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 [...]
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 [...]
Wilcox High School Yearbooks
The most popular resource in the Central Park Library’s local history collection is the high school yearbook collection. Located next to the old Santa Clara City Directories, these old school yearbooks serve as an excellent source of local history and genealogical information. Some people use them to look for the local advertisements written to appeal [...]
Celebrate our 10th Anniversary – Come and party!
Join us October 20th at 7:00 PM to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Santa Clara City Library Foundation and Friends.We thank you for your years of support of our Library—please join us in celebrating how the work of hundreds of volunteers and donors has impacted Santa Clara. Desserts and champagne will be served in [...]
Santana Row fashion Show to Benefit SCCLFF
Attend the 2011 Santana Row Runway Show and part of the proceeds from your ticket benefit SCCLFF. The show is Saturday, September 10, 2011 at 2 PM. Tickets are $40 or $60 VIP. Get your tickets nowand support your library! Thank you Federal Realty for your partnership. Proceeds will be used to support next year’s summer [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Getting out of the reading rut!
Is your to-read shelf a gazillion miles long but wholly unenticing? Does that pile next to your bed consist of books that only held your interest for a few pages? Is your usual tried-and-true genre letting you down? Sounds like you’re in a reading rut—but all hope is not lost! It’s simply time to branch [...]
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