San Diego County Library

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This library serves the county of San Diego. For the library serving the city, see San Diego Public Library.

San Diego County Library
Number of branches	32 [1]
Annual circulation	4,009,694 [2]
Population served	1,025,674 [2]
Members	550,000 [3]
Director	Jose Aponte [4]
Employees	321 [2]
Website	http://www.sdcl.org

The San Diego County Library is a public library system serving San Diego County in the U.S. state of California. Any person living in the state is eligible for a free library card. During the 2005-2006 fiscal year, the library circulated over 4 million materials and had over 550,000 members.^[3]

Contents 1 Services 2 Branches 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Services

The library provides a large range of services to its patrons, including:

• lending books, videos, compact discs, and magazines.
• classes on a variety of subjects, including basic computer instruction, and a literacy program.^[5]
• free computer use, including internet access and word processing. Many branches offer Wi-Fi access.
• reference assistance.

[edit] Branches

The San Diego County Library is comprised of 32 branches,^[1] located in:

Alpine Bonita Borrego Springs Campo Cardiff Casa De Oro Crest Del Mar Descanso El Cajon Encinitas

Fallbrook Fletcher Hills Imperial Beach Jacumba Julian Lakeside La Mesa Lemon Grove Lincoln Acres Pine Valley Potrero

Poway Ramona Rancho San Diego Rancho Santa Fe San Marcos Santee Solana Beach Spring Valley Valley Center Vista

There are also 2 mobile libraries, which serve the east and north counties.

Anyone possessing a card can borrow and return books at any branch. In addition, materials may be transferred between these branches for pickup by patrons, at no charge.^[6]

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} San Diego County Library "Locations" Page. Retrieved on February 21, 2007.
2. ^ ^{a b c} California Library Statistics 2006 (2004 - 2005 fiscal year). Retrieved on February 21, 2007.
3. ^ ^{a b} San Diego County Library "About Us" Page. Retrieved on February 21, 2007.
4. ^ San Diego County Library "Contact Us" Page. Retrieved on February 21, 2007.
5. ^ San Diego County Library "Adult Literacy" Page. Retrieved on February 21, 2007.
6. ^ San Diego County Library User Guide (PDF). Retrieved on February 21, 2007.

[edit] External links

• Official website of the San Diego County Library