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Opinion: San Diego needs all city libraries to be open seven days a week – San Diego Union-Tribune
Editor’s Note: Reposted with pleasure. I retired in 2016 from SDPL, 15 years of service to the community in various roles: Training Librarian, Government Documents, Librarian II in Science & Technology. Read please and support your Library. It’s Vital for Growth, for Education, for all the People we serve. –DrWeb Opinion, Commentary Opinion: San Diego…
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Librarians sound alarm as Trump admin takes aim at IMLS – Spectrum News (Austin, TX)
Ady Huertas re-shelves books at the San Diego Library’s Central Branch. (Spectrum News) – Editor’s Note: Video not available without sign-in :(. POLITICS Librarians sound alarm as Trump administration takes aim at agency supporting libraries and museums By Cassie Semyon Washington, D.C., PUBLISHED 4:45 PM ET Oct. 13, 2025 Every day for the last nearly…
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“Old Central” – A photo tribute to history of San Diego Central Library – DrWeb
The Photos — Sometime in 2013, I started taking a lot of photos inside the old Central Library in downtown San Diego, 820 E Street. I worked there for 15 years, Librarian II, was the Training Librarian, Science, and Documents Librarian in my career there. I retired in 2016. These bring back some rich memories,…
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San Diego Public Library cuts slash Monday hours, prompt ‘great reshuffling’ of librarians citywide – San Diego Union-Tribune
News, Politics San Diego Public Library cuts slash Monday hours, prompt ‘great reshuffling’ of librarians citywide The shorter hours are also forcing branches to quickly reschedule activities like author talks, photography exhibits and youth storytelling times — and let patrons know about those changes on the fly. By David Garrick | David.Garrick@sduniontribune.com | The San…
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Old Central Library Expected to Soon Become a Shelter | Voice of San Diego
by Lisa Halverstadt, January 4, 2023 This post originally appeared in the Jan. 4 Morning Report. Sign up here. The city expects to welcome homeless San Diegans to sleep in its old Central Library later this month. Mayor Todd Gloria’s office said the city is preparing the long-vacant downtown library to accommodate 26 beds this…
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Report finds increase in attempts to ban books | KPBS Public Media
By Jade Hindmon / KPBS Midday Edition Co-Host, Andrew Bracken / Producer, KPBS Midday Edition Published September 19, 2022 at 4:03 PM PDT A new report from the American Library Association found a rise in the number of book banning attempts throughout the country. To help counter the trend, libraries this week are commemorating Banned Books Week,…
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Libraries Find New Roles as Pandemic Lingers — Voice of San Diego
As Omicron surge slows reopening process, new online services such as portable Wi-Fi access are hot By Randy Dotinga, February 4, 2022 San Diego’s head librarian Misty Jones has a lot of numbers on her mind these days, and not just the Dewey Decimal System. Residents just besieged branches to snap up 20,000 rapid covid…
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Underfunded Libraries Are Critical Infrastructure | Opinion | Voice of San Diego
Disclaimer: I worked for 15 years at San Diego Public Library, and know of its up and down over the years, in terms of funding. There’s an unfunded ordinance, and the ordinance calls for the city to spend a minimum of 6 percent of its operating budget on libraries. Never been done… City Council leaders…
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Teacher Stuck with $1,400 Fine from Library System that Killed Fines
San Diego libraries said goodbye to overdue fees. So how did a teacher end up with a $1,400 fine? By Bella Ross 10 hours ago The model embraced by most public libraries for retrieving borrowed materials has historically been a simple one: forget to return the item, you pay the price. The San Diego Public…
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Reflections: NewsLib and News Librarians on 9/11.. Archives at Internet Archive
By Michael McCulley aka DrWeb, Retired Librarian The above screenshot shows the “September 11th Resources” page, archived on the Internet Archive at the Source 1 link below. “This page is a collection of resources related to the events of September 11, 2001, as complied by Jessica Baumgart, Jennifer Jack, and other contributors. Links will open…
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San Diego will re-open final 10 library branches by September, fully restore hours by June – The San Diego Union-Tribune
Post-pandemic re-opening has been delayed by decision to replace 170 hourly jobs with positions with benefits By David Garrick, July 13, 2021 5:40 PM PT SAN DIEGO — All of San Diego’s 36 library branches will re-open by September and overall branch hours across the system will return to pre-pandemic levels by next June, head librarian…
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No. 1 challenge facing San Diego city libraries: inequity, consultants say – The San Diego Union-Tribune
New library master plan will likely recommend prioritizing larger branches in south San Diego to boost community use By David Garrick, June 4, 2021 5 AM PT SAN DIEGO — Library branches in the southern and southeastern parts of San Diego are typically smaller and lack space for events and meetings, compared to branches in the…
