Category: Culture

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The Santa Clara City Library loves to celebrate our diverse community!

The Santa Clara City Library loves to celebrate our diverse community!   The Library is a place where everyone is welcome. That means hosting celebrations like Lunar New Year, Cinco de Mayo, and more! The Foundation and Friends loves sponsoring these activities. Not only because they’re fun. They also help everyone in our community learn …

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Libraries in the news!

“Libraries Can Unite a Lonely, Divided Nation” from Bloomberg is a wonderful summary of what libraries can do for people and community. Social infrastructure – or a place to go hang out and meet people and learn about the world – is so important today.  You can support the Santa Clara City Library by supporting …

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Supporting Lunar New Year Celebrations

We are, as always, happy to support celebrations for Lunar New Year and all cultural festivals and holidays celebrated in our community! Lunar New Year is always fun because of the dancing lions and other joyous activities that celebrate the holiday. Keep an eye out for future upcoming cultural celebrations at the library!

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Join us for Jan Lieberman’s concert on Sunday!

Don’t forget that the Jan Lieberman concert series featuring “Some Friends of Mine”, a local barbershop quartet is happening Sunday at 3pm. We hope to see you there!

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Celebrating Dia de los Muertos

Northside library is celebrating Dia de los Muertos this week! Please stop by to see their ofrenda.

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Comic Con makes a difference

You should really read this story from Comic Con this year. Someone near me is chopping onions (though I am a crier).

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Celebrating Lunar New Year

We are always proud to support the library’s Lunar New Year celebrations. This year, we were able to support celebrations at both Northside (on February 3) and Central Park (on February 10) Libraries. The decorations are so fun, the Lion Dancers are always a huge hit, and everyone has a great time! We hope you …

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ESL Potluck

Last week, Central Library’s ESL Book Club had a potluck lunch to bid farewell to one of their long-term volunteers. She graduated college and is starting her full time career! Look at these bright, shining faces. Everyone loves cake! The focus is on the salad, but look at those egg rolls. Mmm, egg rolls…. Potato …

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Dinner with Chef Cory

Dinner with Chef Cory at the Yan Can Bistro in Northside is always one of our most popular Librarypalooza auction items. So it’s always fun to see him pop up on TV around Lunar New Year time! Do watch him cooking wontons and Chinese Hot Pot. It’s always fun!