Join us October 15 at 10 AM for the unveiling of Santa Clara Public Library’s Bike Fixit Station. The Library’s Bike Fixit Station has a bike stand and a set of attached theft-resistant tools, from Allen wrenches to screwdrivers to tire levers and more. The Fixit Station also includes a heavy duty theft-proof pump that …
The Santa Clara Library Comic Con is tomorrow! This is going to be a super-fun event with: a talk from Star Wars Rebels Executive Producer Dave Filoni a panel on Women in Comics, including Heather Campbell, Nidhi Chanani, and Branwyn Bigglestone A presentation called from Story to Screen by Pixar storyboard artist Le Tang lego …
We are proud to support the library’s Comic Con. On Saturday, September 24th, Central Park Library will be filled with people cosplaying, panels, crafts for kids and adults, and more. Take a look at the full list of activities and panels and sign up for your free tickets today!
Vital Veggies was the first program of the Library’s Fast & Healthy Summer Cuisine series. These programs are sponsored by Kaiser Permanente and us! Chef Laura Stec, Innovative Cuisine, demonstrated easy ways to bring more health and happiness into your daily cooking and meals. “She was able to present a wealth of information in an entertaining yet educational manner,” …
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If you have a child in middle or high school, they probably have a list of suggested – or required – books to read over the summer. We reach out to the local middle and high schools to get those lists; then we put those books on their own cart just outside the bookstore door …
The computer lab in the Central Park Library has new, bigger monitors! We were happy to buy these for the library – they’re going to be so useful to the library’s patrons as they are able to do more. They’ll be perfect for the new Lynda.com database!
Our June book sale is today at Central Park library! Join us from 10am – 2pm to buy all kinds of books. We have loads of children’s, fiction, computer books, and more in the Margie Edinger room. We hope to see you there!
Last month, the Teen department put on a party for all the Teens who use and support the library. It was Great Gatsby themed, and it looks like it was a great time. It’s fabulous to see all these happy faces!
It’s big check time! We’d like to say thanks to Keypoint Credit Union for their continued support of the Library’s Summer Reading Program. Doron Noyman officially presented the check to the Santa Clara City Library Foundation and Friends at the first Monday night summer reading concert on June 13. Thanks so much to Keypoint for sponsoring …
Have you ever wondered what we do with the money we make at our book sales? We take it, and twice a year, we grant out part of it to the librarians for some amazing programs and projects. Below is what the librarians asked for this spring. None of these would be funded without …