The History of San Diego Public Library

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Adults, Older Adults
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Take a look back at the history of the San Diego Public Library. Through lots of photographs and great stories, this talk will trace the history of the library through the Horton Days, the first official library in 1882, the Carnegie Library, growth of the Branches, and the development of the New Central Library.

Rick Crawford is the manager of Special Collections at the San Diego Public Library. He is the former archives director at the San Diego Historical Society where he also edited the Journal of San Diego History. He has degrees in history and library science and has written extensively on local history, including articles for the San Diego Union-Tribune and the books San Diego Yesterday and The Way We Were in San Diego.

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