Become A Member

Through your membership fees, the Friends support the Santa Cruz Public Libraries with fund raising, library advocacy, and volunteer services. Your membership fees contribute to programs such as the Children's Summer Reading Program, the Project for the Hearing Impaired, and the libraries' Book and Media fund.

With your membership, you receive:

Admission to the members-only preview reception, book sale, and Literary Basket Auction at the annual Santa Cruz Book Fair.
A 10% discount at the Friends' Library Store located in our central branch downtown.
A monthly Calendar of Events that lists library exhibits, weekly children's story times, special topic discussions, and all the rest of our unique programs for adults and children at your neighborhood branches!
A semi-annual newsletter highlighting current news and issues (for the Friends and the libraries both) and upcoming special events.
The knowledge that you are supporting an essential resource for a vital community.

How to join the Friends

To become a member, you just need to fill out a brief membership form and send in your membership fee. You can either:

Print a copy of our online membership form, fill it out, and mail it in with a check for your membership fee,
Or stop by the Friends' office in the Central Branch lobby, pick up a preprinted form, and fill it out on the spot.

We will send you confirmation of your membership along with current Library Calendar so you can find out how to get involved with YOUR library system.

And don't forget to review our volunteer opportunities.