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Library Foundation SD staff poses on top of the San Diego Central Library @ Joan Λ Irwin Jacobs Common with staff from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

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Carnegie Grant to Expand San Diego Public Library’s Discover U and Adult High School Diploma Programs

June 10, 2025

Library Foundation SD CEO addresses City Council's approved budget for fiscal year 2026 which restored some of the proposed library budget cuts.

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Our response to San Diego City Council’s Approved Budget for Fiscal Year 2026

June 11, 2025

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“Investment in our libraries is a value statement about what we believe is important and about the tools we hope to provide our children as they seek lives of independence in a civic-minded democracy.”

San Diego City Council Member Raul Campillo and Library Foundation SD CEO Patrick Stewart Op-Ed

Building stronger communities

Carnegie Grant to Expand San Diego Public Library’s Discover U and Adult High School Diploma Programs

Our response to San Diego City Council’s Approved Budget for Fiscal Year 2026

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“Investment in our libraries is a value statement about what we believe is important and about the tools we hope to provide our children as they seek lives of independence in a civic-minded democracy.”

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