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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 [...]
Teen Moms Win with Grant from Margaret Alexander Edwards Trust
Read Santa Clara has been awarded a $1,000 grant from the Margaret Alexander Edwards Trust toward their work with the teen mothers at the Young Parents Center (YPC) of Wilson High School to encourage them to read for pleasure and to share a love of reading with their young children. The Foundation & Friends teamed [...]
Volunteers Needed
Our organization raises money for the library through book sales. We rely on a dedicated group of volunteers to collect and sort books, staff the bookstore, ship books ordered through our Amazon store, and set-up and staff our Saturday Sales. Right now, we are particularly looking for volunteers who can help us move [...]
A View of the Past: Historic Watercolor Paintings Hung in Gallery
From 1965 through the 1970s, the Friends of the Santa Clara Public Library and the Santa Clara Art Association (originally known as the “Mission City Artists”) collaborated to sponsor a Santa Clara Annual Art Show in the Central Library. All media were accepted: painting, sculpture, collage, drawing, and mosaic. Three of these paintings have been [...]
Kids Count at Santa Clara City Library!
Our library has always provided stellar services to our children and last fiscal year (July 2010- June 2011) was no exception. Over 18,000 young library card holders aged zero to 14 and their parents/caregivers borrowed a whopping 1,344,289 children’s items! These materials included books, audio materials, videos, and more. Children’s and young adults’ socialization and [...]