Third Annual Love Your Library Jewelry Extravaganza Feb. 7 at Hendren Hall

Friends of the Corrales Library turned donated jewelry into a community fundraiser at the third annual Love Your Library Jewelry Extravaganza, held Feb. 7 at Hendren Hall behind the "new" San Ysidro Catholic Church on Corrales Road. The sale ran from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and offered shoppers thousands of pieces priced from $3 up, with all proceeds designated to support the Corrales Community Library.

The event continued a small but steady model of local philanthropy: low-price items at high volume aimed to broaden participation while converting household goods into operating support for the library. The village calendar description captured the mission plainly: “Thousands of donated items will be available, priced from $3 up. All proceeds go to support our wonderful Corrales Community Library.” That mix of affordability and scale helps stretch limited municipal and nonprofit budgets by leveraging donated assets and volunteer labor.

Friends of the Corrales Library promoted the sale across its channels in the run-up to the event. The organization’s event page, titled “Love Your Library Jewelry Extravaganza 2026,” thanked supporters for the prior year’s turnout, “Thank you to everyone who made our 2025 Jewelry Sale an enormous success!!”, and had solicited donations from residents “through January 31st” in preparation for the Feb. 7 sale. Donation instructions were straightforward: “Just bring your items into the Corrales Library during business hours and hand them to a staff member.” The site also spelled out a contingency plan: “If we do not receive enough jewelry to hold a sale in 2026, we will safely keep your donations until we have enough inventory to have our Extravaganza.”

For local households, the sale functions on multiple levels. Shoppers get low-cost options for gifts and accessories; donors clear clutter while supporting local services; and the library gains flexible funding that can be deployed for programming, materials, or facility needs. The event also taps the growing consumer preference for reuse and secondhand markets, keeping goods in circulation instead of disposal.

The village’s event listing appeared alongside other community notices, including a Jan. 22 screening of the PBS documentary Heroes for Health produced by Corrales residents Ben Daitz and Bob Belinoff, underscoring an active civic calendar. Friends of the Corrales Library used WildApricot, Facebook, and Instagram to reach residents and coordinate the sale.

What comes next is straightforward: Friends of the Corrales Library will recycle the momentum of this third annual sale into ongoing support for the Corrales Community Library, and residents should watch FOCL’s social channels for announcements about future donation windows and volunteer opportunities. The event’s mix of affordability and grassroots fundraising offers a replicable model for local nonprofits seeking modest, reliable revenue without large overhead.