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San Diego Central Library

Part of Downtown, Balboa Park & Central, our guide to downtown San Diego, Balboa Park and the central neighborhoods.

The San Diego Central Library, at 330 Park Boulevard, is open Monday and Tuesday 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., Wednesday to Friday 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is closed Sundays. It has the Denny Sanford Children’s Library, an art gallery, tours and an IDEA Lab.Checked October 22, 2026.

6 daysopen, closed Sunday
330Park Blvd.
KidsDenny Sanford Children’s Library
Tourslibrary tours offered
The domed top of the San Diego Central Library seen past a wooden pergola
The dome of the San Diego Central Library. Nserrano, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
Address330 Park Blvd., San Diego, CA 92101. Phone 619-236-5800.
HoursMon and Tue 11:30 a.m.–8 p.m.; Wed–Fri 9:30 a.m.–6 p.m.; Sat 10 a.m.–4 p.m.; Sun closed. Hours may shift in some parts of the building.
FeaturesDenny Sanford Children’s Library, Art Gallery and exhibitions, library tours, Special Collections, IDEA Lab, Sullivan Family Baseball Research Center and the I CAN Center.

Nearby

The library is across from Petco Park in East Village. See Petco Park Tours.

San Diego Central Library Open the map. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

What We Could Not Verify

  • The page does not say “free admission” in words, although it is a public library.
  • Children’s room hours and any rooftop access were not read.
  • The library’s events calendar page did not load, so no library events are listed.

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FAQ

Is it open on Sundays?

No. The City page lists Sunday as closed.

Sources

  1. Central Library (City of San Diego)

Checked October 22, 2026 by It’s San Diego. Cite this page: It’s San Diego (itssandiego.com), checked October 22, 2026. Free to quote with a link to this page; tables are licensed CC BY 4.0.