The Summer Reading Challenge is one of our most popular programs. Each year, thousands of people sign up and thousands of people finish the program! Almost 6000 children, teenagers, and adults signed up in 2015, and they read an average of 17 books. That’s over 52,000 books read over the summer! Summer reading programs help …
Teenagers are notorious for being disengaged and uninterested in their communities. In our experience, that’s an incorrect stereotype. The Santa Clara City Library has not one, but two teen councils – groups of teenagers who advise the library on what kind of programs would appeal to teenagers but when they should hold those programs. Sometimes, …
#GivingTuesday is on Tuesday December 1st! We want you to donate money to the Santa Clara City Library Foundation & Friends that day. Of course the money you give to the Foundation & Friends buys books and DVDs. But it also funds other wonderful things. In the days leading up to December 1st, we’re going …
#GivingTuesday is on Tuesday December 1st! We want you to donate money to the Santa Clara City Library Foundation & Friends that day. Of course the money you give to the Foundation & Friends buys books and DVDs. But it also funds other wonderful things. In the days leading up to December 1st, we’re going …
#GivingTuesday is on December 1st! We want you to donate money to the Santa Clara City Library Foundation and Friends a week from Tuesday. Of course the money you give to the Friends & Foundation buys books and DVDs. But it also funds other wonderful things. In the days leading up to December 1st, we’re …
You’ve heard of Black Friday and Cyber Monday – two of the biggest shopping holidays of the year. But do you know about Giving Tuesday? Tuesday, December 1st is an annual day to donate to your favorite charities, a day to celebrate generosity and giving. The Santa Clara City Library Foundation and Friends will be …
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We know that you’re planning to clean off your shelves in December and donate all those books and movies and music to the Library’s Foundation & Friends. December is traditionally our largest donation month. However, this year we want it to be November. Why? The Santa Clara Central Park Library us going to be open …
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