Events - Friends of the Library of Los Altos

Quarterly Book Sales and Pop-up Sales - Postponed till spring due to Covid-19

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Community Book Sale: Children's Books and More

Children and Teen Books; Small Selection of Adult Books & Puzzles

Location: Los Altos Library Orchard Room, 13 S. San Antonio Rd, Los Altos, CA 94022. MASKS REQUIRED.

To volunteer for a 3 hour shift: volunteers@losaltoslibraryfriends.org

Thursday August 5th and Friday August 6
1:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Saturday August 7
10:00 AM to 6:00 PM

$2 hardbacks, trade and oversize paperbacks
$1 mass market paperbacks, small board books & media
Puzzles priced as marked

Sunday August 8 (Books sold by the bag - $5/bag)
12:00 PM to 3:00 PM

The Friends Ongoing Sales Shelves and Online Bookshelf

Discover wonderful books at bargain prices in the Los Altos Main Library. New books added every day. Can't find quite what you're looking for? Try our online Bookshelf for even more choices. Order and pay online; pick up your books at the Main Los Altos Library, 13 S. San Antonio Road, during library business hours (Monday – Saturday, 10am-6pm).

Find us at www.folbookshelf.org

The Friends Amazon Sales

Find our highest value books online through Amazon. See the sidebar to the right (or above) for the link.

How to Donate Used Books

Donations are now being accepted during limited hours and at a new location - the sheds which sit between the History House and the Police Station. We accept books and puzzles in resale condition on Wednesdays from 2 - 4pm and on Saturdays from 10am to noon. Books must be compactly packed into closed boxes.

Donations will not be accepted in the library or at the Friends of the Library portable/trailer. Please wear a mask and maintain 6' social distancing at curbside. For details, click Here or on our Donate tab, above.

For information about how you can volunteer to support our activities contact us at: volunteers@losaltoslibraryfriends.org

or simply donate through Paypal or directly:

Resources

Los Altos Library Endowment

Los Altos Library

Santa Clara County Library

COVID-19 Site Specific Protection Plan