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Spring Tea with Sophie Stava & Ritu Mukerji

Join Us for a Delightful Spring Tea!

Don't miss our annual Spring Tea, an afternoon of tea, conversation, and literary inspiration. Our Spring Tea brings together book lovers for a cozy gathering featuring special guests Sophie Stava & Ritu Murkerji. Enjoy delicious food while engaging with these wonderful authors.

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Our Mission

Friends of the Huntington Beach Library is a volunteer, member supported, nonprofit organization that raises funds to focus public attention on the library, to enrich the libraries collection of books, digital and other resources; and to develop and expand innovative educational programs, library services, and community outreach.

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Our Team

Covering all five branches of the HBPL, volunteers operate the Friends Gift Shop and Used Books Store, coordinate online books sales, marketing, public relations, the quarterly Newsletter, social media posts, develop, conduct and provide dynamic programs and special events.  If you're interested in volunteering, we'd love to have you! 

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Our History

Friends of the Library (FOTL) was formed in July 1971 as a non-profit organization to help raise funds to purchase items and books not in the library's budget.  Seeing a need for energetic, nonprofit work in this area, we formed our organization to provide sensible solutions. We've consistently grown since then, all thanks to the helping hands of this amazing community!

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Friends & HBPL in the news

Huntington Beach’s Butterfly Book Project grants new life to unwanted children’s books.

Sheila Plotkin, left, and Amber Cambria Tuesday at the Friends of the Library used bookstore in Huntington Beach’s Central Library. The pair formed the Butterfly Book Project on Facebook, where people can get free books for children and teens. (Don Leach / Staff Photographer)

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Nurtured by pandemic habits, Huntington Beach Central’s ‘seed library’ is sprouting new interest.

 Master Gardener and seed librarian Sheryl Kellner, right, and her daughter, Michaela Whitney, left, sort through seeds donated to the seed library at Huntington Beach Central Library on Tuesday, May 4, 2021. When the library was closed, the pair personally delivered seeds to people’s homes.

(Kevin Chang / Staff Photographer)

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