The Birch Aquarium visits the San Marcos Library 8/25

The Birch Aquarium will present a free experience (usually these include some cool hands on activities) at the San Marcos Branch Library on August 25th at 1:30pm.  This is a library event but will be held across the street at the San Marcos Community Ctr Hall (same parking lot)

Enjoy ~
Kate

San Diego Herpetological Society (reptiles) visits Escondido Library July 31st

Saturday July 31st the San Diego Herpetological Society will be teaching kids about reptiles in a hands-on experience.  The event starts at 10:30 am at the Escondido branch library.

Call 760-839-4684 for more information!

Enjoy ~
Kate

Magic Show ~ 4S Ranch Library July 30th

Another great event for Summer Reading Program! The 4S Ranch branch library will host 'The Amazing Dana Magic Show' at 10:30am Friday July 30th.  This event is free - for more information call 858-673-4697

Enjoy ~
Kate

Learn to Hula! Escondido Library ~ Thursday July 29th

On Thursday July 29th at 2pm you can enjoy a Hula performance at the Escondido Library.  Later they will teach Hula to the whole audience - how fun!

This event is free and it does not say that registration is required.  Call 760-839-4684 for more information!

Enjoy ~
Kate

Hullabaloo Band performs at the Poway Library

Thursday, July 29, 2010

10:30 AM

 Poway Branch Library

Come join in the fun & listen to the Hullabaloo band!  Totally FREE!
 
Enjoy ~
Kate

Sparkles the Clown ~ FREE SHOW - Vista Library

Yet another fun free event for the kiddos at the Vista Library!

Sparkles the Clown will be be putting on an entertaining show at 3pm on 7/28/10 for kids!

This event of course is free!

Enjoy ~
Kate

Summer Reading Program Finale Parties!

Here are just a few of the final parties for Summer Reading Program - please leave a comment if you know of another one - this is just a few!

* Oceanside Library ~ Tiki Party Luau! 8/7/10 11am  - For more information please call (760) 435-5600
330 North Coast Highway Oceanside, CA

*Cole Library (Carlsbad) ~ Party! 8/9/10 10am - for more info call ~760-434-2897
Georgina Cole Library Community Room,
1250 Carlsbad Village Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92008

*VISTA Library ~ Ice Cream Social - 8/3/10 3pm - for more info call ~ 760-643-5112
700 Eucalyptus Ave Vista CA 92084

'Captain Book' is visiting Camp Pendelton! 7/26/10

So we happened upon 'Captain Book' at the San Marcos Library while returning a few books - so glad we did!

Have you heard of him?? He is a not so scary pirate that meets & greets the kids AND allows each child to pick a book to take home and keep forever - how nice is that? 

Our kids have not stopped talking about him! I wish I had discovered him earlier!

Good news is that he does have a few appearances that have not passed!

If you live on Camp Pendelton - please call your local library! It says he is visiting Pendelton libraries (but it does not say which ones!) on Monday July 26th - one at 10am & one at noon & one at 2:30

Click Here to check out the good captain's site!

Enjoy ~ Kate

The Professor of Bubble-Making presents 'Bubble Mania.'

'Bubble Mania' - free show at the Carlsbad City Library - 7/23/10 at 3:30pm

another fun Summer reading program event! Remember I only post a few of these each week! Make sure to check your local library too! If you hear of a great one please forward it to me so I can share!


For more info call ~ 760-931-4500

Carlsbad City Library Learning Center, 3368 Eureka Place, Carlsbad, CA 92008

Barnes & Noble Summer Reading Program - earn a free book!

Repost! This is a great incentive to keep your kid's reading during the summer! Thank you to the good people at Barnes & Noble for sponsoring this program!

Barnes and Noble has another GREAT summer reading incentive for school aged kids!  Read any 8 books (follow instructions for getting a 'passport' to document) and you can earn a free book. 

You will also be entered in a drawing to win a prize pack of 39 clue books - nice deal!

I LOVE that there is so much encouragement to keep kids reading and learning during the summer, happy reading!

Thanks to Yadhira for reminding me that this program had already started!

Enjoy ~
Kate

Summer Reading Program is awesome...I think I already mentioned that!

So I have to mention this again - summer reading program at the San Diego County Libraries is awesome!

You can sign up online here - then you simply log your hours that you read to your kids or (if they are older) that they read to themselves.  Add up hours & you get prizes - yay!  We do LOTS of reading in our house anyway - so it almost seemed silly to get prizes for doing what we do anyway - but we went into the San Marcos Library today to show off our reading certificates and each of my kids got a bag with the following...

