Be a FRIEND—MEMBERSHIP Counts!
SCFOL annually donates to the San Carlos Branch Library. Memberships, donations and our monthly used book sales (we were only able to have three in 2020 due to COVID-19, and remain on hiatus until further notice) are SCFOL's primary revenue sources. Friends' memberships and donations are tax deductible as a charitable contributions. INDIVIDUAL LIFE Memberships are only $250. Join at this level to have your name added to the current year's Honor Wall plaque which is on display in... Continue Reading >
Annually, the San Carlos Friends of the Library donates to the San Carlos Branch Library. Most of these funds, and those donated by other Friends chapters, are sent to the Library Foundation and annually matched by the City of San Diego, up to $1,000,000. This is called the City of San Diego Library Matching Fund. Each Friends Chapter's donation plus the Matching Funds, are then distributed back to the branches to purchase books, materials, equipment, and programs needed that fiscal... 
By Jeffrey Davis
"A few years ago, when the city was deciding whether to go forward with San Diego’s new Central Library, there was discussion around town about the future of public libraries.
Did we need to replace the 1954 Central Library? (Most said yes.) Was San Diego Public Library focused on downtown at the expense of neighborhoods? (Half of the 35 neighborhood libraries have been built, rebuilt or expanded since 1989, with more projects planned.) Did a grand new structure make... 