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Book Wish Lists for the community

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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 our Bookshop.org site or at our location. Teacher Wishlist CORA Wishlist We will continue to have our SEAT wish list that provides Banned Books for youth advocacy in Texa…
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Peninsula Books loves our local library

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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…
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Book Donation Pause through March 2, 2025

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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 u…
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Supporting LA Fires

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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 Servic…
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New Hours!

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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 thi…
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we ate hiring

We are hiring!

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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…
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Annual Banned Book Bash (Sept. 28th)

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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 bo…
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Weekend Sale (Thurs.-Sun.)

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Join us this weekend (Thurs. – Sun.) for a sale on books! Bargain Books ($5 and less): buy 3, get 1 free (of equal or lesser value) All Hardcover Books: 20% off All Biographies/Memoirs: 20% off   C…
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Join us for a Summer Bingo Challenge at Peninsula Books

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Welcome summer!!! We are celebrating with having a summer Bingo challenge for adults! Pick up a Bingo sheet at our location beginning Thursday, June 6 or download (links below). Read books and complete Bingo chall…
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Community Events begin this weekend

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Upcoming Events Since we opened in the fall, people have asked us if we will be hosting events. As an all volunteer led organization, we are relying heavily on volunteers who are interested in creating or hosting e…
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