Branch History Category
Negotiations are still underway before the City of San Diego final 2025-26 fiscal year budget is voted on in May. As a result of the April City Council meetings, the San Diego Public Library system is scheduled to lose $8million in funding. As of July 1, 2025, this loss of funding will result in the closing of all 37 Branch Libraries on Sunday and Monday, which will allow programs and services to remain the same Tuesday-Saturday.
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We would like to thank Julie Donnelly and Thor Hanson, the children of Marita Hanson for their generous donation to SCFOL in memory of their mother, Marita Hanson. Mrs. Hanson passed away in late November of 2007, at the age of 91.
She was an area resident for over 30 years. The San Carlos Library was a frequent destination for her throughout her retirement. She was an avid reader and a member of SCFOL for some time. Her passion for... Continue Reading >
View of entrance to new San Carlos Library from Jackson Drive. Golfcrest is on the right.
View of new San Carlos Library from corner of Golfcrest ( on the right) and Jackson Drive (front). Cowles Mountain is behind the library.
This view shows the entrance to the new San Carlos Library from the top parking lot. Continue Reading >
On July 10, 2007, City Councilmember Jim Madaffer hosted a well attended community wide meeting at the San Carlos Library, where architect David Pfeifer, AIA, of Dominy + Associates gave an excellent presentation of the updated plans for the new San Carlos Library to be constructed on the corner of Golfcrest and Jackson.
Questions and concerns from the audience were answered by both Mr. Pfeifer and Mr. Madaffer.
Mr. Madaffer fielded questions that concerned the timing of the ground breaking for the... Continue Reading >
On February 27, 2007, the San Carlos Library Planning Committee met with David Pfeifer, AIA, of the award winning architectural firm of Dominy + Associates, to review the updated plans for the new 25, 000 square foot San Carlos library to be constructed at the corner of Golfcrest and Jackson.
The proposed design makes use of the natural landscape, building the new structure on the now vacant corner lot. This will allow our existing library to remain open during most of... Continue Reading >