Proposed New Central Library.
Illustration courtesy of Rob Wellington Quigley, FAIA
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Library Videos and Public Service Announcements (PSAs)

Videos on the City’s website require Windows Media Player for viewing. To request an alternate format of a video presentation, email CityTV at CityTV@sandiego.gov.

• Doris Kearns Goodwin - PSA
• Peter Matthiessen - PSA
• Bill Moyers - PSA
• George Lopez - PSA 1
• George Lopez - PSA 2
• George Lopez - PSA 3

Library Information

• Administration Contacts
• Board of Library Commissioners
• Capital Improvement Project Reports
• Comments, Questions and Suggestions
• Employment Opportunities
• San Diego Public Library Foundation

Budgets, Facts and Statistics

• Library Budgets and Performance Measures
  • Fiscal Year 2010 Proposed (PDF:336K)
    (Final budget will be available soon)
  • Fiscal Year 2009 (PDF:658K)
• Library Budgets
  (Prior to Performance Measure inclusion)
• Fiscal Year 2008
  (PDF:561K)
• Fiscal Year 2007 (PDF:877K)
• Fiscal Year 2006 (PDF:176K)
• Fiscal Year 2005
  (PDF:175K)
  
• Note: Library discontinued Fact Sheets in 2008 and now includes more comprehensive statistics in Fiscal Year (FY) Budgets. FY 2008 statistics are included in FY09 Budget.
• Library Fact Sheet, FY2007
• Library Fact Sheet, FY2006
• Library Fact Sheet, FY2005
• Library Fact Sheet, FY2004
• Library Fact Sheet, FY2003
• Annual Report, FY2002-2003 (PDF 1.2MB)
• Annual Report, 2000-2001 (PDF 2.8MB)
• Central Library Facts and Success Stories

Library History

• Early, 1880-1890, and the California Room
• History of the Carnegie Library in San Diego, 1902-52
• Turning the Pages: San Diego Public Library History, 1882-1982, by Clara E. Breed
• First library building quickly outgrew its space (PDF: 310K) by Richard Crawford, San Diego Union-Tribune. May 24, 2008

• Mission, Strategic Goals, Objectives and Performance Measures (PDF: 136K)
• Freedom to Read/View
• Library Bill of Rights

• How You Can Help
  • Capital Gifts
  • Charitable Partnering Opportunities (City of San Diego)
  • Friends of the Library
  • Library Legacy Society
  • Memorial Gifts
  • Volunteer Opportunities
  • Why Your Support is Needed
• San Diego Public Library Foundation

New Libraries to be Built:

• New Central Library
• Balboa
• College-Rolando - Completed September 2005
• Logan Heights
• Mission Hills-Hillcrest
• North Park
• North University Community - Completed September 2007
• Otay Mesa/East
• Paradise Hills
• Point Loma/Hervey - Completed September 2003
• San Ysidro
• Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa - Completed December 2006

Library Branches to be Expanded:

• Carmel Mountain Ranch
• Kensington-Normal Heights
• La Jolla/Riford - Completed March 2004
• Ocean Beach
• Otay Mesa-Nestor - Completed April 2006
• Pacific Beach/Taylor
• Rancho Bernardo
• San Carlos
• Scripps Miramar Ranch
• Skyline Hills
• South University Community
• Tierrasanta