Join us in the Exploration HUB Carlsbad City Library’s technology lab and makerspace. These classes are inspired by the Carlsbad Reads
Together selection, “The Line Becomes a River” by Francisco Cantú. Classes are for patrons ages 13 and older unless otherwise indicated. A Carlsbad City Library card with internet privileges is required. If you have questions, please call the Exploration HUB 442-339-2039.
Register here:
Silhouette Cameo: Landscape Design
Coffee Mug
Saturday, April 15, Noon – 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 26, 5 – 6:30 p.m. Learn how to use Silhouette Studio software to design a desert landscape and cut it out on adhesive vinyl using the Silhouette Cameo cutter. We will share tips and tricks on placing the vinyl to a coffee mug for you to take home.
Tinkercad 3D Design: Empathy Symbol Keychain
Tuesday, April 4, 5 – 6:30 p.m.
Photoshop Elements: Techniques of Photojournalism
Tuesday, April 18, Noon – 1 p.m. Learn techniques photojournalists use to tell a news story using photos. Practice editing pre-selected photos using Photoshop Elements, a user-friendly photo editing app.
Saturday, April 22, 2:30-4 p.m. The empathy symbol was created in 1973 and stands for people trying to understand other’s experiences and feelings. Learn how to use the shape and group tools to create the empathy symbol to put on a keychain.
2023 Carlsbad Reads Together PROGRAM GUIDE
ADULT READING SELECTION
The 2023 Carlsbad Reads Together selection is “ The Line Becomes a River ” by Francisco Cantú. Reserve a copy of the book, eBook or eAudiobook through our library catalog online or in person.
About the Author:
Raised in the Southwest United States, Francisco Cantú’s lifelong fascination with the border led him to find a job where he would experience its danger and heartbreak firsthand. He became a US border patrol agent, and over the next four years, he policed drug routes and smuggling corridors and tracked lost migrants across the desert. Now the author of a bestselling memoir about his experiences, he speaks with urgency, honesty, and empathy about how the border wreaks violence on both sides of the line. (from Penguin Random House)
An Evening with Francisco Cantú
Zoom Virtual Event
Thursday, April 27, 6 p.m.
The author will discuss his book “The Line Becomes a River” followed by an audience Q&A. To register, scan the QR code or visit the Carlsbad City Library website.
Book Club Discussions
Monday Night Classics Book Club: April 24, 7 p.m., virtual
Tuesday Evening Book Club: April 4, 7 p.m., virtual
First Wednesday Book Club: April 5, 2 p.m., Dove Library
Thursday Afternoon Book Club: April 13, 2 p.m., Cole Library
Clubs de Lectura en Español
(Spanish Language Book Clubs)
El Club de Lectura en Español Vespertino: Abril 6, 6 p.m., virtual Club de Lectura en Español: Abril 18, 10 a.m., virtual
My Path to Carlsbad
My Path to Carlsbad: Story Showcase
Submissions accepted March 1 - March 31. Stories on display at the Georgina Cole Library until April 30th
Storytelling has the power to change our assumptions, deepen our understanding of others’ experiences and connect us as a community. As part of this years’ Carlsbad Reads Together program, the Carlsbad City Library would like to create a special exhibit featuring stories of how your family arrived in Carlsbad. Stories will be artfully showcased in the Cole Library display case and shared on the Carlsbad Reads Together webpage through May 2023.
Share your story electronically or submit your story in person at the Information desk at any of our three library locations. Story stations will also be available at the Carlsbad Senior Center and Lola’s 7 Up Market & Deli during the month of March to collect submissions.
Genealogy Programs
Focus On: Finding Your Mexican Roots
April 4 and 18, 2 – 4 p.m. Carlsbad City Library Learning Center, 3368 Eureka Place
Discover how to get started tracing your Mexican roots using genealogy records available in the Ancestry Library Edition database and FamilySearch.org website. This hands-on computer class is for ages 13 and older and will be held in the upstairs Computer Lab at the Library Learning Center.
A Carlsbad City Library card with internet privileges is required. A FamilySearch.org account is also required. Please create a free FamilySearch account before the class.
Sign up for a class on the Carlsbad City Library website
EXPLORATION HUB CLASSES
TEEN BOOK SELECTION
The teen book selection is “Unearthed: A Jessica Cruz Story ” by Lilliam Rivera. Visit the library website to request a free copy of “Unearthed”, while supplies last.
Book Warriors Teen Book Club:
Tuesday, April 18, 4 p.m. (Virtual)
Join your fellow teens and come discuss the graphic novel “Unearthed: A Jessica Cruz Story” by Lilliam Rivera. Email libraryteens@carlsbadca.gov for a Zoom link.
