Friends Grants Spring 2019 – Making the library even better!

When you buy books from the Friends of the Library, you make the library even better! Funds raised from all our book sales go to support all kinds of classes, events, supplies, and resources at the Santa Clara City Library. This spring, we were able to fund the below projects, thanks to you.

STEM Resources
– Seeds for the Seed Share Program
– Hotspots to Check Out
– STEAM Family Night
– Small Group Maker Series
– STEM Classes & Events @ Northside

Express Your Artistic Side
– Manhattan Short Film Screening
– Supplies for Art After Dark
– Dance Education Workshops
– Creating a Podcast Class
– A Class on How to Be Creative on your Electronic Device
– Bob Ross Paint Night
– Piano in the Park @ Mission

Improving Literacy
– ESL Family Night
– ESL Books
– ESL Supplies
– ESL Club @ Northside
– Children’s Poetry Contest
– 1000 Books Before Kindergarten
– Book Group at Wilson High School

Lifehacking
– Classes for Citizenship Tests
– Clutter Free Home Session
– Communication & Interview Skills
– Women in Science Networking Event
– Kids & Teen Cooking Clubs @ Northside
– Parenting Programs @ Mission

Community Building
– LGBTQ Pride Month
– Expanding Tabletop Games Nights
– Cultural Enrichment @ Northside
– After School Programs @ Northside
– Active Wellness @ Mission
– Children’s Classes & Events @ Mission

For the Library
– Supplies for the Outreach Booth
– New Scanner in Genealogy
– Beanstack Registration Software for Summer Reading
– New Microphone for Bookmobile Karaoke

Thank you for all of your support! None of these awesome things could happen without you!