When you buy books from the Friends of the Library, you make the library even better! Funds raised from all our book sales go to support all kinds of classes, events, supplies, and resources at the Santa Clara City Library. This spring, we were able to fund the below projects, thanks to you. STEM Resources– …
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We are super-happy to share with you the grants that we gave to the Santa Clara City Library in September. These classes and events are the direct result of our book sales. Look for classes and events and other improvements around the library in the next few months! All Libraries Library Comic Con-Speaker Ru Xu …
We’re always happy to announce the new grants we’re able to make to the library from the money we raise via selling books, music, and movies to you. The full list of the grants we made this spring is listed in the image above. We’re able to bring the icing on the cake to the …
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In the better late than never category, we funded some grants last fall! What were they? (Hint, you’ve probably seen some of them already!) Well… Children’s Reading Patio Upgrades Renew your love at the Library VR Mural Artists Demonstration ESL Book Club Adult Trivia Nights Repair Cafe & Sustainability Fair Winter Reading Bingo Art After …
A big thanks to Kaiser for coming out to give this well-attended program about sleep! Sleeping soundly is something everyone could use a little help with, and this was a great talk to help us all learn about circadian rhythms and tricks we can use to make us more tired at night.
Have you heard of Shine Theory? It’s the idea that surrounding yourself with amazing, successful people will help you also be amazing and successful. How else can you make yourself shine? Well, our librarians have pulled a ton of relevant books to help you become the best version of yourself. And our resident designer has …
Our Annual Chocolate Party was earlier this week. The Santa Clara City Library Foundation and Friends takes the money from our book sales, and gives a set amount to special projects to the library. We announce what those projects are to the library at the Chocolate Party. It’s a great way for all the friends, …
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We are proud to have funded the new overhead projector and ceiling speakers in the Tech Room! These will make the learning experiences so much better.
A $15,000 Re(a)d Zone grant was awarded to the Santa Clara City Library Foundation & Friends from the 50 Fund, the legacy fund of the San Francisco Bay Area Super Bowl 50 Host Committee. The grant funds are supporting literacy outreach this summer for needy kids in Santa Clara. The City of Santa Clara is home of …
The Mission City Community Fund (MCCF) granted $5,000 to sponsor this year’s Summer Reading Program. Thank you to all those who raise money for the MCCF and for your long-time support of this valuable program.