Support exploration! The Foundation and Friends was instrumental in helping the library create the hiking collection. Proceeds from book sales helped fund the hiking backpacks, and we helped administer the California State Library grant that allowed the library to buy the state parks passes that any patron can check out. These are the kinds …
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Creativity is an important skill in today’s world. You need to be able to think in different ways to succeed in your career and in life. And creativity is a muscle you can make stronger by using it. Plus, it’s fun! You can help children learn how to create and train that muscle by …
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Celebrate reading of all kinds! The Santa Clara City Library Comic Con encourages reluctant readers to try something new: the graphic novel. All reading improves literacy skills. And Comic Con brings people together, from avid readers to fans of pop culture who might watch or listen to stories. The library inspires people to read …
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Summer Reading (called Summer Adventure this year) is one of the most popular programs the Santa Clara City Library offers. They host a ton of events and classes all summer long designed to bring people into the library and stop the summer slide in students’ reading skills. The Foundation and Friends provides the bulk …
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The Santa Clara City Library is there to help you find the right book at the right time to fit what you need. Whether that’s an audiobook to make your chores more bearable, a textbook to help you pass that needed class, or simply something to entertain you, your library is here for you. …
It’s Giving Tuesday! Today is the day to join with everyone around the world to support the causes you care most about. Support your community and your library today by donating to the Foundation and Friends!
Get ready! It’s Giving Tuesday tomorrow, and it’s the perfect chance for you to show your support for your community and your library. You can help the Santa Clara City Library be the best it can be by funding the Foundation and Friends. Our purpose is to support the Santa Clara City Library – and …
Did you know that up to $3 billion is left on the table every year in donations that could be matched by the donors’ employer but isn’t? Now is the time for you to ask how corporate matching works at your job. Ask your boss or your HR department before the year-end giving season starts. …
We sell books by the paper-grocery-bag full during the afternoon of our monthly book sales at Central Park Library. You are free to bring your own (paper or reusable) bags from home. But we like to provide bags for people who don’t have their bags with them. Your paper bag donations help us keep …
Great News! The appointment availability for large book donations now includes Tuesday and Thursday mornings at Central Park Library – before the library is open. So if you have a large donation of books, please reach out to our bookselling manager to schedule a time. Thank you!