We want to thank KLA-Tencor for sponsoring Girls Who Code at the Santa Clara City Libraries! Their generous donation will allow the library to offer classes at Mission Library this year as well as at Central Park Library. Applications are currently open! Applications close on October 5, and the whole process is explained here. Classes …
Told in the voice of the head of our Youth Services Department at Central Park Library: In celebration of Pride, parenting and teen programs were held on June 21 and 22. LGBTQ 101: Importance and Creation of Familial Support featured a panel of young adults from the LGBTQ Youth Space. Their stories were inspiring and …
A huge thanks to the Soroptomists for continuing to donate to support the library’s chapter of Girls Who Code. This is a great group of girls who are learning so much. Everyone’s happy! A huge thanks to the Soroptimists for their generosity. We couldn’t make this happen without you!
The Foundation & Friends is sponsoring the Library’s Winter Reading Bingo this holiday season. Pick up your age-appropriate bingo card at a reference desk today! You can complete a card by reading four different books or doing different activities before January 14. It’s that easy! There are various prizes for different age groups, and everyone …
Reading is their Super Power! A huge thanks to the Library for its Summer Reading Program, which keeps kids reading all summer long. Over 3000 children and 1000 teens signed up for the program this year and they read over 37,000 books! For those of you who are curious, that’s about 9 books per under-18-year-old. …
Check out these adorable mini-pinatas that our teens made out of cereal boxes! They’re adorable, especially that taco. Mmmmm…. tacos…
The Youth Services, which covers both children and teens, librarians found this lovely letter from the 49ers SLI students in the library last week. We’re glad the library was able to help them with their Robotics Competitions!
On Sunday March 12, the Library and the Wilcox High School Programming Club hosted its first 12 hour hackathon, SCHACKS. The content of this event was organized entirely by the WHS students. They also worked the whole 14 hour day and recruited the judges. Despite the 8:00 a.m. start time, made even earlier because of …
Last week, the Santa Clara City Library Central Park Teen Librarians held a Harry Potter Prom! Despite all the rain, over 90 high schoolers attended. They feasted, made wands and potions, answered trivia, and had their fortunes told. They even dressed up! Everyone had a magical time. Thanks teen librarians!
Congratulations to Erika Hamauchi, an eighth grader, for her artistic cover of Rainbow Rowell’s book, Eleanor and Park! Erika won the grand prize, a $100 Visa Gift Card. She was one of seven middle and high school prize winners; everyone received a certificate of achievement and gift card. The Book Cover Contest was held during …
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