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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New SDPL EXCEL Cards for Grades TK-12

  The Student EXCEL Card program is a collaborative effort between San Diego Public Library and San Diego Unified School District with the goal to get a library card in the hands of every student in the district by 2025. At the start of the 2023-2024 all TK- 12th grade students enrolled in a non-charter San Diego Unified School District school will be registered for a Student EXCEL Library Card account. Please read the letter from Misty Jones, San Diego Public Library Director, introducing... Continue Reading >

Be a FRIEND—MEMBERSHIP Counts!

Become a SCFOL Life Member before October 30 to have your name added to this year's Honor Wall plaque displayed in the Winer Family Community Room and Art Gallery.   ANNUAL memberships received after October 1st are valid through December 31, 2024.   INDIVIDUAL LIFE Memberships are only $250.  Since SCFOL's founding in 1982, 143 individuals have become SCFOL Life-Members.  SCFOL annually donates funds (matched by the City of San Diego), to support the SDPL system. The source of our funds is... Continue Reading >

Welcome to San Carlos…Learn Its History

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... Continue Reading >