Over 60 Years of Service to the Community
Welcome to the Pacific Palisades Library Association (also known as the Friends of the Palisades Library) website. This is the place to find out about the Friends’ activities, how to join the Friends, and how to support the Friends. This site also includes information provided by the librarians of the Palisades branch library regarding upcoming programs and activities.
Click below for a greeting from Honorary Mayor Eugene Levy, Friend of the Palisades Library:
Click below for a greeting from Martin Short, Friend of the Palisades Library:
Announcements:
Dear Friends of the Palisades Library,
I am thrilled to be writing you for the first time as President of the Friends of the Palisades Library. It is a true honor to be of service to the community, leading this incredible group as we write the next chapter of the Palisades Library. I also want to acknowledge the exceptionally thoughtful and devoted stewardship provided by immediate past President Laura Schneider and previously serving board members.
A bit about me. My love for libraries goes back to my childhood in Pasadena, where I spent endless hours tucked away with a good book in the corner of my local public library, the first neighborhood spot to which I was allowed to walk on my own. My husband Bart and I moved to the Palisades in June 2015 and grew our family to include son Felix, 10, and daughter Polly, 4. Both children attended local schools and enjoyed many hours at the library, the park, the baseball fields and gymnastics classes. Like many of you, we lost our home to the fires in January and continue to grieve not only our home but also our community. As we look forward, though, I am truly excited by what’s to come as our town rebuilds. For our beloved library, a temporary bungalow will be available while LAPL develops the roadmap for our new, permanent space. Our library is a critical beacon of the community and the true heart of the Palisades, a place not only to nurture a love for reading but also to gather for community connection, inspiration and support.
We eagerly await timing from LAPL on the opening of our temporary book bungalow that will be located on the Rec Center campus.
I look forward to the day when we will be together again at the library and I can get to know each of you in person but until then, please feel free to reach out to say hello.
With gratitude and great hope for the future,
Cameron Pfizenmaier
Upcoming Friends Programs: