San Carlos Friends of the Library Life Members
The San Carlos Friends of the Library was founded on May 14, 1982. Its first Life Member, Marion Spicer, joined in 1993. In November of 2014, in celebration of the Branch's 40th Anniversary year, all previous SCFOL Life Members and Presidents were recognized on a new SCFOL Honor Wall, located in the Winer Family Community Room and Art Gallery. Click on HONOR WALL SCFOL Life Members, thru 2018 to see the names of our Life Members. We thank these donors for... Continue Reading >
Annually, the San Carlos Friends of the Library donates about $20,000 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's, Matching Fund. Each Friends Chapter's original donation amount, plus their portion of the Matching Fund, is then distributed back to their individual branch library to purchase... 
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... 