Library News:
       The library has removed time limits on visits. Patrons can stay in as long as desired, to browse the library shelves-- and the Friends' book sale! You can pay for your purchases in cash, by check (payable to FGVL), or by credit card at the Circulation Desk. Or put cash in the lobby boxes.
       Opening hours could change if the Delta variant strongly impacts our community. Please check for current status on the library website: www.cityofgoleta.org/city-hall/goleta-valley-library
       Thanks to your generosity, we sponsored the Summer Reading Program. Our young readers are avid readers, they read a whopping 8,657 books! The Friends are also donating additional funding to the book and material acquisitions budget and sponsoring all performances, still online at the moment. We increased as well our yearly donation to the library.
        Our lecture program will stay online this quarter. We hope to resume lectures in situ in the Winter quarter.
Become a Friend, renew your membership for 2022,
give a membership in a friend's name or as a memorial.
Please consider adding to your yearly donation in support of the library collections and programs
so it can better serve our community in these troubled times.

Who are The Friends?

    The Friends of the Goleta Valley Library is a non-profit 501(c)(3), volunteer organization. We raise funds through membership dues, donations, a permanent book sale in the lobby of the library, and special events such as the yearly Signed and Rare Books Silent Auction.

What do we fund?

  • All Children's programs: performances, activity kits for families, online performances, new books for the collections.
  • Increases to the budget for the library's online platforms such as Libby, Hoopla, and more. These costs are based on demand, which has considerably increased because of the pandemic confinement.
  • A large supplement to the book and materials budget to compensate for the temporary ban on transferring books from one library to another.
  • and more, in keeping with the needs of our library.
Thank you for your generosity!

​The Friends of the Goleta Valley Library
P.O. Box 635
Goleta CA 93116-0635
​friendsoftheGVlibrary@gmail.com
The Friends of the Goleta Valley Library is a 501(c)(3) organization. Tax ID#: 23-700 6256
All donations are tax-deductible to the amount authorized by the law.

Library hours
Tuesday - Saturday:
10 am - 5 pm
Sidewalk service:
Tuesday-Saturday:
11 am - 4 pm
How Can I Help?
  • become a Friend (see our membership form)
  • volunteer
  • donate books, DVDs, CDs, and audiobooks

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