San Carlos Branch Library
Friends of the Library
San Carlos Branch Library
619-527-3430
7265 Jackson Dr
San Diego, CA 92119
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Library Book Club
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.
View Fall 2025 book list (September-December)
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THANK YOU for your Memberships and Donations
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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JUNE: Patrick Stewart named as the Library Foundation’s new CEO
We have exciting news to share. On behalf of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees, we are proud to name Patrick Stewart as the Library Foundation’s new CEO.
Patrick Stewart
Patrick is passionate about creating literate communities,
as demonstrated by his nine years of success as Executive Director of Words
Alive, the San Diego literacy foundation. He has had a long career in
non-profit management here in San Diego, as well as in Washington, DC.
Patrick’s leadership ability, strategic planning expertise, capacity-building
skills, and... Continue Reading >
In Memory of Judy McCarty
In Loving Memory of Judy McCarty.
June 4, 1940-March 3, 2019.
7th District City Council Representative, 1985-2000.
President, San Carlos Friends of the Library, 2009-2011.
San Carlos, The San Carlos Friends of the Library, and the City of San Diego lost a great lady and friend this week with the passing of Judy McCarty.
Acting as the community's project Chairperson, McCarty was instrumental in the creation of Mission Trails Regional Park when Larry Stirling was the 7th district... Continue Reading >
FSDPL Celebrates 40 years: Please Join Us:
40 Anniversary Celebration Friends of the San Diego Public Library (FSDPL).
Wednesday, April 10, 4-6 p.m.
San Carlos Branch Library, Winer Family Community Room & Art Gallery.
The public is invited to join the San Carlos Friends of the Library in celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Friends of the San Diego Public Library, April 10, 4-6 p.m., in the Winer Family Community Room & Art... Continue Reading >
Robots Seize the Day
2019's Robotics Showcase Extravaganza was an awe-inspiring success.
Teams with great names like Creator Critters, Dailard Elementary Mechanical Dolphins, Dapper Robo-Noodles, Magnolia Science Academy NextGen and MagnoBricks, Wizalos, Cajon Park B1nary Drag0ns, Crescendo, Lakeside Middle Broncobots and Patrick Henry High Patribots, all showed off the robots that they designed, built, and what they can do. These are definitely the next generation of inventors.
285 people in total attended the Robotics Extravaganza which was held in the lower parking... Continue Reading >
Welcome Olga Castellanos
We wish a warm welcome to Olga Castellanos; she is our new part-time, Library Assistant 3. Castellanos has worked for the San Diego Public Library system for 29 years serving in the South Bay. Olga says, " I enjoy hiking and spending time with my husband of 30 years and with my 10-year-old son, both named David. I am excited about working and serving the community at the San Carlos Branch Library."
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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 »
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- San Carlos Branch Library History
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