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Update November 2024:Whats going on at the bookstore?
The holiday cards are in! These beautiful unique cards are handmade by volunteers for the Friends of the Folsom Library. Cards are $3 each. Come by soon for the best selection. This month our center display is featuring holiday themed books, music, puzzles and children's gift packs, all at bargain prices. Stop by to check out our new "Vintage Books" section. We have a small selection Fiction, Non-Fiction and children's books, published pre-1976. Next month we will feature gift ideas. Check back in December for more information. Book Donations Small donations (up to 2 bags or 2 boxes) can be brought by the bookstore at any time during regular hours. Larger donations can be brought Thursdays between 10:30 and 12:30 when we will have volunteers available to accept them. For more information see our book donation page Bookstore Hours starting August 1st: Tuesday through Friday 10am - 4pm Saturday 10am - 2pm Sunday, Monday and Library Holidays - Closed Our mailing address is: Friends of the Folsom Library PO Box 6448 Folsom, CA 95763-6448 Add us to your address book Every worker is a volunteer and all items that we sell are from donations. It is the money the Friends raise that enables the Folsom Library to provide such a wonderful array of free programs and services for people of all ages in our local community.
The money we raise at our semi-annual book sales helps provide the free programming the library offers the community. In the past, we've paid for new computers for adult and children's areas (free to users); the Summer Reading Program, which keeps kids reading while school is out; furniture for the Teen Room and the Large-Print Reading Area; author visits; First Friday presentations; homework assistance; ESL classes and materials; the library's self-checkout and security systems and much, much more. You can help us even more by joining the Friends (as a member you'll get free book sale admission on preview Fridays) plus discounts on all purchases at the sale and in the Book Store. Join under the FAQ/Join tab on this website.
Our Giving Tree is growing, and if we do say so ourselves, it is gorgeous. We envision the day the leaves will spread around the full wall ... and maybe walls! Board member Bill Cobb is shown placing another leaf on the tree. We engrave the leaves with the names of donors, loved ones, etc.. for a contribution of at least $300. Higher levels of giving are recognized with embellshments. (The tree was painted by artist Lesley Kemp).
The tree is made of wood and was beautifully sculpted and painted for us by Mike Jimena, co-owner with his wife, Connie Mockenhaupt, of Mikon Productions. You may recognize them as director/producers and often actors at the Sutter Street Theater. Each leaf was hand cut so no two exactly match. Executive Engravers on Natoma Street is etching the names. |
