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January 2020
Teen Cooking Challenge
We provide the ingredients, you'll create something delicious using the Super Bowl as your inspiration! Working in teams, you'll choose either the Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, or Miami as your inspiration for a Superbowl snack! Our judges will award points on presentation and how well you represented your inspirational choice.
Find out more »Introduction to Microsoft Word Workshop
This workshop will help you learn how to create documents and do simple editing in Microsoft Word. Topics will cover changing fonts, formatting paragraphs, and understanding some of the different features found on Microsoft Word. Whether you are new to figuring out Word or you need a refresher, all are welcome to attend this workshop at the Library. Sign-up required, please call the Library to sign-up. Laptops will be provided.
Find out more »February 2020
Art Class with Joe Nyiri
Joe Nyiri, award winning artist teaches an art class on the first Saturday of each month at 10:00 a.m. in the Ruby Room. He enjoys giving children the freedom to create with a variety of mediums. Stop by to learn something new! All ages are welcome to Joe Nyiri’s art class. This month we will explore the art form of cartooning. This class is free thanks to the Friends of the Coronado Public Library.
Find out more »Saturday Book Club: “American Moonshot”
We will be reading and discussing, American Moonshot, by Douglas Brinkley. Drawing on new primary source material and major interviews with many of the surviving figures who were key to America’s success, Brinkley brings this fascinating history to life as never before. American Moonshot is a portrait of the brilliant men and women who made this giant leap possible, the technology that enabled us to propel men beyond earth’s orbit to the moon and return them safely, and the geopolitical…
Find out more »Teen Tech Team
Do you need help figuring out your smart phone or/and other mobile devices? Come get help from the experts, teens! Our teen volunteers are happy to help show you how you can you use your mobile device.
Find out more »Tinker Tuesday: Lava Lamp Science
Kids, learn about density, polarity, and chemical reactions while making a homemade mesmerizing lava lamp. These kid friendly lava laps are made up of oil, water, and food coloring. The oil floats on top of the water because it is less dense, or lighter, than water. The food coloring has the same density as the water so it sinks through the oil and mixes with the water.
Find out more »Teen Book Club: “Akata Witch”
Teens, come by the library and join us in discussing the book, Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor. Twelve-year-old Sunny lives in Nigeria, but she was born American. Her features are African, but she has albinism. She's a terrific athlete, but can't go out into the sun to play soccer. There seems to be no place where she fits in. And then she discovers something amazing—she is a "free agent" with latent mystical power. Soon she's part of a quartet of…
Find out more »Participate in Reading Shakespeare!
The San Diego Shakespeare Society holds their monthly reading in the Winn Room on the first Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. We'll be reading Hamlet, Part II. You can bring your own text, borrow one from the Library or bring the text up on your phone. Shakespeare was meant to be read aloud--join us to participate or just listen.
Find out more »Poetry for the People
The Coronado Public Library is once again offering a seven-week poetry discussion class beginning on Wednesday, January 15th at 11 am in the Winn Room. This year, Poetry for the People will feature the poetry of African Americans. Led by Chuck Kamar, we will be discussing a selection of poems that reflect the experiences, views, and issues of Black poets throughout the history of the United States. Participants are encouraged to share their insights to enrich and enhance our understanding…
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