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Read “The Call of the Wild” during Santa Clara’s “The Big Read” Event
FREE COPIES available in our bookstore starting Wednesday, February 23rd. Over 20 book discussions, family events, movie showings, and lectures this March and April.
Who pays the bill when you use a library in a community you don’t live in?
If you are like many people who use multiple libraries, or use a library close to work instead of close to home, the STATE BUDGET CUTS MAY AFFECT YOU. The Santa Clara City Library serves tens of thousands of people who don’t live in Santa Clara. State Funds called “Transaction Based Reimbursement” (TBR) funding repaid [...]
California Proposes Cutting Library Literacy Services Funding
The State of California proposes to abolish all California Library Literacy and English Acquisition Service Program funds. Read Santa Clara provides adult literacy tutoring to 100 English-speaking adults per year. Students are matched with volunteer tutors who work with them one-on-one to achieve their literacy goals. Can you imagine the challenge of life without being [...]
January 2011 Book Sale Moved to 4th Saturday
Book Sale will take place on January 22, 2011. Due to the library closures for holidays and budget balancing reductions, the January 2011 book sales will NOT occur on the 3rd Saturday but has been moved to the 4th Saturday; check back frequently for other changes.
Beautiful Foundation grants $6000 to the Santa Clara Library Foundation & Friends
Volunteers of the Beautiful Foundation and the teen group “In Our Unity” (IOU) raised $6,000 to invest in resources for Korean-American children, adults, and families at the Santa Clara City Library. The funds will go to purchase materials for children, many of whom were born in the U.S., who want to learn more about the [...]
E-Readers for Library Staff and Users
A donor has granted funding for e-readers for library users and staff. A donor approached the Library with a question: were more resources needed for e-readers during this time of transition between traditional books and e-books? After conversations with library staff, the donor provided funding for the purchase of 11 e-readers. Three will be given [...]
Mission Community Fund Supports Literacy
The Mission City Community Fund Granted SCCLFF $5000 To Support Literacy A special thank you to Mission City Community Fund who awarded the SCCLFF $5,000 for the purpose of publishing In Our Own Words, a book of writings by adult literacy students in the Read Santa Clara Program, and a shorter brochure version of the [...]
2001 Book Sale Dates Altered
Book sales will be held every month except December during 2011. Unlike previous years, SEVERAL SALES WILL NOT OCCUR on the THIRD SATURDAY due to Library holiday closures. In January and February, the sale will be held on the FOURTH Saturday of the month; March through November, the sales will be held on the THIRD [...]
$27,000 Granted to Library Programs
On Monday September 27, 2010, Foundation and Friends members and volunteers met. The meeting was a semi-annual social event which included viewing movies made by Library staff and young patrons, enjoying popcorn and hot dogs, and deciding which programs requested by the Library staff received $27,000 in grants. The grant money was accumulated over approximately [...]
Five-Year Volunteers Recognized by SCCLFF
At an event held in September, The Santa Clara City Library Foundation & Friends recognized twenty volunteers, each of whom has been working with the organization for five or more years. The volunteers have worked in all areas of our organization—from sorting to selling books to serving as Board members and fundraising. A pin was [...]
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