Thanksgiving is coming and there is a lot to be thankful for this month at the South Pasadena Public Library! Our city's bustling library has hosted many of our community members during our many wonderful events this year. Have you attended one of our superb restoration concerts? They are part of an ongoing concert series taking place at the library during the coming months. Come by the library to pick up a holiday read or bring your little ones to story time! There is a lot to be thankful for this holiday season at our library. Show your gratitude this month by donating to or joining The Friends of the South Pasadena Public Library. There is only one month left before the 2023 library campaign ends, so don't hesitate to show your support! Click the link below to join or donate now! 

Thank you for your support and donation,

Karen Sima

Membership Chair

The annual Holiday Book sale of the Friends of the South Pasadena Public Library will take place December 1-3 in the Library Community Room.

As always it will feature an extensive curated collection of current and classic Fiction and Children's books, many stunning Art and Coffee Table Books, Antiquarian Collectibles, and a wide variety of non-fiction items. This year we also have many nearly new books of special interest - for Birdwatching, Aspiring Writers, Gaming Enthusiasts and fans of Graphic Novels and comic books.

All funds raised at the Holiday Sale, as well as in the Library Bookstore and Membership dues, directly support the South Pasadena Library. In addition to supporting the purchase of Library materials, the Friends underwrite the popular Summer Reading Program and other special programs offered by the Library.  

The Friends of the Library Bookstore’s November Silent Auction features eight beautiful brand-new, unopened art books.  Two of the books available are:

A Touch of Blue, Landscapes by Gregory Kondos, accompanied an exhibit at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento. It is a retrospective of the art of California landscape painter Gregory Kondos, and includes landscapes of the California coastline, Yosemite, and the Sacramento Valley.

Jonas Wood: Prints 2 was published on the occasion of the exhibition Jonas Wood: Prints 2 at Gagosian, 541 West 24th Street, New York. It documents the artist’s printmaking output from 2018 to 2022, reproducing more than thirty limited-edition prints made during this period along with brief statements from the artist. 

The following auction items will be on view at the South Pasadena Public Library in a glass case with numbered bidding cards displayed on top. Winning bidders will be notified by telephone at the end of the auction. Click on the link below to view a catalog containing details and images of all the books available for bidding.

Bids will close at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 25

The Restoration Concert on Sunday, November 19 at 4:00 p.m. will feature the New Hollywood String Quartet performing Tchaikovsky's String Quartet No. 1 in D Major op. 11. Cellist Brian Schuldt and Violist Meredith Crawford will join the NHSQ for Arnold Schoenberg's Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night) op. 4 for String Sextet in the second half of the program. The concert will be held in the beautiful historic Library Community Room at 1115 El Centro St. in South Pasadena.

The Friends Bookstore on the second floor of the Library is open during Bookstore hours. The Bookstore accepts credit cards.

The Last Chance Book Sale on the first floor is open during Library Hours. Last Chance items are available for 50¢.

LIBRARY HOURS

Monday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Tuesday-Thursday: 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM

Friday-Saturday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Sunday: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

BOOKSTORE HOURS

Monday: Closed

Tuesday-Thursday: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Friday: 11:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Saturday: 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Sunday: Closed

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