November 17: SCFOL General Membership Meeting
This year’s annual SCFOL General Membership meeting will be held Wednesday, November 17, 2025 from 3:00-4:30 pm, in the San Carlos Branch Library’s Winer Family Community Room & Art Gallery. All SCFOL members are invited to attend.
The agenda will include board business and reports, including the approval of the officers for 2027 and recognition of new Life Members for 2026.
Following, will be a presentation by Lt Commander Bill Grella, giving an engaging talk about life aboard a submarine.
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On Saturday, May 23, the SCBL held its 9th Robotics Extravaganza. The event was organized by San Carlos Branch Library’s Managing Librarian, David Ege and sponsored by the San Carlos Friends of the Library, who provided a delicious free lunch to all attendees. Big thanks to everyone who attended to make this such a fun event.
Several teams brought their entries from the First Tech Challenge (FTC) in which teams of high school students design, build, and program robots... 
This year’s annual SCFOL General Membership meeting will be held Wednesday, November 12, 2025 from 3:00-4:30 pm, in the San Carlos Branch Library’s Winer Family Community Room & Art Gallery. All SCFOL members are invited to attend.
The agenda will include board business and reports, including the approval of the officers for 2026 (See below). We will also recognize new Life Members for 2025.
We will enjoy an entertaining presentation, "In Praise of Literature and Libraries" by Richard Lederer, former host of... 
Four of SCFOL's dedicated volunteers, Christine Khouri, Jaxon Cox, and Debbie & Dan Pittman, were honored at the Friends of the San Diego Public Library's annual membership meeting held on June 14, 2025. Their time, energy, and enthusiasm help make our monthly book sales a success. We're so grateful for all they do! 
Introducing Sarah Rowland Calahan, SCFOL’s New Art Show Chair, 2025
When the Rowland Calahan family joined SCFOL this spring, Sarah immediately expressed her interest in supporting SCFOL and the San Carlos Branch Library with her knowledge of art. It is with our great pleasure that she accepted the SCFOL Art Chair position, previously held, since 2014, by our fabulous Barbara Stewart who recently retired.
An artist herself, Sarah has been a part of the art world for many years and earned... 