The Lakeside Branch Library serves 21,032 residents of Lakeside in San Diego County. The Library is a member of the San Diego County Library and contributes to 1.4 million volumes maintained by the library system and 11.5 million items circulated annually. The Lakeside Branch is housed in a 16,000-square-foot building located between Ottavio's Italian Restaurant and the Americo gas station, and it provides a children and teens section, meeting and study rooms, a homework center, WiFi, laptop check-out kiosk, and public internet computers. It also offers storytimes, DMV test prep, book clubs, and other library events.