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The Coronado Library has over 220,000 items and is one of the busiest libraries in San Diego County. Learn how Library staff curates and arranges the collection to help meet the needs of all of our patrons.


Coronado Library Collection

The Library’s materials are acquired by City librarians from mainstream publishers. The selections are drawn from professional literary resources such as book reviews in reputable journals, sales metrics, and analysis of check-out trends.

Book acquisition recommendations are accepted by the Library. A patron can fill out a Purchase Suggestion Form on the Library’s website and the Library will consider making the purchase.


LIBRARY SECTIONS

The Library is divided into sections by age (Children, Teen and Adult/General areas).


Children's Section

The Children’s section is designated for ages 0 to 12. Library policy calls for children under the age of 8 to be accompanied by an adult. The Children’s Section, immediately adjacent to the lobby, contains board books for ages 0-3 (JUV BB), picture books for ages 3-6 (JUV E) and early readers books for ages 5-8 (JUV READ). In this section, shelving is low with multiple displays and outward facing book covers to encourage browsing and discovery.















In a separate room to the right of the Children’s Reference Desk, juvenile fiction chapter books for ages 6-12 (JUV FIC) and children’s non-fiction books for ages 6-12 (JUV NF) are located. These books are shelved in taller stacks above five feet with spines out. The non-fiction section houses books grouped by topic organized by the Dewey Decimal System.


Age Appropriateness of Children’s Materials

Following standard, professional convention, the Coronado Public Library uses the Library of Congress catalog of children and young adult books for age appropriateness. The Library Board of Trustees have adopted policies that address collection development and disposal and the process for review of complaints regarding Library materials.

Story Time

The Library offers three regular Story Times each week. On Monday, Baby Story Time is held for any age from birth to 2, on Tuesdays, Toddler Story Time is held for ages 2-4, and on Friday’s Preschool Story Time is for ages 3-6. Additionally, a bilingual Spanish-English Story Time is held on the first Wednesday of the month and other special story times are held periodically throughout the year. For each Story Time, the Librarian selects books from what is available on the shelves, in alignment with a theme. The City uses nationally recognized holidays, events, seasonal, and educational topics for its themes.


2023 Changes to Story Time Procedures

After concerns in the summer of 2023, Library staff implemented changes to its advance noticing for Story Time:

  • Advance Posting of Story Time Themes
    On the Library’s     online calendar, a listing of weekly themes was added to provide parents advance notice of the Story Time topic. The Library schedules and posts the Story Time themes one month at a time.

  • Advance Selection and Display of Story Time Books
    Book selections for the theme are often made the day of Story Time from the books available (books are not reserved and held back from borrowing). The Library places the books selected for the Story Time reading on a labeled display table, near the Reference Desk in the Children’s Section, about 15 minutes before the start of Story Time. This affords an opportunity for a parent to peruse the material.

  • Review of Story Time Books
    The Librarian selects age-appropriate books as classified by the Library of Congress, and then applies a further review of text and illustrations to pick the most suitable for a group reading for ages 2-6.

These changes were successfully implemented and have been well received by the public.


TEEN SECTION

The Teen's section is intended for use by young adults ages 12-18.

  • The Teen Library is intended for teens only from 2 to 6 pm on school days.
  • Collections include Fiction, Nonfiction, Graphic Novels, Manga, Talking Books, Spanish Fiction and Nonfiction, and a school Textbook collection.
  • Digital Media Lab with specialized software, 3D printer.


ADULT/GENERAL SECTION

The Adult Section provides a wide-ranging area of fiction and non-fiction books and resources.

  • Provides study desks, comfortable reading chairs, and the library’s designated Quiet Area.
  • Monthly events/programming (concerts, meet the author, and more events)
  • Several subject areas including General Fiction, Mystery, Biography, Non-Fiction, Movies (DVD), Foreign Languages.
  • Adult Literacy and Education.
  • Printing, copying and digital access services.
  • Premium online offerings including newspapers like the San Diego Union Tribune, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and popular magazines, educational resources, including online college and career courses, investment tools, language apps, and even specialized services such as Ancestry.com "Using Your Library from Home".


