About Us

About

Our Mission

The Santa Clara City Library Foundation & Friends is a non-profit dedicated to raising money for the Santa Clara City Library.

The Foundation & Friends strengthens the Library as a pillar of our diverse and thriving community through philanthropic funding, inspired advocacy and active partnership.

Read more about our priorities, goals, and plan for the next few years (pdf)


About

Foundation and Friends

The Santa Clara City Library Foundation and Friends (SCCLFF) is a non-profit organization dedicated to supplementing public funding to expand and enhance the Library’s programs & services. Our tax ID number is 91-2125234.

The purpose of the Santa Clara City Library Foundation & Friends is to enrich life-long learning by supporting the Santa Clara City Library. While we encourage everyone to vote, we do not participate in any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office.

The SCCLFF actively seeks gifts, grants, and bequests. The organization also raised funds through the sale of used books that have been donated to the organization.

Friends book sales are currently held at the Central Park Library 7 days a week. For more information, see Buy Books..

We welcome you to join us! Annual membership is just $15 for individuals and $25 for families. As a member, you’re eligible for early-entry into book sales and a 10% discount on all of your purchases in our book store. Click here for application form.

If you’re interested in getting more involved we also welcome you as a volunteer. See the volunteer page for more information on how to volunteer.

For more information, read our recent newsletters.


About

Newsletters

We publish an annual newsletter in the late summer/early fall. Our latest one went out in September 2023.

About

Our Staff

Meet Our Staff:

JoAnn T Davis, Executive Director
JoAnn has held numerous leadership positions in local Bay Area nonprofits. She has also been a community volunteer and nonprofit Board member. She believes that nonprofit and public service organizations play a critical role in the well-being of a community and has focused her career on the support of these organizations. She holds a BA in Political Science from San Jose State University. She joins us from Community Services for Children where she was the interim CFO and helped the organization improve and expand their department and provided a smooth transition for the new CFO. JoAnn can be reached at 408-615-2936 or jdavis@scclff.org.

Onvipa De La Riva, Bookselling Manager
Onvipa is originally from Thailand, and has lived in the United States for thirteen years. She has been a volunteer since 2019. She loves to read and work with the community. She’s excited to work at the Santa Clara City Library Foundation and Friends. This is what she loves to do! Onvipa can be reached at odelariva@scclff.org.

Board of Directors

The foundation board consists of members of the Santa Clara community who donate their time and advice to oversee the organization and enable it to raise funds for the betterment of the community. Board members serve at most for ten years. The current members are:

  • Janet Arsenault
  • Kathy Betts, Vice President
  • Kathy Hausler, Friends President
  • Andrew Knaack
  • Stephen Ricossa, President
  • Yekaterina Lin
  • Patty Quan
  • Nancy Toledo, Secretary
  • Ken Young, Treasurer

About

Press Contacts

Members of the press looking for more information may contact

JoAnn Davis, Executive Director, Santa Clara City Library Foundation & Friends, at (408) 615-2936, or jdavis@scclff.org.