The San Diego Public Library Foundation
History of the Foundation:
The San Diego Public Library Foundation was launched in 2002 when a group of motivated and concerned community leaders joined to focus their energy and attention on providing private support to build an outstanding library system in San Diego.
Since then, strong volunteer leadership has allowed the Foundation to raise more than $50 million in private funds to augment and support library programs, collections and services. Foundation support has been central to:
Expanding collections throughout the system;
Providing Sunday hours at certain locations;
Building new... Continue Reading >
Another year has flown by, and the San Carlos Branch Library continues to be a very busy center of our Community. I have been amazed at the number of people who attend our programs and events. We thank all of the people who arrange these events for us. David Ege, Branch Manager, has found many interesting speakers for us and worked along with Ruth George to bring excellent Oasis speakers to our Winer Family Community Room & Art Gallery on... 
The San Carlos Branch Library was THE place for opportunity, discovery and inspiration in 2017. We had many participants at our monthly programs and great attendance at our feature events. Our annual Summer Reading Program helped children to bridge the gap between the school years and our adult patrons were entertained by our author and educational programs.
So far this year, we have held 244 programs for adults with 3118 participants. San Diego County Aging & Independent Services told the community... 
This year's SCFOL Annual General-membership meeting will be held in the Winer Family Community Room and Art Gallery, on Wednesday, November 15, from 4:oo-5:30 p.m.
The agenda will include the introduction of 2017 SCFOL Life Members. They are: Anonymous, Jason Benesch, David Ege, Joseph Frazier, Lesley Frazier, Dr. Stuart Karasik, Barbara Morgan, Barbara Turner, and Jenean Unkefer. Their names will be added to the Winer Family Community Room's Honor Wall. Their generosity brings SCFOL's Life Membership number to 107. Our 2017... 