Athenaeum Music and Arts

The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, located in La Jolla,  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.  The library has an outstanding collection of books, periodicals, reference material, CDs, DVDs, sheet music, and librettos, as well as one of the most significant collections of artists' books in Southern California. The Athenaeum also presents an eclectic, year-round schedule of art exhibitions, concerts (classical, jazz, acoustics, and new music), lectures, studio art classes through its School of the Arts, tours, and special events. In 2016, the Athenaeum expanded its offerings to a satellite location in Logan Heights, the Athenaeum Art Center (AAC), which has been developed as a multicultural community center and hub for local artists.