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Welcome Library Lovers!

The 2023 HLF Annual Holiday Gala is around the corner, and we hope you will join us at the Sequoia Conference Center in Eureka on Tuesday, December 5th. It seems more vital than ever that we gather as library advocates to celebrate this remarkable institution at the heart of our Democracy. 

We also gather to honor the memory of that most indefatigable of librarians, Helen Everett.  This year’s recipient of the Helen Everett Award is Pam Cavanagh, a former HLF board member and a retired educator with deep generational ties in Humboldt County.  Pam was a much beloved English teacher at Arcata High School, with a quiet but fierce belief in the importance of teaching young people to search for the truth and think on their own.

The Dinner, Live and Silent Auction will be held on Tuesday, December 5^th at the Sequoia Conference Center, 901 Myrtle Avenue in Eureka.   We’re extremely honored that Senator Mike McGuire has agreed to preside over the live auction. He is a strong advocate for public libraries and brings his enthusiasm to the auction.  There will be jazz by Nice ‘n Easy, drinks and dinner catered by Uniquely Yours.  Social hour begins at 5:30; dinner at 6:30.

The Gala is our major fundraiser of the year and as a patron your name will be included in the evening’s program.  Please think generously.

PATRON LEVELS

__ Luminary $2500/12 tickets       __ Helen Everett Circle $1,500/8 tickets 

__ Literary Lion $1000/6 tickets    __ Laureate $600/4 tickets

__ Book Lover $300/2 tickets        __ Bibliophile $100/1 ticket

SAVE THE DATE: 2023 Holiday Gala – Tuesday, December 5, 2023. INFO/REGISTER HERE.