Athenaeum Music and Arts Library

The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, located in the heart of La Jolla, in San Diego County, is one of only 17 nonprofit membership libraries in the United States. Founded in 1899, the Athenaeum provides library resources in music and the arts and presents over 200 programs and cultural events annually at four venues in four different zip codes in San Diego. This rare cultural institution offers a depth and accessibility of resources and programs found nowhere else in the region.