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Why buy when you can borrow? September is Library Card Sign-up Month, a time when parents make sure their children have the most valuable and cost-effective school supply of all: a library card. Visit us at the library or follow the link below to sign up online.

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The Friends of the Library Bookstore’s September Silent Auction features a variety of items, including several beautiful art books and vintage books. An art book for sale is Beauty & Power, Renaissance and Baroque Bronzes from the Peter Marino Collection. It is filled with photos and descriptions of stunning bronzes from the collection of architect Peter Marino.

A vintage book is Mount Everest, The Reconnaissance 1921, containing descriptions and photos from a pioneering expedition to explore Mount Everest.

Another collectible book is Horrifyingly MAD, More than 50 Years of Classic Strips to SCARE YOU SILLY! This volume of MAD magazine covers is in like-new condition.

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, September 30th

Restoration Concert Tickets

The new season of Restoration Concerts begins on Sunday, September 24, 2023, at 4:00 p.m. with a piano and violin duo.  Nathan Cole, violin and Cindy Lam, piano, will be performing Bach's C Major solo sonata, Clara Schumann's 3 Romances, Brahms' G Major Sonata, and Piazzolla Oblivion. Tickets will be available at the door for $25. The concert will be held in the beautiful historic Library Community Room at 1115 El Centro St. in South Pasadena. 

In addition to tickets available for purchase at the door, season tickets are now on sale for $136 for 8 concerts. Purchasing the season saves concertgoers $64 over ticket prices at the door. 

The Restoration Concerts Committee, a committee of the non-profit organization, The Friends of the South Pasadena Public Library, has a goal to bring world-class music at an affordable price to concertgoers in South Pasadena and surrounding communities. As the name suggests, net proceeds from the concerts provide for restorations, enhancements, and other benefits to the South Pasadena Library and Community Room.

Checks may also be sent to Restoration Concerts, Friends of the South Pasadena Public Library, 1100 Oxley Street, South Pasadena, CA 91030. Follow the link belowto purchase tickets.

The Friends Bookstore on the second floor of the Library is open during Bookstore hours, and the Last Chance Book Sale on the first floor is open during Library Hours. The Bookstore is now accepting credit cards for payments over $10. 

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

SOUTH PASADENA PUBLIC LIBRARY

1100 OXLEY STREET

SOUTH PASADENA, CA 91030 [MAP]

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