Our Facilities

Carlsbad enjoys the services of 2 outstanding library facilities:
Cole Library and Dove Library
 
Dove LibraryTHE DOVE LIBRARY (SOUTH)
  • A 64,000 sq. ft. library featuring:
  • Expanded collections offering over 200,000 items
  • Study rooms
  • Career/job center
  • Young Adult area
  • Children's program area and garden    
  • 221 seat auditorium
  • Art gallery
  • Multipurpose meeting room
  • Public Computer rooms with Internet access
  • Friends of the Library book store

THE COLE LIBRARY (NORTH)

The Cole Library, named after the City's first Library Director Georgina Cole, re-opened on April 15, 2000 after seven months of renovation work.

 

  •  Recently upgraded computers (including internet access) for adults and children
  •  Shelving has been restructured for better access and increased floor space
  •  Genealogy Division now covers the entire second floor mezzanine
  •  The new Carlsbad History Room is fully staffed and open to all

 

 

 

Programs and Services

In addition to the outstanding library facilities, Carlsbad Library system provides :
  •  Learning Center (open late Summer, 2008) which will be the new home for:
  •  Adult Learning Program
  •  Centro de Informacion
  •  Informacion en Espanol
  •  Expanded Community Computer Services
  •  Community Meeting Rooms and Classrooms
  •  Homework and tutorial assistance