Booked for the Holidays, Day 6
Please join us for Family Fun Day at Library Shop Mission Hills! We have FACE PAINTING with Free Spirit the Elf, a picture book STORYTIME with Author Marcie Colleen, and a guided LEGO ART activity with Lego Sculptor Jonathan Lopes. Hang out at the bookstore all morning to discover great books, get creative, get painted, and get to know your neighborhood bookstore.
Read more about each event below. Participation is free and open to the community. Click through to register and let us know that you’ll be joining the fun; registration comes with the chance to win prizes! Early store opening at 10am for event attendees.
Picture Book Storytime with Marcie Colleen, 10:30am-11:15am
The theme of this Storytime is BIG FEELINGS! Marcie Colleen, author of Love, Triangle, will read out loud from that picture book — one of our staff favorites — and others on the topic of emotions and friendship. Participate in post-Storytime games for the chance to win some fun prizes.
Lego Art with Lego Sculptor Jonathan Lopes 11:30am-12:30pm
Join local Lego artist Jonathan for a creative activity with everyone’s favorite childhood toy. For this special event, we’re making our own creative characters with guidance from an experienced Lego Sculptor. Bricks provided by Library Shop SD to all participants, with prizes for creative contributions. Your creative character may even be featured on the shelves at the new bookstore!
Facepainting with Free Spirit the Elf: 11:15am-12:15pm
Throughout family day, get your spot in line to get your face painted by Free Spirit the Elf!
SPECIAL OFFER: Participate in a family fun day event to earn a Booked for the Holidays passport stamp worth 15% off your purchase!
ABOUT OUR FRIENDS
Family-Day is brought to you by some of our favorite creative San Diegans.
Storytime Author MARCIE COLLEEN is a celebrated author of children’s books, known for stories that weave together humor, heart, and hope.
Marcie’s picture books include Penguinaut!, Love, Triangle, and Survivor Tree, illustrated by Caldecott Honor artist Aaron Becker and named a 2022 ALA Notable Book. Her newest title, Happy Friendsgiving: A Thanksgiving Celebration of Found Families, celebrates community, connection, and the joy of belonging. Marcie is also the creator of The Super Happy Party Bears chapter book series and the forthcoming graphic novel series Tough Fluff (Random House Graphic, 2027). She writes for Epic! Originals’ hit comics including, Kitten Ninja and Time Buddies, delighting young readers who love action, friendship, and fun.
Lego Sculptor JONATHAN LOPES is an internationally acclaimed artist who transforms LEGO bricks into striking works of art.
Lopes is known for creating conceptual art, character sculpture and also his mastery of urban realism — crafting gritty cityscapes, weathered architecture and industrial textures that evoke the soul of metropolitan life. His work has been featured in museums, corporate installations and touring exhibitions across the United States. Lopes invites audiences to see bricks not just as toys — but as a medium for storytelling and visual poetry. See some of his work in the book The Art of Lego Construction: New York City, Brick By Brick.
