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Upcoming Events

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Second Sunday Storytime: Noisy Animal Fun!

Apr 12, 2026 | Sunday @ 11:00 a.m., no check-in required

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Lara Swimmer Presents: Reading Room

April 14, 2026 | Tuesday @ 6:00 p.m., 5:45 p.m. check-in

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

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San Diego Book Crawl

Apr 25–27, 2026

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Lynn Painter with Saylor Bell Curda

May 17, 2026 | Sunday @ 6:30 p.m., 5:45 p.m. check-in

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KPBS San Diego Book Festival

August 22, 2026 | Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Recent News

A shopper at the new Library Shop in Mission Hills

News

Our spring Impact Update is here!

March 23, 2026

By Hayne Palmour IV for The San Diego Union-Tribune

In the Media

Opinion: San Diego needs all city libraries to be open seven days a week

February 3, 2026

In the Media

San Diego library advocates push for better funding after mayor’s address

January 23, 2026

Press Release

Library Foundation SD responds to Mayor Todd Gloria’s State of the City

January 15, 2026

In the Media

Localist: Library Shop Mission Hills: Where Every Purchase Gives Back

January 13, 2026

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)

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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.

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

December 5, 2025