Friends of the Library of Los Altos is a non-profit, all-volunteer organization of book lovers and community members having a good time raising funds in support of the Los Altos Library collections, facilities and programs.
Learn more about our History and Achievements.
Friends of the Library Offers Books4Schools at November Sale
Books4Schools is a program that allows teachers from any publicly supported school to obtain free books for their classrooms. Teachers simply shop for books like other customers at the Sale. At checkout, the teachers show ID and provide a registration number.
Teachers can register from now until Oct. 27 by sending an email to info@losaltoslibraryfriends.org with their name, grade, school and principal's email. Registration must be reactivated before each sale. Those who wish to shop Friday night (members only night) must join the Friends. Membership is $10/year, is available at the sale, and provides 2 tickets to the November Friday night presale in addition to all 4 sales in 2020.
Thank you to the generous donors who make Books4Schools possible. Thank you community donors, we couldn't do this without you.
Next Quarterly Book Sale
New Location: Los Altos Youth Center (LAYC) 1 N San Antonio Rd, Los Altos, CA 94022
To volunteer for a 2 hour shift: volunteers@losaltoslibraryfriends.org
Friday November 1, 2019
(Members Night - Join at the door for $10!)6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Saturday November 2, 2019
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Sunday November 3, 2019
12:00 PM to 3:00 PM
(Books sold by the Bag - $5/bag)
Future Book Sales
New Location: Los Altos Youth Center (LAYC) 1 N San Antonio Rd, Los Altos, CA 94022
February 7-9, 2020
May 1-3, 2020
July 31 - August 2, 2020
Newsletter - August 2019
Read our newsletter - where the big news is the new location for our next Book Sale. Find a description of the sale (which will be at the Los Altos Youth Center (LAYC), 1 San Antonio Road, Los Altos, next to the Police Station). There's also an explanation of how donated books are going to be accomodated during the Hillview construction (which will explain the new temporary structure you'll see when you visit the Library). And if you're a teacher, or know someone who would be interested in the Books4Schools program, be sure to check out the changes to the program for the August Sale.
Annual Report for FY 2018-2019
Last fiscal year, Friends of the Library of Los Altos raised $222,800 and contributed $143,600 to fund library programs and materials, as well as new fixtures and technology. Learn more about our income and expenses by reading the Annual Report.