Your membership in Friends of the Santa Barbara Public Library will sponsor a wide range of free programs, services and collections that have positive impact for all of  Santa Barbara.

In response to reduced revenues due to the general downturn of the economy, the Santa Barbara Public Library has been required to reduce its book budget by $59,000. The Friends of the Library has made it one of their goals this year replace at least half of that money.

Jeri Moulder, President of Friends of the Library was able to present a check for $10,000 to Irene Macias, Director of the Santa Public Library System as part payment of that goal during the Friends of the Library Holiday Tea. We are working hard to fund the rest of the money.

Libraries become even more important during difficult times. They are the one place where using it is very close to free. Books, movies, computers and many other things are available and are heavily used.