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San Diego Public Library's Fiscal Year 2009 Budget
- City of San Diego Fiscal Year 2009 Proposed Budget
- Fiscal Year 2009 Proposed Library Budget (PDF:601K)
- Mayor Sanders' Budget Message (PDF:951K)
- Review of the Fiscal Year 2009 Proposed Budget by the Office of Independent Budget Analyst (PDF:1.3M)
“Dear Miss Breed” - Ongoing celebration of the life and work of legendary San Diego librarian Clara Breed.
Press Release Archive - Looking for press releases not listed below? Check out the Library's Press Release Archive.

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Central Library Announces Schedule for Fall Concert Series (PDF: 21K)
City Heights Performance Annex Announces Summer Events (PDF: 234K)
Library Offers Wide Variety of Electronic Databases for the Public (PDF:40K)
Digital Storytelling Station at the Central Library has new hours (PDF:32K)
A representative from the Media Arts Center will be on site Wednesdays from 3:30-8:00PM and on Saturdays from 1:00-5:30PM. to help with the creation of your story.
Joyce Cutler-Shaw Exhibit at North University Community Branch Library (PDF:39K)
Selected works by internationally known San Diego artist Joyce Cutler-Shaw are on display at the recently dedicated North University Community Branch Library. The exhibition was organized under the auspices of the library’s Visual Arts Program to celebrate the opening of the new facility and will remain on view for several months.

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Tell Your Community Story at Library's Digital Storytelling Station at the Central Library (PDF:26K) The program has been extended, record your stories on three-to-five minute DVDs through June 2008.
New Webpage for the Wangenheim Room at the Central Library
The San Diego Public Library has created a new webpage for the Wangenheim Room which contains rare books, manuscripts and artifacts. The collection illustrates the developement of books through the ages in all its aspects - paper making, book binding, book illustration, and the history of printing.
Library to Launch “Youth Voices” Program to Preserve Stories of Barrio Logan and Logan Heights (PDF:115K)
The Library, in conjunction with the Media Arts Center of San Diego’s Teen Producers Project, is set to launch a new program to document and preserve local stories in the Barrio Logan and Logan Heights neighborhoods of San Diego. Entitled “Youth Voices,” the one-year digital storytelling project will help sustain, support, celebrate and maintain community identity and pride in an area that is widely regarded as a spiritual center for Latino civic engagement. [En Español (PDF:118K)
Update: Youth Voices Program - See the "Youth Voices" program page for more about this community program.
Information on Library Web Site Can Assist New Immigrants Become Permanent Citizens (PDF:24K) The Library now offers easy access to information for new American immigrants to help them adjust to U.S. culture and achieve permanent citizenship.
San Diego Public Library Announces New Web Address (PDF: 33K) New address - www.sandiegolibrary.org - is easier to remember and simpler to use.

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Great American Writers Series - The Library, the City Club of San Diego, and UCSD-TV regularly present special events with nationally-known authors
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LOLA (Local Authors Lifetime Achievement) Award
Press Release Archive
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