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New Beginnings The New Year often signals a new start. Maybe you want to take control of your finances, learn a new skill or language, and perhaps make health and fitness a priority. Whatever you choose, let the library help you take the first step. Manage your money with our Smart Investing Guide. Here you will find educational literature, financial tools and websites and other resources for investors. Grasp a new skill with our Learn 24/7. Whether you need Rosetta Stone for language help, The Great Courses to learn about topics, or you maybe you want to take up a new arts & craft hobby with CreativeBug, the library has free resources for you. Mental well-being and mindfulness are also important aspects of a healthy lifestyle. We invite patrons to sign up for free access to the meditation app, Headspace. Enjoy hundreds of guided meditations on a variety of topics, from stress and sleep, to focus and performance. We wish you a prosperous 2023! |
Cozy Up With a Good Book! Our Winter Reading Challenge continues through January 25. There’s still time to register and join us for some fun! Sign up on Beanstack, then explore booklists and activities related to the frostiest time of year! |
Great Reads That Will Leave You Giggling As the old saying goes, “Laughter is the best medicine.” It’s true! According to the Mayo Clinic, laughing can stimulate circulation and aid muscle relaxation, both of which can help reduce stress. |
Visit the Dolores Huerta Exhibit Before it Leaves Stop by before Monday, January 23 to enjoy this bilingual exhibit, which features reproductions of historic and personal photographs that highlight the compelling story of the activist and leader, as well as the farmworker movement of the 1960s and 1970s. To learn more, visit sccld.org/dolores/. Find additional books and films about Dolores Huerta and the farmworker movement here. Dolores Huerta: Revolution in the Fields/Revolución en los Campos was organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service in collaboration with the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. This exhibition received federal support from the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center. Photo: John Kouns, 1966. Courtesy of the Tom & Ethel Bradley Center at CSU, Northridge |
Writing Contest Students in grades 6-12 and living in the Bay Area are encouraged to write a poem or essay about mental health, self-acceptance or social media. The EDRC holds this annual contest to raise awareness of issues that are stigmatized and underestimated. It hopes to inspire young people to speak up and offer their suggestions for a solution. Entries will be accepted until April 8, 2023. Winners will be announced in early May. The top three poems and essays from each category will be awarded $300 and will be featured on the EDRC website. Learn more here. |
Learn About Britannica eResources Learn the ins and outs of this great online on Friday, January 20 at 3 p.m. Please register for this 45-minute webinar. |
Saratoga Library Exhibit: Forging a New Community Developed by the Saratoga History Museum, this exhibit traces the history of blacksmithing, one of the key positions in growing communities of Northern California in the 1800s. Blacksmiths, using a forge and anvil, could bend metal and create important tools and services, such as axles, horseshoes, locks, crowbars, plots, pots and pans. |
Silicon Valley Reads Kickoff Join us at De Anza College’s Visual & Performing Arts Center as Mercury News columnist Sal Pizarro leads an engaging dialogue with all three featured authors: Tommy Orange, Amanda Skenandore and Kai Harris. They will also be available after the event to sign your books! The event will be streamed for those who cannot attend in person. Please register for this free event. (Please note, registration is required to attend in person or to view the live streamed event). Before or after the event, stop by the Euphrat Museum of Art for its latest exhibition. "Spaces of Belonging" features art and poetry by local artists and organizations who have been instrumental in creating spaces of belonging and inspiring new journeys. The museum will be open 6 - 7 p.m. before the program, and after the program until 9 p.m. |
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is Monday, January 16 All SCCLD libraries will be closed and services unavailable in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, January 16. We will be back on Tuesday, January 17. Our Online Library is available whenever you need it. Our free video streaming service, Kanopy, has a number of films and documentaries about Dr. King. |
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Join the Library!
If you live in Santa Clara County and do not have a library card with the Santa Clara County Library District (SCCLD), or would like additional household members to have their own library accounts, the instant free eCard is for you. eCards are available to all residents who live within Santa Clara County Library District with a valid residential mailing address (P.O. Box not accepted). You can also visit any of our libraries during open hours to convert your eCard, or apply for a full use card to check out any of our physical and digital materials and resources. Renew your library card online! If you have a library card and would like to keep it current, now you can renew your library card online! SCCLD makes it easy to keep your account current and active. No visit to the library needed if your account is in good standing and you live within the Greater Bay Area. For more information or to renew online, visit sccld.org/cardrenewal. |
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We're here for you Staff is available to answer your questions Monday - Sunday (excluding holidays). Or text us at (833) 209-6600.
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