LOCATION AND HOURS

The Book Shop is open for curbside services.
No donations are being accepted at this time.

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Looking for a book to purchase? Email your book request to

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Lafayette Library and Learning Center
3491 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Lafayette, CA 94549
At the corner of First Street and Golden Gate Way

Monday: Closed
Tuesday thru Friday: 10am - 2pm
Saturday: 9am - 1pm

Sunday: Closed
 

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Click HERE to join our mailing list

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DONATE BOOKS AND RELATED ITEMS

The Book Shop is not accepting donations at this time.

Accepted donations include gently used books, DVDs, CDs, audio books, Blu-ray discs, complete puzzles and boardgames

We do not accept books that are damaged, mildewed or moldy, smell of tobacco, or with significant underlining, highlight or notes. We are also unable to accept encyclopedias, legal casebooks and statutes, magazines, home recordings, VHS and cassette tapes. All donations are tax-deductible. Receipts available at the donation site and inside the Book Shop.

VOLUNTEER - BECOME A FRIEND

Volunteering in the Friends Corner Book Shop is a great way to support the Lafayette Library. It’s both enjoyable and rewarding. Volunteer Opportunities include shelving books, staffing the front desk, greeting and helping customers, processing book donations for sale, and assisting with Amazon sales. To learn more about volunteering in the Book Shop Contact us.

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Volunteer to assist with Friends programs, events or special projects, or serve on the Friends Board. The Friends board is a working board and each member fulfills a specific need of the organization. From time to time vacancies do occur. If you are interested in being considered for a board vacancy, please contact us at LLLCFriends@friendsoflafayettelibrary.org.

ABOUT Friends

Past and Present “Friends” have supported the Lafayette Library since 1860

The Friends of the Lafayette Library and Learning Center is a volunteer 501(c)3 organization that exists to support the Lafayette Library and Learning Center. Friends is governed by an all-volunteer Board of Directors, with each person making a unique and meaningful contribution to the organization and the Lafayette Library.

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Friends Board of Directors 2020-2021

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Financials for Friends of the Lafayette Library are available to download:

     2017     2018     2019   2020

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WHAT FRIENDS SUPPORTS

Money raised by selling gently used books support the Lafayette Library and Learning Center.

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Friends underwrites a variety of programs for children and adults.

• Health and Wellness series

• Technology camps and classes

• Music, Art and Science programs
  and other special events. 
   

The Friends underwrites the cost of these programs such as speaker fees, supplies, and room rentals.

• Master Gardener Programs

• Summer Reading Program

• Seasonal and Holiday Programs

The Friends also support a substantial segment of the Lafayette Library collection:

Books and audio books, CDs and DVDs, magazines and periodicals such as the New York Times, Washington Post,
Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, and Barrons.

Programs sponsored and hosted by friends
 

• Sweet Thursday author events

• Wonders of the World (WOW) museum docent lectures

• Youth Bookmark Contest: Calling all young artists, grades K-8!  Our bookmark contest is an annual winter event. Check back in early 2021 for details. Winning selections are made into Library bookmarks.

History of the Friends of the Lafayette Library

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Lafayette's first Library, possibly the oldest Library in the county, was located in a post office building on what is today the Safeway parking lot. As early as 1913, the Lafayette Improvement club filled the role of the Friends of the Library.

Read more (including photos) about the history of the Friends, and the Book Shop (as shown on the timeline) HERE

The Friends Corner Book Shop has more than 150 categories with more than 20,000 books.