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In the Media

Library Shop Mission Hills Brings Independent Bookstore Vibes to the Neighborhood

December 20, 2025

San Diego Business Journal article on Library Shop Mission Hills

In the Media

Library Foundation SD’s Next Chapter

December 19, 2025

Former winning matchbooks from the Matchbook Story Contest. (Meg McLaughlin / U-T file)

News

Filmmaker wins San Diego’s annual Matchbook Story Contest with tender memory of grandmother

December 8, 2025

Library Shop SD and Library Foundation SD are joined by Write Out Loud SD and Marie Hitchcock Puppet Theater Puppeteer for the Shorties Awards.

News

Winner of the 9th Annual Matchbook Story Contest revealed at the Shorties

December 5, 2025

Press Release

Library Foundation SD awarded People-First AI Fund grant

December 3, 2025

Mission Hills welcomed its newest independent bookstore on Monday, featuring an array of fiction and non-fiction stories perfect for every reader. (KSWB/KUSI)

In the Media

New independent bookstore opens in Mission Hills

December 2, 2025

A guest perusing the shelves at the new bookstore. (Photo courtesy of Library Foundation SD)

In the Media

Library Foundation SD opens bookstore in former Mission Hills Library

December 2, 2025

NBC 7’s Audra Stafford reports on the opening of Library Shop Mission Hills.

In the Media

San Diego turns old Mission Hills library into for-profit new-book bookstore

December 1, 2025

Staff and guests enjoying the new bookstore. (Photo courtesy of Library Foundation SD)

In the Media

Library Foundation opens bookstore in Mission Hills, spotlighting local, LGBTQ+ authors

December 1, 2025

Proceeds from the Library Shop Mission Hills support local libraries. Photo: Kate Murphy/Axios

In the Media

New bookstore opens to support local libraries

December 1, 2025

Image contains: Patrick Stewart and Scott Ehrig-Burgess at the old Mission Hills branch of the San Diego public library, which will be converted into a bookstore.

In the Media

The world needs more independent bookstores’: Mission Hills bookshop plans to fill a void

November 26, 2025

Image contains: Three interns participating in the Media Arts Workforce Development Initiative @ The Library, a work readiness program created through a partnership with the Media Arts Center San Diego (MACSD).

News

Our fall Impact Update is out!

November 21, 2025

Story

Donor-advised funds offer an easy charitable giving option

November 12, 2025

Story

Qualcomm helps make education programs free and accessible to all San Diegans

November 12, 2025

Story

Carnegie invests in San Diego with grant to expand college readiness programs

November 12, 2025

Story

SDSU students help boost Banned Books Week engagement

November 12, 2025

In the Media

San Diego Library offers free digital access to banned books for teens in restrictive states

October 27, 2025

Illustration: Shoshana Gordon/Axios

In the Media

San Diego library offers digital access to banned books

October 21, 2025

Screenshot of Books Unbanned KPBS article by Audy McAfee

In the Media

Books Unbanned: An initiative giving autonomy back to young readers

October 14, 2025

Image contains: Young patrons study at the Rancho Peñasquitos Library.

In the Media

Opinion: San Diego deserves a full-time public library system

October 8, 2025

In the Media

Celebrate Banned Books Week with the San Diego Public Library

October 5, 2025

The San Diego Public Library Foundation is now known as

Library Foundation SD

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