CONNECT with the CityPacific Highlands Ranch Library
As of 2024, Pacific Highlands Ranch Library is the newest addition to the San Diego Public Library system. This library has been designated a LEED Silver-certified green building for its smart design and innovative energy conservation that features a state-of-the-art water reclamation system.
Pacific Highlands Ranch Library is an 18,000-square-foot building designed to fit the changing needs of a modern neighborhood library. In addition to a comprehensive collection of library materials, the space has a large community room, a seminar room for smaller gatherings and multiple study rooms available to visitors. Other features include an IDEA Lab (maker space) and gated outdoor areas for adults and children to gather and play.
Upcoming Events
11am - 12pm
Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens
5:30pm - 7:30pm
The Focused Fiction Writing Group
Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
10am - 10:30am
Babies/Toddlers
10:30am - 11:45am
Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age
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Main Patio of Pacific Highlands Ranch Library.
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Pacific Highlands Ranch Library building sign.
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Children’s reading area and nook.
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Reading chairs and lamps run alongside the library’s large windows.
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The community room seats over 200 people and features a large video display and floor-to-ceiling windows.
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View of the children’s outdoor patio.
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Thousands of mosaic tiles transition from white to blue and cover the wall by the children’s patio entrance.
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Closeup of artist Janelle Iglesias’s “Text/Tile” terra-cotta wall tiles in the building courtyard.
IDEA Lab
IDEA Lab hours differ from library open hours.
Visit booking page for Lab hours or to schedule an appointment.
The makerspace at Pacific Highlands Ranch Library offers visitors the opportunity to flex their creativity, get inspired by each other, solve problems and more. Visitors will have access to a variety of equipment, software and tools in the Lab to assist in making their ideas a reality, such as a Glowforge laser cutter and engraver, 3D printers and 3D scanners. Silhouette Cameo cutting machine, a combination sewing-embroidery machine ft. Built-in Disney/Pixar® characters, dye sublimation tools, and Mac computers are equipped with the Adobe Creative Cloud suite.
Public Artwork
Pacific Highlands Ranch Library features site-specific artwork from San Diego-based artist Janelle Iglesias. Located in the courtyard entrance, “Text/Tile” is an immersive terra-cotta tile installation that acts as a word-find in English, Spanish and Kumeyaay to note the languages of people who have inhabited the land where the library is located. Words in all three languages are found throughout the courtyard.
Learn more: “Text/Tile” Fact Sheet PDF
Parking - 64 standard parking spaces, four ADA spaces, three EV charging stations
Computers for Public Use - PC Workstations, iMacs, MacBook Airs (in-library use only)
Meeting/Study Rooms - Community Room – 250 people, Seminar Room – 20 people, and six Study Rooms
Outdoor Space - Walled Courtyard: a space located at the entrance of the library and Friends bookstore; Main Patio: Various-sized tables and seating; Children’s Patio: opens directly into the children’s area and features grass play mounds
Language Collections
Special Resources - IDEA Lab