We’re happy to announce this year’s sponsorship levels for our Mardi Gras-themed Librarypalooza! We expect this to be another fabulous party, and we’d love to have you be a part of it. As always, Librarypalooza sponsorships start at only $250 and go up to $10,000. (If you’d like to sponsor at more than that, please …
One of our auction items for Librarypalooza 2019 was “Getting Crafty for the Afternoon” with Ellin Klor. This year’s winner hosted a group of kids in a Harry Potter themed craft session. It looks like they had a great time! They had fun practicing their runes. Learning how to read palms is always a useful …
We’ve posted our album of Librarypalooza photos on Facebook. Everyone had a great time – take a look, tag yourself, tag your friends! We’d like to thank Luis Pedro Castillo Pictures for taking all of these fabulous photos. He made us look good!
The VinoArtist studio in Santa Clara has donated an evening of art & wine for 10 people. The group will be able to choose their date and painting, and will receive discounted wine and have the ability to bring in food or have the event catered. Events like these are always fun, and a great …
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Isle of Gamers is one of Santa Clara’s top Tabletop Game Stores, and is generously offering 8 hours in their pirate-themed VIP room (holds 10 people), with access to their demo library of games. Use the room for a themed birthday party, corporate afternoon retreat or game night for friends. You’ll also get a $50 gift …
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We’ll be auctioning off two lunches with the librarian! One with Cheryl Lee, manager of the Northside Branch Library, and the other with Justin Wasterlain, manager of the Mission Branch Library. This is a great way to learn more about your library, how it works, and get to know your librarians better! If you want …
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Do you enjoy karaoke? Do you want to be the next You Tube star? Join Cody Christiaens, our Bookmobile Guru, as he films his next Bookmobile Karaoke! You’ll get to sing and ride along on the bookmobile, and the final (edited) result will be posted on YouTube. If you’re interested in bidding on this, or our …
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We are so excited to offer a tasting dinner with wine for 6 to Fleming’s Steakhouse in Santa Clara as one of the Librarypalooza auction items. This is a great restaurant – I’ve had a fabulous lunch there myself (not comped, and before they donated this to us) and would highly recommend this restaurant to …
Mary Hanel, who always gives great tours of Historic Santa Clara, has donated a Mission-neighborhood focused tour this year. In her words: The walking tour would start at Mission Library, with history about the Library plus an emphasis on the significance of the park in which it is located. It was once the Mission Corral …
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We’re happy to be working with Mission College Bistro & Catering for the Librarypalooza food this year! Our Bollywood Nights theme has let us bring in some delicious Indian flavors, while also keeping some traditional favorites. Expect to find tandoori chicken sliders, Bengali-style crostini, curried celery, along with glazed meatballs and traditional bruchetta and more! …