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Summer Reading Challenge 2025

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In collaboration with  Read any 5 books this summer (one needs be from the Summer Reading Catalog), write a 3-4 sentence review of your favorite, win a prize (a free button). This is for all ages. You can pick up catalogs and index cards (to share the books you read & write your review) at Peninsula Books. When complete, provide to a staff member for your prize and entry into the book bund…
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Annual Book Bash Our annual fundraiser is back!  This year we will be at the Colma Community Center to celebrate books, community, and raise funds for programming in 2026. We will have food, drinks, silent auction, and…
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Independent Bookstore Day (Indie Bookstore Day) was established in 2013 to promote, celebrate, and highlight the value of the Independent bookstore community. The day has been observed on the last Saturday of April ever…
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Give the Gift of Reading In the spirit of community, we want to share two wish lists. One is from a teacher in a Pacifica School and the other is from CORA. You can find the books they would like and purchase through o…
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February is love your library month and we were so thrilled to be able to donate over $1,500 to the Daly City Public Library Associates (DCPLA) thanks to everyone who has purchased a used book. Each year, a portion of e…
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We are so grateful to all the book donations we have received over the past year and a half. Due to space concerns, we will need to pause book donations through March 2nd in order for our team of volunteers to catch up…
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Updated 1/30/25 We have collected over 50 boxes of toiletries, food, and masks and 10 bags of clothes/shoes. Items went to multiple organizations including It’s Bigger than Us, Heritage Clinic, and Chinatown Services…
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On November 13th, 2024 we expanded our hours! Our new hours are: Wednesday – Friday 12 pm- 8 pm Saturday -Sunday 10 am-6 pm This brings us open 5 days and 40 hours a week. We are thrilled to be able to do this…
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Updated January 2025: We are completely staffed. We will post a new blog when we are hiring in the future. We are hiring 1 associate. Come join our team at Peninsula Books as a Bookstore Associate. Please review t…
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FUNDRAISER for Peninsula Book Collaborative Saturday, September 28 5:30-8:00 pm Peninsula Books (441 Westlake Center) Join us for a night of celebrating banned books and the freedom to read. We will have banned book…

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