Monday, January 12, 2026

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Musical Storytime Takeover with Nightingale Music

Coronado Public Library 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, United States

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 […]

Free

Holiday book and gift sale

Coronado Public Library 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, United States

FALL FUNDRAISER 🍂 Holiday Books & Gift Sale Find pre-loved books for children and adults, plus coffee table books, DVDs, holiday cards, Christmas books, and unique gift items — perfect […]

“Rooted in Fire: A Celebration of Native American and Mexican Cooking” with Pyet Despain

Coronado Public Library 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, United States

Join us for an inspiring afternoon with Pyet DeSpain, winner of Gordon Ramsay’s Next Level Chef and author of the debut cookbook Rooted in Fire: A Celebration of Native American and Mexican Cooking. Pyet will share how her heritage infuses every recipe with tradition, resilience, and deep respect for the earth, weaving together stories, flavors, and ancestral wisdom. DeSpain […]

Free

Best of the Best Book Club: “There, There” by Tommy Orange

Coronado Public Library 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, United States

The Coronado Public Library's Best of the Best Book Club meets regularly on the fourth Wednesday of each month to discuss books that have won major awards. For our October meeting, we will discuss the 2018 National Book Critics Circle Award winner There, There by Tommy Orange, a wondrous and shattering novel that follows twelve characters from […]

Free

Inside the Hanoi Hilton: The Story of POW Doug Hegdahl

Zoom Coronado, CA, United States

The Coronado Public Library and Historical Association invites you to a virtual event on Wednesday, Dec. 3 as Marc Leepson, the author of the best-selling book, The Unlikely War Hero: A Vietnam War POW's Story of Courage and Resilience in the Hanoi Hilton, discusses the amazing Vietnam War story of Doug Hegdahl, the youngest and lowest-ranking […]

Free

Santa Storytime

Coronado Public Library 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, United States

Bring your littles ones for a special Santa Storytime! Join Santa for a story followed by a photo meet and greet opportunity with the big guy himself.

Free

Mystery Book Club: “Playing for the Ashes”

Coronado Public Library 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, United States

The Coronado Public Library's Mystery Book club meets regularly on the third Monday of each month. Receive reminder emails about our meeting by registering. Registration is encouraged but not required. This month we will be discussing Playing for the Ashes by Elizabeth George. Check out the book in print from the Coronado Library catalog by clicking here, […]

Free

Best of the Best Book Club: “A Psalm for the Wild-Built” by Becky Chambers

Coronado Public Library 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, United States

The Coronado Public Library's Best of the Best Book Club meets regularly on the fourth Wednesday of each month to discuss books that have won major awards. Please note the different date this month due to the holiday. For our December meeting, we will discuss the 2022 Hugo Award winner A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers, […]

Free

Poetry for the People

Coronado Public Library 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, United States

This year's course will feature poems by state poets laureate. The responsibility of a State Poet Laureate is essentially the same as the U.S Poets Laureate, “…to make public appearances at poetry readings or literary events and to promote awareness of poetry." 46 states and the District of Columbia have a State Poet Laureate, most […]

Free

The Hive of Five: Historical fiction author event

Coronado Public Library 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, United States

One incredible night, five New York Times bestselling historical fiction authors. Kate Quinn (The Astral Library), Stephanie Dray (Becoming Madam Secretary), Kristina McMorris (The Girls of Good Fortune), Allison Pataki (It Girl), and Madeline Martin (The Secret Book Society) will come together to share the research, revelations, and hidden histories that bring their novels to life, […]

Free

From Plate to Page: An evening with Jessica Secrest

Coronado Performing Arts Center 650 D Avenue, Coronado, CA, United States

Coronado Public Library, in partnership with Warwick's Bookstore, welcomes @applesauceandadhd Jessica Secrest as she discusses her new cookbook OF COURSE IT'S GOOD! on Tuesday, January 13. This event is a fundraiser for the Friends of the Coronado Public Library and a paid ticket is required to enter. Ticket options are: $10 entry only $31.60 for admission […]

$10 – $39.83

FILM FORUM CORONADO: “The Last of Sheila” (1973)

Coronado Public Library 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, United States

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 pm 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 […]

Free