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

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 >

APRIL Artist: Katherine Kennedy

     April 2-May 5, Katherine (Katie) Kennedy, an emerging La Mesa artist, will have on display her unique oil paintings 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 and 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. Kennedy... Continue Reading >

New Database Available

  Have you held on to that old radio, TV, or other device but it needs some fixing in order to work properly?  If you could just find the manual you know you could fix it?! A new Database is now available online with your SDPL card. SAMS Photofacts offers schematics for small consumer electronics, including radios, TVs, stereos, and VCRs from 1946 to present. The online resource includes diagrams, instructions, and data for the repair technician. LEARN MORE here, and... Continue Reading >

SDPL Digital Collections

  The SDPL Digital Collections allows you to explore unusual and rare materials in the San Diego Public Library's Special Collections. The purpose of the Digital Archive is to highlight and share a selection of the remarkable materials that can be found in the San Diego Public Library's collections. Even as the library moves into the twenty-first century by offering the latest electronic services, from eBooks to instant messaging reference, we remain committed to preserving the artifacts of the past,... Continue Reading >