San Carlos Branch Library
Friends of the Library

San Carlos Branch Library
619-527-3430
7265 Jackson Dr
San Diego, CA 92119

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Artist Show Chair NeededAll About Art at SCBL              

SCFOL ARTIST SHOW Chair Needed

For many years, Barbara Stewart has done an amazing job as the SCFOL Artist Chair, finding fabulous local artists to fill the San Carlos Branch Library's Winer Family Community Room & Art Gallery with  decorative paintings, quilts, and photography. However as much as we will miss her many creative skills both as an artist and an Art Show designer, Stewart now feels it is time for her to retire and spend more time painting. If you think you are up to... Continue Reading

All about ART at the San Carlos Branch Library

Each month, the San Carlos Friends of the Library sponsors artists who show their works in the San Carlos Branch Library's Winer Family Community Room & Art Gallery which may be entered through the double doors in the Children's area or the doors just inside the left side entrance to the library. The art takes many forms and is not limited to watercolor, oils or photography.  Admission is FREE to all Art shows and Receptions. A Reception for the Artist is usually held... Continue Reading >

FEBRUARY 5 – MARCH 29 Artist: Colleen Swesey

We are excited to have Colleen Swesey exhibiting her many beautiful quilts in the San Carlos Branch Library's Winer Family Community Room and Art gallery from February 5 through March 29. Swesey does not belong to quilting or art guilds but considers herself an artist and prefers to work alone. Colleen  made her husband a quilt as a wedding gift over 50 years ago and has been quilting ever since.  Please join us at Swesey's Artist Reception to be held... Continue Reading >

APRIL 2- MAY 5 Artist: Katherine Kennedy

April 2 - May 5, Katherine (Katie) Kennedy, an emerging La Mesa artist, will have her unique oil paintings on display in the Winer Family Community Room & Art Gallery of the San Carlos Branch Library.  Kennedy’s works are a visual storytelling of our everyday surroundings.  Join us with Katie on Saturday, April 19, noon-2, for her Artist Reception and learn more about this lovely young woman and her unique artistic expression of our modern-day society in the 2020s. Click April... Continue Reading >

MAY 7- JUNE 2: Artist Marietta Cohen

May 7 - June 2, we are very pleased to have the beautiful paintings of Marietta Cohen on display in the Winer Family Community Room & Art Gallery of the San Carlos Branch Library. Her watercolors and acrylics bring such a feeling of calm to viewers. we're sure you will like to add one to your collection. Join us in welcoming Marietta to our Southern California community of artists by joining her at her Artist Reception, May 17, noon -... Continue Reading >