24 Monday: Children are invited to build a pipe cleaner persimmon bouquet in the Ruby Room of the Coronado Public Library at 3:30 p.m.
25 Tuesday: At 5:15 on Tuesday in the Winn Room of the Coronado Public Library, a free community meeting will be hosted by San Diego Coastkeeper and Proyecto Fronterizo. The meeting welcomes community members to share their experiences about health, environment and climate challenges. Registration is recommended but not required. Contact lesly@sdcoastkeeper.org.
26 Wednesday: The Optimist Club of Coronado is calling all young speakers under the age of 19 as of Oct. 1, 2024, to join the oratorical contest in the Winn Room of the Coronado Public Library at 3:15 p.m.
This is an opportunity to build confidence, enhance public speaking skills, and compete for scholarships while sharing a unique perspective on this year’s topic: “How optimism has guided me through trying times.”
Participants will prepare and deliver a 4 to 5-minute speech. Speeches will be judged on poise, content, delivery and overall effectiveness, with penalties for exceeding time limits, improper citations, or use of props. Winners will advance through local, zone, district, and international levels, with scholarships of up to $15,000 awarded at the World Championship in July.
Interested participants should contact Diana Drummey at 619-787-9592 or drummedge@att.net.
28 Friday: Each month, the Coronado Public Library invites community members to explore different spices used in dishes around the world. Registrants will pick up the monthly spice selection at the library, cook with it, and join other food enthusiasts to discuss what they made and their thoughts about the spice.
For the month of March, the featured spice is turmeric. The meeting will be held on Zoom at 2:30 p.m. The Zoom link will be emailed the day before the meeting. Register online at coronado.librarycalendar.com.
29 Saturday: Casey Meehan, a retired Navy nurse who served in the Vietnam War, will talk about lessons from her time in service at 3 p.m. in the Winn Room of the Coronado Public Library. This event is part of the 2025 Coronado Community READ program.
