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Looking for your next read? Like the chance to win prizes? Choose your new favorite book with the help of our Reading Bingos! Here's our first one for Fall 2021! Let us know when you've completed your first bingo on our board, and your name will be entered into a name drawing to win $20 to a local bookstore. Click here to download your bingo board or pick one up next time you are at the Los Gatos Library. When you get bingo you can to submit your board one of three ways: - Tag us @los_gatos_libary on instagram in a photo or story of your bingo board, marking on the sheet which prompts you completed to get your bingo!
- Mark your bingo board showing how you got your bingo, write your name on your sheet, and turn it into us in person on your next visit to the Los Gatos Library!
- E-mail us an image of your bingo board, with your name, and with markings showing how you got your bingo, at library@losgatosca.gov
Winners will be able to receive their prize either in person or digitally. Deadline to Submit: November 30th.  |
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Traditional Cuban Dance PerformanceTuesday, October 12, at 5:00 PM Zoom Celebrate Latinx Heritage Month through history, culture and dance! Join us on Zoom for a virtual traditional Cuban dance performance by professional dancers from the Arenas Dance Studio in San Francisco. Tune in online and hear the dancers speak about the history and traditions behind the dance and watch their prerecorded performance, made specifically for our library community.
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Poetry Exchange Sunday, October 17, 1 PM Zoom Please join us at the Poetry Exchange: Zoom Edition! Each month, we invite a featured poet to share their work, followed by an Open Mic. Bring a poem or two to share or just enjoy some poetry in the comfort of your own home! Hosted by Lesa Medley. Email lcmedley016@gmail.com to receive the Zoom invitation. |
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Make Authentic German Pretzels! Monday, October 25th, 5 PM Zoom Get ready for your own Oktoberfest party! In this fun, livestreamed class you'll learn from Uli Elser (aka Chef Squaby) how to make authentic and delicious German pretzels! From making the dough, to forming the pretzels, to baking and eating! There is something very satisfying about twisting a pretzel! Los Gatos Library will provide the ingredients, which participants can pick up a couple days before the session. Registrants will receive the Zoom link via email. Sign up quick, as only 10 slots will be available! |
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Friends of Los Gatos Library Author Talk: Alka Joshi Thursday, November 4, 11:00 AM Zoom Join the Friends of Los Gatos Library for a talk with Alka Joshi, the bestselling author of The Henna Artist and The Secret Keeper of Jaipur. Born in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, Alka has lived in the U.S. since the age of nine. She has a BA from Stanford University and an MFA from California College of the Arts. The Henna Artist was her first novel. Currently, she is working on the third book of the trilogy and a screen adaption of The Henna Artist. Register for the event here. |
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 Mystery Lovers Book Club Wednesday, November 3, 5pm Zoom Enjoy a good mystery? Us too! We're excited to announce our new Mystery Lover's Book Club! We will meet the first Wednesday every month! Our first book will be The Break Down by B. A. Paris: "Cass is having a hard time since the night she saw the car in the woods, on the winding rural road, in the middle of a downpour, with the woman sitting inside—the woman who was killed. She’s been trying to put the crime out of her mind; what could she have done, really? It’s a dangerous road to be on in the middle of a storm. Since then, she’s been forgetting every little thing: where she left the car, if she took her pills, the alarm code, why she ordered a pram when she doesn’t have a baby. The only thing she can’t forget is that woman, the woman she might have saved, and the terrible nagging guilt. Or the silent calls she’s receiving, or the feeling that someone’s watching her… " Subscribe to our Mystery Lovers Book Club newsletter here to get more reminders about book club, have the chance to vote on our next read (or offer a suggestion), mystery staff picks, and so much more! If you plan to join in on our first meeting, and would like to borrow a library copy of The Break Down by B.A. Paris, come on down and pick one up!" We will have eight copies available for pick up, and it's first come first served. |
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El Cafecito: Club de lectura en español Diciembre Zoom ¡Bienvenidos a El Cafecito! En diciembre, se comenzará un nuevo club de lectura virtual donde se discutirá un libro del mundo hispanohablante cada mes. Llene la encuesta en el enlace de abajo para informarnos de sus preferencias para este nuevo club de lectura, y déjenos saber qué tipo de literatura le interesarÃa leer! En noviembre se escogerá un libro que será disponible en la Biblioteca, y luego asista a la reunión en Zoom para discutirlo (en español) con el grupo. ¡Nos vemos en El Cafecito! |
