Friends of the Modesto Library

05/26/2026

Time is running out! Friends of the Modesto is hosting an ONLINE Scholastic Book Fair. It’s one of the ways FOML works to get more books in the hands of more kids. Shop through May 27. FOML earns 25% of your purchases at no extra cost to you. That profit is used to buy books for library programs. Free shipping on orders of $35 or more in books. https://bit.ly/4wqT1Ue

05/19/2026

What is the Scholastic eWallet? Contributions to FOML’s eWallet will be spent on books to be distributed across all participating charities including Children’s Crisis Center, LearningQuest – Family Literacy Program, HAVEN and others. Add to the FOML eWallet through May 26 at https://bit.ly/3RAKs9i. The Scholastic Online Book Fair continues through May 27.

Will you fund my favorite books and support MODESTO PUBLIC LIBRARY?

05/15/2026

FOML’s Scholastic Book Fair continues through May 27 FOML’s Scholastic ONLINE Book Fair continues through May 27 at https://bit.ly/4wqT1Ue . While you’re shopping for books for yourself, consider contributing to the FOML eWallet, which provides books for local partners including Hutton House, Parent Resource Center, Red Shield Community Center, Redwood Family Center and more. https://bit.ly/3RAKs9i Thank you for helping get MORE BOOKS in the hands of MORE KIDS!

05/12/2026

Please stay seated! Friends of the Modesto is hosting an ONLINE Scholastic Book Fair. It’s one of the ways FOML works to get more books in the hands of more kids. Shop online May 14 through May 27. FOML earns 25% of your purchases at no extra cost to you. That profit is used to buy books for library programs. Free shipping on orders of $35 or more in books. https://bit.ly/4wqT1Ue

04/29/2026

Imagination Library of Stanislaus County is hosting a fundraiser at Panda Express on Friday, May 1. All Panda Express locations – nationwide! – are participating. Online orders only; for pick-up or delivery. Be sure to enter Fundraiser Code 9012002 when you place your order on the app or website. www.pandaexpress.com. Thank you for helping provide more books for more kids!

04/25/2026

On Wednesday, May 6, the Salida Library will host the League of Women Voters Book Club. The program begins at 11 a.m. and is free to the public. Noted author Kirsten Miller will appear via video to discuss her book, “Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books.” Stanislaus State Professor Shannon Stevens will moderate the discussion and County Librarian Sarah Dentan will share the library’s policy that addresses book Challenges. Register to attend at https://bit.ly/40jMMTv

04/22/2026

Friends of the Modesto Library teamed up with Friends of the Salida Library to cohost a luncheon in honor of some of our favorite people – library workers! And what better time to show our appreciation than during National Library Week. Libraries work because they do!

04/21/2026

The Stanislaus Library Foundation recently honored Friends of the Modesto Library members Kathy Sniffen and Anna Pagonis-Pitts with Shining Star Awards for volunteerism. Kathy and Anna organized two Pop-Up Gift Shop events that generated $5,500 dollars for the Library. They brought together an energetic group of volunteers, gathered ideas and mapped a plan for success. Together they collected more than 350 one-of-a-kind items from 28 local artisans. Anna herself crafted over 100 of the pieces herself and her passion for art in the service of the community was a true inspiration for the endeavor. Congratulations to you both!

04/19/2026

Celebrate your love for libraries by thanking a library worker this month! Library folks work hard. A short list of duties would require them to answer questions with knowledge and patience, research information, shelve and circulate books, develop & deliver programs, create community partnerships, and provide technological assistance. National Library Week is April 19 – 25 and National Library Worker Day falls on April 21. This is a perfect time to let library workers know just how grateful you are for their role in keeping our library vibrant, vital, and functioning.

04/17/2026

We want YOU! There are lots of ways to get involved with Friends of the Modesto Library. Here are just a few urgent needs that YOU might be able to help with.

We’re looking for a person to act as lead volunteer to coordinate FOML’s participation in DoMo First Friday events. Ditto, a person to coordinate FOML presence at Modesto Farmers Market. We could also use a FOML Historian, a new position.

Do you enjoy photography? We need a photographer to attend FOML events and take photos. If any of these roles sound interesting to you, contact FOML co-president Ellen Burchett at [email protected]. She’d love to talk with you!