Herrick Community Health Library

Specialties

The Dr. William C. Herrick Community Health Care Library is supported by the Grossmont Healthcare District to meet the health information needs of local residents. It is a comprehensive consumer health library that is free, open to the public, and accessible via the Internet.

The Library provides access to the latest health and medical information from authoritative and reliable sources, in both print and electronic formats. The Herrick Library is a public library and offers many free services including public computers.

Library cards are issued with appropriate ID to community residents as well as those who work, go to school, or have health-​related ties to the Grossmont Healthcare District (East County region of San Diego).

History

Established in 2002.

The Grossmont Healthcare District’s elected Board of Directors established the Herrick Library in 2002.