Category: Librarypalooza

Find Librarypalooza 2023 photos

The professional photos from Librarypalooza are coming in! We’re posting most of them over on our social media accounts – head over there to see them all. And a huge thanks to everyone who came out to support Librarypalooza – we couldn’t make this happen without you.

Thank you for Librarypalooza 2023: Read and Speak Easy

A huge thank you to everyone who came to, or otherwise supported, Librarypalooza, the Foundation, and the Library! This is always a fun event and we couldn’t do it without you. Keep an eye out for photos from Librarypalooza in the upcoming days. They are always fun to see.   Thanks for your support!  

Librarypalooza is tomorrow

Librarypalooza is tomorrow! Get ready to celebrate and raise money for the Santa Clara City Library Foundation & Friends so we can best support the Santa Clara City Library. We’re looking forward to upbeat music, delicious food, fabulous decorations, an exciting auction, and the wonderful company of fellow library-lovers starting at 5:30pm tomorrow at Central …

Two days to Librarypalooza

Two days until Librarypalooza!   Let’s celebrate our awesome long-time volunteers, Crystal and Don Scheel. They make our book sales happen! They have been involved at all stages of the book selling process over the years, and as we recover from the pandemic their skill and guidance has been a huge benefit.   We’re so …

Four days to Librarypalooza!

Four days to Librarypalooza!   We’re looking forward to the music our DJ will be playing at Librarypalooza! Our gala fundraiser typically has about an hour of party/mingling and an hour or so of auction and raise-a-paddle fundraising, with some more party afterwards. And the music is always good. We’re looking forward to it!   …

Five days to Librarypalooza!

Five days until Librarypalooza!   We’re excited about our live and silent auctions this year. They include wine tastings, a local history tour from Mary Hanel, goodies from Illusive Comics, and more. These auctions help us raise much needed funds for the Santa Clara City Library and get you some awesome fun and goodies.   …

Win a tour of 1920’s Santa Clara at Librarypalooza!

Mary Hanel’s historical tours are always a fun an interesting time! The winner of her tour of 1920’s Santa Clara is going to have a lovely time walking through historic Santa Clara and learning about its history. This is always a great time and we hope you have the winning bid at Librarypalooza!  

Three days to Librarypalooza!

Three days until Librarypalooza! You are going to eat some truly delicious food at Librarypalooza this year. Holi Cannoli Catering is providing our hors d’oeuvres and we can’t wait to try them. We’re hungry just thinking about it. The funds that we’ll raise at Librarypalooza go to support the Santa Clara City Library Foundation and …