NEWS RELEASE
Community members are invited to bid on rare and collectible books at a book auction hosted by the Santa Clarita Public Library beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, March 18, 2013 and closing at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, March 25, 2013.

Sponsored by the Friends of Santa Clarita Public Library, the book auction offers a wide selection of unique books available for bidding at the Canyon Country, Newhall and Valencia Library. All proceeds from the auction go toward supporting the Friends of the Library.

“The Friends of the Library is hosting its first book auction thanks to an overflow of donations from generous community members,” said Mayor Bob Kellar.  “We hope this event will encourage community members to find new books to read and enjoy this year.”

The Friends of Santa Clarita Public Library is an active group of Santa Clarita residents who volunteer, advocate and fundraise to meet the needs of the Santa Clarita Public Library. 

All of the proceeds from fundraising events and programs sponsored by the Friends of the Library go towards providing new materials and programming at the Santa Clarita Public Library.

Membership to the Friends of Santa Clarita Public Library is open to the community.  For more information about how to join, please visit www.santaclaritalibrary.com.

For more information about the upcoming Book Auction, contact Santa Clarita Public Library Project Manager Robin Hoklotubbe at (661) 799-6135 or emailrhoklotubbe@santaclaritalibrary.com.

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