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Charles Martell Author Lecture Series 2021/2022 Lecture Archives
Who are the Friends?
The Friends of the Library at Sacramento State was founded in 1992 to help the University Library meet the growing and changing needs of the campus and the community. Since its founding, the Friends of the Library has:
Become a Member
Board Leadership
- Acting President Linda J. Goff
- Secretary Roz Van Auker
- Treasurer Michaeline Veden
Bookends Editors
- Linda Goff
- Roz Van Auker
Board Members
- Mary Andrews
- Dhruvisha Budhani, ASI
- Andrea Fiske
- James Fox
- Shari Gonzales
- Sally Hitchcock
- Terry Kastanis
- Erica Kobbe
- Jean Torcom
- Jennifer Ware
- Lisa Woodard-Mink
Ex-Officio
- Amy Kautzman, Dean and Director, University Library
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Maria Ramirez, Event Coordinator and Communications Strategist, University Library
- Lora Hollingsworth, Sac State Planned Giving
Our Mission
To support the University Library by:
- Bringing together individuals and organizations interested in the University Library
- Reaching out to the community and promoting the interests of the University Library
- Providing a forum for the University and local authors, researchers, and readers to meet and discuss their work and interests
- Raising funds to enhance the University Library
Benefits of Membership
Staffed by members of the Friends who volunteer for a few hours per week, the Book Bin sells used copies of books and media in various formats. Proceeds from the Book Bin help fund the Friends annual grants program in support of library collections and services as well as general gifts to the University Library.
Summer 2022 Dates
July
- Wed, July 20
- Thu, July 21
August
- Wed, August 3
- Thu, August 4
- Wed, August 17
- Thu, August 18
Donate to the Book Bin
Donations are accepted during regular Book Bin hours and by appointment on the last Friday of every month. Please call (916) 278-5954 to schedule an appointment.
We Accept
- Hardcover and paperback books for children, teens and adults
- Contemporary and classic fiction
- Popular nonfiction such as cookbooks, biographies, history
- DVD movies
- Audio books on CD
- Music CDs
We Cannot Accept
- Books in poor condition (stained, yellowed, moldy, torn)
- Encyclopedias
- Textbooks
- Readers Digest condensed books
- Outdated reference books
- Books discarded by other libraries
- Abridged audio books
- Audio cassettes and VHS tapes
Donations can only be delivered during regular Book Bin hours or by appointment and may not be left outside the door or placed in our book drops. If you have more than two boxes of books, please call ahead to make sure we can accommodate the donation. Due to space constraints, we may need to decline donations.
Once accepted, donations are property of the Library and cannot be returned to the donor.
Charles Martell Author Lecture Series 2021/2022
Entering its 12th year, the Lecture Series offers the campus and Sacramento communities the opportunity to engage with authors whose work is timely and thought provoking. All lectures are free to the public and everyone is welcome to join us.
For more information or to request reasonable accommodations, please contact Maria Ramirez at lib-events@csus.edu at least five (5) business days in advance of the event.
All lectures held at 1:00 p.m. online via Zoom. Registration is required to attend.
Lecture Archives
- 10/8/20 – Martell Lecture: A Conversation with Sasha Abramsky
- 10/28/20 – Town & Gown: Making Sense of an Election Like No Other
- 11/17/20 – Town & Gown: Implicit Bias: Ending Systemic Racism One Decision-Maker at a Time
- 12/9/20 – Martell Lecture: Nancy Davis Kho
- 4/15/21 – Martell Lecture: Jennifer Laam