Library & Cultural Arts Events Calendar | Carlsbad City Library, CA

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Event dates for May 2026
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26	27	28	29	30	1 Dia Book Bingo 8:30 AMTai Chi for Arthritis & Fall Prevention (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 10:30 AMBilingual Toddler Time (Carlsbad Library Learning Center) 4:00 PMCinema Club Friday - "The Orator" (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 7:00 PMCinema Club Friday - "The Orator" (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane)	2 Dia Book Bingo Free Comic Book Day 11:00 AMSaturday Stories (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 1:00 PMSilhouette Cameo: Design a Superhero Logo Sticker! 2:00 PMLEGO Builder's Club (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 2:00 PMSaturday Chess Meet-Up (Carlsbad Library Learning Center) 2:00 PMComic Book Cover Art Workshop (Carlsbad Library Learning Center)
3	4 9:30 AMToddler Time (Georgina Cole Library) 10:00 AMBilingual Storytime/Hora de cuento bilingüe (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 10:30 AMToddler Time (Georgina Cole Library) 3:30 PMLEGO Builder's Club (Carlsbad Library Learning Center) 4:00 PMHomework Zone (Carlsbad Library Learning Center)	5 9:00 AMBusiness Support Office Hours (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 9:30 AMEnglish as a Second Language/Inglés como segunda idioma (Carlsbad Library Learning Center) 9:30 AMToddler Time (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 10:30 AMBilingual Storytime (Carlsbad Library Learning Center) 10:30 AMBaby Rhyme Time (Georgina Cole Library) 10:30 AMToddler Time (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 2:00 PMFocus On: Searching Historical Newspaper Databases (genealogy class at Carlsbad Library Learning Center) 3:00 PMSilhouette Cameo Orientation (Exploration HUB at Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 3:30 PMAll-Star Readers Book Club (Carlsbad Library Learning Center) 3:30 PMTuesday Afternoon Adventures (Georgina Cole Library) 3:30 PMTinker Tuesdays (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 4:00 PMHomework Zone (Carlsbad Library Learning Center) 6:00 PMPajama Storytime (Georgina Cole Library)	6 10:00 AMTech Help (Carlsbad Library Learning Center) 10:30 AMPreschool Storytime (Georgina Cole Library) 10:30 AMBaby Lapsit (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 2:00 PMFirst Wednesday Book Club (in-person at Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 3:00 PM3D Printing & Design (Exploration HUB at Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 3:30 PMBilingual Storytime (Carlsbad Library Learning Center) 3:30 PMPaws to Read (Georgina Cole Library) 4:00 PMDungeons & Dragons Adventurer's League (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 4:00 PMHomework Zone (Carlsbad Library Learning Center) 4:00 PMReel Wednesday - "Traffic" (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 7:00 PMReel Wednesday - "Traffic" (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane)	7 9:30 AMEnglish as a Second Language/Inglés como segunda idioma (Carlsbad Library Learning Center) 9:30 AMStorytime Theater (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 10:30 AMStorytime Theater (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 2:45 PMOpen Studios - alchemy (Carlsbad Senior Center) 3:00 PMCoding and Robotics (Exploration HUB at Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 3:30 PMPaws to Read (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 4:00 PMHomework Zone (Carlsbad Library Learning Center) 5:30 PMJust the Facts! Nonfiction Book Club (Hybrid on Zoom and in-person at Cole) 5:30 PMArts Commission Meeting - Council Chamber - CANCELED	8 10:30 AMBilingual Toddler Time (Carlsbad Library Learning Center) 4:00 PMCinema Club Friday - "Life of Ivanna" (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 7:00 PMCinema Club Friday - "Life if Ivanna" (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane)	9 10:00 AMGrow Your Garden: Friendly Inclusive Gardening and the Mental Health Benefits of Gardening (Georgina Cole Library) 11:00 AMSaturday Stories (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 11:30 AMSaturday Stories (Georgina Cole Library) 2:00 PMSaturday Chess Meet-Up (Carlsbad Library Learning Center) 2:00 PMLEGO Builder's Club (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 5:00 PMSaturdays in the Courtyard - Anna May (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane)
