Features & Capabilities

The official San Diego County Library app. Connect with us on your mobile device! Use the SDCL app to search for books, DVDs, audiobooks, CDs, and more. Check your account, request or renew items, find your nearest library location and hours, follow us on Facebook and Twitter, or contact us.

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App
By:
County of San Diego
Rating:
2.70
(26)
Version:
2.21.0 Last updated: 2025-12-10
Version code:
880496702
Creation date:
2021-07-16
Compatible devices:
Size:
28.00MB
URLs:
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Source:
Apple Apps Store
Data ingested on:
2026-06-07
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Developed by:
County of San Diego
Apple Apps Store
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sdcl/id1568549261

User Reviews

The SDCL iOS app is praised for a clean, user-friendly design and for making routine tasks like locating, reserving, and tracking items easy, plus branch event calendars and an in-app library-card barcode. However, users report recurring login/authentication problems and navigation/search limitations within the app, including missing filters and inter-library loan access, which push power users toward the web interface.
Pros
  • User-friendly design and overall easy-to-use experience.
  • Easy to locate materials across the system, reserve items, view due dates, and place holds.
  • Helpful branch calendars and events listings (including event status).
  • Barcode integration for the library card within the app ( Wallet integration requested).
Cons
  • Persistent login/authentication problems affecting multiple users (cannot log in; password/username issues).
  • Limited search and navigation features in the app compared to the web (no filters by title/author/keyword; no text-only list; inter-library loan access not available in-app).
Recent reviews
I use this all the time to get books from the sdcl system
by fr*****, 2025-08-01

The app appears to be well-designed and functions effectively. It boasts numerous user-friendly mobile features and includes a link to the barcode for the library card. I would greatly appreciate it if the team could add support for Apple Wallet, allowing me to keep my library card in the app for easy access.
by Jo*****, 2025-06-12

I love San Diego libraries and the app. Complaints in older reviews seem to have been fixed by now on 2025. Very user friendly! It’s easy to locate materials across the system, to reserve them, to figure out when materials are due, or to put a hold on something. I also like that easy to check branch calendars for events I would like to attend, or check if an event is still happening (better to know about a cancellation before I leave home). Love it!
by Al*****, 2025-03-18
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