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Under the guidance of the CA Department of Public Health and San Diego County’s Public Health Officer, 12 San Diego Public Library locations are open for limited in-person services Monday – Saturday, 9:30 am to 5:30 pm and will be closed from 1-2 pm for cleaning.  Online library services, Contactless Holds Pickup, and all book drops are available to the public. Find specific information on operations.

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Virtual 2020 Summer Reading Program

 The Summer Reading Program has ended! See you next summer!

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Read, Investigate, and Discover this summer and join the Summer Reading Program: “Dig Deeper!” San Diego Residents of all ages are encouraged to sign up for this virtual event to dig below the surface and discover something new! Read 10 books or for 10 hours to collect prizes and complete fun at-home activities to earn digital badges. Sign up begins June 1st and the program will last through August 31st.
 

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Program Details

Reading Prizes  PDF icon English | PDF icon Español

  • Prizes are now available for pick up Monday through Friday from 10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. at any of our 24 contactless pickup service locations.
  • Visit your local pickup site and once you arrive, call the library and our staff will prepare your prize bags. See the list of locations and phone numbers.
  • At this time, participants will receive a coupon for the free book prize. Hold on to the coupon to choose a book when we reopen. Prize bags will be available for pick up through September 30th, 2020.
  • Prizes given while supplies last.

  Update: All expiration dates on museum passes have been extended through May 1, 2021.

 

Program Rules & Reading Log  PDF icon English | PDF icon Español
Don’t have a lot of books lying around the house? Don’t fret and remember that any reading counts! Watch a storytime online or listen to an audiobook. And don’t forget about newspapers, magazines, and comic books. They all are fun ways to Dig Deeper this summer!

  • Babies & Toddlers (Ages 0-2)
  • Pre-readers (Ages 3-5)
  • Kids (Ages 6-11)
  • The Darlene Shiley Teen Summer Reading Program (Ages 12-17)
  • Adults (Ages 18+)

Library Foundation Community Read-A-Thon

Supported by Intuit
 
Join us in a community reading goal to read 200,000 books by the end of August. If we meet our goal, The San Diego Library Foundation and Intuit will donate $10,000 to support library youth programming. All you need to do is sign up for the Summer Reading Program and log your books and those books will automatically count towards the Read-A-Thon.
 
 

269,024

Books & Hours Read as of 9/1/2020

100% of Community Goal Complete

 

Reading Recommendations

Preschool & Early Elementary

Young Adults

Upper Elementary & Middle Grades

Adults

 
A special thank you to Leader GS Troop 8856, specifically Kaylee, Maya, and Amanda, for assisting with the Dig Deeper book recommendations as part of their Silver Project.

Reading Resources

Looking for books to read at home? Visit the eLibrary to view all of our options! Our CloudLibrary app, which can be downloaded to your phone or tablet, is a great place to start! Have your San Diego Public Library card handy, which begins with the digits 01336. Don't have a library card? Apply for a card here and use your temporary card number and password to login and access eLibrary.
 
And remember, all reading counts! For example, listening to audiobooks and watching story times online are great ways to complete your reading log.
 
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A literacy resource that pairs classic video storybooks with related nonfiction eBooks from Scholastic to build a love of reading and learning.
 
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cloudLibrary allows you to borrow and read a wide array of eBooks from the San Diego Public Library for free.
 
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RBdigital has the largest collection of digital audiobooks; including exclusive content from Recorded Books; as well as titles from all major publishers.
 
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Find fiction titles for classroom use or reading including picture books; children's chapter books; and young adult titles.
 
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Guide to suggested reading for all ages with reviews and other features.

Activity Resources

 

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For other questions or concerns, call 619-236-5800 or email weblibrary@sandiego.gov

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