May 17: SCBL Robotics Extravaganza
Saturday, MAY 17, 10 am – 1 pm, the robots are returning to the San Carlos Branch Library. In the library’s lower parking lot, at the corner of Jackson & Golfcrest, 18 Robotic Clubs from local schools and San Diego neighborhoods will display, explain and demonstrate their robot creations. Guests will get to work some robots too. Aguirre Tech will also be there demonstrating the action of their drones. Interactive STEM activities and a robot craft will also be available...
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A quick reference for youth special events and recurring activities through the end of the year:
The Library is offering a new Digital Library Card. If you don't currently have a Library Card, you can now sign up for a Digital Library Card to access eLibrary resources. With a Digital Library Card you can download digital materials (such as ebooks, eaudiobooks and digital magazines), use electronic databases, take online classes, and much more. Customers may convert their digital library card into a permanent physical library card by contacting any of the Pickup Service Locations.
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The wait is over! KPBS and their community partners are excited to announce the 2021, One Book, One San Diego selections. The choices focus on disability civil rights, experiences and inclusion.
- “Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist” by Judith Heumann and Kristen Joiner (Adult reader category)
- “All the Way to the Top” by Annette Bay Pimentel and illustrated by Nabi Ali with foreword by Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins (Kids category)
- “When Stars Are Scattered” by Victoria Jamieson... 
For parents and caregivers who are educating their children--either via distance learning or homeschooling--we have curated a list of free, well-established academic resources on a variety of subjects. Resources are broken down first by grade level, and then by subject. Click HERE 
One Book, One San Diego is our region's premier literary program, presented in partnership between KPBS and over 80 public libraries, service organizations and educational institutions. Now in its 14th year, the purpose is to bring our community closer together through the shared experience of reading and discussing the same book.
Each year, One Book, One San Diego features a literary work for adults, young adults, kids, and Spanish language readers. For adult readers, Spanish readers and young adult readers; this year’s selection... 
The companion 2018, "One Book" chosen for kids is "Blue Sky, White Stars." It is a picture book written by Sarvinder Naberhaus and illustrated by New York Times bestselling and Caldecott-honor winning artist Kadir Nelson. "Deceptively simple verses pair with richly evocative images of American history, landscape, and people."
One Book, One San Diego is our region's premiere literary program, presented in partnership between KPBS and over 80 public libraries, service organizations and educational institutions. Now in its 12th year, the purpose is... 