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San Diego County Library

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Official library services & branch informationOfficial instructions

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SAN DIEGO COUNTY LIBRARY · SAN DIEGO COUNTY LIBRARY — library services (opens in a new tab)

Official library page — provider identity and services

San Diego County Library Homepage

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Library card instructionsOfficial instructions

Read this library system’s own card instructions. Online registration, physical-card activation, residence and youth requirements may differ; use the quoted local conditions below where provided.

Physical Standard Card replaces eCard number

To check out physical items, you’ll need to convert your eCard to a Standard Card at any San Diego County Library branch. Your new Standard Card number will replace the eCard number.

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Noncounty e-resource and consortium exclusions

Non-San Diego County residents will have access to physical materials, but will not have access to Libby, eLibrary resources, Link+ and Circuit, Inter-library Loan, or Discover & Go.

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SAN DIEGO COUNTY LIBRARY · SAN DIEGO COUNTY LIBRARY — library services (opens in a new tab)

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Branch directory, locations & local contactsOfficial instructions

Choose the actual provider’s named branch and confirm its posted opening/contact arrangements before travel. Membership and special-card eligibility remain subject to the separate card rules; directory status widgets are not a CountyWiki live-opening guarantee.

Source checked October 26, 2026

San Diego County Library · San Diego County Library — Find a Branch (opens in a new tab)

San Diego County Library — Find a Branch — 06073 branch directory

10433 Reserve Drive San Diego, California 92127 Get directions Phone:(858) 673-4697

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