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Our next book sale will be held Saturday, March 18 through Sunday, March 26. Due to recent, very generous book donations, this sale will feature some new categories in addition to the usual varied collection of books, CD’s and DVD’s we sell. Stop by and check out our selections from a 500+ book donation of Military History books as well as hunting, fishing and other outdoors subjects and just donated books in Russian and books in French.  Our foreign language section will be bursting.  These is just a sample of what we have to offer. And who knows what else will come in before the start of the sale. Keep coming back to our home page to see what other collections to be featured at the March book sale.

The sale days and hours are:

Saturday, March 18 10a – 5p (Members’ Day)
Sunday, March 19 1p – 4p
Monday, March 20 10a – 7p
Tuesday, March 21 10a – 7p
Wednesday, March 22 10a – 7p
Thursday, March 23 10a – 7p
Friday, March 24 10a – 4p (Half Price Day)
Saturday, March 25 10a – 4p (Bag Day #1: 1 bag of books = $5)
Sunday, March 26 1p – 4p (Bag Day #2: 2 bags of books = $5)

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We recently received a request from Enhanced Patient Services at the Napa State Hospital. They coordinate volunteers to augment and help meet patients basic needs for social interaction,  self esteem and self fulfillment.  They also track fundraising activites for activities to supplement the education, recreation and entertainment needs of NSH patients.

They were in need of books for their Spanish speaking patients.  In particular one of their patients reads Spanish but cannot hear.  Finding books suitable for this patient will give him a way to keep his mind busy and entertained.  We received a wonderful email from them, thanking us for the Spanish language story books, Spanish learning/dictionaries and even an AA Diary book.

It never ceases to amaze us how books help us reach so many different Napa communities.  Your donation of books, CD’s and DVD as well as monetary contributions as well as membership in the Friends of the Library allow us to continue our service to our Napa neighb0rs.

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The last of our 2022 book sales is here! Once again, we have a large selection of generously donated books, CD’s and DVD’s for your shopping pleasure. We stock our shelves in the Community Room at the Napa County Library at the beginning of the sale and continually throughout the sale days. Just because you visited us early in the sale doesn’t mean that you have seen everything we have to offer. Shop early and shop often! 

What a great way to find special STOCKING STUFFERS, BEAUTIFUL ART AND MUSIC BOOKS, CD’s and DVD’s for that special someone. We also have both old and new installments from you favorite authors.  Who knows, you might find the one that you know someone is looking for…

The sale days and hours are:
Saturday, December 10 10a – 5p (Members’ Day)
Sunday, December 11 1p – 4p
Monday, December 12 10a – 7p
Tuesday, December 13 10a – 7p
Wednesday, December 14 10a – 7p
Thursday, December 15 10a – 7p
Friday, December 16 10a – 4p (Half Price Day)
Saturday, December 17 10a – 4p (Bag Day #1: 1 bag of books = $5)
Sunday, December 18 1p – 4p (Bag Day #2: 2 bags of books = $5)

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Join us in celebrating National Friends of the Library Week!

Your Napa Friends is  hosting a children’s book give-a-way this coming Sunday, October 16 from 2pm – 4pm.The event will take place in The Napa County Library Community Meeting Room.

Each child attending can choose up to five (5) books to take home at no cost. Teachers are welcome to take a box of books for their classroom use.

Mark your calendars to visit  the library on Sunday with your children to take advantage of this free book event.

While you are here, stop in the library to acquaint yourselves to the new Memory Lab located by the Reference Desk. Fundraising by the Friends helped purchase new equipment with the ability to digitize photos and other memories from multiple formats such as old photographs and VHS tapes. Imagine what you can create with just a little instruction by the library staff!

Hope to see you at the library on Sunday and any day of the week!

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WHEW! FIRST OF ALL – A BIG THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO CONTRIBUTED TO ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL BOOK SALE.

We have a very special community that supports the Friends in many ways. Thank you to those who keep on donating the books that we sell. Thank you our members who recognize the importance of our work. Thank you to our volunteers who sort and clean the donated books, set up the book sales, work the books sales by checking out purchases and/or keep the shelves stocked and take the whole thing down at the end of each sale. They do this 4 times a year!! And finally, thank you to the Napa Library. They support our mission as we support theirs.

We are looking forward to Friends of the Library Week later this month. Watch this space for the date and time of our celebration. And you know our celebrations always means free books to children.

As we gear up for the December book sale – remember books always make great gifts! – we will be participating in the 2022 CanDo Give!Guide.  Napa non-profits are presented in one easy-to-use donation platform.  It’s a one stop shop for your year end giving.  Watch this site for more information about how the Friends is participating, what giving bonus’s we have to offer  (yes, lucky donors can be rewarded for donating, how’s that for incentive to participate!) and how to find us in the Give!Guide.

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