Category: Central Park Library

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 …

STEM Central is coming up!

I am so excited! STEM Central is coming up – a day long celebration of all things Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics – on April 29th. PLUS, astronaut Megan McArthur will be here! She’s from the area – she went to St Francis in Mountain View for high school – and lives in San Jose. …

Hackathon at the Library

On Sunday March 12, the Library and the Wilcox High School Programming Club hosted its first 12 hour hackathon, SCHACKS. The content of this event was organized entirely by the WHS students. They also worked the whole 14 hour day and recruited the judges. Despite the 8:00 a.m. start time, made even earlier because of …

Join us for STEM Central

STEM Central is an all-day, family-friendly event celebrating science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in heart of Silicon Valley. Visitors will come face to face with every manner of technology, from printing presses and glassblowing to virtual reality, robots, and drones. A full day of speakers includes panels from women in STEM fields, wildlife experts, and …

Charge!!

You can charge your phone at the Central Park Library now! There are twelve charging stations for both iPhone and Android devices scattered around the library. So when your battery is running low, you can swing by and plug in your tablet or phone or mobile device and charge up. The library will add a …

Smoke Gets in your Eyes

The library will be using Smoke Gets in Your Eyes as a basis for a series of classes and sessions about death acceptance and end-of-life issues in late March and early April. This is a fun book about a heavy topic. Right now, the library has a small number of copies to give away! Just …

Harry Potter Prom (not the Yule Ball)

Last week, the Santa Clara City Library Central Park Teen Librarians held a Harry Potter Prom! Despite all the rain, over 90 high schoolers attended. They feasted, made wands and potions, answered trivia, and had their fortunes told. They even dressed up! Everyone had a magical time. Thanks teen librarians!

A community knitting circle

We are super-excited that there was a knitting social at the library last week! Everyone said they had a great time, and look at the concentration on those faces. The library will be hosting these monthly socials for new and experienced knitters alike. We hope to see you next month!