Join us on May 8th to STAND UP FOR OUR LIBRARIES and tell our elected officials NO MORE LIBRARY CUTS 📚!

To find out what's at stake and how you can help, visit 📲bit.ly/stand-up-for-l…

Library Foundation SD CEO, Patrick Stewart, spoke to KPBS Midday Edition about how Mayor Todd Gloria’s proposed budget cuts would drastically impact the San Diego Public Library system 📚. Listen now 🎧 kpbs.org/podcasts/kpbs-…

Mayor Todd Gloria’s proposed budget continues chronic disinvestment in our library system 📚. To read more about what’s at stake, and how YOU can take action for the San Diego Public Library system, visit 📲libraryfoundationsd.org/news/in-the-me…

Photo credit 📸 The San Diego Union-Tribune

Congratulations to our 2024 Library Champions 📚 and thank you to all who joined us for this library-centric celebration 🎉 !

Library Foundation SD is proud to help fund and support Fresh Start, The Youth Fine Forgiveness Program 📚 ! To learn more about Fresh Start, including how you can apply, visit: mysdpl.org/freshstart

#LibraryFoundationSD #FreshStart #SDPL #FineForgiveness

Tell our city leaders to support library investments, not library cuts 📚! Take action now 📲 libraryfoundationsd.org/take-action
 
Today is #TakeActionForLibraries Day, and there’s no better time than NOW to urge our leaders to support, not cut, needed funds for the San Diego Public Library system.

#NationalLibraryWeek holds a special place in my heart because of my mother, who loved reading and taking us to the local public library in Roanoke. Her library card is now one of my most treasured possessions!

Happy #LibraryWorkersDay 📚! As we continue to spread 15 Ways to Support Your Library, we’d like to highlight #6: ‘Celebrate Your Local Library Worker.’ The library’s most valuable resource is their amazing staff. Library Foundation SD is so grateful for all of you 💛💙.

It’s National Library Week 📚! To celebrate, we’ve compiled 15 Ways to Support Your Library, including #4 on the list, Celebrate #RightToReadDay on today 4/8. Read the full blog now by visiting 🔗 libraryfoundationsd.org/news/stories/1…

#LibraryGivingDay may be over, but there's still time to have your donation to Library Foundation SD matched up to $25,000 if you give by April 30th📚! Give today by visiting 🔗 LibraryFoundationSD.org/Donate 💛💙. Thank you for supporting the San Diego Public Library system 📚.

Champion the library on #LibraryGivingDay with a donation to Library Foundation SD 📚! Your gift will support the many impactful programs and services throughout the @sdpubliclibrary system. Give before April 30th and your gift will be matched up to $25K🔗 LibraryFoundationSD.org/Donate

Today we honor and celebrate, César Chávez, a legendary advocate who fought for the rights of workers everywhere 💛💙.
 
To read more about Chávez's life and legacy, take a look at SDPL’s staff book lists at ➡️ mysdpl.org/3x9BAxn

Photo credit 📸 San Diego Public Library

Reminder: All San Diego Public Library locations are closed today in observance of the César Chávez holiday.

‘We don’t want any youth to lose access to the library,’ - Misty Jones, San Diego Public Library Director. And now, thanks in-part to Library Foundation SD, they won’t. To read the full article in the The San Diego Union-Tribune click below 👇 .

sandiegouniontribune.com/news/politics/…

Library Foundation SD was proud to present the 3rd annual Clara Breed Civil Liberties Lecture featuring Dr. Stan Rodriguez.

Thank you to this year’s presenters, attendees and to all those who support important events like the Clara Breed Civil Liberties Lectures.

Library Foundation SD would like to thank our esteemed Board of Trustees for joining us during our 2024 retreat 📚. To learn more about Library Foundation SD’s trustees, and our mission, please visit 🔗 libraryfoundationsd.org/about/board-of…

Join the Robert Frost Society, the San Diego Public Library, and the Library Foundation SD for five days of poetry workshops, talks, and readings to celebrate the 150th birthday of Robert Frost (born March 26, 1874) 📖. Register now 🔗 libraryfoundationsd.org/events/sesquic…

Join us TOMORROW Friday, March 15th at 6 pm for She Persisted: Chelsea Clinton in Conversation w/Atia Abawi. Get your tickets now 🎟️ bit.ly/clinton-sdpl 💛💙

TONIGHT enjoy the Opening Reception | James Hubbell: Architecture of Jubilation! Everyone is invited to the Art Gallery opening this evening, Saturday, March 9. Doors open at 5 p.m. See event details 🔗 sandiego.librarymarket.com/event/opening-…

Councilmembers Councilmember Marni von Wilpert, Councilmember Stephen Whitburn, and Vivian Moreno will YOU join us in supporting a full-time Youth Service Librarian at EVERY San Diego Public Library branch 📚?