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Promoting literacy through free books, helping schools and non-profits, and supporting local book-sellers.

Recent updates

June: The stacks were cleared out completely! All of the 3000 books that have been accumulating since January have been given away, leaving space for…more books! Currently, we have about 1000 art books, and 1000 other miscellaneous books needing sorting for our free day on July 12.

Apr 2026

Gave away 700 books at our open-stacks event — We opened the stacks to the public after the March pop-up flea market got rained out.

Mar 2026

Gave away 1,000 books at the Triangle Works pop-up flea market — In El Sobrante.

Q1 2026

Rehomed about 2,000 more books across the community — To Friends of the Library groups (El Sobrante, Benicia, Martinez, Pinole, Hercules, San Lorenzo), the Prisoners Literature Project, the Muslim Community Center, Jefferson Elementary School, Indivisible East Bay, the Society for Creative Anachronism, folks with Little Free Libraries, senior centers and skilled nursing facilities, and individuals who just want free books.

Q1 2026

Generated $1,000 in Pegasus Books gift certificates for school libraries

Q1 2026

Generated $300 in Moe's Books gift certificates for school libraries

Q1 2026

Received $350 in cash donations, and generated another $250 — To be turned into online gift certificates for school libraries.

Q1 2026

Built 60 linear feet of floor-to-ceiling shelving — Three shelves tall and two feet deep, sturdy enough for multiple people to climb on at once.

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