2023-SRP Roundup
The 2023 summer vacation period was shorter than most, as local schools started the 23-24 school year earlier. However, the San Carlos Branch Library still had 1116 patrons register for the annual Summer Reading Program. Of those participating, 768 met their reading goals and collected their prizes. Congratulations and keep on reading!
There were 8 family-friendly-special summer programs offered at the San Carlos Branch too. Over 710 kids and adults joined in the fun . Continue Reading >
What factors came together that spearheaded the building of our current San Carlos Branch Library? The answer: San Carlos Community activists and a non-fulfilled promise.
In the 1960s, the Tavares Development Company assured buyers that the new San Carlos area would quickly become a complete neighborhood, with retailers, eateries, churches, fire houses, parks & rec centers, schools, and a library. By 1970, this mission had been accomplished, minus the library. Here is the story of "How San Carlos Got A... 
Despite the rain, 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 1, 2014, was a time for celebration. Since 1993, under the tutelage of Jim Shield, the SCFOL Monthly first Saturday Used Book Sales had cumulatively sold over 1M books. When the announcement was made, cheers rang out congratulating SCFOL Book sale volunteers. Then the library and Book Sale patrons enjoyed the celebratory cake cut by SCFOL Book Sale Chair Ron McFee, SCFOL President Judy Williams, and Ways & Means Board Chair Jim... 
San Diego saw rapid expansion in the post-war 50s, and San Carlos was one of many new areas developed. Here are some insights into its history. In 1958, Carlos Tavares gave his own name to San Diego’s San Carlos; he had given his wife's name, Claire, to San Diego's Clairemont. Both areas were developed by the Tavares Development Company. The San Carlos tract, located near San Diego State, is in the farthest northeast corner of San Diego, adjacent to... 
Were you there? More than 300 library patrons, neighbors, and Friends of the San Carlos Branch Library, turned out on August 5, 2023, to hear the good news: after 28 years, We Bought the Lot on the corner of Jackson and Golfcrest. This parcel is adjacent to the current branch library; the two lots together will become the site of the of the new 25,000 sq. ft. San Carlos Branch Library.
The day's celebration was kicked off by District 7... 