If you’re shopping at Amazon, start at Amazon Smile (smile.amazon.com). Why? Because Amazon Smile is an easy way for you to support your favorite nonprofits, like the Santa Clara City Library Foundation and Friends. Amazon will donate a small percentage of your purchase to the nonprofit you choose. It’s an easy way to raise …
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You can donate stock to the Foundation and Friends – tax free! Did you know that when you donate stock to the Santa Clara City Library Foundation and Friends, that it’s tax free? It’s true! You pay taxes on the stock if you sell it and donate the proceeds. But you don’t pay any taxes …
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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 …
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!
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 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!
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 …
Spread the word: Library Giving Day is tomorrow! Help us let everyone know that tomorrow is Library Giving Day – the day we all support our libraries and communities. You know that your library is a great place to meet people and check out books and learn English and so much more. Support your …
If you’re seeing this, you probably already know why you love your local library. It’s a place to: find books to read, movies to watch, do your personal research project, go to an author talk, learn a new skill, find a book club, and meet other people who like the same things you do! Next …
If it’s easier for you to donate stock, we can make that happen. You can arrange for a transfer of stock from your brokerage account to ours; call our office for details if you’re interested in making that happen. It’s an easy process! Learn more about donating stock, and the other ways you can support …
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