Category: Donations

Double your impact

If you’ve made a donation lately, don’t forget to reach out to your HR department to ensure your employer matches your donation. Many companies will increase their community giving by making a matching donation to the same nonprofits as their employees. This is a great way to make your donation go twice as far. But …

Don’t forget about Amazon Smile!

Start your shopping at smile.amazon.com! You can support us while you do your shopping on Amazon, just by starting at smile.amazon.com. You get your errands run, and we get a small portion of the money you spent. It’s a win-win!    

Book donation reminders

A few book and other media donation reminders!   We are only accepting up to three total bags of media per donation, and that donations are by appointment only. Media includes books, textbooks, CDs and DVDs. Please see our book donation page for the full guidelines.   Thanks for understanding!  

Thank you for Library Giving Day yesterday!

Thank you for your support yesterday! Library Giving Day is always a fun day. We love seeing all your support not just for our library but for libraries across the nation. Thank you all for showing your support for your libraries and your communities!

It’s Library Giving Day!

Today is the day when, across the nation, people show their support for their local public libraries: Library Giving Day. You know how much the library does, from: – Keeping you online during the pandemic with wi-fi hotspots – Hosting online ESL classes to improve literacy – Holding job and career classes, helping to keep …

Support The Santa Clara City Library Foundation and Friends by starting your shopping at Amazon Smile

If you are getting some essentials from amazon, why not start at smile.amazon.com? It’s a great way to support your favorite non-profit (eg, us) while you’re doing your regular shopping. You get what you need, and Amazon sends a small percentage of the sale to the non-profit you’ve designated. It’s an easy way to make …