{"id":398901,"date":"2026-07-15T04:47:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T04:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/398901\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T04:47:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T04:47:07","slug":"the-san-diego-public-library-unveils-2026-comic-con-library-exclusive-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/398901\/","title":{"rendered":"The San Diego Public Library Unveils 2026 Comic-Con Library Exclusive Card"},"content":{"rendered":"

The San Diego Public Library is once again celebrating San Diego Comic-Con with an exclusive commemorative library card, and the 2026 design is ready to welcome everyone to the library. Yes, even aliens.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s official Comic-Con library card was illustrated by artist Keithan Jones, founder and owner of KID Comics and the creator of Black Com!x Day. The design features a group of alien visitors making their way toward the San Diego Central Library, with a trolley approaching in the background, reinforcing the idea that the library is a space where everyone is welcome.<\/p>\n

The 2026 Comic-Con library card will be available beginning Thursday, July 23 at 36 San Diego Public Library locations, while supplies last. California residents can sign up for a new library card for free, and replacement fees have been waived for July 2026.<\/p>\n

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Comic-Con attendees can also find a limited quantity of the cards at the San Diego Public Library Booth #5523 beginning on Preview Night. Cards picked up at the convention will need to be activated by staff at a San Diego Public Library location.<\/p>\n

Fans will also have a chance to meet the artist behind this year\u2019s design. Jones will be signing the 2026 Comic-Con library card at Booth #5523 on Saturday, July 25 from 12pm-1pm. A Comic-Con badge is required for the signing.<\/p>\n

The library card is just one piece of the San Diego Public Library\u2019s Comic-Con programming this year. The free Comic-Con Conference for Educators and Librarians returns to the San Diego Central Library (with programming running from Wednesday<\/a>, Thursday<\/a>, Friday<\/a>, Saturday<\/a>, and Sunday<\/a>), exploring the role comics can play in education and literacy.<\/p>\n

Cosplayers in need of an emergency repair can also head to the Central Library\u2019s IDEA Lab on the fourth floor. The Cosplay Repair Station<\/a> will be open Thursday, July 23 and Friday, July 24 from 11am-5pm, as well as Saturday, July 25 from 1pm-5pm, offering access to sewing supplies, adhesives, wig supplies, tools, and equipment for common cosplay fixes, while supplies last.<\/p>\n

And on Friday, July 24 from 8pm-9pm, the librarians return for the fifth annual Blind Date with a Book at the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina in Grand 12 & 13. The dating game-style event will once again attempt to help three lucky audience members find their next literary love.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The San Diego Public Library is once again celebrating San Diego Comic-Con with an exclusive commemorative library card,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":398902,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[157236,100,74,76,75],"class_list":["post-398901","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-exclusives","tag-news","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/398901","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=398901"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/398901\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/398902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=398901"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=398901"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=398901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}