Friends of the Santa Cruz Public Libraries

Welcome Friends!

Thank you for stopping by our new Cyber Office!

There's a lot going on at the 10 Santa Cruz City-County Public Library branches (and bookmobile and Outreach Programs also!) and the Friends of the Library organization. We hope that this website will help you stay in touch, join FSCPL and participate in our Library System. Wander around, but please watch your step; we're still under construction and there could be loose building materials!

Hot News @ Your Library

Munching with Mozart Noontime Concerts

Support our local musicians!

Third Thursday of the month 12:10-12:50 pm

February 18th

March 18th

April 15th

May 20th

Check the Library online calendar for program details.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Santa Cruz Public Libraries & the Music Teachers Association of Santa Cruz County.

Brown Bag at the Library

Business Budgeting - Forecasting Your Business for the Future

The series will start again in February 2010.
Stay tuned for workshops, dates and times!

Brown Bag at the Library - Small Business Survival Series
Learn the skills every small business owner should have to create and maintain a healthy and successful small business. Bring your own brown bag lunch.

Sponsored By: Bay Federal Credit Union in collaboration with the Central Coast SBDC, Friends of Santa Cruz Public Libraries, Downtown Association, and the City of Santa Cruz Redevelopment Agency.

Seminar Registration:
The class is FREE. Pre-registration is required due to limited seating. To register online, click here. For more information and to register by phone, call the SBDC at 831-479-6136.

Location:
Santa Cruz Central Library
Upstairs Meeting Room
224 Church St., Santa Cruz, CA

Protect our Freedom:
Ban Censorship of Books!

How to Help!

There are (at least) five things you can do for the Library during this Budget Crisis. And don’t forget… all of your gifts to FSCPL are tax deductible!

Become a “card-carrying” Library Advocate! Join the Friends of the Library!: Membership applications are online or at the branches.
Help Purchase Books &Media by donating to the Book Fund Drive.: Donate online or at one of the “BFD” boxes at the branches.
Donate gently used books to be resold by the Friends in branch lobby sales and at the Friends’ store.: Due to limited staff, please bring your books & media to the Central branch for processing.
Sorry … we do not accept encyclopedias (except some vintage sets), textbooks, homemade media (VHS, DVD, CDs or audio tapes), books that have been written in or have smoke or water damage, and magazines.
Donate special books to the Friends for selling online and at book auctions.: Our booksellers are retired librarians and bookstore owners. They know what is valuable and how to maximize our online sales. Call us for more details: 420-5790.
Become a volunteer!: Fill out an application online or stop by any of the branches.
For more information, call 420-5798.

Library Calendar

Check out the Santa Cruz Library Calendar.

Friends of the Santa Cruz Public Libraries
P.O. Box 8472
Santa Cruz, CA
95061-8472
(831) 420-5790 (voice)
friends@santacruzpl.org