Both the Central and Northside libraries host Girls Who Code clubs. The Santa Clara Library Foundation & Friends supports these groups as needed – Girls Who Code is a great organization. Last spring, we did something simple: we provided food and decorations for the graduation ceremony for six different Girls Who Code clubs in the …
Last month, we celebrated Northside Library’s 2nd Anniversary! It was a Harry Potter-themed day, and the crowds were huge. It’s blurry, but Northside’s head librarian is full of energy! Supporting Gryffindor Quidditch. Playing quidditch. Doing a Harry Potter-themed craft. We raffled off 4 copies of the new Harry Potter play to raise money! These were …
We were happy to provide the prizes for Northside’s Geocache and Scavenger Hunt last week. It sounds like it was both fun and educational: “A clue from our scavenger hunt only took teams to the location. Then people had to scour the location for a hidden envelope,” Ocana says. “There were three teams with seven kids …
Congratulations to Angela Ocana, one of the amazing librarians at Northside! She is the first-ever recipient of the California Library Association’s Young Adult Services Award. She won because (these are her manager’s words): She exceeds the criteria through her out-of-the-box programs including Teen Chopped Champions, Cupcake Wars, STEM Bowl, and epic nerf war battles. She is passionate …
Have you ever wondered what we do with the money we make at our book sales? We take it, and twice a year, we grant out part of it to the librarians for some amazing programs and projects. Below is what the librarians asked for this spring. None of these would be funded without …
One of the bigger checks we’ve recently written has been for new lounge furniture and a door at Northside. Check out this fabulous new space! This looks like a great place for people to hang out! Another improvement up at Northside is a simple door. Sometimes teenagers gather at the library to do their homework or …
Do you ever feel the need to get up and move more, but you don’t want to pay for a gym membership? Or are you curious about Zumba or another fitness workout but you’re not sure if you’ll like it? Or do you just not know how many steps you can take in a day? …
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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 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 …