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Mary Kubica with T Greenwood

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

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Sasha Abramsky on American Carnage

February 25, 2026 | 6:30pm start, 6:00 pm check-in

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Maynard Okereke

March 8, 2026 | 11:00 am start, 10:45 am 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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KPBS San Diego Book Festival

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

Recent News

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)

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 9^th 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