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Library Foundation Grant Party awards over $20,000 to library programs

At the semi-annual Santa Clara City Library Foundation and Friends Grant Party, over 50 volunteers gathered in the Cedar room at Central Library. There, they heard presentations from the library staff about different programs that could be funded with monies raised in the Friends bookstore and Saturday sales.  After the votes were tallied, thirteen different …

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Silicon Valley Reads Film: Allah Made Me Funny – Live in Concert

Date: 3/18/2012 2:00 p.m. Location: Central Park Library Redwood Room 2635 Homestead Road Santa Clara, California 95051 The Silicon Valley Reads program is offering the award-winning film, Allah Made Me Funny – Live in Concert, produced by Unity Productions Foundation, a nonprofit organization focused on increasing understanding between people of different faiths and cultures. “This …

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Silicon Valley Reads Closing Event: Sumbul Ali-Karamali & Willow Wilson with Sal Pizarro

Date: 4/29/2012 2:00 p.m. Location: Central Park Library Redwood Room 2635 Homestead Road Santa Clara, California 95051 The Library is holding the closing event for the Silicon Valley Reads 2012 program: “Muslim and American: Two Perspectives.” For the third time, Sumbul and Willow will continue the conversation about their respective books, The Muslim Next Door …

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Black History Month Book Talk: Ralph Richard Banks: Is Marriage for White People?

Date: Monday, February 6, 2012, 7:00 p.m. Location: Central Park Library Redwood Room 2635 Homestead Road Santa Clara, California 95051 In celebration of Black History Month, Adult Services has invited Ralph Richard Banks, the Jackson Eli Reynolds Professor of Law at Stanford Law School, to discuss his new book, Is Marriage for White People? How …

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Finding Job Leads, February 7th, 1-2:30pm

The world of work has changed.  Find out where and how employers are looking for candidates, how to identify the hidden job market, where you should be spending your job search time and energy, and how to maximize your job search results. 1:00 – 2:30 Cedar Room Thursday, February 7, 2013

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2011 Santa Clara City Library Teen Art Contest Sponsored by the Foundation & Friends

Teens, in grades 7-12, were invited to enter the Santa Clara City Library Teen Art Contest. The contest theme was “Picture It @ Your Library.” Submissions reflected the artist’s views on the library’s impact or role in the lives of people and/or society. Click on the name of the artist to view their artwork. Cash …

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Library to host crafts faire in December

First Annual Santa Clara City Library Foundation & Friends Holiday Craft Faire December 10th, 2011 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Central Park Library 2635 Homestead Rd., Santa Clara, California Application will be available for vendors starting September 1st. For more information call 408-615-2988