San Carlos Branch Library
619-527-3430
7265 Jackson Dr
San Diego, CA 92119
The library book club meets monthly on the 3rd Thursday from 12:30-1:30 p.m. in the Winer Family Community Room & Art Gallery. The current titles are on reserve at the front desk. Just ask the librarian for a copy and check it out. For more information, please call the library at 619-527-3430.
2026 book list (May - August)
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We wish to THANK everyone who has ever become a Member of the San Carlos Friends of the Library. We also express our appreciation and gratitude for those who have sent us donations in honor or memory of others. SCFOL funds are used to purchase new materials, programs, and equipment that enhance the patron experience at the current San Carlos Branch Library and that of the new proposed Branch.
All membership levels of the Friends of the San Diego Public Library,...
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Odi the Coyote, the San Diego Public Library mascot, is hiding somewhere inside all 37 library branches*. How many Odis can you find? Find the miniature Odi hiding here in the San Carlos Library to get a commemorative button! Each library has a different button design. Program runs for the entire month of July.
Pick up your passport at the front desk to participate!
* The Scripps Miramar Ranch Library is currently closed for maintenance, but their Odi can be found at... Continue Reading >
June 30 - September 1, we will feature artwork by Rossitza Todorova in the Winer Family Community Room & Art Gallery of the San Carlos Branch Library. Join us in welcoming Rossitza at her Artist Reception on Saturday 7/18, noon - 2:00 p.m.
From the artist: "These paintings explore fleeting atmospheric phenomena across the Great Basin and beyond: rainbows, halos, moonrises, shifting clouds, and moments when the landscape feels suspended between observation and memory."
Come meet her at her Artist’s Reception on... Continue Reading >
Manzanar: The Relocation of 120,000 Japanese Americans During WWII Friday, July 17th • 2 pm Rudy Shappee, U.S. Navy Veteran and Local Historian
In 1942, the United States ordered the internment of more than 110,000 Japanese men, women, and children in remote, military-style camps. Manzanar War Relocation Center was one of ten camps where Japanese American citizens and resident Japanese aliens were interned during World War II. Learn why Japanese citizens, Nisei, and Sansei were forced to leave their homes and... Continue Reading >
Learn about San Diego’s top predators! How do they differ? What do they eat? What are their habitats? How do we coexist with them? This interactive presentation includes songs, real animals pelts, replicated skulls, specimens, and scats & tracks. Presented by Linda Hawley, Ed.M.
Perfect for ages 4-9!
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THANK YOU for your support of SCFOL!
SCFOL Used Book Sales now accept credit, debit, Venmo, and PayPal!
We need your gently used book donations and your patronage at the Used Book Sales. Revenue from the SCFOL Used Book Sales is our primary funding source, but SCFOL Memberships and your donations also add to the funds that the Friends donate to the Branch, allowing the Library to purchase new materials, equipment and programs for all age groups.
Plus, now when you sign... Continue Reading >
Welcome to the San Carlos Friends of the Library Website. On this site you can find the schedule of current events to be held at the San Carlos Branch Library, how to become a member of SCFOL, or how to donate your time, talent, books, or money to the library. Read more »