Your Library Love Letters
For Love Your Library Month 2024 we collected Library Love Letters from our community members. These slides are a small sample of more than 200 wonderful letters Owlbert received about your Burlingame Public Library. More quotes are on the Your Impact page, with more to come soon!
Upcoming Events that support your Library
Shop thousands of beautiful books that have been donated by generous Foundation supporters and curated by our outstanding Bookselling Team of volunteers. Can you volunteer at the sale on June 1? Sign up here.
What We Fund Year-to-Year
Print and digital media collection enhancement
100% of programs for all ages at no cost to community members
Information technology
Improvement and preservation of the library buildings and interiors
Who We Are
500 generous Donors (in the average year)
18 volunteer Board Members
1 part-time Executive Director
1 dedicated City Librarian and an especially collaborative library staff
40 knowledgeable Alumni Board Members
10 loyal volunteer Bookselling Committee members and 20 more loyal Book Sale event volunteers
How We Fundraise
Donations
Funds from the Burlingame Library Foundation benefit every library user. They also extend and strengthen the library’s role within the community. While the City pays for the library’s basic expenses such as salaries and materials, Foundation support supplements that funding in areas where the library deems it will have the greatest impact. Learn More
Special Events
Funds generated from our special events enable us to provide critical funding for programming, technology, and collections enhancement at the Burlingame Public Library. In addition to ticket sals to attendees, this is a fun way for local businesses to sponsor an event and be involved!
An Annual Campaign
Each year, the Foundation launches a campaign to support its fundraising efforts. With each campaign, we set a fundraising goal at the beginning of the year and close the year by reporting all our donor contributions in our yearly annual report. Have you seen“Whooo” has arrived in the Library as our campaign mascot? Learn More
Book Sales
Books are on sale in the Foundation Book Store on the main level by the Fika Café, to the left of the circulation desk. The Burlingame Library Foundation has BIG book sales twice a year as well as pop-up events and online sales through platforms like Amazon and Ebay.
Join Us
All funds from our Events and biannual Book Sales sponsor and support the scope of Burlingame Library programming that all local community members enjoy. Every dollar counts!
ShOP
The Foundation welcomes and depends upon the community to help with its fundraising efforts. Whether you purchase apparel, gifts, or a book from the Book Store at the Main Library, we appreciate your support.
donate
Donors contribute with various motivations: as tribute in honor of loved ones, to leave a legacy, to express gratitude, or simply to strengthen the financial health of this essential community resource and secure its future.
Our Business Sponsors
The Foundation is grateful to receive financial support from businesses in the area who Love Your Library. Their generous event sponsorship allows us to have FUNDRAISERS and FRIEND-RAISERS, all while funding our fantastic public library.
