Your mind lives in your body, so a healthy body is a healthy mind, right? At least that’s how I convince myself to go running. Our librarians think so too. That’s why they offered Yoga for All Ages classes this summer at the library. This allows the parents to find time to get their exercise …
Over the summer, we hosted a huge class aimed at children and their families to teach everyone about the oceans. Oceans Rock is a great program that gives kids hands-on fun and learning about things like sharks and other ocean animals and how oceans work. They teach kids how to dig for fossils. …
Our September Book Sale is tomorrow in the Margie Edinger, Sycamore, and Friends Rooms at the Central Park Library! We’ll also have books for sale on the patio all weekend while the Art & Wine festival is happening. Please keep an eye out for our red carts! All proceeds from these sales go towards bringing …
Reading is their Super Power! A huge thanks to the Library for its Summer Reading Program, which keeps kids reading all summer long. Over 3000 children and 1000 teens signed up for the program this year and they read over 37,000 books! For those of you who are curious, that’s about 9 books per under-18-year-old. …
Another program we were able to fund from book sales was a Mother’s Day Tea Party! It’s always nice to honor mothers and all that they do. The presentation was adorable. Look at how happy this family is! Thanks so much for shopping at our Friends of the Library Book Store and at …
There will be no Holiday Craft Faire this year at the library. We do not anticipate bringing it back in future years. Thanks for understanding.
Check out the bright shining faces of the winners of our Children’s Poetry Contest! This was one of the activities that was funded via book sales and our volunteers. If you’d like to see more activities like this one, shop at the Friends of the Library Book Store in the lobby of the Central Park …
The folks planning the upcoming Comic Con reached out to DC to ask them for some giveaways, things they could use at the upcoming event. Last week, this arrived: Needless to say, it was WAY more than they were expecting. Thanks so much to DC! We hope to see you at Comic Con on …
Every year, the Family Literacy program gives out backpacks, school supplies, and books to children who need them. This year we were able to partner with Family Giving Tree to continue with the program. These adorable girls got books. She got a backpack and supplies for her children. She is all ready for …
So much of what we do goes toward literacy, especially family literacy. The above video shows how not being able to read affects someone’s life. That’s why Read Santa Clara is so important. September is National Literacy Month – help us celebrate everyone’s ability to read.