Bath toy
FREE Child's Admission w/ Paid Adult Admission Legoland ticket
FREE Aunti Anne's Pretzel coupon - no purchase necessary!
FREE Child's admission to the Natural History Museum (must have a pd adult)
FREE kid's meal at Daphne's when an adult meal is purchased
FREE kid's meal at The Old Spaghetti Factory when an adult meal is purchased
FREE Personal Pizza when any other pizza is purchased at Round Table
FREE ticket to the San Diego Zoo (nowhere does it say the adult ticket needs to be purchased - remember there is a deal running at the Premium Outlets right now where you can get free zoo tix w/ the purchase of a gift card - side note - i would combo these deals)
FREE yogurt at 'FRO YO LOVE' - no purchase necessary!
FREE kids admission to the SD Air & Space Museum (not admitted without an adult)
bookmark

that is a LOT of fun freebies for something many of you are probably doing anyway!  So those of you dragging your feet - sign up now! And remember to check your local library for awesome summer entertainment!

Enjoy ~
Kate

Summer Reading Program Entertainment - Vista Library 7/14

The Birch Aquarium will be doing a presentation for the Vista Library on 7/14/10 at 3pm

this event is free thanks to the Vista Library Summer Reading Program!

Enjoy ~
Kate

Have you signed up for Summer Reading yet?

If you haven't signed up for Summer Reading through your local County Library branch you are really missing out!

This is for birth through adults and there are tons of great prizes from little toys to tickets to the San Diego Zoo to Daphnes & Auntie Annie Pretzel coupons - cool right?

There is also so much fun stuff to participate in all summer long at just about every library - MOST events are completely free although some do require registration.

Hurry & sign up today!

Enjoy ~
Kate

Poway Library - FREE magic & comedy show for the kiddies Thursday 1030am

Thursday July 1st at 10:30am there is gonna be a magic, comedy, music, ane exotic pets show at the Poway Branch Library - again, free - Thanks summer reading program!!

call 858-513-2900 for more information!

remember you can share these posts via email & various social networks - please feel free to use the 'tell a friend' button at the bottom of every post - don't let your friends miss out!

Enjoy ~
Kate

Vista Library ~ Summer Reading Programs Fun Free 'Beach Party' Kick off!

The Vista Library has a GREAT Summer Reading Program Lined up for this summer and it starts with a fun Beach Themed Party to kick it all off this Saturday!

Saturday June 26th ~ 2-4pm 'Parking Lot Beach Party!'
The Children's librarians said there will be snow cones and water balloon fights and lots of fun games - ALL for free!

Summer Reading programs are designed to encourage children (and adults) to keep reading and visiting the library during the summer months - but it isn't just about reading! Summer Reading Calendars are usually filled up with free movies, parties, visits from Hullabaloo, Magicians, Face Painters, cooking classes, make and take crafts ~ lots of fun & enriching activities for kids from preschool to teens!

I would LOVE to have your libraries Summer Reading Program highlights too! Please email them to me at sandiegodealsandsteals@gmail.com

Remember to always check the San Diego Deals and Steals Calendar in the right hand column (brown square) - I post TONS of stuff ahead of time so you can plan your upcoming months - look how full July & August are already!!

Enjoy ~
Kate

Summer Reading Programs have started - sign up! babies - adults!

Summer Reading Club is awesome! Free prizes just for reading (or for babies - being read to!) Doesn't cost a thing to join.

Register online at http://www.sdcl.org/ (has already begun!)

Reading goals are....

Birth - 3yrs - 10 reading activities
Age 4 - 2nd grade - 5 hours logged
3-5 grade - 10 hours logged
Teens 6th - 12th grade - 10 hours logged
Adults - 4 books

Bring in your completed certificate anytime from June 28th - August 7th - such a 'doable' goal!  There are lots of great prizes for EVERYONE who completes - but also great prize drawings too!

Happy Reading!
Kate

Library Events ~ ALWAYS check your local library too!

I like to post a few library events here each week, but please keep in mind I simply cannot post them all - there are just way too many! If this post is not your local library please make sure to head over to your local branch to get a copy of their schedule.

Remember to sign your kiddos up for their summer reading program - last year our kids 'earned' prizes - free In-N-Out certificates, Spaghetti Factory, and more - this year they also have free fair tix!

Here are a couple fun things for Wednesday June 16th ~ events are FREE!

Wacky Wednesday ~ crafts & games for kids

Casa de Oro Library, 9805 Campo Road, Spring Valley
 3:00 PM

Anime Club for teens
Rancho San Diego Library, 11555 Via Rancho San Diego, El Cajon
 4:00 PM

Library Storytime for little ones starting at 10am at the San Marcos Library