Coronado Public Library Veterans Programming

The Coronado Library provides a breadth of programs and services for and about active-duty military personnel and veterans that far exceeds other public libraries. The following is a sample list of Veterans Programming.

  • In recent years a Veterans Resource Center was established at the Coronado Library.
  • In 2023 the Library set up a program providing books for military families and active servicemembers: Eagle & Journal News, August 4, 2023.
  • Since 2019, the Library established a flag retirement collection program in partnership with the VFW.
  • The Library partners with United Through Reading to connect servicemembers overseas with their families through recorded stories.
  • Over the last two years, the Library has hosted annual visits of the County Veterans Affairs clinic bus.
  • The Library established a Veterans writing group.
  • The Library hosted an exhibit of veterans’ stories and their portraits called 'Portraits of Honor', as well as other high profile veteran events.
  • A sampling of 2023 military themed programs at the Library includes Operation Under World author event; Unwavering: Military Authors Discuss Return of Vietnam POWs; Sidney Bailey Stockdale book launch; Now and Ready - The Surprising Roles of Aircraft Carriers: An Evening with Admiral McRaven.
  • The Library’s major displays in the exhibition hall have included many military and specifically Navy themes, e.g. Navy recovery of astronauts on the anniversary of the moon landing, the centennial of Navy aviation, and an exhibit in 2024 'honoring nurses of the Vietnam War'.
  • The Library hosted the author of The League of Wives (military wives who started the MIA/POW movement).
  • Patriotic themed art around the Library includes a SEALs mural in the teen area, and a statue of Admiral Stockdale.
  • Active Duty and Veterans Databases, including articles from military, government, and defense newspapers and magazines, Encyclopedia of War Journalism, special operations books, and VetNow, a resource funded in part by the State of California.


Stay Engaged with Your Library

Do you want to learn more about the Library and upcoming events? Sign up for our weekly newsletter or check the online calendar of events.


The Coronado Library has over 220,000 items and is one of the busiest libraries in San Diego County. Learn how Library staff curates and arranges the collection to help meet the needs of all of our patrons.


Coronado Library Collection

The Library’s materials are acquired by City librarians from mainstream publishers. The selections are drawn from professional literary resources such as book reviews in reputable journals, sales metrics, and analysis of check-out trends.

Book acquisition recommendations are accepted by the Library. A patron can fill out a Purchase Suggestion Form on the Library’s website and the Library will consider making the purchase.


LIBRARY SECTIONS

The Library is divided into sections by age (Children, Teen and Adult/General areas).


Children's Section

The Children’s section is designated for ages 0 to 12. Library policy calls for children under the age of 8 to be accompanied by an adult. The Children’s Section, immediately adjacent to the lobby, contains board books for ages 0-3 (JUV BB), picture books for ages 3-6 (JUV E) and early readers books for ages 5-8 (JUV READ). In this section, shelving is low with multiple displays and outward facing book covers to encourage browsing and discovery.















In a separate room to the right of the Children’s Reference Desk, juvenile fiction chapter books for ages 6-12 (JUV FIC) and children’s non-fiction books for ages 6-12 (JUV NF) are located. These books are shelved in taller stacks above five feet with spines out. The non-fiction section houses books grouped by topic organized by the Dewey Decimal System.


Age Appropriateness of Children’s Materials

Following standard, professional convention, the Coronado Public Library uses the Library of Congress catalog of children and young adult books for age appropriateness. The Library Board of Trustees have adopted policies that address collection development and disposal and the process for review of complaints regarding Library materials.

Story Time

The Library offers three regular Story Times each week. On Monday, Baby Story Time is held for any age from birth to 2, on Tuesdays, Toddler Story Time is held for ages 2-4, and on Friday’s Preschool Story Time is for ages 3-6. Additionally, a bilingual Spanish-English Story Time is held on the first Wednesday of the month and other special story times are held periodically throughout the year. For each Story Time, the Librarian selects books from what is available on the shelves, in alignment with a theme. The City uses nationally recognized holidays, events, seasonal, and educational topics for its themes.


