Libraries in San Diego
72 libraries are mapped in San Diego, from the main city library to branch libraries, mobile library stops and the street bookcases where books are swapped for free. Where the data says so, you also get opening hours and whether the building is step free.
Named libraries in San Diego
- San Diego County Law Library
- Law Library Justice Foundation of San Diego
- Library Towers
- San Diego Central LibraryPark Boulevard 330 · Mo-Tu 11:30-20:00; We-Sa 09:30-18:00; Su 13:00-17:00 · Step free
- Paul Whittier Historical Aviation Library
- Jerry MacMullen Library
- San Diego Air & Space Museum Library and ArchivePan American Plaza 2001
- Joey The Cat
- Little Free Library
- Coronado Public LibraryOrange Avenue 640 · Mo-Th 09:30-21:00; Fr 09:30-18:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 13:00-17:00
- Logan Heights Branch San Diego Public LibrarySouth 28th Street 567 · Mo,Th,Fr 09:30-18:00; Tu,We 11:30-20:00; Sa 09:30-18:00; Su 12:30-17:00
- San Diego Public Library, Mission Hills-Hillcrest BranchWest Washington Street 215
- Mission Hills Branch San Diego Public LibraryWest Washington Street 925 · Mo,Th,Fr 09:30-18:00; Tu,We 11:30-20:00; Sa 09:30-15:00
- Jean Farb Memorial Medical Library
- Board Game Library
- University Heights Branch San Diego Public LibraryPark Boulevard 4193 · Mo,Th,Fr 09:30-18:00; Tu,We 11:30-20:00; Sa 09:30-15:00
- The RecyardMo-Th 11:00-23:00; Fr 11:00-24:00; Sa 09:00-24:00; Su 09:00-23:00
- North Park Branch San Diego Public Library31st Street 3795 · Mo,Th,Fr 09:30-18:00; Tu,We 11:30-20:00; Sa 09:30-15:00
- MCRD LibraryMo-Th 07:30-19:00; Fr 07:30-17:00; Sa 09:00-17:00; PH off
- Mountain View-Beckworth Branch San Diego City Public LibraryMo,Th,Fr 09:30-18:00; Tu,We 11:30-20:00; Sa 09:30-15:00
- Mme Weasels Free Library
- City Heights-Weingart Branch San Diego City LibraryFairmount Avenue 3795 · Mo,Th,Fr 09:30-18:00; Tu,We 11:30-20:00; Sa 09:30-18:00; Su 12:30-17:00
- Pardee Legal Research Center
- Copley LibraryMo-Th 07:00-02:00; Fr 07:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-21:00; Su 12:00-02:00
- Little Library
Showing 25 of the 30 named points. The map has all 72, including the 42 that carry no name in OpenStreetMap.
Questions
- Where is the nearest library in San Diego?
- Allow location access and the map centres on you with the closest of the 72 mapped libraries around it, or pan to any area and search there. Tap a marker for its position, opening hours when known, and walking directions.
- Are the libraries in San Diego free to use?
- Public libraries normally are, both for reading on site and for using the toilets, wifi and workspace. Borrowing usually needs a library card, which is typically free for residents.
- Are opening hours shown?
- Where OpenStreetMap has them. Branch libraries often keep shorter and more variable hours than the main library, and some have self service hours outside staffed times, so confirm before a special trip.
- What is a public bookcase?
- A street cabinet or shelf where anyone can take a book and leave one, sometimes called a little free library. They are included here alongside proper libraries, and they are the kind of small fixture only OpenStreetMap bothers to map.
- Where does this libraries data come from?
- From OpenStreetMap, a map built by volunteer surveyors and maintained continuously. It is the best available source for small fixtures like this one, because they are the things commercial map providers do not bother collecting.
- Something is missing or wrong. Can I fix it?
- Yes, and it is the fastest way to get it corrected. Edit the point on openstreetmap.org and the change flows through to this page on the next refresh. There is no separate database here to correct.
- Is the list of libraries in San Diego complete?
- It is as complete as the local survey effort. Densely mapped cities are close to exhaustive; elsewhere expect gaps. The map is always the fuller view, since the list on this page only names the points that have a name.
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