Carmel Valley Library

🌱🌺🌻🌸Today marks the beginning of this year's Summer Reading Program: Plant a Seed, Read!

🎉This year, ages 0-17 can get a free pass to the San Diego County Fair just for signing up! 🎉

All ages can earn prizes by reading📚 and/or completing certain activities!

Learn more and sign up here:
https://www.sandiego.gov/public-library/kidsandteens/summerreading

On June 1st at Carmel Valley the Summer Reading Program for all ages: Plant a Seed, Read, begins! This year children and teens pick up a free pass to the San Diego County Fair just for registering! https://www.sandiego.gov/public-library/kidsandteens/summerreading

Here is our full list of events for June 1-6th

Monday 6:30 Children's Bilingual Spanish/English Conversation Night and Book Club
Tuesday at 6:30 Adult Book Club: "The Silent Patient" by Alex Michaelides
Wednesday 10:00 Kamishibai Storytime
Wednesday 4:00 Lego Club
Thursday 10:00 Tiny Tot Storytime
Thursday 10:30 Stay and Play
Thursday 4:00 Become a Green Guardian for ages 5-11
Friday 10:00 Sensory Exploration
Friday 1:00 Chair Yoga - first 20 to pick up tickets at the front desk will be admitted. Doors close at 1pm.

See our full detailed calendar at: sandiego.events.mylibrary.digital

Bring your preschool aged children to Sensory Exploration on the first Friday of each month! June 5th at 10am will be our next session!

June marks the beginning of the Summer Reading Program: Plant a Seed, Read! This year, children up to age 17 can get a free pass to the San Diego County Fair just for signing up! All ages can earn prizes! www.sandiego.gov/public-library/kidsandteens/summerreading

Here are a few of our special programs in June!

🌍 Become a Green Guardian - Thursday, June 4th at 4pm -
Come learn from Girl Scouts about the environment through a variety of activities and crafts for ages 5-11

📕📰🖌Junk Journaling (for adults) Monday, June 8th at 6pm

🌱🎨Teen DIY: Plant Pot Painting on Tuesday, June 9th at 3pm
Paint a pot with markers then add soil and seeds!

🐉🚣Dragon Boat Festival on Tuesday, June 9th at 5pm, hosted by the Hong Konger Club.
Participants can make a dragon boat, a scented sachet, and a paper water cannon. Make sure to stop by the photo booth and grab a festive snack!

📚🎶🌱Summer Reading Program Kick off Party! on Thursday, June 11th at 4pm
Enjoy music by The Microphone Doctors and decorate a papier mâché plant pot!

🧶World Wide Knit/Crochet in Public Day on Saturday, June 13th at 10am

🎨👩‍🎨👨‍🎨Meditative Painting for adults on June 16th at 5:30pm

🧩Family Puzzle Day on Saturday June 20th at 1:30pm

Tote Bag Decorating with Seaside Arts adult workshop = Jun 22nd at 6pm (registration required)

Food Fuel - Ages 8-12 - learn about nutrition and what different foods do for the body through a hands-on food preparation activity by making Banana Sushi rolls! (Limited to the first 20 to arrive) June 23rd at 3pm

🎶Family Concert Series: Westcoast Woodwind Quintet on Tuesday June 23rd at 6:30pm

🤡🐰🎩Summer Reading Program Magic Show with Sparkles the Clown on Thursday June 25th at 4pm

🎨👩‍🎨See Irina Koren's art all month long then stop by for a closing reception on Saturday June 27th at 2pm.

🇺🇸 America at 250: San Diego 1776-2026 on Tuesday, June 30th at 3pm.
Join the San Diego History Center for a fun, family-friendly drop-in program. This experience highlights San Diego’s unique role in the nation’s story. Explore real and replica artifacts, historic photographs, and stories that bring the past to life while connecting local milestones to broader U.S. history. Visitors of all ages are invited to touch, discover, and reflect—then share their hopes for the future by adding a message to our community “Wish Wall.”

We will be closed on June 19th in Celebration of Juneteenth.

Update: Introduction to Reiki is cancelled until further notice. The program has come to an end and we appreciate all those who participate.

Find our full list of events, registration, etc here:
sandiego.events.mylibrary.digital

Last week, we celebrated Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPI) Heritage Month with an afternoon full of creativity, culture, and community! Participants enjoyed making fun crafts, getting face painted by Smile & Paint San Diego, and tasting delicious Filipino rice cakes, P**o.

Thank you to everyone who joined us in honoring and celebrating the rich cultures, traditions, and contributions of the AANHPI community. We loved seeing all the smiles and creativity throughout the event! 💙🌺✨

The Carmel Valley Community Planning Board meets this Thursday at 7pm in the library's community room. See below for an agenda. You may find past agendas and meeting minutes here: https://www.sandiego.gov/.../carmel-valley/planning-group

Join us as we kick off the summer reading program “Plant a Seed – Read” by replenishing our Seed Library! Come spend a little time (or stay the whole afternoon) helping us sort and package seeds for the community on May 30th at 2pm.

This family friendly event is for ages 10 and up.

Thank you to the Del Mar Mesa Garden Club for putting on this event and keeping our seed library well stocked!

Carmel Valley Library invites the community to join the Del Mar Garden Club in packing seeds for our seed library in our community room this Saturday, May 30th at 2pm! Ages 10 and up are welcome!

Here is a full list of events this week, May 25th - May 30th:

Monday - All City of San Diego Public Libraries will be closed for Memorial Day

Wednesday 10:00 Family Storytime
Wednesday 1:00 Crochet Club
Wednesday 4:00 Arts and Crafts

Thursday 10:00 Tiny Tot Storytime followed by Stay and Play at 10:30
Thursday 4:00 Strategy Game Club (for kids)
Thursday 7:00 Carmel Valley Planning Board Meeting

Friday 1:00 Chair Yoga (Limited to the first 20 participants. Please pick up a ticket at the front desk starting at 12:30 to reserve your spot.)

Friday 4:30 Bilingual Spanish/English Storytime

Saturday 2:00 Community Seed Library Packing Event for adults and children ages 10 and up.

Find our online calendar at sandiego.events.mylibrary.digital