Friends of the Los Banos Library Home Page

Los Banos Library 1312 S. 7th Street Los Banos, CA 93635 (209)826-5254		BOOK STORE The Friends of the Los Banos Library maintains an online bookstore. We currently have some great books and CD's. Please stop by and check out our selection! CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES *Tiny Tales & Crafts on Thursdays at 10:30 am* *Bilingual Story Time on Fridays at 10:30 am* *Sensory Playgroup on Wednesdays at 10:30 am* *WHAT'S A LIBRARY CARD WORTH?* *Ever wonder how much you save by having a library card? Click below to use our savings calculator and see how much you save in a year.*
	FOTLBL DOCUMENTS FOTLBL Bylaws PDF *Volunteer PDF* *Membership Renewal Form* *Articles of Incorporation* Friends & Foundations Fact Sheets 1: How to Organize a Friends Group 2: Fundraising Campaigns 3: A Checklist for Planning Successful Programs 4: How to Organize an Academic Friends Group 5: How to Organize a Teen Friends of the Library Group 6: How to Organize a Friends of a School Library Group 7: How to Revitalize Your Friends Group 8: Getting Involved with Literacy Programs 9: Planning a Book and Author Event 10: The Role of the Friends Board 11. The Role of Library Trustees 12. Designating a Literary Landmark 13. Checklist for Advocacy 14. Friends Board Development 15. Moving To Center Stage in the Community and on Campus 16. How to Organize a Foundation 17. Getting and Keeping Members 18. Branch Friends of the Library 19. A Checklist for Friends Board Strategic Planning 20. Friends Board Diversity 21. State Friends 22. Guidelines for Giving 23. Advocacy Campaigns: Legal Limits on Spending for Non-Profits 24. Planned Giving: What You Need to Know 25. Sample Memorandum of Understanding 26. Library Support for Friends Activities 27. When Friends Aren't Friendly
	*OUR MEMBERSHIP DRIVE, PLEASE JOIN US!* We invite you join the Friends of the Los Banos Library and support us so we can continue to provide stability and support for our lovely library. Your membership donation will enable us to continue to fund and grow our library. Even with all the budget cuts we have been able to paint the interior of the library, display local artist’s work and provide funding for library personnel’s extra hours. We also make a number of magazine subscriptions available, host a weekly story time and summer reading programs for kids. Adult literacy tutoring is another service we offer the community. Please join us in keeping our library active, vibrant and relevant.
	*DOWNLOAD A MEMBERSHIP FORM! CLICK HERE*
	MEETINGS Please join us for our quarterly meetings at the Library. We meet on the 2nd Wednesday in the months of February, May, September and December at 6:15pm. Learn about how we're enriching our community by supporting our library and how you can make a difference. We're looking forward to seeing You there!
	LIBRARY INFORMATION The Los Banos Branch of the Merced County Library is located at 1312 7th Street, Los Banos Ca, 93536. The library phone number is 209-826-5254. The Los Banos Library works hard to serve the community and has the support of over 100 San Joaquin Valley Libraries and is part of the Merced County Library System. The Merced County Library System holds 400,000 items in its collections for patron use.
	HOW TO GET A LIBRARY CARD Come into the Los Banos Library to register for a library card, and access a world of unlimited information. For more information, click here Library Card Applications Adult - English \| Spanish Children - English \| Spanish
	*BENEFITS OF A LIBRARY CARD* You can use the Online Catalog (ValleyCat) to search all the titles and authors available to adults and young people throughout the San Joaquin Valley Library System (SJVLS). If you don't have a computer at home, come into the library and browse using our ValleyCat computers. If the book or material you want is in the system, you can request it be sent to the Los Banos Library for check out! Whether your interest is fiction or nonfiction, our books and materials have you covered. Add to that the more than three million (and increasing) items in the San Joaquin Valley Library System, and you have an unending source of new information available each day.