Thank you for your support!
A huge thanks to everyone who donated to the Foundation and Friends yesterday! We more than doubled the donations from last year’s Library Giving Day. You made the difference – we couldn’t do this without you. Thank you!
Category: Donations
There’s still time!
There are still a few more hours left in Library Giving Day to show your support for the Santa Clara City Library! Join the people in Santa Clara and across our community who have already donated in honor of Library Giving Day. They and you are truly making a difference. Thank you for …
It’s Library Giving Day!
It’s Library Giving Day! Show your support for the Santa Clara City Library and all it does for the community by donating to the Foundation and Friends today. Your help will make the Library’s ESL programs better, strengthen the after-school offerings, and more. Donate today!
Library Giving Day is tomorrow!
Library Giving Day is tomorrow! Join people across Santa Clara and across the country by donating to the Santa Clara City Library Foundation and Friends tomorrow, Library Giving Day. Your support makes things like new citizen resources, ESL clubs, and after-school programs possible. Any amount helps, so please make your donation tomorrow, April …
You can donate your clean shopping bags
If you need a bag while shopping at our bookstore or monthly book sale, we are always happy to provide you with one. However, to keep our costs low so we can donate more of our book sale proceeds to the library, we prefer to reuse clean grocery bags donated to us by our customers. …
Get ready to support the Library on April 4
Library Giving Day is happening on April 4, 2023! People across the United States will come together to show their love for their local library, and Santa Clara will do the same. Show your support for the Santa Clara City Library and donate today! The Library provides exceptional services and relies on additional funding to …
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Declutter your books during Spring Cleaning
It’s spring cleaning season! If you’re decluttering your house or apartment, please bring your gently used books to the Central Park Library in Santa Clara. You can bring a bag or two of books into the library during open hours. Or, if you have a large donation, please reach out to make an appointment. …
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Bring your book donations to us!
Bring your book donations to us! You can donate your old textbooks, books, CDs, and DVDs to the Foundation and Friends to help us raise money for the Santa Clara City Library. Your books will likely be resold (the library may add a few to their collection) to other people looking for stories for …
What’s a philanthropist?
The official definition of a philanthropist is “a person who seeks to promote the welfare of others, especially by the generous donation of money to good causes.” When you picture a philanthropist, you might picture someone rich and famous. People like Oprah or MacKenzie Scott or Melinda French Gates. But anyone – including you – …
Help us spread literacy in the community!
Help us spread literacy in the community! Your book donations allow us to resell thousands of books. These sales allow us both to raise money for the Santa Clara City Library and to spread literacy in the community. More books in more people’s hands spreads reading and literacy skills. This is a thrill …
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