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December Book Sale is Near!

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)

NATIONAL FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY WEEK OCTOBER 26-22!

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!

SEPTEMBER BOOK SALE IS HERE!!!


The third 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!

The sale days and hours are:
Saturday, September 17 10a – 5p (Members’ Day)
Sunday, September 18 1p – 4p
Monday, September 19 10a – 7p
Tuesday, September 20 10a – 7p
Wednesday, September 21 10a – 7p
Thursday, September 22 10a – 7p
Friday, September 23 10a – 4p (Half Price Day)
Saturday, September 24 10a – 5p (Bag Day #1: 1 bag of books = $5)
Sunday, September 25 1p – 4p (Bag Day #2: 2 bags of books = $5)

We look forward to seeing you! Your purchases directly fund many programs at the library.

TRIBUTE TO ROB MARTIN

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing on July 18, 2022 of Rob Martin, the Friends immediate past President.
For over fifteen years, Rob was a lawyer with the Napa County Counsel office, arriving in Napa after honing his skills with Madera County. His first assignment here was with the Napa County Flood Control Project. Rob was County Counsel assigned to the Corrections Department after flood control needs waned; his final posting was with Child Welfare Services in Juvenile Court.

Upon retirement, Rob joined the Friends of the Library Board of Directors. He was a huge asset to our Board, chairing committees updating the Friends Bylaws and our operational policies and procedures. He became President of the Board of Directors in November 2019, shepherding the Friends through the unprecedented challenges of the pandemic, and served with distinction until illness forced him to resign late in 2021.

It’s unlikely we’d ever find
Another man so gentle and kind
Though he seemed easygoing
There was pleasure in knowing
Quietly, he always spoke his mind.
His life sadly has come to an end
Way too early, no more time to spend
He hit the final wall
A big loss to us all
I am proud that Rob Martin’s my friend.
Howard Siegel, 2022

Rest in peace, Rob

WHAT HAPPENS TO BOOKS AT THE END OF OUR SALES

Ever wondered what happens to our unsold books at the end of our quarterly booksales? Or when we have an overflow of books awaiting a sale? Turns out many things. Our goal to make sure your donated books end up benefitting the community in any way possible. Of course selling them at the book sales is a direct benefit to the library. But what happens when the sale ends and the last Saturday’s and Sunday’s Bag Days’ bargains have cleared out most of the books? Or when we are blessed with more books than we can store before a sale?
We are fortunate to have worthy organizations who come to the library during breakdown on the Monday after the sale or when we have more books than we can store. They are able to take the books and distribute them throughout the community.
For instance, we received this wonderful message from Rosanna Mairena,  Giving4Kids. She is reporting after picking up books and with her son, Sergio delivering them to COPE and other organizations in Napa.

Sergio on his book delivery mission

“I wanted to say THANK YOU again for letting us take the extra children’s book at the end of your wonderful events.
We sort them and distribute them:

– the like “new” awesome treasures to COPE Family Center to use as raffle prizes and giveaways at family events,
– the bilingual books and books for 0-5 also go into the free book wagon that is at the COPE service window – when families come in search of services or emergency need supplies, they pick free books to take with them as well,
– we distribute them to little libraries around town – the Rainbow library gets the diversity/feelings/inclusive/feel good books for example. Schools like his previous elementary school Pueblo Vista that has a little library gets bilingual books for older audiences,
– friends take some for their children or classrooms,
– all the awesome PJ Library books get donated to Beth Shalom for their congregation to share.
Just a few ways we pass on the love of reading!
Thanks!
Rosanna”
If you have an organization that can use children’s books or books for adults please contact our Book Sale Manager.