RECENT UPDATES

What we have done recently

• Gave away 1911 books in June! The books were given to folks during our free give-away day; to people stocking Little Free Libraries, to our volunteers, various individuals throughout the month, plus a large (requested) donation to the Sacramento Public Library. This finally cleared out the stacks, of all the books that have been waiting for homes since January! The shelves were empty for a minute!
• Accepted 2875 books in as donations in June.
• Generated $761.56 profit from books sales in June. (That’s after paying off all the bills.) The organization is in the black! All startup costs, all overhead costs are paid off. As of now, all profit is going right back to our community!

STUFF WE DID BEFORE

All the awesome stuff

• July 1, 2026 – Finished paying off all of the startup costs, overhead costs, and the organization is officially in the black! June profits are $761.56. We can start giving actual purchased gift certificates, and cash grants!
• July 2026 – Became a partner organization with Thriftbooks, and now we are officially a bulk seller! Sent the first shipment on 7/6/26
• June 2026 – Gave an additional 778 books away to individuals, Little Free Libraries, and community partners who will distribute locally. Cleared the stacks!
• June 11, 2026 – Gave 881 books to Sacramento Public Library
• June 7, 2026 – Had an open-stacks day, gave away 252 books to individuals
• May 2026 – Gave 222 books to individuals
• April 2026 – Gave an additional 127 books away to individuals, Little Free Libraries, Prisoners Literature Project, West County Reads
• April 26, 2026 – Had a table at the Catalanya feast at Alvarado park, gave away 206 books
• April 5, 2026 – Had an open-stacks day, gave away 633 books to individuals
• April 2026 – Gave 294 books to the Society for Creative Anachronism, West Kingdom free library
• April 2026 – Participated in the Helms Middle School Literacy Carnival with West County Reads
• April 2026 – Gave $900 in Pegasus and Moe’s gift certificates, and 354 books to Helms Middle School library, for their yearly Literacy Carnival
• April 2026 – Gave $200 gift certificate from Pegasus on Shattuck each to Berkeley, Pinole High and Hercules High/Middle library
• April 2026 – Assisted West County Reads with transport and setup for the Richmond Library Literacy Day
• March 2026 – Gave away an additional 723 books to individuals, Little Free Libraries, and local schools
• March 2026 – Gave 318 books to the Muslim Community Center in Pleasanton
• March 1, 2026 – Had a table at the Triangle Works open air market – gave away 1107 books
• Feb 2026 – Gave 188 books to Prisoners Literature Project, Friends of the Library, and West County Reads
• Feb 2026 – Gave $242 gift certificate from Pegasus on Shattuck to Richmond High library
• Jan 2026 – Gave away 574 books to individuals, Little Free Libraries, Friends of the Library, and local high school libraries
• Dec 2025 – Gave $876 in gift certificates from Moe’s books to local high schools: El Cerrito, De Anza, and Kennedy High library
• Dec 2025 – Gave away 445 books to individuals, Little Free Libraries, Friends of the Library, and local high school libraries
• 12/04/2025 – 501(c)(3) was processed
• November 2025 – Gave away 291 books, to Prisoners Literature Project and Friends of the Library
• November 2025 – started giving storage space to West County Reads
• 9/22/25 – First paperwork was filed

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