Storytimes near CORONADO PUBLIC LIBRARY

640 Orange Ave., Coronado, CA, 92118, US

Join us for an evening of comedy and storytelling with Gus Constantellis, a Greek American stand-up comedian and writer known for his sharp, fast-paced humor inspired by his Brooklyn upbringing, family, and dating life. Gus has toured internationally and performs regularly at top comedy clubs, with credits including Comedy Central and writing for children’s series on Disney Channel, Nickelodeon, and Netflix. In this special program, Gus will share stories from his debut book, My Greek Mom’s Recipes: She Died, a heartfelt and hilarious tribute to his larger-than-life mother. Blending humor, family memories, and classic Greek recipes, the event offers a unique mix of comedy, culture, and storytelling. This event is free and open to the public. Seating is first-come, first-seated, subject to availability. Limited preferred seating is available with purchase of a book through Adventures by the Book. Please visit https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/gus-constantellis-7-8-26/ for more information.

640 Orange Ave., Coronado, CA, 92118, US

Come join the Library every second Thursday at 11am! Little Explorers will provide hands on activities to promote early childhood development and sensory skills. Geared towards babies- 4 years old with a parent or caregiver. No registration required.

640 Orange Ave., Coronado, CA, 92118, US

Celebrate out great state of California with "stained glass"! Create a stained glass California using contact paper and tissue paper.

640 Orange Ave., Coronado, CA, 92118, US

The Library hosts open chess play on the second Thursday of every month between 3:00 and 5:00 p.m. in the Winn Room. Enjoy playing chess with others, or learn to play or improve your game with help from facilitator and local chess coach Chuck McClung. Chess boards and pieces provided. Open to all adults age 18 and older. Chuck McClung is a lifelong chess enthusiast and played in his first chess tournament over 40 years ago. He works as a consultant for the Mountain Lake Chess Camp, the oldest chess-teaching company in San Diego. Chuck is also the current Category C World Champion on the website chessworld.net.

640 Orange Ave., Coronado, CA, 92118, US

640 Orange Ave., Coronado, CA, 92118, US

Come enjoy a fun Preschool story time with Ms. Natalie! Enjoy songs, stories, and yoga in the Children's area. This story time has a rotating weekly theme and is geared towards children aged 3-5 years old.

640 Orange Ave., Coronado, CA, 92118, US

The Sweethearts of Swing are a talented trio of singers who have captured note for note the unique style and harmonies of America's most popular female singing group, The Andrews Sisters. They bring their familiar songs from the era of the wartime years right into the 21st Century in true USO Show fashion. They have been singing together for over 20 years and genuinely have a great time on stage which transcends to their audiences to create an exciting show and entertainment for your event. This is a show not to be missed!

640 Orange Ave., Coronado, CA, 92118, US

Join the Library for Baby Storytime followed by baby play time! Baby Storytime is for babies and their caregivers to develop early literacy skills through songs, rhymes and repetition. Mondays @ 11am in person either in the Children's Area or the Winn Room. Perfect for ages infants-2 but all children and adults are welcome.

640 Orange Ave., Coronado, CA, 92118, US

This week, enjoy a special storytime takeover by Nightingale Music! We'll play with lollipop drums, rainbow scarves, tambourines, maracas and more. Marvin the Monkey will come by and teach us the major scale and we'll learn to stomp and dance like the elephants in the jungle! We'll pop bubbles to the beat and have a guitar time sing-a-long! Nightingale Music classes bring out your child’s natural ability for music and creates a relaxed, playful environment for learning, so don't miss the fun Tuesday, July 14 at 11:00am! Toddler storytime will resume as normal after this fun takeover!

640 Orange Ave., Coronado, CA, 92118, US

You scream, I scream, we all scream for... ice cream! Cool off by making your own ice cream.

640 Orange Ave., Coronado, CA, 92118, US

640 Orange Ave., Coronado, CA, 92118, US

Feeling crafty? Join us on the 2nd Tuesday of every month for arts and crafts. In the month of July, we're celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States by creating our own Fraktur art. Fraktur is a highly artistic and elaborate illustrated folk art created by the Pennsylvania Dutch primarily between 1740 and 1860. Can't make it to this program? Check back here the day after this program to download the instructions so you can recreate this craft at home. This program is for adults over the age of 18. Registration is not required but recommended.