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ESL Conversation Club Wednesdays, 11 AM Zoom Welcome Back to our ESL Conversation Club! Looking to improve your English language skills? Join our ESL Conversation Club for adults on Wednesdays at 11 AM on Zoom. Click here for the link to join. Password: 033836 or Call in 1 (215) 861-0674 1 (888) 398-2342 (US Toll Free) Conference code: 589749 |
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 Monday Morning Virtual Book Club Monday, October 11, 11 AM Zoom Join in on the morning virtual book club discussion! We'll be discussing Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte over Zoom. Find the book on CloudLibrary or place it on hold today! Click here for the Zoom link Password: 833651 Or Call In 1 (215) 861-0674 1 (888) 398-2342 (US Toll Free) Conference code: 589749 |
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 Tuesday Evening Book Club Tuesday, October 19th, 5 PM In the Fireplace Room Please join us for our in-person book club discussion of the renowned work, Braiding Sweet Grass by Robin Wall Kimmerer. For more information about Book Club or to see what we will be discussing next sign up for our Tuesday Evening Book Club here. Please note the time change: this book club meeting will be in person from 5:00pm to 6:00pm. We ask that you wear a mask during the discussion. See you there! |
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All month We are excited to decorate our beautiful library walls with art celebrating diverse books and book characters. There are so many amazing books to choose from; this is your chance to think deeply about what character you love most and submit an idea for a painting to display in the Children's Room.
Submit your idea for your painting in the online application . |
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Tuesdays and Fridays, 11 AM Civic Center Lawn In October, we will continue to offer our Storytimes in-person and outdoors, air quality permitting. Keep an eye on our social media for updates on our Storytime schedule! We strongly encourage everyone 3 years old and up to wear a mask at Storytime. As our Storytime programs continue to grow, we regularly have more than 100 folks on our lawn. We love having you, and we want you to stay safe. Make sure to visit our Facebook videos page to watch virtual Storytimes, or sign into Hoopla or Kanopy for some children’s picture books in audio/video format! |
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Los Gatos Library StoryWalk® Looking for something to do outside with the family? Take a walk through Oak Meadow Park and share a picture book with your family. This month, enjoy Because Of An Acorn by Lola M. Schaefer and Adam Schaefer and on October 15th, a new book will be posted! Join in on our interactive StoryWalk and tag any photos you want to share @los_gatos_library. |
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VIRTUAL Bay Area Discovery Museum Brain and Body Boogie! Thursday, October 28, 11:00 AM on Zoom Age: Pre-K Tune in online with your child for a virtual PK play program by the Bay Area Discovery Museum! Are you ready to boogie? This workshop combines brain and body exercise! Filled with big body movements and active games, children will build executive function skills while wiggling about. Register here. |
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VIRTUAL Kids Cooking for Life 4 Session series: Cooking Around the Globe STUDENT MUST ATTEND ALL 4 SESSIONS Ages 10-12 Thursdays, October 28, November 4, November 11, and November 18 from 4:30 to 6:00 PM on Zoom Los Gatos Library is excited to partner with Kids Cooking for Life, a Bay Area organization that aims to educate kids on nutrition and inspire lifelong healthy cooking and eating habits through hands-on cooking classes. By partnering with this organization and offering these classes, the Library is helping another classroom in a lower socio-economic community who cannot afford to pay for it. This series of 4 cooking classes will teach students (grades 4-8) how to make recipes from around the world (with adult supervision)! These popular family friendly dishes will stir up fun discovery of new spices and seasonings. Each recipe uses simple ingredients and is sure to become a family favorite. By registering, you are agreeing to attend all 4 sessions. Please note that November 11th is Veteran's Day. |
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VIRTUAL Bilingual Arabic-English Storytime with Aya! Thursday, October 21, 11:00 AM on Facebook Live Join us online for a virtual Storytime program on Facebook! This Storytime will be in Arabic and English, led by community member and volunteer Aya. Listen to fun stories, learn and sing songs in Arabic and English! The video will air on our Facebook at 11 AM. Click the link here to attend |
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VIRTUAL Youth Science Institute Science Class: Insects, Spiders, and Other Arthropods Grades K-4 Wednesday, October 27, 4:00 PM on Zoom The Los Gatos Library is partnering with the Youth Science Institute (YSI) to bring VIRTUAL science programs for children in our community! Learn about arthropod structure, function, and life cycles. The emphasis of this class is on insects and differences between arthropod groups. This class is geared towards grades K - 4. Only one child is allowed per registration. A few days before the event, those who have registered will receive a Zoom link via email to access the class. |
