Grossmont Healthcare District's Health & Wellness Library

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Tomorrow, Tuesday Nov. 18! RSVP now to reserve your spot:
11/17/2025

Tomorrow, Tuesday Nov. 18! RSVP now to reserve your spot:

Starting today through Friday, December 19th, the Grossmont Healthcare District's Health & Wellness Library will be coll...
11/14/2025

Starting today through Friday, December 19th, the Grossmont Healthcare District's Health & Wellness Library will be collecting food donations for the San Diego Food Bank! We hope you'll join us in supporting the 848,000 San Diegans experiencing nutrition insecurity.

Please note: they are unable to accept glass jars, home canned, or baked products at this time. Items may be dropped off at our red bin, at 9001 Wakarusa St., La Mesa, CA, during library operating hours. Learn more about what items they accept at sandiegofoodbank.org

Our next VR travel takes place on Friday, November 21. RSVP now to schedule your next trip around the planet.
11/14/2025

Our next VR travel takes place on Friday, November 21. RSVP now to schedule your next trip around the planet.

11/12/2025

November is Diabetes Awareness Month. Check out the latest information to help you manage your diabetes. We have over 200 books relating to all aspects of diabetes management, including some great cookbooks!

Join us for our next Library tour! See how East County's only consumer health library can improve your health:
11/10/2025

Join us for our next Library tour! See how East County's only consumer health library can improve your health:

Save the date! Learn about va**ng and smoking and the effects on health.
11/07/2025

Save the date! Learn about va**ng and smoking and the effects on health.

11/05/2025
Tonight! Nov. 5th at 6 pm. RSVP per the flyer:
11/05/2025

Tonight! Nov. 5th at 6 pm. RSVP per the flyer:

During National Diabetes Month, join the National Eye Health Education Program (NEHEP) in spreading the word about how p...
11/03/2025

During National Diabetes Month, join the National Eye Health Education Program (NEHEP) in spreading the word about how people with diabetes can protect their vision! More than 30 million people living in the United States have diabetes. Having diabetes increases the risk for vision loss and blindness from diabetic eye diseases. The most common diabetic eye disease is diabetic retinopathy, but people with diabetes are also at higher risk for diabetic macular edema (DME), cataract, and glaucoma. Learn more here:

Learn how you can protect your vision from diabetes and keep your health on TRACK in this video from the National Eye Health Education Program. Make sure you...

Seniors are increasingly targeted by scammers looking for financial gain. Join our friends on November 7th at 12:30 PM t...
10/31/2025

Seniors are increasingly targeted by scammers looking for financial gain. Join our friends on November 7th at 12:30 PM to learn about common elder fraud schemes, the signs and symptoms of elder fraud, and what law enforcement is doing to protect seniors and prosecute scammers.

Thankful for all the fun we had at our special event Older Adult Social Hour!According to NIH articles from Cohen, 2020....
10/30/2025

Thankful for all the fun we had at our special event Older Adult Social Hour!

According to NIH articles from Cohen, 2020. & LeRoy et. al., 2017, "loneliness and poor social support have been found to contribute significantly to the development and severity of illnesses and exposure to viruses."

Social connection is part of what keeps us all healthy and thriving. Glad we could spend time bringing joy and socialization to a population that needs it through crafts, music, games, prizes and healthy smoothies from The Write Juice truck.

Better Breathers club meets at 1:00 pm, Thursday October 30th, in the library meeting room:
10/29/2025

Better Breathers club meets at 1:00 pm, Thursday October 30th, in the library meeting room:

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9001 Wakarusa Street
La Mesa, CA
91942

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 8pm
Wednesday 9am - 5:30pm
Thursday 9am - 8pm
Friday 9am - 5:30pm
Saturday 9am - 1pm

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+16198255010

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About the library

The Dr. William C. Herrick Community Health Care Library is operated by the Grossmont Healthcare District to meet the health information needs of local residents. It is a comprehensive consumer health library that is free, open to the public, and accessible via the Internet. The Library provides access to the latest medical information from authoritative and reliable sources, in both print and electronic formats. The collection includes books, journals, newsletters, pamphlets, DVDs, models, charts, online computer databases, and its website with extensive links covering all major health topics. The Herrick Library is a public library and offers many free services. It has 10 public computers (8 PCs and 2 iMacs). Library cards are issued with appropriate ID to community residents as well as those who work, go to school, or have health-related ties to the Grossmont Healthcare District (East County region of San Diego). The Library is named in memory of the late Dr. William C. Herrick, who served as a member of the Grossmont Healthcare District board of directors from November 1994 until the time of his death in March 1998. Dr. Herrick devoted his life to the improvement of the Grossmont Healthcare District and to the health of residents of San Diego's East County.