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Project Best at Work
by Susan Baier I have to say – I’ve always thought Project BEST was a great idea but I have a new appreciation for it after seeing it in action. It was kind of thrilling to watch people actually complete the food handler’s test and get the certification. You could tell they were relieved and [...]
Black History Month Book Talk: Ralph Richard Banks: Is Marriage for White People?
Date: Monday, February 6, 2012, 7:00 p.m. Location: Central Park Library Redwood Room 2635 Homestead Road Santa Clara, California 95051 In celebration of Black History Month, Adult Services has invited Ralph Richard Banks, the Jackson Eli Reynolds Professor of Law at Stanford Law School, to discuss his new book, Is Marriage for White People? How [...]
Mark it! Young Artists Create Library Bookmarks
Congratulations to the winners of the Library’s bookmark contest! The Foundation & Friends’-sponsored contest encouraged students to design an original bookmark to promote National Library Card Sign Up Month. Winning designs were printed as bookmarks and distributed to the public. For more information, see http://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2011/12/engage-young-artists-with-a-bookmark-contest/.
Library Awarded Project BEST Grant
Congratulations to the Library on its receipt of a Project BEST (Basic Employment Skills Training) grant! The Library plans to use the funds to help job seekers improve their basic computer literacy skills and assist food handlers who need to take the mandatory training and assessment on food handling. Librarian Mary Hanel says, “We are [...]
Children’s Magazine Collection on Display
Take a look at the new magazine racks in the Children’s area. They were funded by the Foundation & Friends to make room for a new quiet reading area.
New Arrivals: More Easy Readers Added to the Children’s Collection
Did you know that easy readers are some of the most popular and “in demand” items in the children’s collection? The books are designed for preschool through second graders who are first starting to read independently. Parents appreciate the color-coded labeling system which indicates the reading level of the book. The labeling system helps them match the book [...]
Youth Services Posts 2011 Favorites
Our very own Youth Services department created a list their favorite books of 2011 for children and teens. If you still have some last minute holiday shopping to do for kids, this list is a great gift guide. Don’t forget to check our bookstore in the Library lobby. http://scclnews.blogspot.com/2011/12/staff-picks-best-books-of-2011-for.html
Heritage Home Tour is Here!
This year’s Santa Clara Holiday Historic Home Tour is this weekend, Friday, December 2nd from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. and Saturday, December 3rd from Noon to 5 p.m. Tickets are still available for purchase at City Lights Espresso, 1171 Homestead Road, Santa Clara through Friday or at the Harris-Lass Museum, 1889 Market Street, Santa Clara on [...]
A Wild Surge of Guilty Passion – A Book Talk
On Tuesday, December 6 at 7:00 p.m. in the Central Park Library Cedar Room, Adult Services is presenting local author Ron Hansen, who will discuss writing and his new novel: A Wild Surge of Guilty Passion. The book is a fact-based fictionalized account of the famous torrid love affair that led to the 1927 murder [...]
ESL Coordinator Wanted
The library is starting an English as Second Language (ESL) Conversation Club and is looking for a volunteer to coordinate the program. The club will offer a comfortable environment for adults with limited English language skills to practice speaking in English. In consultation with library staff, the ESL Conversation Club Coordinator will: Recruit, orient, and [...]
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