Time to prepare for your summer travels

Visit the Friends of the Santa Monica Public Library Book Store during June and buy books in a foreign language, at HALF-PRICE. Half-price means you can buy twice as many books and be doubly fluent! (The sale does not apply to higher value books, marked with a circle label.)

New items arrive by the dozens almost every day, so drop by soon. 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.

Bookstore Sale of Special Books

Come to the Friends of the Santa Monica Public Library Bookstore sale of special books on Saturday, May 14 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The sale will feature books from $2 to $75 on art, photography, history, signed fiction, cookbooks, collectible classics and more.

See you there!

Spring in the Friends of the Library Bookstore

Selling library discards at 25 cents each was a big hit in March so we’re continuing this special in April, once again only on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. These books and audiovisual items are fiction and nonfiction, covering a wide range of topics, so stop by soon and buy a bunch.

Save the Date: Another sale of higher value books – art books, first editions, and signed books – will take place Saturday, May 14, from 11-2. Circle the date on your calendar!

New items arrive by the dozens almost every day in the Bookstore, so drop by soon. 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 website at http://www.friendsofsmpl.org/.

Ocean Park Branch Open House

The Ocean Park Branch Library celebrated the completion of its improvements’ project with an Open House on Saturday, March 12 from 11am to 2pm.

Festivities included a balloon show with Annie Banannie, a live music performance by the Leftover Cuties, a surfer photo booth, ocean-themed crafts, and refreshments.

According to Branch staff over 1500 people came through the doors by 3pm the day of the event, almost 100 showed up for Annie Banannie and 50 attended the ocean themed craft in the community room. The Leftover Cuties drew a triple digit crowd for their performance on the lawn. Even the weather cooperated!

This program was made possible through the generous support of the Friends of the Santa Monica Public Library.

Annual Volunteer Recognition Event

The Library treasures and appreciates the gift of self and time so freely given by our volunteers. To honor them, The Friends show our appreciation by inviting them to an annual Volunteer Recognition Event. On Friday March 11 over 150 volunteers and guests attended a performance of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at the Morgan-Wixson Theatre in Santa Monica.

The show was preceded by an ice-cream social and ended with presentation of awards for excellent service. A good time was had by all.

Special Sale in May!

Friends of the Santa Monica Public Library Bookstore sale of special books on Saturday, May 14 from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. We will feature books from $2- $75 on art, photography, history, signed fiction, cookbooks, collectible classics and more. See you there!

March Sale in the Friends Bookstore

Visit the Friends of the Library Bookstore any Friday, Saturday, or Sunday in March and you can buy library discards for 25 cents each, limit of 12. You can easily identify these books by the library sticker on the spine and the word “withdrawn” or “discard.”

(These sale prices do not apply to the higher value items, marked with a circle label.)