Join the Santa Clara City Library for an author talk with Grace D. Li on Thursday May 4 at 6:00pm at Central Park Library. Portrait of a Thief, her debut novel, was a New York Times bestseller, an international bestseller, and is in development at Netflix. There will be an audience Q&A, so please bring your …
February’s Health Talk is Anxiety Across the Lifespan. Please join us for a presentation by Dina Alkhoury, PsyD and Carolyn Stineman, PhD. Learn about: • How anxiety changes as we age • Signs of anxiety across the lifespan • Ways to manage anxiety in different roles and phases of life This 1-hour presentation includes …
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We are proud to be supporting another year of Silicon Valley Reads! Get a full list of titles and events happening across the libraries in Silicon Valley. From their website: “The 2023 season signifies the 20th Anniversary of Silicon Valley Reads! It has been an inspiring and dynamic two-decade journey as Silicon Valley Reads identified …
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The Santa Clara City Library is a place where anyone in the community can work towards their goals. The Library provides space to study. There are books and online resources for anyone with a library card to use. They put on seminars to help people with communication skills or to give resume help. The …
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Thank you for your support of Santa Clara City Library Foundation & Friends. So far in 2022, you, your family, your friends, and your neighbors have donated over $175,000! Your investment in our community made the following possible: An in-person Comic Con, bringing family fun and a different kind of literacy to over …
The ESL Book Club is a fun opportunity to practice your English reading, speaking, and listening skills. Join us to discuss award-winning novels, non-fiction books, classic American/English books and meet new people.This month we’ll be discussing My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite. We look forward to seeing you! Head over to the …
Do you ever wonder which programs at the Santa Clara City Library the Foundation & Friends supports? Well, we have some data for you! In fiscal year 2022 (July 2021 – June 2022), the Summer Reading Program once again became the top program we supported at the Library. This had been lower the last …
The Library is hosting an Unbook Club on Tuesday October 4 at 6pm on zoom. This will be an informal session to share the best books you’ve read lately and get recommendations for more to read. Unbook Club is part of the Read 22 in 2022 challenge for adults and teens that the Foundation …
Join the September Health Talk on Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction at lunchtime on Thursday September 22. Join us for a presentation by Olga Rosito, PhD, Kaiser Permanente Adult Psychiatry to learn about: – Adaptive and maladaptive stress response – Principles of mindfulness – Practice of mindfulness to reduce stress response – Resources for additional …
The Santa Clara City Library has hiking backpacks for checkout! These backpacks are stocked with day hike necessities: a compass, binoculars, and guides to local wildflowers and birds. Add your own water bottle and sunscreen, and you’re good to go! These backpacks were purchased with proceeds from book sales – just one small …