New SDPL EXCEL Cards for Grades TK-12
The Student EXCEL Card program is a collaborative effort between San Diego Public Library and San Diego Unified School District with the goal to get a library card in the hands of every student in the district by 2025.
At the start of the 2023-2024 all TK- 12th grade students enrolled in a non-charter San Diego Unified School District school will be registered for a Student EXCEL Library Card account.
Please read the letter from Misty Jones, San Diego Public Library Director, introducing... Continue Reading >
Kids ages 4–12 who read 5 books or 300 minutes will receive a certificate for a free hamburger or cheeseburger from In-N-Out. Earn up to 3 certificates! Sign up at the front desk or register at sandiego.gov/covertocover. 
The Chess Club for ages 18 and under meets in the SCBL Community Room, on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays from 5-7. Click and San Carlos Youth Chess Oct - Dec 2023
Did you know that playing chess can improve logical thinking skills and increase math ability? This is a great class for beginners, as well as for those looking to hone their skills.
Click on NEW ADULT TITLES June - August and/or NEW YOUTH TITLES June - August to see the newest books that our librarians have added to the San Carlos Branch Library collection. Let them know what titles you would like added to the library's collection.
There are many daily EVENTS that have been scheduled by the SDPL. Click on SDPL In-Person & Virtual Event Calendar for upcoming events. Activities that are open to a limited number of Attendees require you to register. 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.
