Friends of Silver Lake Library

Friends of Silver Lake Library We're a nonprofit dedicating to supporting LAPL's Silver Lake branch. We sponsor community events and run a used bookstore inside the library.

All proceeds go directly to the Silver Lake Library.

Come sew with us at the Silver Lake Branch!
04/24/2026

Come sew with us at the Silver Lake Branch!

More Sewing Workshops Announced + Mega Dollar Book Sale this Saturday! -
04/21/2026

More Sewing Workshops Announced + Mega Dollar Book Sale this Saturday! -

Dear Friends, We're here with an exciting announcement about our popular sewing workshop series! We've added new dates to the calendar and introduced "Free Sew" sessions.  Here's an overview of our current offerings for Sewing Club:

Come sew with us tomorrow - no RSVP needed! Sewing machines and materials provided, just bring your own project, idea, o...
04/21/2026

Come sew with us tomorrow - no RSVP needed! Sewing machines and materials provided, just bring your own project, idea, or alteration to work on!

Sat April 25th!You won't want to miss this Mega Sale. We'll have mountains of $1 books! Come stock up for your next read...
04/17/2026

Sat April 25th!
You won't want to miss this Mega Sale. We'll have mountains of $1 books! Come stock up for your next reads. Bring the family, we'll have tons of young readers. We'll also have DVDs, CDs, and some vinyl!
10am-3pm

Very special event April 11th you won't want to miss -
04/06/2026

Very special event April 11th you won't want to miss -

Dear Friends, This Saturday April 11th; 2-4pm we have a spectacular musical event you won't want to miss! Join us for a HISTORY OF PROTEST MUSIC: A sampling of protest songs from the 1600's to the present, performed by a roster of veteran L.A. musicians including Mike Watt, Alice Bag, Dan Janisch, a...

Get crafty with us this spring! Link in bio to sign up.If you’re a medium to advanced sewist and you’re interested in vo...
03/11/2026

Get crafty with us this spring! Link in bio to sign up.

If you’re a medium to advanced sewist and you’re interested in volunteering, please email us at [email protected].

7 months! That's how long our library was closed for renovations and the time has finally arrived to reopen! Join us thi...
02/25/2026

7 months! That's how long our library was closed for renovations and the time has finally arrived to reopen! Join us this Sat for live music and a book sale!

The Silver Lake Branch is Reopening! -
02/18/2026

The Silver Lake Branch is Reopening! -

This event is RSVP-only, and tickets will be made available via Eventbrite in the coming weeks. Keep an eye out for our announcement that sign-ups are open — spots will fill up quickly! 

The Silver Lake Library is finally reopening!!Come out for our grand reopening celebration on Sat Feb 28th starting at 9...
02/15/2026

The Silver Lake Library is finally reopening!!

Come out for our grand reopening celebration on Sat Feb 28th starting at 9:30am.

We'll have at the piano when the doors open at 9:30. Feel like singing? At 10am will perform songs you can sing to!

At 11am we'll have with a children's music progam.

At 2pm returns with her jazz band!

There will be library giveaways and our bookstore will be open with a special patio section of $1 books.

Do you have books to donate to our library? Drop them off at our bookstore on the 28th or message us for an appointment outside of bookstore hours.

10/21/2025

Thank you for everything you do!

The stage is set! Get ready, get set, go!  Our last sale of the year before our library closes for renovations. All $1 o...
07/19/2025

The stage is set! Get ready, get set, go! Our last sale of the year before our library closes for renovations. All $1 or less. 50c childrens! 10am-3pm tomorrow July 19th! All books free at 3 til 4pm!! Something for everyone! Too many children's books. Get your summer reads!

Dollar Book Sale & Library Closure -
07/11/2025

Dollar Book Sale & Library Closure -

Dear Friends, We need to begin our newsletter this month with some sad news....our library will be closing for an estimated six months starting July 28th for renovations. We all really love our library here and don't know what else to say other than we share in your sadness and let's make the most o...

Address

2411 Glendale Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA
90039

Opening Hours

Tuesday 1pm - 7pm
Wednesday 11am - 7pm
Thursday 1pm - 7pm
Friday 11am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm

Telephone

(323) 913-7451

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