A huge thanks to the Soroptomists for continuing to donate to support the library’s chapter of Girls Who Code. This is a great group of girls who are learning so much. Everyone’s happy! A huge thanks to the Soroptimists for their generosity. We couldn’t make this happen without you!
One of the programs we are able to help support along with Santa Clara Rotary is the Steps 4 Success program. This event happens near the beginning of the school year, and it gives children shoes, socks, goodie bags, and their favorite books! We usually give the kids a choice of one book. This time I …
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The ESL Conversation Club always has a ton of fun! They do such great work to provide people a place to both practice their English and to learn American customs. The annual holiday party is something everyone looks forward to. It’s not a holiday party without Santa. Carols were sung. And photos were taken! I …
Last week, Tracy Wingrove, our Executive Director, participated in Book Buzz, a talk about the best books of the year – and really, it was best books that the panel had read this year, not published this year. There were a ton – six pages! – of books mentioned by the four panelists. Here’s …
Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas to you if you celebrate. If you don’t celebrate Christmas, I hope you are enjoying a lovely day off doing something that makes you happy!
Personally, I love some good before and after photos: renovations, makeovers, you name it, if it involves transformation, I’m here for it. Since the Mission Branch Library just closed for renovations (reopening in Summer 2018), here are the before photos. I do hope we get to keep the cat drawing. Keep an eye out for …
The Santa Clara City Library Foundation & Friends is honored to support the library’s ESL (English as a Second Language) Conversation Club. What is the ESL Conversation Club? It’s a place where adults who are not comfortable speaking English can come and practice. This program is the heart of the community. At least that’s what …
There’s a bookmobile on the way! Stocking it and getting it all registered and all that background stuff is underway. It will be rolling out sometime in early 2018. Watch this space for announcements.
A huge thanks to everyone who came out to the Mission Library Renovation Celebration earlier this month! We had a successful book sale, everyone had a good time with the Banjo Band and the Bubble Lady, and Santa even showed up! Our board president, along with a number of city officials spoke about the importance …
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We are co-sponsoring a book drive, along with Judy Nadler and Voyager Coffee, to collect books for Read Santa Clara, the family literacy program at the library. This program reaches out to families for whom English might not be their first language. So multi-language books are important, as are books with characters who look like …