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.
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Negotiations are still underway before the City of San Diego's final 2025-26 fiscal year budget is voted on June 10. It will not be finalized until signed by San Diego's Mayor Todd Gloria on June 15, 2025
As a result of previous City Council budget meetings, the San Diego Public Library system is scheduled to lose $8million in funding. As of July 1, 2025, this loss of funding may result in the closing of all 37 Branch Libraries on Sunday...
A quick reference for youth special events and recurring activities through the end of the year:
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 Book Club Flyer Summer 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.
Thanks to all who attended this FUNRAISER. We made $120.50 by you enjoying lunch/dinner at a wonderful local restaurant.
Wednesday, October 26, let the La Mesa Souplantation do the cooking. All day, Souplantation will contribute 30% of our event sales to SCFOL. This is an easy and fun Fundraiser. You must bring this Event Flyer with you. The flyers are also available at the library. The La Mesa Souplantation is located in the Fletcher Hills Shopping Center, 9158 Fletcher Pkwy, La... 
THERE WERE OVER 100 ENTRIES TO THE Pumpkin Who? CONTEST. CONGRATULATIONS to CONNOR, age 6 whose entry was pulled to win the $26 gift card. During the entire month of October, find the 9 costumes that Pumpkin is trying on in the library! Then pick up an entry form, and draw the costumes on the pumpkins. Entry forms can be picked up in the children’s area beginning October 1, and must be submitted by October 31. All correct ballots... 
Additionally, we had a surprise speaker: David Pfeifer, architect from DomusStudio presented the preliminary plans for our new 25,000 sq.ft. branch library. The SCFOL Board approved the plans, and recommended them for approval by the Navajo Planning Commission.
November 16, from 4:00-6:00, in the Winer family Community Room & Art Gallery, all Members of the San Carlos Friends of the Library are invited to attend the SCFOL Annual General Membership Meeting. The agenda will include a talk by local author, Toni... 
Active San Carlos Friends of the Library Volunteers have been invited to enjoy a pizza party get-together starting at 6:00 p.m., in the Winer Family Community Room and Art Gallery. This year’s Active Volunteers are being recognized for their 5756 hours of service during the 2015-16 fiscal year. This is equivalent to almost 3 full-time-equivalent employees; their volunteer hours have an estimated value of $154.664. The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), an independent federal agency, estimated the value... 
Congratulations to the nearly 500 patrons who signed up for the 2016, Read for the Win, Summer Reading Program at the San Carlos Branch Library. Special kudos go to the over 300 readers who met their reading goals and won books and prizes. Keep on reading!
A special thanks go to all of our Wednesday entertainers, and to all of the youth and their parents who joined in the fun. See you next year. 