Floor-by-Floor Directory
1st
FLOOR
Picture Books, Juvenile Books, Large Print
- Three-story Lobby with Customer Service and Automated self-checkout machines
- Library Shop
- Friends of the Library Used Bookstore
- “Corpus Callosum” at the center elevator (browse more public art)
- “Hiding My Candy” art piece by Donald Lipski in the Neil Morgan Auditorium (browse more public art)
- Donald C. and Elizabeth Dickinson Popular Library
- Neil Morgan Auditorium with the David C. Copley Stage
- Mary Hollis Clark Conference Center
- Denny Sanford Children’s Library
- Ackerman Foundation Children’s Reference Area
- OliverMcMillan ICAN Center for disability services
- Garden Courtyard
- Giant chess board
2nd
FLOOR
Computer Science, Social Science, Science, Math, Business and Industry, and Young Adult Fiction
- Roben and Fred Gerson Reference Desk
- Pauline Foster Teen Center
- Union Bank Homework Center
- Study Rooms
- Meeting Rooms
3rd
FLOOR
Newspapers and Periodicals
- Patent & Trademark Resource Center
- Government Documents
- Veterans Resource Center
- Study Rooms
4th
FLOOR
Publishing, Philosophy/Psychology, Religion, Language Learning, Literature, Fiction
- Wells Fargo Technology Learning Center
- IDEA (Innovate. Discover. Experience. Achieve) Lab
- Multi-Media TV Studio and YES! Learning Lab
- "Triangulating Hives (for Magdalena)" by Gary Hill (browse more public art)
- Study Rooms
- Library Foundation SD Offices
- The Parker Foundation Conference Room
5th
FLOOR
History, Travel, Geography, Biography, Encyclopedias
- Bank of American-Merrill Lynch Career Center
- Library Administrative Offices
- Study Rooms
- Meeting Rooms
6th
FLOOR
e3 Civic High School (no access from library)
7th
FLOOR
e3 Civic High School (no access from library)
8th
FLOOR
Art, Music, Recreation
9th
FLOOR
Genealogy, San Diego History
- Special Collections
- Hervey Family Rare Book Room
- California Room Collection
- San Diego Heritage Room
- Marilyn and Gene Marx Special Collection Room
- Qualcomm Dome Terrace
- Katie and Dan Sullivan Library Commission Room
- Valeiras Sculpture Garden (browse more public art)
- Art Gallery
- Shiley Special Events Suite
- Phyllis Epstein Bay View Terrace
- Woods Family Sunset View Terrace
- Glass walkway
- Dome