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Make a Splash—Read!
Story Times & Art Activites at
Local Homeless Shelters
Your Gifts & Donations at Work
Digital Books & Music in Many
Formats
Use Link+ to Access Over 9 Million
Books!
Becoming a “Friend Forever” of the
Library
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Gifts and Grants Received
The donations that you and other generous donors give to the Foundation & Friends make it possible for the Library to offer programs and collection materials that it would otherwise be unable to provide for children, teens, families and the community at large. Following are some recent examples of how funding by the Foundation & Friends has supported our Library:
- Around 30 events held year round that educate and entertain children, adults and families
- “Summer Reading” for children, teens and adults
- Adult Literacy
- “Online Homework” help for elementary, middle and high school students
- “Reading Outreach” programs for children living in transitional housing shelters
- New PLAYAWAY® digital e-books for children
- New kiosks that display important information
- 140 new foreign-language DVDs
Contributions to the Foundation & Friends by individuals and families funded many more activities and purchases of materials, as well. Many thanks for all of your support!

Summer programs in Central Park sponsored by the Foundation & Friends

Events for kids and their families at the Central Park Library

If the Library has been a special place for you and your family, you can give a gift now that will keep the Santa Clara City Library a very special place for families far into the future. The “Friend Forever” planned-giving program of the Santa Clara City Library Foundation & Friends can serve your best interests and the best interests of the Library, as well.
Of the plans listed below, some earn income for the giver, and some provide tax benefits—such as exemptions from estate taxes. Please call Maria Daane, the Director of the Foundation & Friends, at 615-2987 for more information. She’ll help you consider the best giving plan for you and your family.
- Bequest in a Will or Trust
- Life Insurance
- Charitable Lead Trust
- Charitable Gift Annuity
- Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust

Central Park Library—a clean, well-lit place for books, computers, movies, music and more

Children’s programs both entertain and teach them about the diverse world we live in.

Participants in the Teen Tech Week Video Commercial contest competed for prizes that included iPod Touch devices and Amazon gift cards.




