Friends Of The Central Library Bookstore sells donated volumes inside downtown San Diego's nine-story Central Library at 330 Park Boulevard in the East Village. Run by a member-supported nonprofit, the store stocks hardcovers, paperbacks, and media at prices starting under two dollars, occupying the ground-floor vestibule alongside Library Shop SD's curated gift inventory. The 366,673-square-foot library, designed by architect Rob Wellington Quigley and completed in September 2013, houses a 2.6-million-item collection beneath a 143-foot steel-and-mesh lattice dome. Sale proceeds fund programming across the San Diego Public Library system, including the Denny Sanford Children's Room and the ninth-floor 350-seat auditorium. Revenue from the bookstore's monthly inventory rotation directly subsidizes author readings, children's literacy workshops, and cultural events programmed in partnership with Balboa Park institutions like The Old Globe. Inventory turnover processes thousands of donated titles per month through a volunteer-staffed sorting operation that grades condition, categorizes by genre, and prices each item for floor placement or online resale.