The Friends is a dynamic
organization supporting the Library through
fundraising and volunteer activities. Its
purpose is to increase public interest in the
Library by focusing
attention on its facilities, services
and needs; to encourage gifts, endowments and
bequests for the enrichment of the Library’s
collections; and in other ways to contribute to
the cultural life of Santa Monica.
To join the Friends or
for more information visit their
new website.
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Visit the Friends' Book Store at the new
Main Library during these hours |
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Sun |
Mon |
Tue |
Wed |
Thur |
Fri |
Sat |
| 1:30-4:30 |
11-4:30 |
closed |
closed |
11-4:30 |
11-4:30 |
11-4:30 |
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For more information, call (310)
395-1951 |
Friends Book Store News
JULY NEWS
So much is going on
in the Friends of the Santa Monica Public Library
Book Store during July:
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Summer reading
incentive: All fiction, hard cover and
paperback, is 50% off. $1.00 books are 50 cents.
50 cents books are 25 cents. Buy a pile and get
out the hammock.
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Happy 4th: The
theme this month on the Perennial Place blue
cart and the window displays is USA. History and
Politics books are half-price this month in
honor of this theme. Be sure to take a look. -
Special Sale Saturday July
19: This sale will
include higher value books in the following
categories: art, travel, photography, history,
cooking, coffee tables books, first editions,
signed books, literature, unusual one-of-a-kind
books, and much more for you to explore! Books
will be priced at $5 and up. Sale runs from
11a.m. to 2 p.m.
Large-print: Many
patrons have been interested in large-print books,
but our supply was limited. We are pleased to
announce that we now have a full cart for your
perusal.
Check out the Perennial Place blue cart and the
window displays for an assortment of books from the
sale categories.
Be sure to purchase the new Santa Monica Public
Library mint-green environmentally-friendly book
bags, $1.00 each. Use them for groceries, books,
picnics, baseballs, and more. Buy several for your
father or new grad to take to the beach.
Drop by soon to get the best
selection. Bookstore hours are Monday, Thursday,
Friday, Saturday from 11-4:30, Sunday 1:30-4:30,
closed Tuesday and Wednesday. Location is on the
left as you enter through the north entrance of the
Main Library at 601 Santa Monica Boulevard.
To learn more about the
Friends of the Santa Monica Public Library and the
activities we support, to become a member, or to
make a donation, check out our new website at
www.friendsofsmpl.org.
If…you are wondering where the money goes,
here’s what your purchases have made possible in
your library:
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Movie site licenses so the
library can offer film screenings
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Summer reading program for
students
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Funds for each branch for
general use
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Support of the Citywide
Reads program
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Support of the community
public lecture program
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Digital work on
photographic collection of old Outlook and
Pacific Palisades photos
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Furniture for branch
libraries
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Support for reading
collections for teens
Benefits of Being a
Friend of the Santa Monica Public Library
What do Friends Receive?
- Monthly Calendar of Library Events by mail.
- Invitation to the annual meeting and other Friends programs.
- The satisfaction of giving support to one of the best public libraries in the U.S.
What do Friends Give?
- Equipment and materials not available otherwise, e.g. reading aids for the visually
disabled.
- Funds for special services such as the "Shutin Service," which brings the Library to
those unable to leave home.
- Used book sales, the major fund-raising activity.
- Recognition of Library volunteers.
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