Teen Intro to Genealogy –Discover Your Family Tree (Grades 6 to 12)
We invite you to learn how to use Ancestry.com and discover your family roots. Use what you learn to create your very own family tree. Materials will be provided.
Dove Library: Wednesday, April 19, 4 p.m.
Cole Library: Thursday, April 20, 4 p.m.
Free copies of “Unearthed: A Jessica Cruz Story” will be available while supplies last.
Teen Photoshop Elements: Comic Book Color Design (Grades 7-12)
Exploration HUB at Dove Library, Tuesday April 11, 4 p.m. Learn how to use Photoshop Elements to color in the same manner as Steph C. and learn what colorists do in the comic book industry.
CARLSBAD READS TOGETHER CHILDREN’S PROGRAMMING APRIL 2023
CHILDREN’S BOOK SELECTION
The 2023 Children’s Carlsbad Reads Together selection is “Bright Star “ by Yuyi Morales, available in English and Spanish.
Carlsbad City Library StoryWalk: Take a walk, read a book, have an adventure Children and their families are invited to enjoy a special viewing of the beautifully illustrated Carlsbad Reads Together children’s selection “Bright Star/Lucero” by Yuyi Morales. Explore different areas of the Children’s library and follow the story using this specially created StoryWalk. StoryWalk is a movement and literacy boosting project that places an illustrated children’s book, taken apart and displayed page by page along a walking route, in this case inside the library.
The “Bright Star/Lucero” StoryWalk is available to view in the children’s section at all three library locations during the month of April.
Play Tic-Tac-Toe!
Pick up a Tic-Tac-Toe card created by library staff based on the Carlsbad Reads Together Children’s selection by Yuyi Morales from the library. Children are encouraged to look outside themselves and explore different cultures. Cut and paste the coordinating picture into the game box as you complete the tasks. Return your completed board to the Children’s area at the library for a prize.
The Carlsbad Reads Together Cut and Paste Tic-Tac-Toe game is available at all three library locations.
PROGRAMS
Tween Scene
April 3 @ 3:30 p.m. Cole Library
Desert Plants & Animals – Monarchs
Find out about the truly diverse plants and animals of the desert and how they survive. Plant a desert cactus to take home.
Tuesday Afternoon Adventures
April 4 @ 3:30 p.m. Cole Library
Desert Plants & Animals – Monarchs
Find out about the truly diverse plants and animals of the desert and how they survive. Plant a desert cactus to take home.
Tween Scene
April 17 @ 3:30 p.m. Cole Library
The author of “Bright Star/Lucero” used a combination of sketches and wool yarn threaded by hand and dyed with plants by weavers in the city of Oaxaca. Learn about the textile art of South America and create your own textile craft.
Tuesday Afternoon Adventures
April 18 @ 3:30 p.m. Cole Library
The author of Bright Star/Lucero used a combination of sketches and wool yarn threaded by hand and dyed with plants by weavers in the city of Oaxaca. Learn about the textile art of South America and create your own textile craft.
Tween Scene
April 24 @ 3:30 p.m. Cole Library
Dia de los Ninos – Art of Frida Kahlo
Learn about the life and art of this gifted artist. Paint your own Frida Kahlo picture while celebrating the International Day of the Child.
Tuesday Afternoon Adventures
April 25 @ 3:30 p.m. Cole Library
Dia de los Ninos – Art of Frida Kahlo
Learn about the life and art of this gifted artist. Paint your own Frida Kahlo picture while celebrating the International Day of the Child.
Programs at all three library locations including Toddler Time, Baby Rhyme Time, Bilingual Storytime and Preschool Storytime will use themes from “Bright Star,” including desert plants & animals, cultural/family diversity and present several bilingual stories.
Book Explorers
Thursday, April 20 @ 3:30 p.m.
Carlsbad Library Learning Center
A book club for children in 4th through 6th grade. Explore all kinds of books including graphic novels and non-fiction with the Book Explorers Book Club!
The February selection is “Unearthed: A Jessica Cruz Story” by Lilliam Rivera. For more information email jasmine. venancio@carlsbadca.gov.
All-Star Readers Book Club
Tuesdays in April (April 4, 18 & 25) @ 3:30 p.m.
Carlsbad Library Learning Center
A book club for children in grades 1 – 3. The group will meet most Tuesdays in April and discuss various books relating to the Carlsbad Reads Together theme. For more information email emily.sirkin@ carlsbadca.gov
For more information on any of the events in this program guide and to download a printable copy visit the Carlsbad City Library website.
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