San Carlos Branch Library
Friends of the Library

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

Adult Programs Category

NOVEMBER Artist: Cynthia McVey

November 6 - December 2, Cynthia McVey's whimsical collages will be the talk of all who visit her show in the SCBL Winer Family Community Room & Art Gallery. Learn more about where her ideas come from and her technique at her Artist Reception November 23, noon-2 pm. Click November Artist McVey tells us, "I have always loved stickers and never really knew what to do with them until I discovered making collages. I love how colors, themes, and materials come... Continue Reading >

SDPL In-Person & Virtual Event Calendar

There are many daily EVENTS that have been scheduled by the SDPL.  Click on SDPL In-Person & Virtual Event Calendar for upcoming events.  Activities that are open to a  limited  number of  Attendees require you to register. Click on the event title, scroll down to register. When the Library sponsors or hosts an event it does not constitute an endorsement of the content or the views expressed by the participants.   Continue Reading >

DECEMBER Artist: David Ege,

Grand Designs: Oodles of Doodles created by our SCBL Managing Librarian David Ege, will be on display December 4-30, in the Winer Family Community Room & Art Gallery. Click  December Artist Ege began trying to draw even before he could hold a pencil.  In school, he covered endless pages with doodles while ignoring the lessons being taught in other subjects.  His favorite high school art teacher observed the drawings and was amazed by their complexity and intricacy. Wanting to see what... Continue Reading >

JANUARY Artist: Drew Bandish and “Drew’s Art Pals”

January 8 - February 3,  popular San Diego retired art instructor Drew Bandish  and a group of his students, Drew's Art Pals, will fill the San Carlos Branch Library's Winer Family Community Room & Art Gallery with their wonderful watercolors and colored pencil drawings.  Don't miss their show which will include Plein Air paintings of familiar San Diego locals.  Meet the artists at their Artist Reception on Saturday, January 18, noon - 2 p.m., when you will also have an... Continue Reading >

FEBRUARY 5 – MARCH 29: 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... Continue Reading >