The San Diego Public Library System serves the residents of the City of San Diego, which encompasses an area of 342 square miles. The Library System consists of the Central Library, 35 branch libraries, and the adult literacy program office (READ/San Diego). The Department serves the educational, cultural, business, and recreational needs of San Diego's diverse communities through its collection of more than 3.4 million books and audio-visual materials, 4,012 periodical subscriptions, 1.6 million government documents, and over 265,000 books in 25 languages other than English. Electronic access is provided to the library catalog and many index and full-text databases in all library facilities and via the Internet.
The Department’s mission is:To inspire lifelong learning through connections to knowledge and each other
List of Services offered by the San Diego Library:
- Adult Literacy Program (READ/San Diego)
- Ask the Library
- Business Resources and Technology
- Children and Young Adults/Teens
- Circulating Membership - The New Children's Museum
- Digital Storytelling Station
- Employment and Career Resources
- Isabel Schon International Center
- Library Policies & Procedures
- Outreach Services / New American Immigrants
- Services for Persons with Disabilities
- Visual Arts Program
- The Wangenheim Room - rare book collection
Find out more:
http://www.sandiegolibrary.org
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