Farewell to Overdue Fines
Overdue Materials Policy: Beginning July 1, 2018, the San Diego Public Library is no longer charging users a daily overdue fee for items returned late. Under this new policy, items can be checked out for their standard loan period and, if eligible, renewed up to five times. Library cardholders are responsible for returning or renewing items to prevent their library card from being blocked or barred.
Here are some important numbers to remember when checking out Library materials under the new... Continue Reading >
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... 
Library Assistant, Mimi Labrucherie, retired September 5, 2017.
Mimi was born in France and grew up in Spokane, Washington. She has a BA in Studio Art from Western Washington University and an MA in Linguistics from SDSU (just for fun). She came to California in the late 1980s and worked at USD for 9 ½ years before coming to the City of San Diego where she has worked for the last 20 years. Mimi started out as a Library Aide at... 
Read books and win prizes in the 94th Annual Summer Reading Program! Open to children, teens and adults, the program runs from June 15 through August 15. This year's theme is Reading by Design. Click on 2017 Summer Reading Program for additional information about reading goals, prizes, and how to register. Registration began on June 15. Ask our staff for help if you need assistance registering or finding a book.
Click on Special Events to see all of the Wednesday @ 2:30... 
Temporary branch closure:
The branch will be CLOSED between Monday, June 12 and Friday, June 23 for the completion of the installation of the new radio frequency identification (RFID) system at the San Carlos Branch Library.
The branch will REOPEN on Saturday, June 24.
During the closure:
There will be NO programs or patron use of library materials at the San Carlos Branch between June 12-23.
You may continue to return your materials to our branch using the outside drop slots... 