Library@Home
While our libraries may temporarily be closed to the public, we’re doing all we can to continue serving the community. Learn more about curbside service. Many of our library services can be accessed from home.
- Speak with our staff 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday by calling 760-602-2049, 760-431-2870 or 760-931-4500 or chat with us (new!)
- Text 760-354-9423 or email us at librarian@carlsbadca.gov
- Apply for a library card online. Includes instant access to eBooks, eAudiobooks and more
- Free eResources – eBooks, online courses and more available from home
- eBooks & eAudiobooks– We just added new youth selections!
- Mango Languages – Choose from 70+ languages
- Flipster – digital magazines (People, Money, Time and more)
- BookFlix – Children’s video storybooks
- Lynda.com - Professional development video courses
- Ancestry Library Edition – Genealogy resource
- Britannica School – For elementary, middle and high school students
- Alexander Street – Streaming classical, jazz, world and American roots music
- And many more eResources
Youth
- Virtual Summer Reading Adventure for all ages, babies through adults
- Reading recommendations for teens and children
- Bilingual Storytimes every Wednesday at 10 a.m. Join us for 30 minutes of stories and songs in English and Spanish with a different theme each week, led by Ms. Angelica. Presented on Facebook Live
- Youth and family resources – A page of resources to keep children, teens and families engaged during school closures
- At-home art projects
- Play@Home – Virtual camps, virtual tours and much more!
Adults
- Virtual Summer Reading Adventure for all ages
- Virtual book clubs
- Reading recommendations for adults
- Virtual programs
- Chair yoga class
- Gentle Hatha Yoga class (New!)
- Health and wellness lecture on stress management, Part 1
- Health and wellness lecture on stress management, Part 2
- Genealogy resources available from home
- Career Online High School – Earn your high school diploma online in 18 months or less for free
- Library & Cultural Arts Department concerts and author talks
- Virtual tour of the Cannon Art Gallery's "Frayed Edges" art exhibition
- Virtual live and previously recorded concerts from Schulman Auditorium