Rancho Santa Margarita Friends Of The Library

04/19/2013

Books for moms, dads, grads and more will be available at rock-bottom prices during the Rancho Santa Margarita Friends of the Library semi-annual book sale Friday and Saturday May 10-11.

‘‘We stockpile our very best donations in anticipation for this sale,’’ said bookstore manager Evita Block. ‘‘When we begin unpacking our boxes of books from our storage closets, I am amazed at the quality and the quantity of donations our community gives to us to benefit library programs.’’

The storage closets are about to burst and there will be literally tons of bargains to be had. Book sale sections include Children’s, Cookbooks, Home Decor and Gardening, Religion, Sports, Travel and History, to name a few.

Money raised by Friends of the Library benefits the Rancho Santa Margarita Public Library programs such as story time, summer reading, film programs, literacy programs, and teen art and poetry contests. Friends of the Library also purchases supplies, recorded books, DVDs, paperbacks and more for the library.
Friends of the Library sells tax-deductible annual memberships for $20 (individual) or $25 (family). In addition to a free $1 book with purchase throughout the year, joining allows members to get into the book sales one hour earlier — 9 a.m. — than the general public. Members are always lined up outside the door before the sale opens.

‘‘Our shoppers know a bargain when they see one,’’ Block says.The two-day sale is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday May 10. On Saturday, May 11, sale hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The sale will be held in the RSM Library community room, 30902 La Promesa. For more information call 949-459-5524 or visit the FOL Web site at www.rsmfol.com.
‘‘Anyone looking for a book for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, graduations or any other occasion won’t be disappointed,’’ Block said.

Normally, donations are accepted anytime the bookstore is open. However, in the days immediately before and after the sale volunteers are busy with sale setup and cleanup. Anyone wishing to donate books for the sale can do so until Saturday, May 4. Friends of the Library will resume accepting donations on Tuesday May 14.

Friends of the Library sells textbooks and specialty books through online stores such as ebay.com, half.com and amazon.com.

02/23/2013

Attention Stephen King and Dean Koontz fans: Starting Monday, Feb. 25, King and Koontz books will be buy one get one free. Our abundance of books is your bargain. As always, the least expensive book(s) are free.

12/01/2012

Rancho Santa Margarita Friends of the Library is happy ~ thrilled, even ~ to report making $6100 at the November 9-10 book sale. Of course, RMSFOL couldn't pull off such a fund-raising feat without the help of our many book donors, shoppers and a dedicated group of volunteers. Our RSM library budget is $6100 richer.

11/18/2012

Friends of the Library is a non-profit organization of volunteers who raise money to support the Rancho Santa Margarita Public Library. The primary source of funds comes from sales in the Friends of the Library Bookstore, which is overseen by a Board of Directors and operated by volunteers who staff the bookstore in two-hour shifts. We also hold semi-annual two-day booksales in the Library's Community Room, usually in May and November.

In a typical year, Friends of the Library raises $100,000 for RSM Library use. This Rancho Santa Margarita Friends of the Library chapter is the only outside resource for meeting our library's needs. Friends of the Library pays for children’s and adult programming, craft materials, speakers, prizes for various contests and reading incentives, paperback books, audio books and much more.