The Georgina Cole Library, located in Carlsbad, California, originally opened in November 1967, and reopened on April 15, 2000, after a half-year restoration project. It is a full service library named after Georgina Cole, the city's first library director. The Cole Library is a branch of the Carlsbad City Library.
Friends of the Carlsbad Library, and the Carlsbad Library and Arts Foundation, support many of the library programs.
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