30 PM (2nd Tue)

Friends of the Library Board Meeting. Thursday, May 13, 5:30 PM (2nd Thur)

Fight Your Medical Insurance Nightmares. With author Linda Meckler. Friday, May 14, 11 A.M.

Knitting Club. Bring a project. Tuesday, May 18, 10 AM (3rd Tue)

Wire Jewelry Workshop. Friday, May 21, 11 AM (3rd Fri)

Family Relationships. With author Ray M. Wong. Saturday, May 22, 11:30 A.M.

Mystery Book Club. Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear. Tuesday, May 25, 5:30 PM (Last Tue)