GRANADA HILLS : Volunteers Raise $15,000 for Library
The Granada Hills Library will be putting a few more new books on its shelves thanks to a group that spends every Saturday in front of the building selling old ones.
The Friends of the Granada Hills Library on Monday gave the institution $15,000 it has raised over the past year, sorting and selling used paperbacks and hardbacks that are donated by library patrons or the library itself.
The Friends, a group of volunteers who sort books throughout the week and show up at 7 a.m. every Saturday to load hundreds of books onto display tables, has given $165,000 to the library in its 12 years, said Evelyn Stanfield, president of the group. Last year’s check was for $9,000.
“This is the largest we’ve ever given,” said Stanfield.
“This is the most incredible group in the library system,” senior librarian Tina Hanson said. “I asked for $11,000 and a new electric typewriter, and they said it’s been a tough year, why don’t we make it an even $15,000.”
Most of the money will be spent on new books, Hanson said.
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