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Press Release Archive

Below are press releases from the San Diego Public Library, FY2007, and some special media and City Library-related releases, including some with earlier dates. Some City or governmental press releases may be linked from here. Please see our News & Events page for current press releases and news. For more information, please contact our Media Relations staff.

06/25/07 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Knight Bus To Appear at Mission Valley Branch Library on July 5 (PDF:36K)
06/20/07 Library to screen documentary "Standing Silent Nation" (PDF:79K)
06/15/07 Central Library to host Alexander Hamilton Exhibit and Film (PDF:14K)
06/12/07 Exhibit at Central Library Chronicles San Diego Water History (PDF:29K)
06/08/07 Socially Responsible Investing Presentation at Central Library (PDF:79K)
06/05/07 Free concert at Central Library by The Peter Rutman Blues & Jazz Band (PDF:26K)
06/05/07 Library to screen documentary "Made in L.A." (PDF:29K)
06/05/07 Small Business Loans and Training Presentation to be hald at Central Library (PDF:80K)
06/05/07 Educational Workshop on the Benefits of Home Ownership to be Held at Central Library on June 30 (PDF:79K)
05/18/07 Professional Alliances Presentation To Be Held at the Central Library (PDF:79K)
05/18/07 Artist Harold Cohen to Exhibit New Works at Taylor Library (PDF:86K)
05/17/07 Memoir Writing Workshop with Thomas Larson (PDF:23K)
05/10/07 Author Karen Kenyon to lead workshops on memoir and travel writing (PDF:107K)
05/08/07 Digital Storytelling Station to be Continued through June 2008 at Central Library (PDF:40K)
05/02/07 Culminating Event for Refugee Voices and Changing Face of San Diego (PDF:32K)
05/02/07 Central Library To Host Book Reading and Discussion with Amy Wallen (PDF:28K)
05/02/07 Central Library To Host Book Reading and Discussion of "Inocencia" (PDF:29K)
05/02/07 Novelist Susan Vreeland Reads From Her New Book "Luncheon of the Boating Party" (PDF:25K)
05/02/07 Film Pair Focuses on the History of Ethiopia, The Hmong Community (PDF:29K)
04/13/07 Free Screening of "Red Doors" at Central Library (PDF:28K)
04/13/07 Chalmers Johnson Will Discuss His Book, "Nemesis: The Last Days of The American Republic" (PDF:32K)
04/13/07 Free Screening of "Knocking" at the Central Library (PDF:28K)
04/11/07 Free Partial Screening of "A Night in Havana" at the Central Library (PDF:32K)
04/11/07 Free Screening of Charlie Parker documentary at Central Library (PDF:33K)
04/11/07 The San Diego Public Library Presents "Less Safe, Less Free: Why We Are Losing The War On Terror" (PDF:29K)
04/11/07 Screening of the film "The War Within" (PDF:28K)
04/11/07 Screening of "O Heroi" (The Hero) as part of the Refugee Voices II film festival (PDF:29K)
04/11/07 Author talk with Leslie Cohen, writer of the Holocaust memoir "Trapped Inside the Story" (PDF:28K)
04/11/07 Free Screening of Billie Holiday documentary at Central Library (PDF:36K)
04/11/07 Jazz series film "Benny Goodman: Adventures in the Kingdom of Swing" (PDF:33K)
04/11/07 Library to Screen Documentary on Harlem Renaissance and Jazz (PDF:33K)
04/11/07 Library to Screen Part of Ken Burns Documentary on the Birth of Jazz (PDF:33K)
04/11/07 San Diego Public Library to Offer Film and Discussion Series on Jazz (PDF:41K)
03/21/07 Hyperrealistic Portraits by Artist Vicki Walsh (PDF:29K)
03/12/07 Workshop presenting the SANDAG Service Bureau (PDF:79K)
03/12/07 Marketing Tools for Small Business Owners Workshop (PDF:80K)
03/08/07 Library To Host Exhibit "30 Years of Refuge" (PDF:27K)
03/08/07 Presentation On Mexico/US Transborder and Transnational Families (PDF:28K)
02/27/07 Environmental Library To Close After 8 Years of Operation (PDF:24K)
02/22/07 Six–Part Film and Discussion Series on Jazz (PDF:149K)
02/21/07 Library Night at the San Diego Latino Film Festival (PDF:40K)
02/13/07 African and African American Folktales and Legends at the Central Library (PDF:28K)
02/13/07 Book Discussion on "Drift" with author Jim Miller (PDF:28K)
01/31/07 Drawing Exhibition to Open at Pacific Beach Branch Library (PDF:31K)
01/29/07 2007 Local Author Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient (PDF:86K)
01/29/07 Mystery Authors Cara Black and Denise Hamilton To Speak at the Central Library (PDF:30K)
01/29/07 "Reconceptualizing Blackness: The Lively Art" book discussion at Central Library (PDF:187K)
01/29/07 SANDAG Workshop on Regional Demographics to be held at Central Library (PDF:79K)
01/18/07 Library to Screen the Film "Of Civil Wrongs and Rights" on Feb. 21 (PDF:29K)
01/02/07 Author Diane Asitimbay to discuss her book "Whats up America" (PDF:31K)
01/02/07 Ghanaian Master Drummer presents "Wugbewo" at Malcolm X Library (PDF:28K)
01/02/07 Author Cathy Yardley offers free workshop at Central Library (PDF:28K)
