Last Friday, May 19th, was the last spring Sunset Cinema. Approximately 300 people attended the event at Bracher Park and watched Moana. The Library, which co-hosts these events with Parks and Recreation, had a booth and handed out information about summer reading programs and made new library cards. Thanks to everyone for coming out and …
As part of youth services’ Countdown to Summer Reading, children have to tell the staff a joke. One enterprising 6-year-old made up her own. Q: What does a hamster call a pothole? A: A Roadent! Santa Clara City Library Foundation & Friends is proud to support bad puns and the Summer Reading Program.
Every six months, we donate the money we raise to the library for specific classes and events through a grant process. Our spring grant process is complete! What are we funding this year? The list is long, so look carefully to see what you might be interested in attending. Adult Classes & Events Seed Library …
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Pictured above: a yarn spinner. Internet searches for a yarn spinner will bring you back information about storytellers, a programming language, spinning wheels, and Etsy listings. But this particular yarn spinner (also known as a yarn swift) will take your yarn skeins and hanks and turn them into balls of yarn. And it will do …
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Did you come to STEM Central on April 29? We hope you did and hope you had a great time! The Library turned itself into a hands-on science and technology center for the day. Attendees got to see R2D2, hear from a NASA Astronaut, learn about going to Mars, build structures, and so, so much …
Check out this old article that was returned in a book last month! From the librarian who scanned it in: The attached newspaper article from March 5, 1955 was returned inside a library book today. Frances Klune, Santa Clara’s first City Librarian is in the photo along with an 83 year library user and a …
A huge thanks to Ying Compestine for her amazing talk on Monday evening. She’s lead a fascinating life, and she’s a great speaker. There was a good, interested crowd, and she’s a dynamic speaker. Emma Kaliterna was also on hand for this author series in her name; she’s a beloved former librarian and has just …
It’s May, and you know what that means: it’s almost time for Summer Reading! Youth services in the Central Library have started their Countdown to Summer Reading. Pick up a game board at the youth services desk, complete the daily challenges. Any challenge can be completed on any day (except for the superhero hunts) – …
Join us at the 4th annual Emma Kaliterna Author Event tonight at 7pm in the Redwood Room! Award-winning author Ying Chang Compestine will be here. Her books include: The Story of Kites The Runaway Wok Crouching Tiger and more! This should be a great experience and we encourage you all to come!