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Jan 16

Event

LoveLit Trivia

January 16, 2026 | 6:30 pm start, 6:00pm check-in

Jan 24

Event

Dean Nelson Keynote | Local Author Showcase 2026

January 24, 2026 | 12:15 pm start, 12:00 pm check-in

Jan 24

Event

Michael Klam, Open Mic | Local Author Showcase 2026

January 24, 2026 | *Following Keynote

Jan 29

Event

Marivi Soliven with Anne Bautista

January 29, 2026 | 6:30pm start, 6:00 pm check-in

Feb 16

Event

Mary Kubica with T Greenwood

February 16, 2026 | 7:00pm start, 6:30pm check-in

Image contains: A San Diego Book Crawler holds up a 'Defend NOT Defund the Library' pin.
Apr 25

Event

San Diego Book Crawl

Apr 25–27, 2026

Recent News

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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

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The San Diego Public Library Foundation is now known as

Library Foundation SD

Contact

Physical | 330 Park Boulevard, 4th Floor
San Diego, CA 92101

Mailing | PO Box 120391
San Diego, CA 92112

The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

Federal Tax ID 33-0959608

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