September 13: Annual Meeting of Friends of the San Diego Public Library (FSDPL)
Mark your calendars. The annual meeting of the Friends of the San Diego Public Library will be held on September 13, 2014, in the new San Diego Central Library ^Irwin Jacobs Common Auditorium, 330 Park Blvd, San Diego 92101 (this is at Park Blvd and 11th Ave near PETCO Park).
The morning will begin with refreshments and social time from 9:30-10:00 am. The meeting will run from 10:00-12:00. The AGENDA will include election of officers for the coming year, and the recognition of outstanding volunteers... Continue Reading >
On March 19, about 90 people filled the San Carlos Branch Library to hear the essays and congratulate this year's local San Carlos winners of the Annual Writing for Literacy Library Essay Contest. This annual contest is open to all students, public, private, parochial and home schooled, in grades 4, 8 & 10, who attend a school served by the San Diego Public Library system. The San Carlos area schools participating this year submitted, 278 essays which were individually read and judged by... 
Lesley Frazier and her family moved to San Carlos in October of 1980. In the spring of 1982, then Managing Librarian Ruth Gardner decided that the San Carlos Branch Library, which opened on January 9, 1974, needed a Chapter of the Friends of the Library. She invited some of the branch’s regular patrons and volunteers to join. Lesley became a charter member and the first editor of the SCFOL Newsletter. Betty Sherman was the first President of SCFOL. One of the first activities... 
On January 9, 2014, the San Carlos Branch Library was 40 years old! Marking the occasion will be a year filled with special events and celebrations. We started off the year with a mega “yarn wrapping” on January 8, and continued the week with a Gala Event on January 12, honoring SCFOL Life-Members. A “family fun day” in August and other activities are planned throughout the year.
On September 11, at the Mission Trails Regional Park Visitor’s Center, in preparation for the year of celebrations, we met with... 
On November 20, 2013, we threw a Pizza Party to thank the many SCFOL Volunteers for their hard work and the generous sharing of their time. They had previously received official name tags that were donated by Life Member and Membership Recruitment Volunteer, Margrette Carr. Ryley Webb represented 7th District City Councilmember Scott Sherman, and along with SCFOL President Judy Williams and Volunteer Chair Debra Kues presented the volunteers with a "Certificate of Recognition" from the City of San Diego. This... 