How far do your donations go? It’s a question any donor wants answered. To that end, we have the finalized summer reading 2022 statistics. And we want to share them with you! “I liked that the program focused more on the days that we read books, more than the amount of books we read.” The …
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By Rachel Schmidt, Youth Services This is a longer article than we normally run. It’s an excerpt from our printed newsletter that went out last week and should be in your mailbox shortly, if you’re on our mailing list. Summer Reading was a great success this year! Our community loved the focus on reading every …
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Don’t forget! You can pick up your summer reading prizes through the end of August at any branch of the Santa Clara City Library. Kids up to 13 get a free book, teens get a free donut, and adults get a coupon for a free item in our Friends of the Library bookstore. So stop …
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It’s time to pick up your summer reading prize! Every adult who participated in the Summer Reading program gets a coupon for a free book from the Friends bookstore at Central Park Library. And you also get entered into a drawing where the winner gets a free National Parks Pass! So stop into …
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It’s time to pick up your summer reading prize! Every teen who participated in the Summer Reading program gets a free donut from Stan’s Donuts, a Santa Clara favorite. And you also get entered into a drawing where the winner gets to pick from an art box, gaming box, ukulele box, or a Nintendo …
It’s time to pick up your summer reading prize! Every child who participated in the Summer Reading program gets a free book. And you also get entered into a drawing where the winner gets a free Santa Clara County Parks Pass! So stop into your local library branch to pick up your prize!
This summer, the library is hosting weekly family events at each library branch. These could be crafts or games or something else! The only requirement is that they’re appropriate for all ages. Each branch has their weekly family activity on a different day. Central Park Library has their weekly family activity at 3pm on Tuesdays …
The Santa Clara City Library has expanded its prizes for Summer Reading this year. Everyone who signs up is eligible for a weekly prize raffle, a prize to pick up in August, and a raffle for a grand prize. It’s a lot! Kids Prizes Kids (12 and under) who win the weekly raffle will get …
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Summer Reading 2022 is here! It’s time for Summer Reading! Summer Reading is one of the biggest programs The Santa Clara City Library Foundation and Friends support at the Santa Clara City Library. It helps stop the summer slide in students’ reading skills, and provides fun activities for you and your kids during the summer …
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The Summer Reading Program at the Santa Clara City Library starts tomorrow! Summer Reading is always a great time, and this summer will be no different. Stretch your reading to new types of books and new topics this summer while enjoying fun events outside the library! Take a look at the library’s website to …