The Mercury News reported on Ellin Klor being the runner up for the 2016 Toyota Teacher of the year! Here is the full press release: Santa Clara educator named national Family Teacher of the Year runner-up $5,000 Toyota Family Teacher of the Year grant will expand family literacy outreach program LOUISVILLE, Ky. (October 13, 2016) …
Did you know that October is American Archives month? To celebrate, the Santa Clara City Library’s Heritage Pavilion will be one of the eleven locations in the Santa Clara Valley Archives Crawl on Saturday, October 22. Discover treasures of the Valley of Heart’s Delight; find out more about our genealogical collection and how to conduct …
The new Whole Foods Market in Santa Clara is holding a community giving day on September 14 to support the Santa Clara City Library Foundation & Friends! Shop at this store on Wednesday, September 14, 2016, and 5% of their net sales will be donated to the Foundation & Friends. The store, located at 2732 …
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You may already follow the Santa Clara City Library Foundation & Friends on Facebook and Twitter. We try to keep things different and interesting on those pages too – highlighting book recommendations and library activities and other interesting things going on in the community. But now we have another way to keep in touch with the …
Silicon Valley Gives (or SVGives) is a 24-hour online event that raises money for local non-profits throughout the Bay Area. Make your donation count! Why donate? To support Summer Reading! Did you know? Children who read at least 6 books over the summer maintain or improve their reading skills. Plus, the library’s patrons enjoy Summer Reading! …
If you don’t zealously check our website every day, you may not have noticed that we have a new mission statement! The Santa Clara City Library Foundation & Friends strengthens the Library as a pillar of our diverse and thriving community through philanthropic funding, inspired advocacy and active partnership. We’re not doing anything differently – …
Now is the time to honor your favorite librarian by nominating them for an I Love My Librarian award. Nominations for the eighth year of the award are open. The I Love My Librarian Award invites library users nationwide to recognize the accomplishments of exceptional public, school, college, community or university librarians. Nominations will run …
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Thank you Qualcomm interns! You made a big difference at the Foundation & Friends during your Servapalooza day!
To learn more, stop by the Healthy Eating display sponsored by Kaiser Permanente in the Central Park Library lobby. Find out what’s in your snack 480 calories in 3 ounces of Lay’s potato chips – Yikes! 125 calories in 1 hard-boiled egg and 1 cup of snap peas – Yum!
Do the three have anything in common? All born in 1955 and still going strong… Stop by the West Wing of City Hall and see the eye-catching display in the trophy case honoring Mission Library! It has striking pictures of the library over the years, including Ms. Klune, the first City Librarian, and nuggets of information …
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