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 [...]

Recruiting Volunteers at Foothill College

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 [...]

The teens who won the art contest show their works.

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 [...]