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San Diego Public Libraries were established in 1882 as the city's official public library system, opening their first location to the public in July of that year at the city's former Commercial Bank building. IN 1899, the library system was the first public library system west of the Mississippi River to receive a federal Carnegie Library grant. Today, it operates 36 branches throughout the greater San Diego region, including the San Diego Central Library, located on Park Boulevard in the city's downtown. The central library is home to the e3 Civic High School charter school, the only school in the nation housed within a library, and the second-largest baseball memorabilia collection in the United States. On the library's third floor, an Innovation Lab offers 3D printing services and maker workshops and equipment.

330 Park Blvd, San Diego, CA 92101, Phone: 619-236-5800

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