Librarypalooza Photo Booth
Take your photo with a Model T at Librarypalooza! We’re going to have a real Model T at the Central Park Library on Saturday night to use as a backdrop for your Librarypalooza pictures. This is going to be fun!
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Join the February ESL Book Club Next Friday!
The February ESL Book Club is happening onine on Friday February 3 from 10:30am – 12pm. The ESL Book Club is a fun opportunity to practice your English reading, speaking, and listening skills. Join us to discuss award-winning novels, non-fiction books, classic American/English books and meet new people. In this session we’ll be discussing A …
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2022 Favorite Things: Library Staff
Another of our favorite things is working with the library staff! These are all great folks dedicated to serving everyone who uses the Santa Clara City Library. They are the ones who put on all the great classes and events that everyone loves so much. Comic Con happens because of the library staff. Summer …
Volunteer in the bookstore at Central Park Library
We need a bookstore volunteer! Specifically, we’re looking for a bookstore volunteer in the Friends of the Library bookstore at Central Park Library for Thursdays from 3pm – 5pm. This would be a regular, ongoing shift. It involves opening the store, doing some light restocking of the store, cashier work, and some customer service. …
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Build up your library at our monthly book sale!
Are you a teacher? Are you looking to build up a classroom library? Or any library? Look no further than our monthly book sale! The Santa Clara City Library Foundation and Friends is holding its August book sale this Saturday, August 20 from 10am – 2pm at Central Park Library. We’ll have a great selection …
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Hank Aaron Baseball card will be auctioned off at LIbrarypalooza!
Announcing our seventh and final live auction item: a signed Hank Aaron baseball card! This is a great collectors item and a fun way to incorporate the baseball themes from the second Back to the Future movie. The only way to bid on this Hank Aaron baseball card is to come to Librarypalooza on …
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The April Session of My First Book Club is soon!
The April Session of My First Book Club is coming up! Make sure to register your K-1st grade student for My First Book Club on April 20. Lessons are research-based and led by a literacy specialist who teaches phonics, comprehension, and reading tips for parents to use at home. After the lesson, your child …
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The Friends of the Library Bookstore at Central Park Library is open!
Come and get great deals on books – most are only $1! The books for sale are both library discards and books donated by the public. Proceeds go to the Santa Clara City Library Foundation and Friends in order to support The Santa Clara City Library. You can find great deals on books and support …
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Shop our Amazon store!
We have over 1800 books for sale on our Amazon store! Head over there to browse by brand, or, if you follow this link, you can search just our listings for particular titles or authors. Proceeds from the sales of these books support The Santa Clara City Library Foundation & Friends. Thank you!
Thank you for all your support
Thank you to everyone who supported us in 2021. From those of you who bought books, donated books, volunteered their time, donated money (or stock), or even just said thank you – we appreciate you and your support. We wouldn’t be here without you. Sincerely, thank you from the bottom of our hearts.