2023 Changes to Story Time Procedures

After concerns in the summer of 2023, Library staff implemented changes to its advance noticing for Story Time:

  • Advance Posting of Story Time Themes
    On the Library’s     online calendar, a listing of weekly themes was added to provide parents advance notice of the Story Time topic. The Library schedules and posts the Story Time themes one month at a time.

  • Advance Selection and Display of Story Time Books
    Book selections for the theme are often made the day of Story Time from the books available (books are not reserved and held back from borrowing). The Library places the books selected for the Story Time reading on a labeled display table, near the Reference Desk in the Children’s Section, about 15 minutes before the start of Story Time. This affords an opportunity for a parent to peruse the material.

  • Review of Story Time Books
    The Librarian selects age-appropriate books as classified by the Library of Congress, and then applies a further review of text and illustrations to pick the most suitable for a group reading for ages 2-6.

These changes were successfully implemented and have been well received by the public.


TEEN SECTION

The Teen's section is intended for use by young adults ages 12-18.

  • The Teen Library is intended for teens only from 2 to 6 pm on school days.
  • Collections include Fiction, Nonfiction, Graphic Novels, Manga, Talking Books, Spanish Fiction and Nonfiction, and a school Textbook collection.
  • Digital Media Lab with specialized software, 3D printer.


ADULT/GENERAL SECTION

The Adult Section provides a wide-ranging area of fiction and non-fiction books and resources.

  • Provides study desks, comfortable reading chairs, and the library’s designated Quiet Area.
  • Monthly events/programming (concerts, meet the author, and more events)
  • Several subject areas including General Fiction, Mystery, Biography, Non-Fiction, Movies (DVD), Foreign Languages.
  • Adult Literacy and Education.
  • Printing, copying and digital access services.
  • Premium online offerings including newspapers like the San Diego Union Tribune, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and popular magazines, educational resources, including online college and career courses, investment tools, language apps, and even specialized services such as Ancestry.com "Using Your Library from Home".


Coronado Public Library Veterans Programming

The Coronado Library provides a breadth of programs and services for and about active-duty military personnel and veterans that far exceeds other public libraries. The following is a sample list of Veterans Programming.

  • In recent years a Veterans Resource Center was established at the Coronado Library.
  • In 2023 the Library set up a program providing books for military families and active servicemembers: Eagle & Journal News, August 4, 2023.
  • Since 2019, the Library established a flag retirement collection program in partnership with the VFW.
  • The Library partners with United Through Reading to connect servicemembers overseas with their families through recorded stories.
  • Over the last two years, the Library has hosted annual visits of the County Veterans Affairs clinic bus.
  • The Library established a Veterans writing group.
  • The Library hosted an exhibit of veterans’ stories and their portraits called 'Portraits of Honor', as well as other high profile veteran events.
  • A sampling of 2023 military themed programs at the Library includes Operation Under World author event; Unwavering: Military Authors Discuss Return of Vietnam POWs; Sidney Bailey Stockdale book launch; Now and Ready - The Surprising Roles of Aircraft Carriers: An Evening with Admiral McRaven.
  • The Library’s major displays in the exhibition hall have included many military and specifically Navy themes, e.g. Navy recovery of astronauts on the anniversary of the moon landing, the centennial of Navy aviation, and an exhibit in 2024 'honoring nurses of the Vietnam War'.
  • The Library hosted the author of The League of Wives (military wives who started the MIA/POW movement).
  • Patriotic themed art around the Library includes a SEALs mural in the teen area, and a statue of Admiral Stockdale.
  • Active Duty and Veterans Databases, including articles from military, government, and defense newspapers and magazines, Encyclopedia of War Journalism, special operations books, and VetNow, a resource funded in part by the State of California.


Stay Engaged with Your Library

Do you want to learn more about the Library and upcoming events? Sign up for our weekly newsletter or check the online calendar of events.

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