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 Say a big hello to Breanna! While Breanna has been working at the Los Gatos Library for 6 years, she just became our full time fiction librarian last month! Breanna loves all things book, but fiction and mystery hold a special place in her heart. Take a look below at a few of her favorite reads and place one or two on hold to read this fall. |
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| The most celebrated horror story ever written. The dreadful tale of Victor Frankenstein, a visionary young student of natural philosophy, who discovers the secret of life. In the grip of his obsession he constructs and animates a creature from dead body parts - with catastrophic results. |
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Crime and punishment by Fyodor DostoyevskyRaskolnikov commits murder. He then must deal both with the police, and his own guilty conscience. Determined to overreach his humanity and assert his untrammelled individual will, Raskolnikov, an impoverished student living in the St. Petersburg of the Tsars, commits an act of murder and theft and sets into motion a story which, for its excruciating suspense, its atmospheric vividness, and its profundity of characterization and vision, is almost unequaled in the literatures of the world.
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The Martian chroniclesby Ray Bradbury Earthmen conquer Mars and then are conquered by it, lulled by dangerous lies of comfort and familiarity, and enchanted by the lingering glamour of an ancient, mysterious native race. In this classic work of fiction, Bradbury exposes our ambitions, weaknesses, and ignorance in a strange and breathtaking world where man does not belong.
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Magpie murders by Anthony HorowitzIgnoring the troubling behavior of an eccentric crime writer with whom she has worked for years, editor Susan Ryeland is dismayed when a subplot hidden in the author's latest manuscript reveals a real-world murder.
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Job & Career Resources The Los Gatos Library is here to help you with your job search. Browse a list of helpful books that can be reserved and picked up from the Library; look through unemployment resources; take advantage of free job search and training resources; and even find help for your small business. Visit our Job & Career Resources page and call, chat or email the library if you need help! |
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Looking for a place to work outside your home? Why not reserve a space at the library? You can place a study space on reserve for you and a group or reserve a smaller room just for yourself.
Masks or face coverings must be worn at all times while inside the Library, including inside study rooms. Anyone refusing to wear a mask while inside the Library will be asked to leave and forfeit their room reservation. This room can be booked 7 days in advance with a limit of 90 minutes per day, and 180 minutes (3 hours) per week. |
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Are you having issues with your device or laptop? Tech Assistance is back (socially distanced) in the front patio of the Library. Make a 30-minute appointment online or by calling us at (408) 354-6891. Tech Help appointments Will be available every Tuesday and Thursday from 11-12 PM starting in May. Make sure to bring your face mask and your device fully charged. We look forward to assisting you. *1 appointment per month per person. |
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WiFi Hotspot Lending The Library is now loaning mobile hotspots for anyone with a library card. Limited to one hotspot per family unit for 21-days (no renewals allowed). The hotspots provide unlimited data and WiFi anywhere T-Mobile service is available. Hotspot service will be turned off after 21 days if not returned. For more information, please contact the Library. |
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The Library is now offering two new remote services - all free of charge. Do you have an idea for a 3D object you'd like to create? Send us a file, and we can create it for you with our 3D printer. We are also unveiling our newest piece of technology - our Glowforge Laser-Cutter. We'll gladly engrave or score your design. |
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Most Popular Electronic Resources |
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New York Times
Read the New York Times online from the comfort of your home. |
Flipster An online catalog of your favorite magazines, available right at your fingertips. |
Los Gatos Weekly Check out the latest Los Gatos Weekly Times anytime. |
Hoopla Check out movies, music, audio books, manga, graphic novels and much more online. |
 CloudLibraryOur most extensive e-book and audiobook collection. Compatible with most devices |
 KanopyMore than 30,000 award-winning documentaries, rare and hard-to-find titles, film festival favorites, indie and classic films, and world cinema options to check out. |
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