Meet Our New Website Editor
We’re excited to welcome Renita Gidlund as our new website editor! In 2025, she’ll be helping take over this duty from our publicity chair, Sue Hotz, to keep the website updated and easy to use.
Renita has been a San Carlos resident since 2015 and has worked as a software developer for the past two years after transitioning from a career working with children. She and her family are big fans of the library and the Friends of the Library book sale, especially her elementary school daughter. Volunteering with the website is a great way for her to give back to... Continue Reading >
Become a member to enjoy the monthly, members' only, SCFOL Friday Pre-Book Sales. SCFOL ANNUAL Memberships are a real bargain: $5 for Seniors or Youth; $10 for one adult; $20 for a Family (dual adult). Sponsor ($50), Contributor ($100) and Patron ($1000) membership levels are always appreciated.
Individual Life Memberships are only $250. Send your check before October 30 to have your name added next November to our Honor Wall. Since SCFOL's founding in 1982, 157 individuals have become SCFOL Life-Members. Their names are displayed on the SCFOL Honor Wall found in the Winer Family Community Room & Art Gallery. Keep updated... 
WHERE: San Carlos Branch Library
WHEN: During the week to sort donated books and/or on the first Saturday of every month, for 2-3 hours from 9:00 am, until all of the non-purchased items are boxed up and put away. Many hands will make the job go faster.
QUALIFICATIONS: A love of libraries, books, and people. A strong back helps too. We would love to have some young people join us. We would be happy to write college letters of recommendations for teen volunteers.
TO APPLY: Think you can help? Please leave your name and contact information at the library, ATTENTION: Sue Dennis, SCFOL... 
Click Library Shop to learn about all they have to offer. There's more to them than just books.
Shop Hours: Mon-Tues - 11:30 am - 5:30 pm and Wed-Sat - 10:30 am - 5:30 pm
The Library Shop currently offers $5.95 Flat Rate Shipping.
The Library Shop is not just a well-curated gift and book shop. It is a non-profit book & gift store located in the courtyard of the Downtown Central Library sponsored by the FSDPL & the SDPL Foundation. As the Downtown Central Library was being planned, space was set aside for a Library Gift/Book Shop to be located on site.
MERCHANDISE: It... 