HOW MANY WAYS CAN WE SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE SUPPORT WE HAVE RECEIVED IN THIS PAST YEAR?

The pandemic affected most if not every part of our lives. The main source of the funds we raise to support and sponsor programs at the Napa Library are the quarterly book sales we hold at the library as well as the Lobby Book Sales. Because the library was closed, we were not able to hold our sales in 2020 nor could anyone shop at the Lobby Book Sale.

While we could not hold our regular sales, the book, CD and DVD donations from the public kept coming in. We think that donors had time at home and decided to let go of many of their books, music and movies. And we were the recipients of these great purges! Boxes of books and media piled everywhere. We put our thinking caps on and with the help of the Napa Library we held two “Backdoor By the Box Book Sales”. Shoppers appeared at our back door and purchased boxes of books by category. It was like opening a Holiday or Birthday present – surprises inside!

Because of the continued generosity of our book and media donors, volunteers who were able to continue to process the incoming donations and buyers who continued to show up and purchase our inventory, we were able to honor some of our commitments to the Library programs that count on us to succeed and serve all of our library patrons.

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The Friends of the Napa Library is now accepting book, CD, DVD donations again. (We are always accepting monetary donations, see the link at the bottom left of any page.)
Here is the info… Small donations – five bags/boxes or less – please use the bins in the back of the library.
Large donations – five or more bags/boxes – please make an appointment to make sure someone is present to accept your donation. Please call (707) 253-4614 to make arrangements.

Book Sale Information
Until further notice, our quarterly book sales – including the regular March sale – are canceled.
But…if you are interested in purchasing books by the box – one catagory per box – please contact Bruce Taylor, Book Sale Manager at (707)253-4614.

KEEP CHECKING BACK HERE FOR UPDATES…as has been all of our experience, things can change quickly. So revisit our page to see what it new.  And visit us on Facebook!

Thank you for your support!

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The following letter was printed in the Napa Register early this week. It demonstrates the dedication of our many volunteers!

“Last week I donated several boxes of books to The Napa Library. The next day, Bill (from Friends of the Napa Library) appeared at my door stating they had found $150 in one of the books and wanted to return it to me. During this time of much sad news, I want to publicly acknowledge the honesty of Bill and Friends of the Napa Library.”

Jan Hayden

Napa

 

 

FRIENDS OF THE NAPA LIBRARY ANNUAL MEETING

Wednesday, March 17, 2021 @ 4pm on ZOOM!

The Friends of the Napa Library announces its annual meeting held concurrently with the FOL Board of Directors’ regularly scheduled March meeting.
Interested in attending? For meeting instructions/Zoom link, please contact Kathy Oates, FOL Recording Secretary at info@folnapa.org. Please include your name and email address.

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THANK YOU! Thank you to our generous donors for your contributions during the 2020 Give!Guide We count on donations to help us make up the funds usually collected from our book sales. All of the proceeds from the book sales pay for many library programs. Without our fundraising, many programs may go unfunded for 2021. Visit Where the Money Goes to learn about the programs we support.