01/02/07 Author Sonia Nazario to discuss her book "Enrique's Journey" (PDF:28K)
12/21/06 One Book, One San Diego. San Diegans Invited to Read and Discuss "Enrique’s Journey" (PDF:31K)
12/06/06 Free "Winter/Spring Concert Series" Schedule Announced (PDF: 36K)
12/02/06 New Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa Branch Opens to the Public (PDF: 25K)
12/01/06 Special Schedule in Effect for City Libraries During Holiday Season, Dec. 24 through Jan. 1 (PDF: 33K)
11/28/06 Exhibition of Works by Artist Barbara Sexton Transforms Space into Eerily Futuristic Environment (PDF: 27K)
11/22/06 Tell Your Community Story at Library's Digital Storytelling Station through June 2007 (PDF: 36K)
11/15/06 Special Schedule in Effect for City Libraries During Thanksgiving Weekend (PDF: 33K)
11/9/06 Educational Workshop on the Benefits of Home Ownership to be Held at Central Library on Dec. 2 (PDF:76K)
11/9/06 Cheryl Parry Art Exhibition "The Cloths of Heaven" Looks at Little Known Chapter of Irish History (PDF: 24K)
11/7/06 Film Looks at How Women of Rwanda are Rebuilding Their Country Following 1994 Genocide (PDF: 28K)
11/3/06 All City Libraries to be Closed Both Nov. 10 and 11 in Observance of Veterans' Day (PDF: 24K)
10/30/06 Children's Book Week Celebrated at City Libraries with Special Events and Activities (PDF: 36K)
10/26/06 READ/San Diego Program to Participate in State Accreditation Project (PDF: 36K)
10/25/06 Central Library to Screen Documentary " Ndeysaan" that Explores the Challenge of Forgiveness (PDF: 28K)
10/24/06 Author and Historian Max Boot to Discuss His Book " War Made New" on Nov. 14 at Central Library (PDF: 27K)
10/23/06 Henrik Ibsen Artistic Interpretations on Display at Central Library Nov. 9 - 20 (PDF: 24K)
10/08/06 Library to Screen the Film "Abolition, Broken Promises" on Oct. 23 (PDF: 37K)
10/08/06 Educational Workshop Discussing Important Legal Issues to be Held at Central Library Nov. 1 (PDF: 79K)
10/02/06 Book Discussions on "Uncle Tom's Cabin" and "The Known World" (PDF: 36K)
10/02/06 Library to Screen the Film "Nightjohn" on Oct. 16 (PDF: 27K)
09/29/06 Library to Screen the Documentary Film "Abraham Lincoln: A New Birth of Freedom" on Oct. 30 (PDF: 28K)
09/29/06 Library to Screen the Film "Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property on Oct. 29 as part of the Program "Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln’s Journey to Emancipation" (PDF: 28K)
09/29/06 Banned Book Club at Mira Mesa Branch Library announces book reading schedule for the coming year. (PDF: 135K)
09/27/06 Library to Host a Presentation on Civil War Images on Oct. 28 (PDF: 28K)
09/27/06 Library to Screen Film "Mother of the River" on Oct. 15 (PDF: 26K)
09/25/06 Serra Mesa Branch Library to Close in Preparation for New Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa Branch Opening in December (PDF: 34K)
09/25/06 San Diego Public Library Conjures Up Plenty of Spooky Halloween Fun (PDF: 43K)
09/22/06 Slave Narratives and Spirituals to be Presented at Library on Oct. 21 (PDF: 27K)
09/22/06 Teens Invited to Visit Their Libraries and "Get Active!" During Teen Read Week 2006 from Oct. 15-21 (PDF: 26K)
09/19/06 Exhibition to Feature Sculptures by Two Artists at Pacific Beach/Taylor Branch Library (PDF: 25K)
09/14/06 Library to Host Exhibit Focusing on Abraham Lincoln and Emancipation (PDF: 27K)
09/12/06 Library to Screen "Maquilapolis," a Film that Looks at Globalization through Eyes of Tijuana Factory Workers (PDF: 28K)
09/07/06 Educational Workshop on the Benefits of Home Ownership to be Held at Central Library on Oct. 7 (PDF: 61K)
08/31/06 The Smartest Card is Your Library Card: Get It, Use It at the San Diego Public Library (PDF: 25K)
08/28/06 Local Writers Sought by San Diego Public Library for 41st Annual Local Authors Event (PDF: 25K)
08/23/06 Library Receives Grants for Three Unique Programs (PDF: 32K)
08/18/06 Documentary Film Looks at Group Bringing Children's TV Programming to Third World (PDF: 24K)
08/16/06 San Diego Public Library Now Offers Downloadable e-Books (PDF: 24K)
08/01/06 Lecture and Exhibit to Feature Photographs of Edward Curtis and Lecture by Dr. Ross H. Frank (PDF: 21K)
07/31/06 Library's Free "Fall Concert Series" Schedule Announced (PDF: 28K)
07/28/06 Rarely Seen Watercolors by Dan Camp to be Exhibited at Pacific Beach/Taylor Branch (PDF: 23K)
07/27/06 Library to Participate in National Pilot Program Focusing on Jazz Music (PDF: 30K)
07/21/06 Author Judy Flynn to Discuss New Book "Gumboots, Lesson Plans and Hot Rugby Nights" (PDF: 21K)
07/19/06 "Pure Painting" Exhibition Extended to July 30 (PDF: 27K)
07/12/06 Library to Screen Award-Winning Film "Waging a Living" (PDF: 27K)
07/11/06 San Diego Public Library Announces New Web Address (PDF: 33K)
07/05/06 Digital Storytelling Station to be Continued through Dec. 30 at Central Library (PDF: 31K)
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