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Marcos Ramirez ERRE, 2007
The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, located in the heart of La
Jolla, California, in San Diego County, is one of only 16 nonprofit membership
libraries in the United States. This rare cultural institution, an important
one to the greater San Diego area, offers a depth and accessibility
of resources and programs found nowhere else in the region.
The library, devoted exclusively to music and art, has an outstanding and ever-expanding collection of books, periodicals, reference material, compact discs, videocassettes, DVDs, sheet music, and librettos, as well as one of the most significant collections of artists' books in Southern California. The library is open to the public five days a week; members can check out materials for a modest annual fee.
The Athenaeum also presents an eclectic, year-round schedule of art exhibitions, concerts (classical, jazz, and new music), lectures, studio art classes through its School of the Arts, tours and special events. We invite you to browse through these pages, learn more about us, and participate in our activities. It truly is a feast. To quote the San Diego Union- Tribune, "There are few libraries in America as unusual as the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library."
1008 Wall St., La Jolla, CA 92037 (858) 454-5872
Donate to the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library
Browse the newly launched Artists' Pub website for all
activities & special events related to artists' publications
throughout Europe and beyond...!
Read about the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library in the New York Times.
Follow Athenaeum intern Ben Sobel's blog.
Watch an interview with Joan and Irwin Jacobs Executive Director Erika Torri.
Financial support is provided by the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture.