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
MAY IS FOR MOTHER!
Thanks, Mom, for
showing us the importance of reading. To celebrate
Mom taking care of us, the Friends of the Santa
Monica Public Library Bookstore has the following
categories of books at half-price during the entire
month of May (higher value books excluded):
MEDICAL
SELF-HELP
PARENTING
HEALTH
DIETING
Check out the
Perennial Place blue cart and the window displays
for an assortment of books from the sale categories.
Have you seen the new
Santa Monica Public Library mint-green
environmentally-friendly book bags? We have them for
sale in the book store at $1.00 each. Use them for
groceries, books, picnics, baseballs, and more. Buy
several for your mother to take to the supermarket.
Save the Date: The next
sale of special higher-value books is Saturday, July
19, starting at 11:00 a.m.
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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