The city’s Library & Cultural Arts Department offers robust year-round programming, including the popular TGIF Concerts in the Parks series, thanks in part to the generosity of community organizations.  

Recently, the City Council accepted more than $350,000 in donations from three local non-profit organizations: 

• Carlsbad Library & Arts Foundation: Donated $229,377 to support programs at the Schulman Auditorium, library materials and services at the Library Learning Center, exhibits and education programs at the Cannon Art Gallery, and pop-up art activities at the TGIF Concerts in the Parks. 

• Friends of the Carlsbad Library: Contributed $100,000 to provide supplies for children and teens, support technology programming and help fund programs, performances, presentations and lecture series, including the annual Carlsbad Reads Together author visit. 

• Carlsbad Friends of the Arts: Donated $25,000 to support TGIF Concerts in the Parks and other cultural arts programs. 

These contributions, made possible through community fundraising, family endowments, bookstore sales, and memberships, help keep Carlsbad a place where residents can enjoy arts, culture and lifelong learning.