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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Remote Printing Available @ SDPL

Remote Printing Available at all SDPL locations. Please read about this new San Diego Public Library  Printing Service. You can now easily print from your phone, tablet, or laptop using the SDPL remote printing service. Send print jobs from any location at any time, whether you're at home or in one of our library locations. Simply print, pay online or at the library, and pick up your items within 24 hours. For complete information on the procedure required apps and... Continue Reading >

Used Book Donation Guidelines

Have you finished reading your latest book purchase or gift??  Think of SCFOL!    We thank you for your gently used book donations. Please read the book donation guidelines below. Without  your book donations, we would not be able to hold our Monthly First Saturday Used Book Sales, the proceeds of which are donated to the San Carlos Branch Library to purchase new books, equipment, and programs. Because of your book donations and purchases, plus the many hours annually donated... Continue Reading >

Library Shop

Click  Library Shop to learn about all they have to offer.  There's more to them than just books. Shop Hours: Mon-Tues - 11:30 am - 5:30 pm  and  Wed-Sat - 10:30 am - 5:30 pm The Library Shop  currently offers $5.95 Flat Rate Shipping. The Library Shop is not just a well-curated gift and book shop. It is a non-profit book & gift store located in the courtyard of the Downtown Central Library sponsored by the FSDPL & the SDPL Foundation. As the Downtown... Continue Reading >

SCFOL Volunteers Get It Done

In 1982, SCBL managing Librarian Verna Stewart encouraged a few dedicated patrons to start a Friends of the Library chapter of FSDPL at the San Carlos Branch. SCFOL was born on May 15, 1982, with the expressed mission of  "focusing public attention on the library services, facilities and needs; to strengthen and expand library services; and to stimulate the use of the library facilities as a cultural resource center for the community."  The San Carlos Branch Library quickly grew as... Continue Reading >