25th Anniversary Gala Planned for Pleasanton Public Library

     The Pleasanton Friends of the Library play host to the 25th Anniversary Gala Celebration of the present library building on Friday, November 15, 2013. The silver anniversary event kicks off at 7:00 p.m. in the library, located at 400 Old Bernal Avenue in Pleasanton. All proceeds from the event will go towards the purchase of books for the children’s library area.

     Tickets for the event are $65 per person and includes hors d’oeurves, dessert, and two glasses of wine. They can be purchased at the Adult Reference Desk in the library or at Towne Center Books  at 555 Main Street in downtown Pleasanton.

     The benefit features an elegant evening complete with food, drinks, and dancing after-hours in the library to the music of the Silver Moon Big Band. The event also includes a comprehensive silent auction that will feature everything from professional sports memorabilia to indoor skydiving and vacations on the Mexican Riviera. A wine raffle featuring wines currently on display at the library is also on tap for the evening.

     A library gala wouldn’t be complete without authors and several local authors will also be on hand to meet with guests and discuss their literary works. They include Ann Parker, Amy Franklin-Willis, Penny Warner, Mac Barnett, and others.

     The event celebrates the current library building’s 25th anniversary. Construction on the $6 million building began in 1987 and the 30,000 square foot building opened to the public in November 1988. Over the past 25 years, the library collection and patronage has grown tremendously. More than 120,000 items are typically checked out of the library each month and the library attracts more than 2,000 patron visits daily. Additionally, the Pleasanton Public Library has more than 80,000 children’s books and other materials for children, which check out more than 660,000 times per year.

     For more information, please call (925) 931-3409.