San Diego County Library
| San Diego County Library | |
|---|---|
| Branches | 33 |
| Access and use | |
| Circulation | 11.5 million |
| Population served | 1,005,838 |
| Members | 641,276 |
| Other information | |
| Director | Migell Acosta |
| Employees | 327 |
| Website | sdcl |
The San Diego County Library is a public library system serving San Diego County, California. Any person living in the state is eligible for a free library card. It consists of 33 branches, two bookmobiles, and two 24/7 Library to Go kiosks. Library Journal and Gale (part of Cengage Learning) conferred the 2012 Library of the Year award on the San Diego County Library.
During the 2015–2016 fiscal year the San Diego County Library circulated over 11.5 million books, CDs, DVDs, and other material formats; recorded 5.4 million visits to library branches and hosted 34,890 library programs. It is one of the 25 busiest libraries in the United States as measured by materials circulated. Despite budget cuts, the county library system has increased hours of operation.