Friends of the Santa Monica Public Library

Reimagine a Space for Community Connection

We need your support to renovate the former Main Library Central Courtyard into a self-service café, literary lounge, learning kitchen and community event space.

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Love Letters to the Library:

“Dear Library, I love you for being one of the few systems in our society that works as beautifully as it was intended. I love you on rainy days, Wednesdays and as a support to my efforts to expose my children to a wider world.”