The Zip Books Program Has Ended for the 2023/24 Grant Period

We are so pleased that our community once again participated in this popular grant program. At this time, all of our grant funds have been expended for the FY 2023/24 award period. We hope that our patrons enjoyed their Zip Books!

Please be sure to return your current Zip Books per the guidelines below. Updates on the program and possible future grant funds will be posted here as they are available.

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General Program Information

What is the Zip Books Program?

Patrons with a Goleta & Santa Ynez Valley Libraries card in good standing can complete a form to request books or audiobooks to be mailed directly to their home from Amazon. Zip Books are purchased with grant funds made available through the California State Library.

What can be requested through the Zip Books Program?

To be eligible for the Zip Books Program, your request must meet these criteria:

• Title is not already owned by the Goleta Valley Library, Solvang Library, Buellton Library, Bookvan, or other Black Gold Cooperative member libraries.
• Title must be available from Amazon or an Amazon bookseller for less than $50 in Print or Large Print formats, or less than $75 in Book on CD format.
• Requests are limited to two books per household per month.
• If one of our libraries already owns the book you are requesting, then we will place a hold on the item for you as a courtesy.

When are Zip Books due back?

• Zip Books now have a due date of three months from the date of your request. When you are finished with your Zip Books, return them to your home library in-person at the circulation desk so that they can be checked in.
• Zip Books returned in the book drops will not be checked in. The full cost of unreturned Zip Books will be charged to borrowers' accounts. 
• Returned Zip Books are not available for sale. All Zip Books are reviewed for possible addition to the circulating collection.

Questions? Email zipbooks@cityofgoleta.org.

This Project is supported in whole or in part by funding provided by the State of California, administered by the California State Library.