1302 Leyte Rd, CORONADO, CA, 92118-2232, US

Join us this Summer on the Strand! The Coronado Public Library, in collaboration with the Silver Strand Youth Center, will be hosting exciting events for all ages every Wednesday at 9:30a.m. all summer long! Kids, teens, and adults can sign up for our Summer Reading Program at these events, log their reads, and pick up their prizes while enjoying a different fun-filled event each week. These events will take place outside, so pack your sunscreen and a blanket to sit on and enjoy! Please note that public restrooms are not available at this location. This program is made possible thanks to the support of the Friends of the Coronado Public Library and the City of Coronado. --------------------------------------------------------------- On Wednesday, July 15, it's time for some sudsy summer fun! Bubble day is back once again, so come join the library for lots of bubbles, suds, and DIY bubble wands.

640 Orange Ave., Coronado, CA, 92118, US

Get ready for Comic-Con with a manga illustration class led by comic art experts from Little Fish Comic Book Studio. This class will focus on developing styles closest to manga or manhua comics! Students will be taught to observe manga closely to study storytelling choices in Asian comics in order to create their very own comics and illustrations in the style of manga. If your child enjoys anime/manga and would like to learn to draw in this style, this is the class is perfect for them! Space is limited. Registration required. Teen events are for students entering or finishing 6th-12th grade.

640 Orange Ave., Coronado, CA, 92118, US

Coronado Public Library, in partnership with the Coronado Island Film Festival, presents FILM FORUM CORONADO, taking place the first and third Wednesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in the library's Winn Room. Film expert Ralph DeLauro provides a brief introduction to each film and leads a discussion afterwards, often including pointers about how lighting or camera angles contribute to a scene’s mood or propel the story. July 15: The League of Gentlemen (1960, PG-13, 115 min) Basil Dearden‘s twisting, devilishly ingenious crime escapade. A gang of embittered, disenfranchised and dissatisfied British vets conspire to execute a million pound bank robbery. With Jack Hawkins, Richard Attenborough and Roger Livesey.

640 Orange Ave., Coronado, CA, 92118, US

This in-person meeting is for care partners actively caring for individuals with memory loss. Meetings are held on the 1st & 3rd Wednesdays of the month and led by a trained facilitator from Alzheimer's San Diego. For more information visit alzsd.org.

640 Orange Ave., Coronado, CA, 92118, US

Come enjoy a fun Preschool story time with Ms. Natalie! Enjoy songs, stories, and yoga in the Children's area. This story time has a rotating weekly theme and is geared towards children aged 3-5 years old.

640 Orange Ave., Coronado, CA, 92118, US

Come play with some clay! This bimonthly program provides two chances to create a work of art using quick dry clay. This month, Ms. Wendy will be guiding you in creating a Camping Grizzly Bear *This program is geared towards kids aged 7 and up. Kids under 7 will require additional parental assistance and may find the class challenging. There is a 10 minute window for arrival. If you do not arrive within 10 minutes of the program starting, your spot may be given away based on demand.

640 Orange Ave., Coronado, CA, 92118, US

Join the Library for Baby Storytime followed by baby play time! Baby Storytime is for babies and their caregivers to develop early literacy skills through songs, rhymes and repetition. Mondays @ 11am in person either in the Children's Area or the Winn Room. Perfect for ages infants-2 but all children and adults are welcome.

640 Orange Ave., Coronado, CA, 92118, US

Drop-In to get tech help from a librarian. Don't forget your device!

640 Orange Ave., Coronado, CA, 92118, US

The Coronado Public Library's Mystery Book club will meet regularly on the 3rd Monday of each month. Receive reminder emails about our meeting by registering below. Registration is encouraged but not required. We will be discussing Beach Wedding by Michael Ledwidge (2022). Check out the book in print or ebook format from the Coronado Library Catalog by clicking here.

640 Orange Ave., Coronado, CA, 92118, US

Prepare for the SAT with Steve Reiss, owner of the Reiss SAT Seminars and the Math Magician. Each workshop is two hours long and there are four sessions total. Attendance at all sessions is not required, but it is highly recommended for the best outcomes. Each session is unique. Registration required. Sign up now to reserve your spot in this series. Please sign up for each session separately if you would like to attend all four. This FREE Library program is made possible by the Friends of the Coronado Library.

