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 |
September 2010 Friends Book Store News
The Friends of the
Santa Monica Library Book Store offers a special
September Sale: All non-fiction books are 50% off on
Fridays and Saturdays only, throughout the month of
September.
Yes, this includes
science, health, cookbooks, religion, parenting,
biographies, history, crafts, gardening, sports,
reference, art, travel, politics, law, technology,
and we’ll throw in poetry, plays, and more.
No, it does not
include novels, mysteries, science fiction, fantasy,
short stories, or westerns.(This sale excludes
specially marked higher value books.)
New items arrive by the dozens almost every day, so
drop by soon. Check out the Perennial Place blue
cart for monthly-themed books. 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.
Don’t forget to donate
the books you have finished. You can take them to
the Customer Assistance desk in the Main Library
lobby, where they will
be glad to give you a receipt.
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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