10	11 9:30 AMToddler Time (Georgina Cole Library) 10:00 AMBilingual Storytime/Hora de cuento bilingüe (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 10:30 AMToddler Time (Georgina Cole Library) 3:30 PMLEGO Builder's Club (Carlsbad Library Learning Center) 3:30 PMTween Scene: Games and Crafts (Georgina Cole Library) 4:00 PMHomework Zone (Carlsbad Library Learning Center)	12 9:00 AMBusiness Support Office Hours (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 9:30 AMEnglish as a Second Language/Inglés como segunda idioma (Carlsbad Library Learning Center) 9:30 AMToddler Time (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 10:00 AMLearning From Members (Faraday Center) 10:30 AMBilingual Storytime (Carlsbad Library Learning Center) 10:30 AMBaby Rhyme Time (Georgina Cole Library) 10:30 AMToddler Time (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 3:30 PMAll-Star Readers Book Club (Carlsbad Library Learning Center) 3:30 PMTuesday Afternoon Adventures (Georgina Cole Library) 3:30 PMTinker Tuesdays (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 4:00 PMHomework Zone (Carlsbad Library Learning Center) 4:00 PMBook Explorers (Carlsbad Library Learning Center)	13 8:30 AMTai Chi for Arthritis & Fall Prevention (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 10:30 AMPreschool Storytime (Georgina Cole Library) 10:30 AMBaby Lapsit (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 3:30 PMBilingual Storytime (Carlsbad Library Learning Center) 3:30 PMLego Builders' Club (Georgina Cole Library) 4:00 PMHomework Zone (Carlsbad Library Learning Center) 4:00 PMReel Wednesday - "My Blue Heaven" (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 5:30 PMBilingual Adult Craft Night/ Noche de manualidades para adultos (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 7:00 PMReel Wednesday - "My Blue Heaven" (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane)	14 9:30 AMEnglish as a Second Language/Inglés como segunda idioma (Carlsbad Library Learning Center) 9:30 AMStorytime Theater (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 10:30 AMStorytime Theater (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 1:00 PMSpanish Conversation/Café y Conversación (Carlsbad Library Learning Center) 2:00 PMThursday Afternoon Book Club (in-person at Georgina Cole Library) 3:30 PMTween Game Time (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 4:00 PMHomework Zone (Carlsbad Library Learning Center) 5:00 PMBilingual Adult Craft Night/ Noche de manualidades para adultos (Carlsbad Library Learning Center) 5:45 PMTeen Book Club (Georgina Cole Library) 6:00 PMEl Club de Lectura en Español Vespertino (Library Library Center) 6:00 PMSpanish Adult Book Club/Club de Lectura en Español (Carlsbad Library Learning Center)	15 8:30 AMTai Chi for Arthritis & Fall Prevention (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 10:30 AMBilingual Toddler Time (Carlsbad Library Learning Center) 4:00 PMCinema Club Friday - "A Suitable Girl" (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 5:30 PMArts Commission Subcommittee Meeting - Council Chamber 7:00 PMCinema Club Friday - "A Suitable Girl" (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane)	16 11:00 AMSaturday Stories (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 1:00 PMDNA Interest Group (Georgina Cole Library) 2:00 PMSaturday Chess Meet-Up (Carlsbad Library Learning Center) 2:00 PMLEGO Builder's Club (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane)
17 10:00 AMA Walk with Yáamay (Leo Carrillo Ranch Historic Park)	18 9:30 AMToddler Time (Georgina Cole Library) 10:00 AMBilingual Storytime/Hora de cuento bilingüe (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 10:30 AMToddler Time (Georgina Cole Library) 2:00 PMClassics Book Club (in-person at Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 3:30 PMPaws to Read (Carlsbad Library Learning Center) 4:00 PMHomework Zone (Carlsbad Library Learning Center)	19 9:00 AMBusiness Support Office Hours (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 9:30 AMToddler Time (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 10:30 AMBilingual Storytime (Carlsbad Library Learning Center) 10:30 AMBaby Rhyme Time (Georgina Cole Library) 10:30 AMToddler Time (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 2:00 PMCANCELLED: Focus On: Searching Historical Newspaper Databases (genealogy class at Carlsbad Library Learning Center) 3:30 PMAll-Star Readers Book Club (Carlsbad Library Learning Center) 3:30 PMTuesday Afternoon Adventures (Georgina Cole Library) 3:30 PMTinker Tuesdays (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 4:00 PMHomework Zone (Carlsbad Library Learning Center) 6:00 PMPajama Storytime (Georgina Cole Library)	20 8:30 AMTai Chi for Arthritis & Fall Prevention (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 9:30 AMTech Help (Exploration HUB at Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 10:30 AMPreschool Storytime (Georgina Cole Library) 10:30 AMBaby Lapsit (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 3:30 PMBilingual Storytime (Carlsbad Library Learning Center) 3:30 PMPaws to Read (Georgina Cole Library) 4:00 PMHomework Zone (Carlsbad Library Learning Center) 4:00 PMReel Wednesday - "The Lost World: Jurassic Park" (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 4:00 PMDungeons & Dragons Adventurer's League (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 7:00 PMReel Wednesday - "The Lost World: Jurassic Park" (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane)	21 9:30 AMStorytime Theater (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 10:30 AMStorytime Theater (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 2:00 PMMemoir Writing Class series (Georgina Cole Library) 3:30 PMPaws to Read (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 4:00 PMHomework Zone (Carlsbad Library Learning Center)	22 8:30 AMTai Chi for Arthritis & Fall Prevention (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 10:30 AMBilingual Toddler Time (Carlsbad Library Learning Center) 4:00 PMCinema Club Friday - "Made in Ethiopia" (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 7:00 PMCinema Club Friday - "Made in Ethiopia" (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane)	23 11:00 AMSaturday Stories (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 2:00 PMSaturday Chess Meet-Up (Carlsbad Library Learning Center) 2:00 PMLEGO Builder's Club (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 5:00 PMFront Row Saturday - New Sunset Strummers (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane)
24	25 City Holiday, City Offices Closed	26 9:00 AMBusiness Support Office Hours (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 9:30 AMToddler Time (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 10:00 AMGenealogy Program Meeting (Faraday Center) 10:30 AMBilingual Storytime (Carlsbad Library Learning Center) 10:30 AMBaby Rhyme Time (Georgina Cole Library) 10:30 AMToddler Time (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 11:30 AMBitchin' Sauce cookbook event with Starr Edwards (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 3:30 PMAll-Star Readers Book Club (Carlsbad Library Learning Center) 3:30 PMTuesday Afternoon Adventures (Georgina Cole Library) 3:30 PMTinker Tuesdays (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 4:00 PMHomework Zone (Carlsbad Library Learning Center)	27 8:30 AMTai Chi for Arthritis & Fall Prevention (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 10:30 AMPreschool Storytime (Georgina Cole Library) 10:30 AMBaby Lapsit (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 3:30 PMBilingual Storytime (Carlsbad Library Learning Center) 3:30 PMLego Builders' Club (Georgina Cole Library) 4:00 PMLibrary Board of Trustees - Council Chamber 4:00 PMHomework Zone (Carlsbad Library Learning Center) 4:00 PMReel Wednesday - "Almost Famous" (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 7:00 PMReel Wednesday - "Almost Famous" (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane)	28 9:30 AMStorytime Theater (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 10:30 AMStorytime Theater (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 1:00 PMFamily Tree Maker Users Group (Virtual) 2:00 PMMemoir Writing Class series (Georgina Cole Library) 3:30 PMPokémon Club + Tween Game Time (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 4:00 PMHomework Zone (Carlsbad Library Learning Center)	29 8:30 AMTai Chi for Arthritis & Fall Prevention (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 10:30 AMBilingual Toddler Time (Carlsbad Library Learning Center) 4:00 PMCinema Club Friday - "A Samurai in Time" (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 7:00 PMCinema Club Friday - "A Samurai in Time" (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane)	30 11:00 AMSaturday Stories (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane) 2:00 PMSaturday Chess Meet-Up (Carlsbad Library Learning Center) 2:00 PMLEGO Builder's Club (Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane)
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