The Carlsbad City Library is a
public library
A public library is a library that is accessible by the general public and is usually funded from public sources, such as taxes. It is operated by librarians and library paraprofessionals, who are also Civil service, civil servants.
There are ...
in
Carlsbad, California
Carlsbad is a coastal city in the North County region of San Diego County, California, United States. The city is south of downtown Los Angeles and north of downtown San Diego. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 114,746. ...
. Operated by the city government, the library consists of three branches: the Georgina Cole Library, the Dove Library, and the Carlsbad City Library Learning Center.
The first lending library collection in Carlsbad began in 1916 at a general store. Outgrowing the space, the book collection moved to a newspaper office, a former church building, a water company building, a former bank, and a former church. After the City of Carlsbad was incorporated, the library was taken over by the new city government.
Georgina Cole Library
![Georgina Cole Library2](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/Georgina_Cole_Library2.jpg)
The Georgina Cole Library, named after the city's first library director, was opened in November 1967, and was the only library facility in the city for over thirty years. The facility contains a Carlsbad history archive and a genealogical room. It is located at 1250 Carlsbad Village Drive.
Dove Library
![Dove library building](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/Dove_library_building.jpg)
The Dove Library, which serves as the primary branch, opened in 1999, and was built to accommodate the library's expanding collection of materials. It houses the William D. Cannon Art Gallery, the Ruby G. Schulman Auditorium, and the Children's Garden. It is located at 1775 Dove Lane, and is the primary branch.
Friends of the Carlsbad Library and the Carlsbad Library and Arts Foundation
support many of the library programs.
Carlsbad City Library Learning Center
Located at 3368 Eureka Place, the Carlsbad City Library Learning Center houses bilingual Spanish-English materials, and offers adult literacy programs to the public.
References
External links
Carlsbad libraries: Collection Development Policy, April 2008(.pdf)
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Public libraries in California
Libraries in San Diego County, California
Carlsbad, California