4S Ranch Friends of the Library

05/27/2026

Dear Patrons & Friends of the 4S Ranch Library, your input is critical!

The county budget shapes priorities that affect our community. Public input matters — your feedback helps guide decisions for Fiscal Year 2026–27 and beyond.

The budget is understandably tight right now, but it’s important for the County to hear that the 4S Ranch community continues to strongly support — and eagerly await — the expansion of the 4S Ranch Library.
Please take a moment to make your voice heard and help show that this project remains a priority for our community.

Provide input by commenting "I support the 4S Ranch Library expansion" on the budget (link below) or submit comments by sending an email to: [email protected]

https://engage.sandiegocounty.gov/county-budget-2026-28?tool=survey_tool&tool_id=comment-on-the-budget-26-28

Comments must be submitted by June 11 by 5 p.m.

Each year, the Board of Supervisors (Board) sets the County’s budget through the Operational Plan, which runs July 1–June 30. The plan covers two years and is a spending plan for the first year and makes recommendations for the second year. The 2026-28 Recommended

05/05/2026

The 4S Ranch Library is reopening today, come visit!

04/26/2026

Happy Anniversary! April 26th marks the 19th anniversary of the Friends of the 4S Ranch Library. This is a great time to get or renew your membership at a discount! Membership dues from Friends of the 4S Ranch Library fund many of the programs that the library is able to offer. The discounted price concludes at the end of April, in honor of both National Library Week and our FOL anniversary.

As a member, you’ll enjoy perks like early access to our book sales and a free bag of books during the final hours of these sales. Your membership dues are essential in supporting the library’s resources and the wide range of programs it offers for free to the community.

You can renew by dropping off your payment (check or cash) at the bookmobile, or you can conveniently pay online at our website, www.4sranchfol.org, by clicking the “Donate” button.

04/20/2026

04/20/2026

NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK'S MEMBERSHIP DRIVE!!!!
During the entire month of April, you can join or renew your membership for just $10! by dropping off your payment (check or cash) at the bookmobile, or you can conveniently pay online at our website, www.4sranchfol.org, by clicking the “Donate” button.

Thank you for your continued support, and we look forward to welcoming you as a member! As a member, you’ll enjoy perks like early access to our book sales and a free bag of books during the final hours of these sales. Your membership dues are essential in supporting the library’s resources and the wide range of programs it offers for free to the community.

04/20/2026

It's National Library Week!

Millions of people visit their libraries every week—and for good reason. During National Library Week, April 19–25, take time to discover what brings you joy at your library. Visit your library and bring friends and family along; encourage a friend to get a library card and discover the opportunities it unlocks; browse the shelves, join a book club, attend a program or storytime, or get started on your next creative project in a makerspace.

National Library Week is filled with opportunities to celebrate our libraries and take action to keep them strong. Join in on one (or all!) of the various commemoration days:

Monday, 4/20: Right to Read Day - we're calling on library lovers and advocates to celebrate wins against censorship efforts and to take action to defend the freedom to read. On Right to Read Day, ALA will release the State of America's Libraries Report, including the list of the Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2025.

Tuesday, 4/21: National Library Workers Day - take time to honor and thank the library workers at your library for all they do to impact your community.

Wednesday, 4/22: National Library Outreach Day - a day to celebrate libraries meeting people where they are. Look for your library out in your community - in the bookmobile, at a local pop-up, at schools or assisted living facilities, or wherever!

Thursday, 4/23: Take Action For Libraries Day - this year, we're asking YOU to show up for our libraries and take action against legislative censorship attempts by contacting Congress.

Stay tuned for posts throughout the week and more ways to get involved, and be sure to visit your library and ilovelibraries.org and celebrate your library.

04/20/2026

In celebration of National Library Week, American Library Association President Sam Helmick writes:

"Joy can be a quiet thing.

"Joy is the child who discovers their first favorite book and insists on reading it again right there on the library floor. Joy is the job seeker who finally finds the right words for a résumé. Joy is the new parent who finds community in a storytime circle, or the neighbor who walks through our doors not because they need something specific, but because they need somewhere to belong.

"This National Library Week, we are invited to 'Find Your Joy.' The joy found in libraries isn’t incidental. Library joy is built intentionally, collectively, and often against the odds."

Read Sam's full piece at https://bit.ly/4cQ4Qvf, and celebrate National Library Week all week long by visiting your library!

📸 Tomahawk (Wis.) Public Library Community Puzzle

04/16/2026

BOOKMOBILE is OPEN in the parking lot of the 4S Ranch Library! See hours below.
The 4S Ranch Library building & community room will be temporarily closed for building maintenance From March 16 - May 4, 2026.
Limited library services will be available at the bookmobile in the parking lot, including a small browsing collection, holds pickup and returns.

4S RANCH LIBRARY will RE-OPEN (and ALL library programs will RE-COMMENCE) on May 5, 2026!

BOOKMOBILE HOURS:
Tuesdays, 12-6p.m.
Wednesdays - Saturdays, 10a.m. - 5p.m.
Sundays - Mondays CLOSED
For full library services, visit:
*Poway Library Branch (13137 Poway Road, Poway , CA 92064)
*Rancho Santa Fe Library Branch (17040 Avenida de Acacias
Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067)
*San Marcos Library Branch (2 Civic Center Drive
San Marcos, CA 92069)
*Ramona Library Branch (1275 Main Street, Ramona, CA 92065)

04/01/2026

MEMBERSHIP DRIVE!
As a member, you’ll enjoy perks like early access to our book sales and a free bag of books during the final hours of these sales. Your membership dues are essential in supporting the library’s resources and the wide range of programs it offers for free to the community.
You can become a new member or renew by dropping off your payment (check or cash) at the bookmobile, or you can conveniently pay online at our website, www.4sranchfol.org, by clicking the “Donate” button.
During the entire month of April, you can join or renew your membership for just $10!

03/19/2026

"Rain did not deter the 4S Ranch Library from hosting its Lunar New Year festivities on Feb. 19. The staff just moved everything indoors."
ELIZABETH MARIE HIMCHAK

Thank you Pomerado News for the local news coverage!

Rain did not deter the 4S Ranch Library from hosting its Lunar New Year festivities on Feb. 19. The staff just moved everything indoors.