Sign Up for the Winter Reading Challenge
Start the new year off right by signing up for the 2021 Winter Reading Challenge and diving into a good book! Celebrate diversity and harness the transformative power of seeing oneself reflected in a book with this year's theme, Books Like Us. San Diego residents of all ages are encouraged to take the challenge by reading 5 books or for 5 hours in the month of January to receive free passes to the Museum of Us, free food from Subway, and... Continue Reading >
There are many VIRTUAL EVENTS that have been scheduled. See the SDPL Virtual Branch Event Calendar for upcoming virtual events. Activities that are open to a limited number of Virtual Attendees require you to register; they have a pen in the upper right side of the box. 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.
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Do your kids miss reading the library’s paperbacks? Are you unsure which children’s books to reserve? Never fear – Grab & Go Kids’ Reads are here! Visit the San Carlos Library and choose a prepackaged set of five themed books from the easel parked next to our contactless pick-up table. We will then check the books out to you on the spot! Rainbow Magic, Goosebumps, My Weird School, I Survived, and more – we've got lots of choices, and we... 
Welcome to the Library Shop’s new and ever-changing version of normal. We are currently CLOSED to walk-ins but everything in Shop is now online! / $4.95 Flat Rate Shipping! / Free Local Delivery! (15 mile radius for deliveries, deliveries made on MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS & FRIDAYS ONLY.) All Sale Items are now 50% off if you use coupon code HoHoHo at checkout! Happy Holidays! The best thing about a January visit to the Library Shop is the chance to peruse the bargains... 