More Than Words: A Community Vision
Your voice, your library! The San Diego Public Library wants to hear what you want for the future of your local library. What do you love? What would you change? What would you add?
The San Diego Public Library and the Library Foundation SD are developing a new master plan to provide a long-range vision and strategy for San Diego Public Library facility, technology, and program investments.
The plan's first phase combined analysis of internally and externally sourced data with robust engagement with community members, stakeholders, and leadership and staff of the San Diego Public Library and the City of San Diego. The first phase
framework document outlines an aspirational vision for the San Diego Public Library. High-performing libraries and library services should be equitable, engaging, and experiential, geographically accessible everywhere, and empowered with the necessary resources to thrive.
In the next phase, the library needs broad community input on specifics of what you love about your local library, what you would change, and what you would add. Open houses and moderator-led listening sessions held in every San Diego neighborhood to gather this community input.
Opportunities to Share Your Input
Listed below are the first scheduled sessions. Sesssions will be held in every community. Check back here regularly for additional opportunities to participate. Each session will include a one hour open house where library patrons can drop in and share their input. A moderator-led presentation and listening session will follow the open house.
Can't join in person? Share your thoughts here!
Prior Sessions
La Jolla/Riford Library
Monday, November 7, 2022
Carmel Valley Library
Monday, November 14, 2022
Pacific Beach/TaylorLibrary
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Skyline Hills Library
Saturday, November 19, 2022
Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library
Monday, November 28, 2022
North University Community Library
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
University Heights Library
Thursday, December 1, 2022
College-Rolando Library
Saturday, December 3, 2022
Mission Valley Library
Monday, December 5, 2022
Mira Mesa Library
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Otay Mesa-Nestor Library
Saturday, December 10, 2022
Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library
Monday, December 12, 2022
Carmel Mountain Library
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
Rancho Bernardo Library
Monday, January 9, 2023
City Heights/Weingart Library
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Rancho Peñasquitos Library
Saturday, January 14, 2023
Scripps Miramar Ranch Library
Saturday, January 14, 2023
San Ysidro Library
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
Mountain View/Beckwourth Library
Saturday, January 21, 2023
Linda Vista Library
Saturday, January 21, 2023
Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa Library
Saturday, January 21, 2023
Allied Gardens/Benjamin Library
Saturday, January, 28, 2023
Logan Heights Library
Saturday, January 28, 2023
San Carlos Library
Saturday, January 28, 2023
University Community Library
Thursday, February 16, 2023
Tierrasanta Library
Saturday, February 18, 2023
Ocean Beach Library
Saturday, February 18, 2023
Central Library- CANCELLED DUE TO POWER OUTAGE
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Kensington-Normal Heights Library
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Paradise Hills
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Balboa Library
Thursday, February 23, 2023
Oak Park Library
Thursday, February 23, 2023
Clairemont Library
Thursday, February 23, 2023
Point Loma/Hervey Library
Saturday, February 25, 2023
North Clairemont Library
Saturday, February 25, 2023
North Park Library
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Don't see your local library on the schedule? Have additional questions?
Email us at: office@LibraryFoundationSD.org to receive updates when new locations are added.