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Friends of the La Mesa Library

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The Friends of the La Mesa Library is a nonprofit organization established to help promote, preserve, and support library services and patron needs.

Visit our bookstore:
Mon, Thurs, Sat: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Tues, Wed, Fri: 1-4 p.m. Sun: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

10/07/2026

For this month's Teen Book Club, welcome to Miss Qiunzella Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thistle Crumpet’s Camp for Hardcore Lady-Types, where the fun never stops and nothing is quite as it seems!

Mal, Molly, April, Ripley, and Jo are the campers of Roanoke cabin, and when they’re not busy with earning badges, making s’mores, and other scoutly activities, they’re in for the adventure of their lives, exploring the woods around camp and discovering creatures and beasties beyond imagination.

Enjoy snacks and talk about volume 1 of Lumberjanes at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 18 (Note: this is a different time and day of week than the usual monthly Teen Book Club meeting)

10/07/2026

Our amazing bookstore volunteers have been hard at work getting a spooky Halloween & fall display created. Check out what's new on the shelf or drop off any fall-themed books or puzzles for donation to add to the fun.

10/06/2026

📰 In addition to Banned Books Week, it's also National Newspaper Week. Both observances act as reminders that libraries connect people with information in many forms.

Newspapers, books, digital resources, and other information sources can help us learn about our communities and the wider world.

People benefit when trusted community resources make it easier to explore information beyond social media feeds. Visit the library and explore an information resource you don't usually use. For digital resources available using your library card, visit sdcl.org/explore

10/05/2026

Local community member Dawn is celebrating by taking some time to read in front of the La Mesa Library. She will be in front of the library Tuesday through Thursday, 10/6 through 10/8/2026. She will set up between 9 and 10 a.m. on each of those dates. How long she stays will depend on how hot the day gets. On Wednesday, 10/7, she will be there between 5:30 and 6 p.m. and hang out for a couple of hours.

Dawn has done this for the past couple of years, and she is extending an invitation to the La Mesa book community to join her. (Note: this is not an official Friends or La Mesa Library sponsored event, just an FYI.)

Dawn's theme for this year is Women Don't Owe You S**t. This theme will feature authors such as Marjane Satrapi, Madeleine L'Engle, Margaret Atwood, and Julia Alvarez.

Join Dawn to read some banned books, take a banned book, or leave a banned book.

10/04/2026

📚📖 Banned Books Week, which runs today through October 10, is a time to celebrate the freedom to read and the importance of access to a wide range of ideas, stories, and perspectives. The 2026 theme is “Let Books Be — Protect the Freedom to Read.”

Libraries help communities explore different viewpoints and discover books that challenge, inform, entertain, and inspire. Tell us about a book that changed the way you think.

Artwork by Hyesu Lee. All images © American Library Association.

10/04/2026

Join us for a special storytime concert with Kathryn the Grape! 🍇🤩

💜Thursday, October 8 at 10:30 a.m.

Perfect for all ages. Come ready to dance, sing, and celebrate reading!

Sponsored by the Friends of the La Mesa Library.

10/03/2026

Book recommendation time. In honor of Mystery Series Week, tell us who your favorite mystery writer is. What is it about this person's stories that stand out to you?

No spoilers—after all, we must leave some mystery about it.

10/03/2026

When the temperature rises, the La Mesa Library is there to help cool you down. It is just one of 33 branches of the San Diego County Library system considered a cool zone. Settle in with a book, catch up on emails, or bring the whole family in for kid-friendly activities in La Mesa Library the Kid Zone and enjoy the AC!

La Mesa branch hours:
Monday: 10 AM – 6 PM
Tuesday: Noon – 7 PM
Wednesday: Noon – 7 PM
Thursday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Friday: 10 AM – 5 PM
Saturday: 10 AM – 5 PM
Sunday: 10 AM – 5 PM

Stay cool, La Mesa! 😎

Address

8074 Allison Avenue
San Diego, CA
91942

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 4pm
Tuesday	1pm - 4pm
Wednesday	1pm - 4pm
Thursday	10am - 4pm
Friday	1pm - 4pm

Telephone

+16194692151

Website

https://www.lamesalibrary.org/support/membership/

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