640 Orange Ave., Coronado, CA, 92118, US

Join Ms. Natalie for Toddler Storytime Tuesday at 11 am. Enjoy finger plays, stories, and songs in this engaging storytime with a weekly theme. Perfect for ages 2-4 but all children and adults are welcome.

640 Orange Ave., Coronado, CA, 92118, US

Get ready to build, test, and play when the Children’s Museum of Discovery brings hands-on fun to the Coronado Public Library! With five interactive stations, kids can explore engineering, creativity, and problem-solving in exciting ways: . - Wind Tunnel – Tinker your own flying machine and watch it take flight. - Blue Blocks – Construct a fort, become a robot, or design your dream castle with jumbo foam blocks. - Rigamajig – Put your engineering skills to the test and construct something that moves with oversized gears and screws. - Ramps – Design and test your own rollercoaster using our wooden ramps and rubber tracks. - Rokenbok – Build your own city using innovative Rokenbok blocks.

640 Orange Ave., Coronado, CA, 92118, US

Tinker Tuesdays is a hands-on educational program that allows children to explore, create, design, and problem solve focusing on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) concepts.

1302 Leyte Rd, CORONADO, CA, 92118-2232, US

Join us this Summer on the Strand! The Coronado Public Library, in collaboration with the Silver Strand Youth Center, will be hosting exciting events for all ages every Wednesday at 9:30a.m. all summer long! Kids, teens, and adults can sign up for our Summer Reading Program at these events, log their reads, and pick up their prizes while enjoying a different fun-filled event each week. These events will take place outside, so pack your sunscreen and a blanket to sit on and enjoy! Please note that public restrooms are not available at this location. This program is made possible thanks to the support of the Friends of the Coronado Public Library and the City of Coronado. --------------------------------------------------------------- On Wednesday, July 22, get ready to walk on the wild side as Wild Wonders presents Our Big Backyard. This program focuses on native North American animals, featuring many from our own beautiful country, with an “at home” conservation theme! You'll learn about our animal friends and some up close animal encounters!

640 Orange Ave., Coronado, CA, 92118, US

The Coronado Public Library's Best of the Best Book Club meets regularly on the 4th Wednesday of each month to discuss books that have won major awards. For our July meeting, we will read and discuss the winner of the 2022 National Book Award for Translated Literature Seven Empty Houses by Samanta Schweblin, a deft collection of seven stories that carries the reader in and out of the fragility of the mind, the spirit, and the body About Seven Empty Houses The seven houses in these seven stories are strange. A person is missing, or a truth, or memory; some rooms are enticing, some unmoored, others empty. But in Samanta Schweblin’s tense, visionary tales, something always creeps back inside: a ghost, a fight, trespassers, a list of things to do before you die, a child’s first encounter with darkness or the fallibility of parents. In each story, twists and turns will unnerve and surprise: Schweblin never takes the expected path and instead digs under the skin, revealing surreal truths about our sense of home, of belonging, and of the fragility of our connections with others. This is a masterwork from one of our most brilliant modern writers.

640 Orange Ave., Coronado, CA, 92118, US

Teen Summer Reading events happen every Wednesday at 3 p.m. during the Summer Reading Program, June 6-July 31! Today's activity: Paint Pour Art. Get messy with this abstract art technique you've probably seen on Youtube or TikTok. Teen events are for those entering or finishing grades 6-12. This program is sponsored by the Jim and Bette Sherman Fund.

640 Orange Ave., Coronado, CA, 92118, US

Ralph's World is back and ready to rock! Get your dancing shoes on and be prepared to dance, giggle, and rock out!

640 Orange Ave., Coronado, CA, 92118, US

Prepare for the SAT with Steve Reiss, owner of the Reiss SAT Seminars and the Math Magician. Each workshop is two hours long and there are four sessions total. Attendance at all sessions is not required, but it is highly recommended for the best outcomes. Each session is unique. Registration required. Sign up now to reserve your spot in this series. Please sign up for each session separately if you would like to attend all four. This FREE Library program is made possible by the Friends of the Coronado Library.