Malcolm X Branch Library and Performing Arts Center

San Diego, United States

4.7

Closed now

9 reviews

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+1 619-527-3405
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Address:
5148 Market St, San Diego, CA, 92114
b/t 51st St & 54th St
Emerald Hills
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
750 ftEuclid Avenue
0.7 mi47th Street
1.2 miEncanto/62nd St.
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Today 9:30 am – 6:00 pm
Closed now
Local time (San Diego) 05:52 Saturday, 24 May 2025

Business hours

Monday 9:30 am – 6:00 pm
Tuesday 11:30 am – 8:00 pm
Wednesday 11:30 am – 8:00 pm
Thursday 9:30 am – 6:00 pm
Friday 9:30 am – 6:00 pm
Saturday 9:30 am – 6:00 pm
Sunday 12:30 pm – 5:00 pm

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9 reviews of Malcolm X Branch Library and Performing Arts Center

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Place rating: 5
San Diego, CA
My favorite library. My son goes here for tutoring on Wednesdays. Which is free. We go to family game night, participate in the summer reading program, and use there computer and printing service. There is access to computers or personal laptop. They have study rooms, tvs to watch the movies you rent or you can even host a meeting or event there if your a non profit organization for free to.
Place rating: 4
Valencia Park, San Diego, CA
What can I say about this library? It’s small, but has a lot of books and other resources (magazines, videos). It’s clean and well maintained. The librarians are friendly and helpful. It is community orientated offering computer lab workshops, free yoga (on certain days) and various other seminars/​events. There is an entire section just for computer research and there is plenty of parking available.
They are opened everyday but « Unilocal» before you go for the schedule details.
Place rating: 5
San Diego, CA
I have attend 2 of the meetings for the Knotty Knitters Knit club. I was welcomed so openly and assisted by all .I have never done any knitting .The instructor has the patience of a saint .I will continue to try to knit with the encouragement and praise of all that attend. I thank you all so very much
Place rating: 5
San Diego, CA
This place is not bad, if you want to use the computers, print something, make copies you’ll need a library card and you have to pay some change for prints and copies but the computers are free to use, you get one free hour per day. It’s slow on Saturdays so sometimes you can be on there a lil longer. Friendly workers, a few shady characters but not bad.
Place rating: 5
San Diego, CA
Great library for kids and adults! Plenty of space, books, computers with WiFi access. They have a separate area for people to use computers with headphones and privacy. I visit the library to tutor students on Saturdays and they have 2 study rooms available with tables and nice large dry erase board to use with the students/​people u are working with in study room. Unfortunately u can not reserve the study rooms ahead of time. U can come into library and reserve them for later in the day but you can not call to reserve ahead of time. The library has 2 levels with a few tables and study desks to use on each level. There is a front and back entrance with a parking lot in the back area. The library us clean, well lit and an excellent place to study or access WiFi for research. Book selection is impressive as well as magazines and movies. A visit to check out this library if you live in the neighborhood is a must.
Place rating: 5
San Diego, CA
I love this library. The employee’s here are so awesome. This place is always clean and if the book I want is not here they will order it for me. They also have a lot of really cool things going on. Third Wednesday of the month at 6pm they have a knitting class called Knotty Knitters. Computer classes, arts and crafts as well as many other things available for the local community!
Place rating: 4
San Diego, CA
Malcolm X is a great library. It’s a bit newer like ten years or so. It’s big and has lots to offer the community. They always have events going on. The SouthEast community is very proud of it. I usually come here to get reading material. Very seldom do I actually stay and read here, but there is plenty of space to do so. Especially in the hidden areas upstairs.
Place rating: 5
Los Angeles, CA
i had the opportunity to help plan a community education series that was co-​hosted by the malcolm x library, so i got to spend a lot of time here. it’s a really great library. great place for community involvement. there’s always different events going on here, so check out the community board up at the front for flyers for upcoming performances/​events.
helpful staff, clean bathrooms (always a plus). the only sliiight problem is that even though there’s free wi-​fi, you gotta find the sweet spot (try the upper level directly across from the help desk).
people that go to the library are super friendly. random people always strike up a conversation with me when i’m there, and i’ve gotten to meet some fab people!
Place rating: 4
Louisville, KY
You know you’re not in Scripps Ranch when you walk into a place called the Malcolm X Library. Malcolm X is a controversial figure, but probably an excellent person to name a library after because nobody would dispute the idea that he was pretty much a self-​taught thinker. His formal education ended after junior high school.
I like this building. It’s small for one of the newer SD libraries, and considering the amount of land they had to build the facility, you’d have thought they could have made it a little bigger. But I’ve been able to get work done in quiet corners here on a number of occasions, all the while contemplating the merits of the Nation of Islam…