After fifty years, the Central Library closed, permanently, on June 9, 2013, commencing the 10-week process of transferring its 2.6-million-item collection to the new location.

[2] The library displays numerous books and collections, including the Sullivan Family Baseball Research Center.

It opened several weeks ahead of the library, on September 3, 2013, with an initial student body of 260 ninth and tenth graders.

The Library has taken measures to counteract these incidents, including stationing up to 9 guards each day, trained to administer naloxone, used to reverse the effects of opioid overdose.

According to news outlets in January, San Diego police lieutenant Ryan Hallahan told the news that they are increasing enforcement in the area going forward following complaints over the safety of children attending e3 Civic High inside the facility.