We are proud to support a lively puppet show presented by the Puppet Art Theater group. Princess Penny is happy to be home from her world travels, until she discovers there are problems in the kingdom. A dragon has been spotted in the hills above the castle, and her father, the King, has been …
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Come to either the Central Park Library on Wednesday or the Northside Library on Saturday for this tile craft! Celebrate Arab American Heritage Month at the library! Join us in making canvas tiles in the style of traditional Khalili ceramics. Attendance is limited and on a first come, first served basis. Make sure you …
There are two more Beetle Lady classes coming up for ages 7 and up at the Santa Clara City Library. She’ll be at the Central Park Library on Wednesday April 12 and Northside Library on Thursday April 13. These classes are in-person at the libraries and are first come first serve, there’s no prior registration …
We are proud to sponsor this series of Beetle Lady classes at the Santa Clara City Library! The first one is at Mission Library on Tuesday April 4 at 5:30pm. There’s no advance registration, it’s first come first serve. From the library’s website: “Insects are food for all kinds of organisms, so they spend a …
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Listen to a story anytime, anywhere! To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Silicon Valley Reads: Journey to New Beginnings, you can listen to “Sugar in Milk” by Thrity Umigar in our special stories channel! Call (408) 615-2909 and press 3. This story will be available from February 13 through February 26. The Santa Clara City Library Foundation and Friends …
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To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Silicon Valley Reads: Journey to New Beginnings, you can listen to “Coquí in the City” by Nomar Perezin on the Santa Clara City Library’s special stories channel! Call (408) 615-2909 and press 3. This story will be available through February 12. The Santa Clara City LIbrary Foundation and Friends is proud to …
Storytimes are a staple of any library. They’re popular, they spread literacy, and they’re a great way to meet other families. So how can we make storytimes even better? The Santa Clara City Library wants to buy interactive toys to help children learn to read. These toys would make the storytimes more interactive, thus …
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 …
We are proud to support 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten at the Santa Clara City Library! This is a simple program to help families track how many books they read to their children. If your child hasn’t started kindergarten and you like to read together, this could be a great resource for you! Head over …
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 …