Easter Egg Hunt
We were happy to support a family Easter Egg hunt on April 4th at Mission Library. Over 550 people showed up to find 1000 hidden eggs inside the library. It looks like everyone had a great time!
Month: April 2017
Learning the three Vs of personal branding
Northside Library continued its year of soft skills classes with a session on personal branding with Anthony Lee. His emphasis was on introductions. His advice was: don’t say what you do, communicate your values, your vision of the world, and your vows (what people can count on you for). If you’re interested in learning more …
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Emma Kaliterna Author Event: Meet Ying Chang Compestine
Join us at the 4th Annual Emma Kaliterna Author Event! Meet Ying Chang Compestine, author of several children’s picture books, youth and teen novels, and cookbooks for adults! Her award-winning stories for children are whimsical, educational, and convey cultural traditions. A copy of one of her books will be given to the first 40 families …
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Congratulations to Hilary Keith!
Hilary Keith, our City Librarian, was honored at Senator Bob Wieckowski’s Second Annual Women of the Year Ceremony on March 30. The ceremony “honor(s) courageous women who continue to make a positive impact in our community.” We know she’s a credit to the community, and we’re happy to share that knowledge with the rest of …
Support Federal Library Funding
If you have not yet written your congressional representative about supporting IMLS (the Institute of Museum and Library Services), please do. This funding directly impacts many libraries’ literacy and technology classes and initiatives. Read more from ALA (the American Library Association). Thanks!
Reading Without Walls
The Library is participating in the Reading Without Walls challenge during April. This is an initiative to get you and me and everyone to read a book about a person who isn’t like them or a book in a format they wouldn’t normally consider. Stretch your perspective! Youth Services at Central Park Library has a …
Naturalization resources at the library
Central Park Library hosted a naturalization information session in late March, teaching about 40 attendees what the process was to become an American citizen. The library is excited to provide Citizenship Corner – a set of resources to help our customers become American citizens. From the program: When asked the most important advice she could …
Celebrating Ruth Colvin and Adult Literacy
Read Santa Clara co-hosted a celebration of Ruth Colvin to help promote adult literacy in mid-March. It was a wonderful event – so heartwarming! Ruth is 100 and is an impressive woman. “Being brought up in a one-parent family during tough times, she taught me that all jobs big and small must be done in …
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