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Spotlight Programs
Book Clubs
For Older Adults
Kids Programs
Stories We're Celebrating
Around Town
Welcome to the October edition of the Los Gatos Library Newsletter!
 
In this month's newsletter, we'll share some of our exciting new updates, highlight new arrivals to our collection, and provide recommendations for your next read. Whether you're looking to learn something new, connect with others, or simply escape into a good book, we're here to help.
 
-Los Gatos Library Staff

 
New App Coming Soon 
 
Meet your new Library Catalog Aspen LiDA. Patrons will be able to check out items, place holds and view our catalog easier then ever before with.
 
 
Our App is no longer supported.
 
The Los Gatos Library is no longer supporting the LG Library App.
 
Spotlight Programs
Adult Art Submissions
Open for Fall
 
We are once again excited to decorate our beautifully curated adult fiction area with art from YOU, our patrons! Adults are invited to draw, paint, or craft an image of what community means to them. 
 
 
 
OAT Talk: Rick Steves
October, 10, 1 PM
 
Registration required.
Join guidebook author and TV host Rick Steves as he shares the latest in smart European travel.
 
 
 
 
 
Virtual Art Talk: Demons, Creatures, and Monsters -
Oh My!
October 10, 2 PM
 
Registration required.
Mythical creatures, legendary beasts, terrifying monsters. They are supernatural, mystical, often god-like or demon-like beings, and they have fascinated us since ancient times
Adult Indian Classical Dance
October, 11, 4:30 PM
 
Registration required.
Join us for a special dance class with Purvi Jejurkar, the artistic director of Pagrav Dance Studio in the San Francisco bay area. Come learn Bharata Natyam through a fun lesson with Purvi among friends who love to move!
What's Food Got To Do With It with Dr. Shapiro
October, 16 5:00 PM
 
Dr. Shapiro will discuss how we can improve our health and cut down our chance of disease with healthy lifestyle practices. She will focus mostly on diabetes prevention and control.
 
 
OAT Talk: Ruth Ware
October, 18, 11 AM
 
You’re invited to tune in as we chat with New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in Cabin 10 and The It Girl as she talks about her newest book, Zero Days. 
 
 
 
Make Your Own Drawstring Bags
October, 18, 4:30 PM
 
Registration required.
Seeds, Herbs, Game Dice, Gemstones, Tarot Cards, and more! What do all these items have in common?
The perfect container for them is a drawstring bag!!
 
Mindful Crafting: Watercolor Galaxy Painting
October, 19, 4:30 PM
 
Registration required.
Learn a fun and easy technique for painting colorful galaxies with watercolor while engaging in simple mindfulness practices. 
 
 
 
OAT Talk: John Irving 
October, 26, 4:30 PM
 
Registration required.
You are in for a treat when you join us for an intimate conversation with John Irving as he chats about not only his most recent novel, The Last Chairlift, but also about his prolific body of work and a lifetime spent writing.
Book Clubs
Mystery Lovers Book Club
 First Wednesdays, 5 PM on Zoom.
Monday Morning Book Club
Second Monday, 11 AM, Library Conference Room.
El Cafecito Book Club
 
Second Thursdays, 5 PM, Library Conference Room.
 
Tuesday PM Book Club

Third Tuesdays, 5 PM, Library Conference Room or on Zoom
 
Cook Book Club

Fourth Wednesdays, 5 PM, Library Conference Room.
Informed Citizen's
Book Club 
Keep up to date about upcoming Book Club Events by signing up to a Book Club newsletter. 
 
For Older Adults
 
Adult Art
 
Submissions 
 
Do you want to take part in this opportunity? Tell us what you would like to paint! If your art submission is accepted, your art will hang in our Adult Fiction area for everyone to see for a couple months! For an example of what that will look like, please see the photos down below, from the last submission.
 
 
 
Join the County Health Navigators
 
Looking to get more information about health resources for yourself or a loved one? Stop by the Library on Tuesdays from 1 PM - 4 PM to learn more about what your options are. 
   
 
Kids Programs
Get a Smile in Your Inbox
 
Make sure you are up to date on all the library moments that make a family. Sign up for The Kittens Mew to learn more about youth events, books for all ages and more. 
 
Looking for Children's Events?

View our upcoming youth calendar and sign up for one of our upcoming Children's events at the Library.
 
Stories We're Celebrating 
Books honoring Spanish Heritage Month.
Click on the book to place a hold.
 
Around Town
 
 
 
Looking to
 
Give Back?
 
Give back to your community by donating your used books to the Friends of Los Gatos Library. Learn more on the Friends of the Los Gatos Library Website. 
 
 
 
 
NUMU
 
Learn more about other events happening in Los Gatos. Check out what the New Museum of Los Gatos is doing on their event page.
 

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