Do you ever wonder which programs at the Santa Clara City Library the Foundation & Friends supports? Well, we have some data for you! In fiscal year 2022 (July 2021 – June 2022), the Summer Reading Program once again became the top program we supported at the Library. This had been lower the last …
The Library is hosting an Unbook Club on Tuesday October 4 at 6pm on zoom. This will be an informal session to share the best books you’ve read lately and get recommendations for more to read. Unbook Club is part of the Read 22 in 2022 challenge for adults and teens that the Foundation …
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. The Santa Clara City Library Foundation and Friends, working with the Library, received a California State …
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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 …
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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Come to the information session this afternoon via zoom at 4pm to learn more! From the library: “The Santa Clara City Library received a California State Library Grant to hire two cohorts of Teen Interns for a $2,000 Scholarship. Summer Teens Interns work 12 hours per week. Fall & Spring Interns work 6 hours …
Join the Santa Clara City Library for their UnBook Club! This event will be on Zoom on Tuesday May 17 at 6pm for a fun, informal hour chatting about books. Rather than talking about one specific book, this “unbook club” event will give you the opportunity to share the best books you’ve read lately …
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So, strictly speaking, we aren’t sponsoring the teen library leaders interest meeting. But, it is a group near and dear to our hearts. We have sponsored it in the past as part of our Programs for Children’s, Teens’ and Families. And it’s a great way for your teenager to get involved in their community and …
If you keep close tabs on our website, you may notice that we’ve added a new page – programs we support! This is not an exhaustive list of classes, events, and resources that the money we raise supports at The Santa Clara City Library, but it does cover a lot of the major ones, like …
We are super-proud to be a partner with KLA Foundation to promote STEM education in Silicon Valley. The KLA Foundation made the SC Hacks Half-a Hackathon possible, an event where twelve teams competed in an all-day event. The teams competed to design a platform that would help students with time management, stress, and organization. Congratulations to …