SD Libraries Will Lose Funding in FY 2025-2026 San Diego Budget
Negotiations are still underway before the City of San Diego's final 2025-26 fiscal year budget is voted on June 10. It will not be finalized until signed by San Diego's Mayor Todd Gloria on June 15, 2025
As a result of previous City Council budget meetings, the San Diego Public Library system is scheduled to lose $8million in funding. As of July 1, 2025, this loss of funding may result in the closing of all 37 Branch Libraries on Sunday...
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Thanks to all who attended this FUNRAISER. We made $120.50 by you enjoying lunch/dinner at a wonderful local restaurant.
Wednesday, October 26, let the La Mesa Souplantation do the cooking. All day, Souplantation will contribute 30% of our event sales to SCFOL. This is an easy and fun Fundraiser. You must bring this Event Flyer with you. The flyers are also available at the library. The La Mesa Souplantation is located in the Fletcher Hills Shopping Center, 9158 Fletcher Pkwy, La... 
Additionally, we had a surprise speaker: David Pfeifer, architect from DomusStudio presented the preliminary plans for our new 25,000 sq.ft. branch library. The SCFOL Board approved the plans, and recommended them for approval by the Navajo Planning Commission.
November 16, from 4:00-6:00, in the Winer family Community Room & Art Gallery, all Members of the San Carlos Friends of the Library are invited to attend the SCFOL Annual General Membership Meeting. The agenda will include a talk by local author, Toni... 
Active San Carlos Friends of the Library Volunteers have been invited to enjoy a pizza party get-together starting at 6:00 p.m., in the Winer Family Community Room and Art Gallery. This year’s Active Volunteers are being recognized for their 5756 hours of service during the 2015-16 fiscal year. This is equivalent to almost 3 full-time-equivalent employees; their volunteer hours have an estimated value of $154.664. The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), an independent federal agency, estimated the value... 
The Annual Meeting of the Membership of the Friends of the San Diego Public Library will be held at the Central Library on Saturday, September 10, from 9:30-noon. A social "hour"starts at 9:30 a.m. and the program begins at 10 a.m.. Since parking is scarce, carpooling is suggested.
The program will include:
Introductions and an overview of the year's activities by the FSDPL President
The honoring of this year's outstanding Friend's volunteers from each Friend's Chapter.
Election of FSDPL Officers
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We are busy at the San Carlos Branch Library! Our Friends of the Library sponsored programs are becoming more and more popular. To mention a few: children’s programs such as the KIDS' SCIENCE Challenge Island are by reservation only! We had a full house for Scott Farrell, our Shakespeare First Folio speaker. There are more special authors/speakers coming in the next months. The Summer Reading Program for all ages begins June 15. Read about all of our activities at the... 