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 …
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. …
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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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! 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 …
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! 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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Help us raise money for the Santa Clara City Library! Donate your books to the Foundation and Friends – the library will look them over to see which, if any, they need for the collection. We sell the remaining books, movies, and music to raise money to help the library pay for classes, events, …
Give your books a new life by donating them to us! Someone else probably needs or wants that book you’re no longer reading. We can help that someone find it at one of our sales! But it doesn’t work without you actually donating the books to us. So please bring your book donations …
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It’s the new year! If you’re cleaning off your bookshelves, we’d love to have the books you’re no longer reading. Simply bring your books to the Central Park Library during its open hours. Visit our book donation page if you have questions about donating books to The Santa Clara City Library Foundation and Friends. …
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