Happy Pride Month!
The Library always puts such bright and shiny displays together for LGBTQ Pride month. They’re so much fun. Please head over to this display if you’re looking for any LGBTQ books or movies at the Library.
Category: Central Park Library
Introducing the Arabic collection and storytimes
You’ve definitely heard of the Girl Scouts, but have you heard of the Silver Award? The Girls work towards a self-sustaining project to benefit the community. Santa Clara City Library was thrilled to be able to help girls from one local troop improve our library. Below is the letter from their project supervisor to the …
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Appreciative Patrons
We’re always happy to share the library’s success stories! Sometimes, it’s just as easy as having a quiet place to study: Just five minutes ago another one of our patrons shared his success story. He said the reason we haven’t seen him since February because he passed his real estate exam. He said he had …
School Summer Reading Lists
Is your teenager already sitting around bored at home this summer? If you can coax your child to the library, the Friends bookstore has gotten all the summer reading lists from the area middle and high schools. They pull them out special, so you can browse through just the books from those summer reading lists! …
Fuel your body with healthy food
Are you looking to eat healthier? Or learn how to cook better food for yourself? Check out the library’s new display of healthy eating and cooking books at the Central Park Library. This display was made possible through a grant from Kaiser Permanente. Thanks Kaiser!
Cat rescue!
A patron’s cat made it up to the roof! The library was happy to bring this little guy back down for one of its younger patrons. (Who can resist a good story about our library performing such a good deed?)
Sunset Cinema
Last Friday, May 19th, was the last spring Sunset Cinema. Approximately 300 people attended the event at Bracher Park and watched Moana. The Library, which co-hosts these events with Parks and Recreation, had a booth and handed out information about summer reading programs and made new library cards. Thanks to everyone for coming out and …
Joke of the Day
As part of youth services’ Countdown to Summer Reading, children have to tell the staff a joke. One enterprising 6-year-old made up her own. Q: What does a hamster call a pothole? A: A Roadent! Santa Clara City Library Foundation & Friends is proud to support bad puns and the Summer Reading Program.
See all 34 Spring 2017 Grants to the Library
Every six months, we donate the money we raise to the library for specific classes and events through a grant process. Our spring grant process is complete! What are we funding this year? The list is long, so look carefully to see what you might be interested in attending. Adult Classes & Events Seed Library …
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The library has a yarn spinner (aka yarn swift)!
Pictured above: a yarn spinner. Internet searches for a yarn spinner will bring you back information about storytellers, a programming language, spinning wheels, and Etsy listings. But this particular yarn spinner (also known as a yarn swift) will take your yarn skeins and hanks and turn them into balls of yarn. And it will do …
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