San Carlos Branch Library
619-527-3430
7265 Jackson Dr
San Diego, CA 92119
The numbers are in for the 2024 Summer Reading Program for the San Carlos Branch. We had 1190 registrations and 944 finishers. Congratulations to all. A whopping 952 youth and their families attended the 8 special summer programs offered this year at the San Carlos Branch Library. Thank you all for your attendance. See you again next year. Continue Reading >
Join SCFOL after October 1st and your membership is good until December 31, 2025. SCFOL ANNUAL Memberships are a real bargain: $5 for Seniors or Youth; $10 for one adult; $20 for a Family (dual adult). Sponsor ($50), Contributor ($100) and Patron ($1000) membership levels are always appreciated.
INDIVIDUAL LIFE Memberships are only $250. Send your check before October 30 to have you name added in November to our Honor Wall. Since SCFOL's founding in 1982, 149 individuals have become SCFOL Life-Members. Their names are displayed on the SCFOL Honor Wall found in the Winer Family Community Room &... Continue Reading >
The winning authors and titles for the KPBS 2024 One Book, One San Diego were announced August 17, by KPBS. Click One Book, One San Diego for details.
Winners are: "“Know My Name: A Memoir,” by Chanel Miller has been chosen for adult readers; “Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist for Justice,” by Tommie Smith and Derrick Barnes and illustrated by Dawud Anyabwile for teens and tweens; and “Barrio Rising: The Protest that Built Chicano Park,” by María Dolores Águila and illustrated by Magdalena Mora for children." All books are available for the Spanish reader.
"All three books selected for the... Continue Reading >
In 1982, SCBL managing Librarian Verna Stewart encouraged a few dedicated patrons to start a Friends of the Library chapter of FSDPL at the San Carlos Branch. SCFOL was born on May 15, 1982, with the expressed mission of "focusing public attention on the library services, facilities and needs; to strengthen and expand library services; and to stimulate the use of the library facilities as a cultural resource center for the community." The San Carlos Branch Library quickly grew as a center for the community and the number of SCFOL volunteers grew too, working to fulfill SCFOL's mission. Volunteers... Continue Reading >
Welcome to the San Carlos Friends of the Library Website. On this site you can find the schedule of current events to be held at the San Carlos Branch Library, how to become a member of SCFOL, or how to donate your time, talent, books, or money to the library. Read more »