If you keep close tabs on our website, you may notice that we’ve added a new page – programs we support! This is not an exhaustive list of classes, events, and resources that the money we raise supports at The Santa Clara City Library, but it does cover a lot of the major ones, like …
We are super-excited to announce our Fall Friends Grants! These are monies that the Foundation & Friends gives to the library to spend on specific upcoming classes, events, and resources. Most of these programs are online or are set up to be online while the library is closed, and can also move to being in-person …
We are proud to sponsor a series of online talks the library is putting together for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Keep an eye on the event calendar at sclibrary.org to learn from: Sham-e-ali Nayeem, Poet Bao Phi, Writer/Poet Sahra V Nguyen, Entrepreneur Roy Hirabayashi, from San Jose Taiko David Sun Kong, Synthetic Biologist We …
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One of the best parts about the Foundation & Friends is learning everyone’s stories about why the library means something to them. Below is a video of Abe, one of the ESL volunteers talking about why the library means so much to him and why he happily volunteers. We’d like to thank Unified Stories for …
This month of September we are celebrating ‘Your Heritage’ in the ESL Conversation Club. Next week we will do artifacts (paintings, statues, toys or an article) from their native country and then the last week we will have an international potluck. YUM! Everyone enjoyed learning from each other’s countries and discovered many similarities. Donate today to support …
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The ESL Conversation Club celebrated the 4th of July with lots of food and fun! There were prizes, sweet treats, themed decorations and the ESL Club members learned more about Independence Day. We are looking for volunteers to converse with non-English speakers eager to learn the language, please visit the Library’s Website. We are proud …
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There are two great ways to find out what’s happening at the Santa Clara City Library! The first, that you are probably aware of, is the online events calendar. This is a great way to keep up with classes and events that are happening at the library. The second is the Library’s monthly newsletter. It’s …
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We would like to thank the Soroptomists for their continued support of our Girls Who Code classes! Their generous donations over the years have helped us support and celebrate these awesome coders. Their generous support helps make these classes possible.
The Foundation & Friends is happy to have sponsored a popular program on effective communication – over 90 people attended! Keep an eye on the library’s event calendar for more classes like this one.
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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