Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Make Sacramento the Safest Big City in California

Connected communities are safer communities. The Sacramento Police Department needs your help in being the "eyes and ears" in your community. Together we can "Make Sacramento the Safest Big City in California!"

Attend one of the department's monthly training meetings about crime prevention. April's topic is "Reporting: Code Enforcement and Crime":
Wednesday, April 23, 2014, 6:30-8:30 pm, Valley Hi North Laguna Library, 7400 Imagination Parkway.

For more information, or to RSVP, please contact Barbara Falcon at mfalcon@pd.cityofsacramento.org or call 916-548-4435.

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Friends of the Library Warehouse Sale

Are you getting caught up on your reading? If so, you can replenish your supply at the Friends of the Library April Warehouse sale:

Fri., April 4, 2014, 5 pm - 8 pm. Friends members only (Join at door for $15).

Sat., April 5, 9 am - 4 pm. Open to all.

Sat., April 12, 9 am - 4 pm. Open to all.

The sale is at 8250 Belvedere Ave., Suite E, Sacramento, CA 95826. For more info, call (916) 731-8493.

And, just in case you wanted to put it on your calendar now, their next sale will be June 6, 7, and 14.

Celebrate Spring with 25% off all Gardening Books (35% off for Friends Members). Model Railroad Magazines are also available at 25% off (35% for members). Teen Fiction is on special for 20% off (30% for members).

Volunteer Opportunities: Volunteers are needed in the warehouse sorting books or helping with internet sales on Wednesday or Saturday mornings. For more information or to volunteer, please contact Denise Watts at splallfriends@gmail.com.

Donations Always Needed! Children's picture books are especially needed right now. Book Den relies entirely on donations of gently used books on all subjects. Vintage and/or unique items are popular sellers at book fairs and their Amazon store. They also welcome donations of other media, including movies, records, sheet music and comic books, board games, video games and software.

Please bring your donations of gently used items to the Book Den during store hours (Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 9 am to 2 pm) or on Wednesday from 9 am to noon. If you need help unloading, please come in on Wednesday or Saturday when there will be people to help you.

All donations are tax deductible.

(The Florin Road Foundation is pleased to be a supporter of the Friends of the Library. We hope you will be, too!)