Year: 2014

Need a Last Minute Gift?

Stop by our book sale on Sunday, December 21 from 1-4pm in front of the Central Park Library!

Register Now for the Second Annual Love Our Library Lollapalooza!

We are proud to announce the second annual Love our Library Lollapalooza and invite you to join us on Feburary 7, 2015 from 6:30 to 9:00pm! Please join us for the Love our Library Lollapalooza honoring library hero Lisa Gillmor.  Help support the great programs and services funded by the Santa Clara City Library Foundation …

First Northside Children’s Book Sale

First Friends’ Northside Children’s Book Sale Saturday November  22nd 9am-11am  As part of the “Black Saturday” events at the Northside Library this weekend, the Friends will be holding their first Northside Children’s Book Sale.  Stop by to find picture books, easy reader, chapter books and teen books as well as audiobooks and DVD’s! It’s a win-win – you …

Ray Edinger 1917-2014

Our friend Ray Edinger passed away last week.  He will be missed by all of us here at the Foundation & Friends.  Ray had a special sparkle in his eye and an passion to get things done.  When his wife of 74 years, Margie, died in 2013, Ray made a generous gift to the Foundation …

Congrats to Teen Writing Contest Winners!

From left to right… Hershal Shah (3rd place, high school), Ziana Deen (2nd place, high school), Joseph Goodrich (1st place, high school), Samia Abbasi (grand prize winner), Natalie Loredo (2nd prize, middle school), Kaleahani Angervil (3rd place, middle school). Katrina Espinoza (1st place, middle school), not pictured).   Sponsored by the Santa Clara City Library …

Healthy Mind

Check out the new display of books and handouts about Healthy Minds, part of Kaiser Permanente’s Healthy Living program.  Thanks for Kaiser for sponsoring this program!

Honoring our Corporate Foundation Donors!

Last night, at the Santa Clara City Council meeting, the Library Foundation and Friends presented awards to five of our corporate partners.  Through their generosity, and the generosity of our volunteers, donors, and supporters, the Foundation has  supported more than four million dollars worth of programs in our City libraries over the past thirteen years. …

Northside Time Capsule Dedication

Thursday, October 9, 2014 from 11am – 12pm Northside Library Join us as we put the finishing touches on the Northside Library time capsule which will be opened in fifty years. See what it contains and add your own wishes for the library’s future. Light refreshments will be served.

Holiday Craft Faire Applications Available

The Foundation and Friends Holiday Craft Faire will be held Saturday, December 6, 2014.   Applications are available now at the Library and online at lovethelibrary.org under the heading Events.  If you have any questions or inquiries, please contact us at  holidaycraftfaire@yahoo.com.