Lines of tents occupied the sidewalks alongside the old Central Library early Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. / Photo by Peggy Peattie for Voice of San Diego
The city expects to welcome homeless San Diegans to sleep in its old Central Library later this month.
Mayor Todd Gloria’s office said the city is preparing the long-vacant downtown library to accommodate 26 beds this winter and to get final approval from the fire marshal to shelter unhoused residents there.
The College-Rolando branch and the rest of San Diego’s 36-branch system will soon get a new master plan. (Jarrod Valliere / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
By David Garrick March 10, 2021 3:13 PM PT
SAN DIEGO — San Diego residents can give their opinions on the future of the city’s 36-branch library system by participating in an online survey that will be available through April 17.
The input will help city officials create a new library master plan in the post COVID-19 world. The plan will guide how branches operate, which services they provide and what role technology will play.
“To craft a blueprint for a state-of-the-art, forward-looking library system, we need to hear from the residents who will benefit from its programs and services,”
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