LinkedIn continues to provide wonderful programs that our patrons find valuable. Northside Library hosted a LinkedIn tips and tricks program last month that had over 150 people in attendance. Thanks to everyone who came and to Oscar for sharing everything he knows. Please accept my most heartfelt thanks for a brilliant evening last night. Oscar’s …
One of the best parts of my job is learning how the library changes people’s lives. This is a story that’s a couple of years old, but shows how Santa Clara City Library makes a difference, just by existing. The quiet study room upstairs is changing people’s lives. I know an gal, Indian dentist, married …
Emotions are running high after this week’s presidential election, and there is a lot of uncertainty about how the next few years will play out. Nonprofits are the people who work to solve society’s problems, and no one is sure what will happen. But we do know that you support your library. You check out …
Awhile back, we used the money we raised from our book sales to buy some photography lights for our Northside branch library. They use them for lots of programs, including having a professional photographer take photos for library patrons’ LinkedIn profiles. One of our librarians heard back from one of those patrons: How are you? …
We had the official unveiling of the new bike fix-it station a couple of weeks ago. it was part of the library 2 library bike ride that so many people enjoyed. What a great opportunity! I love seeing people using it, even when the library is closed. If you’re riding your bike down Homestead to …
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We had a fun meeting yesterday talking about the upcoming Librarypalooza! All the folks on the committee now have a copy of Breakfast at Tiffany’s (our theme, so find your little black dress and pearls if you’re a lady, and your best slim-cut suit if you’re a gentleman). If you own a business in Santa …
The Mercury News reported on Ellin Klor being the runner up for the 2016 Toyota Teacher of the year! Here is the full press release: Santa Clara educator named national Family Teacher of the Year runner-up $5,000 Toyota Family Teacher of the Year grant will expand family literacy outreach program LOUISVILLE, Ky. (October 13, 2016) …
Did you know that October is American Archives month? To celebrate, the Santa Clara City Library’s Heritage Pavilion will be one of the eleven locations in the Santa Clara Valley Archives Crawl on Saturday, October 22. Discover treasures of the Valley of Heart’s Delight; find out more about our genealogical collection and how to conduct …
Last spring, we helped the Youth Services department buy 48 Galileoscopes. What’s a Galileoscope? It’s a small mass-produced refractor telescope, designed with the intention of increasing public interest in astronomy and science. But… you have to build it yourself. From a kit. With 48 scopes, Youth Services will be able to host two family programs. …
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Both the Central and Northside libraries host Girls Who Code clubs. The Santa Clara Library Foundation & Friends supports these groups as needed – Girls Who Code is a great organization. Last spring, we did something simple: we provided food and decorations for the graduation ceremony for six different Girls Who Code clubs in the …