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Katie Huntoon

Longtime Granite Bay resident Tish Santor is another artist who will be displaying her work at the Friends of the Granite Bay Library’s Wine and Art Event on Sept. 17. For Tish, sharing her art together in the community is a delight. “For me, art is joy. Art is play. […]

Wine & Art Night Featured Artist – Tish Santor

August 22, 2022 in Uncategorized by Katie Huntoon

Just a few more weeks until Sept. 17, the day of the Wine and Art Fundraiser hosted by the Friends of the Granite Bay Library! Have you bought your tickets??? Granite Bay resident Susan Hogg is one local artist who will be displaying her scarves, small purses, coasters and note […]

Artist Spotlight: Susan Hogg

August 19, 2022 in Uncategorized by Katie Huntoon

The last few years during the pandemic the Granite Bay Library was either closed or open with limited hours. Wanting to expand library services as much as they could during this time, last March the Friends of the Granite Bay Library decided to do what they could to keep up […]

Granite Bay’s Little Libraries

April 7, 2022 in Uncategorized by Katie Huntoon

The Friends of the Granite Bay Library are proud to present the Granite Bay Library with a donation of $10,000. For the past several years the FOL has contributed a substantial gift to the library based on the proceeds it receives from various fundraisers the organization conducts including monthly book […]

$10,000 Donation to the Granite Bay Library

February 23, 2022 in Uncategorized by Katie Huntoon

The FOGBL is excited to once again partner with Eskaton Lodge Granite Bay to deliver a 6 part Conversational Spanish workshop that is Free and open to the Granite Bay Community. What: Conversational Spanish Workshops Free to the Granite Bay Community Date: Starting Wednesday January 19 for a total of […]

Free Conversational Spanish Workshops at the Granite Bay Library

January 4, 2022 in Uncategorized by Katie Huntoon

June 8 – July 31 Placer County Library Invites Readers of All Ages to Participate in Virtual Summer Reading Program Placer County Library’s Summer Program kicks off June 8th! This year’s Tails and Tales theme celebrates animals, dinosaurs, mythical creatures, and more. Placer County Library invites readers of all ages to track reading, participate […]

Summer @ Your Library

May 26, 2021 in Uncategorized by Katie Huntoon

The Friends of the Granite Bay Library were so excited to be able to make a donation of $10,000 to the Granite Bay Library. Even with the challenges facing our library last year the community came together to support them in a most amazing way! Pictured: Board Members Allison […]

$10,000 Donation to the Granite Bay Library!

February 14, 2021 in Uncategorized by Katie Huntoon

Part of the mission of the Friends of the Granite Bay Library is to connect with our community. We’re looking at co-sponsoring FREE online classes and/or events that are of interest to you and your feedback will help guide this process. Please take 2-3 minutes to respond to our survey via the […]

The world has changed – What would you like to ...

February 9, 2021 in Uncategorized by Katie Huntoon

Christian, Granite Bay’s Librarian, is here to answer the next set of questions for our #AskALibrarian series! Here are the Q&As: Q) Any good book recommendations for kids ages 8-9? A) Every reader has a different taste, so I would start with the question “What was the last book that […]

#AskALibrarian

December 11, 2020 in Uncategorized by Katie Huntoon

We formed the Friends of the Granite Bay Library over 25 years ago because we believe in the value of our library as a fundamental part of our community. Our mission is simple: to foster the love of literature in the lives of our community members of all ages. It’s […]

Why Support Friends of the Library

November 16, 2020 in Uncategorized by Katie Huntoon

We asked Granite Bay Librarian Christian 3 questions that were submitted by members of our community. Check out his answers below: Q: Are you hiring? A: When the library is hiring, jobs will be posted online through the Placer County website. You can even get email notifications when jobs open […]

Ask A Librarian

November 15, 2020 in Uncategorized by Katie Huntoon

Giving Tuesday is just around the corner! On December 1st individuals will have an opportunity to open their hearts and wallets on a national day devoted to giving back. You can make a difference in helping us to purchase books that enrich the lives and minds of children and adults of all […]

Save the Date: #GivingTuesday is December 1st!

November 9, 2020 in Uncategorized by Katie Huntoon