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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If you have not yet donated and are planning to donate to the Santa Clara City Library Foundation and Friends in 2022, today is the day! When you support the Foundation and Friends, you’re helping us: run our booksales, support Comic Con and Summer Reading, celebrate the Library at Librarypalooza, welcome volunteers and board …
Another favorite thing of 2022: we are super-excited to help the Teens Learn and Lead Grant! This program is giving students a paid opportunity to help at the library with the Summer Reading Program and to run a homework help center at local high schools. This is a great way for teens in our …
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Another favorite 2022 thing: after two years of low-key summer reading, the summer reading concerts were back! We love it when the Library hosts weekly summer reading concerts and performances. They’re a great draw to the library, and once patrons are in the library they’re more likely to sign up for summer reading. Which …
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Our next favorite thing of 2022: sponsoring an in-person Comic Con again! Comic Con is a super-fun event that everyone loves. We held it online in 2020, but it’s so much fun to gather everyone together. We were so happy to help the library be able to hold this in person again! If …
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Storytimes are a staple of any library. They’re popular, they spread literacy, and they’re a great way to meet other families. So how can we make storytimes even better? The Santa Clara City Library wants to buy interactive toys to help children learn to read. These toys would make the storytimes more interactive, thus …