Buy Books
Daily at the Friends Bookstore
Located in the Santa Clara Central Park Library, at 2635 Homestead Road in Santa Clara, the bookstore is usually open when the library itself is open.
The Central Park Library is currently open:
Monday, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Tuesday, 12 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Wednesday, 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Thursday, 12 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Friday, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Saturday, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Sunday, CLOSED
Please check the library’s website for the most up-to-date hours.
Staffed by volunteers, the bookstore generally opens soon after the library opens and closes when the library does. The store offers a good selection of adult and children’s fiction and non-fiction. Most books are priced at $2.00 or 3 for $5.00. Friends Members get a 10% discount on their purchases. If you are a teacher and have identification, you will also get a 10% discount on your purchases.
The books for sale are both library discards and books donated by the public. Proceeds go to the Santa Clara City Library Foundation and Friends in order to support The Santa Clara City Library.
Note: The bookstore will not be open if a volunteer is not available for a given shift.
There is now a book alcove located at the Northside Library just to your right as you walk in the main entrance. Purchases can be made at the front desk.
Want a larger selection of books? Come to our Saturday Sales!
Monthly Saturday Book Sales
We host monthly book sales at the Central Park Library. The Central Park Book Sales happen on the third Saturday of every month except December.
Our Next Monthly Book Sale at Central Park Library
Our next regular monthly book sale at Central Park Library will be on Friday January 17 from 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM and Saturday January 18 from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
Friday, shop in the Margie Room. Everything is priced per item.
We’ll have thousands of books for sale in the Margie Room and on the front patio of the library on Saturday.
On Saturday in the Margie Room, we will hold our popular bag sale from 12:00 PM until 2:00 PM. Prices are $5 per standard paper grocery bag full of books. We do have some paper bags, but you can also bring your own. We reserve the right to change the price of the bag if your bag is not a standard-sized grocery bag.
Books for sale on the Front Patio start at $2 each and are individually priced for the entire time.
If you have a Friends Membership, we have a special shopping hour in the Margie Edinger Room on Friday from 12pm – 1pm (the room closes completely at 1pm), and again on Saturday from 9am to 10am. Buy your Friends Membership today to get this special shopping hour.
All teachers with identification will get a 10% discount on their purchases at the monthly book sale.
Reach out to our Bookselling Manager if you’re a bulk book buyer and are interested in learning more about special shopping opportunities.
We can’t wait to see you there!
Outdoor Book Sales at Northside Library
Our next book sale at Northside Library will be in April 2025. Keep an eye out for more information closer to the date!
The books for sale are both library discards and books donated by the public. Proceeds go to the Santa Clara City Library Foundation and Friends in order to support The Santa Clara City Library.
Buy our Books on Amazon.com
Our Amazon store is open! Please buy our books online.
The books for sale are both library discards and books donated by the public. Proceeds go to the Santa Clara City Library Foundation and Friends in order to support The Santa Clara City Library.
You can find all kinds of books at our online store, conveniently delivered to your house. We regularly feature categories of books on our social media accounts – you can find them on our Facebook and Instagram pages.
Some types of books you can find at our store include:
- STEM Books (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math)
- Books on Art and Music
- Fiction of all kinds, including Mysteries, SciFi and Fantasy, Romance, and Historical Fiction
- Social science
- And so much more!
Northside Book Sales
Patio Sales at Northside Library
Our patio sales at the Northside Library happen during the spring and summer. All books will be for sale per item unless otherwise noted. For 2025, the current schedule is:
- Saturday, April 12, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM. All day bag sale.
- Friday, April 25, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
- Friday, May 9, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
- Friday, May 23, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
- Friday, June 13, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
- Friday, June 27, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
- Friday, July 11, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
- Friday, July 25, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
- Friday, August 8, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
- Friday, August 22, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
- Friday, September 12, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
- Friday September 26, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Book Nook at Northside Library
Don’t forget the nook! If you can’t make it to Northside library for one of our patio sales, we always have books for sale in the nook next to the customer service desk. Pay at the customer service desk.
The books for sale are both library discards and books donated by the public. Proceeds go to the Santa Clara City Library Foundation and Friends in order to support The Santa Clara City Library.
Friends Membership
Become a member of the Santa Clara Library Foundation and Friends! Individual membership is only $15/year, and a family membership is only $25/year.
Your membership dues support our efforts to enrich lives through lifelong learning; we support the following programs:
- Summer Reading
- 1000 books before kindergarten
- Santa Clara City Library Comic Con
- Parenting programs
- and more!
You also receive a 10% discount on books in our store and early entry into our Saturday booksales, as well as email updates on library activities.
Thank you for your support!
Friends Membership
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