Every year, the American Library Association (ALA) has a contest to find the best librarians. From their website: Has a librarian made a difference in your life? Nominations for this year’s I Love My Librarian Award are open until November 9, 2020. Ten amazing librarians from public, school, and college/university libraries will win $5,000 each …
The library announced that they’re offering hold pickups at Mission and Northside libraries. You have to schedule an appointment online – that way they know whose books to bring in the Bookmobile. But this is a great way to get your books and not have to come down to Central Park Library if that’s a …
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You may or may not know that The Santa Clara City Libraries put out a regular newsletter – it’s now weekly! You can go to the event calendar and click on the link for the most recent Monday to find the latest information about what’s happening at the library and the featured new books.
If you are looking for books to learn more about anti-racism for all ages, the library is here to help you. They have a list for: Adults Teens Children Most of these books are only available for hold at the moment. A tip: libraries keep an eye on how long the hold list is, and …
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Santa Clara City Library has created a YouTube channel with video tutorials about how to access their online resources from home. If you’re having trouble figuring out how to use something, please check these out. (Of course, you can always call the library at (408) 615-2900 between 10am and 2pm on weekdays for help as well.)
We all know how important libraries are to our communities, specifically, how much the Santa Clara City Library does for Santa Clara and our surrounding communities. This article from Wired talks more about libraries’ roles in their communities, the resources that libraries can provide right now and how important they’re going to be once these …
The library has added two new ebook resources through August 30, 2020. They are: for adults, RomanceBookCloud. So if you’re a romance reader, this could be a great resource for you! for kids and teens, eAudioCloud – these are online audio books for people of all ages. These resources have been added to the ebooks …
I have had word from the library that if you need a new library card, you will be able to get one during the closure. Visit the online form to apply. Once you have your library card number, you can use the library’s online resources to get ebooks, do your research, or learn a new …
We got a few questions after yesterday’s post, and thought it would be good to share the answers to everyone. What if I have books due at the library soon?The library extended the due dates for many items that are out. (The books I have checked out that were due next week now have due …
As you are all aware by now, The Santa Clara City Libraries are currently closed. However, there are still online books, music, movies, and more that you can get access to! They include: eBooks, Audiobooks, Movies, and Music via Hoopla and Libby ESL resources like Scholastic BookFlix and Mango Languages (also good if you’re learning a language …
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