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Claim Your Summer Reading Prize Starting August 1 We hope you have enjoyed our Summer Reading program, Find Your Voice! We hope you’ve been able to find your voice and share stories, express yourselves and spark change during one of our special programs or within the pages of a book. If you have completed the Summer Reading challenge of logging the five books read and completing one activity, then starting August 1, stop by your local library to pick up your well-deserved prize! If you aren’t done yet, don’t worry! You still have until Thursday, August 31 to log your five books and activity on Beanstack. Thank you for making this summer a memorable one! |
Discover Bookflix BookFlix is a fun way for kids ages PreK-Grade 3 to learn and practice reading!
Pick a category such as Adventure, People and Places, Celebrations, and more to get started. New readers can read along with animated picture books, which are paired with easy-reader nonfiction books that share a theme.
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Explore a California State Park Your SCCLD library card gives you free access to a California State Park! Each library has a limited number of passes that can be checked out for free entry of one passenger vehicle or motorcycle to more than 200 state parks. Passes can be checked out for three weeks, and cannot be renewed. Check out this blog to find out the different ways to check out a pass and find the closest parks in the area. Once you’re ready to go, be sure to check out on of these books or films about California State Parks. |
Special Presentation: The Effects of Executive Order 9066 Yukio Shimomura was born in San Francisco and was in grade school when World War II started. He and his family were incarcerated and interned at a camp in San Bruno, then moved to a camp near Delta, Utah. Hear about his family’s experience and take a look at striking photographs. No registration necessary. See the schedule below: -Sunday, Aug. 6 at 2 p.m. at Saratoga Library -Thursday, Aug. 10 at 7 p.m. at Cupertino Library -Saturday, Aug. 12 at 2 p.m. at Milpitas Library -Wednesday, Aug. 16 at 7 p.m. at Los Altos Library -Saturday, Aug. 19 at 2 p.m. at Gilroy Library |
The Impact of Technology on College Planning We have an important webinar geared towards teens and their families as they prepare for the new school year. On Tuesday, August 15 at 5 p.m., we are going to look at the impact of technology on school and college planning. The SAT is going completely digital, and this webinar will discuss how it could impact you. It will also delve into the role of ChatGPT and other AI in college admissions, which classes and extracurriculars are important during high school, and why personality is the new emphasis in college applications. |
Opioid Overdose Prevention WorkshopsSCCLD and Behavioral Health is continuing to offer in-person workshops about Opioid Overdose Prevention Workshops in August and September. The workshops will educate people on how to recognize an opioid overdose and how to safely administer the nasal spray Naloxone (commonly known as Narcan). Please register for the training that works for you: · Campbell Express Library: Thursday, August 17 at 7 p.m. · Gilroy Library: Wednesday, August 16 at 7 p.m. and Spanish presentation on Wednesday, August 30 at 1 p.m. · Los Altos Library: Saturday, August 5 at 1:30 p.m. and Thursday, August 31 at 11 a.m. · Morgan Hill Library: Tuesday, August 8 at 6 p.m. · Saratoga Library: Wednesday, August 30 at 11 a.m. and Saturday, September 9 at 1 p.m. Participants who complete the training will receive Narcan nasal sprays, while supplies last. The County of Santa Clara Behavioral Health Services Department has a website where people can learn more about fentanyl and find resources and support at www.FentFacts.org/.
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Popular Author Series Continues in AugustWe have a number of exciting virtual author events coming up in August. Make sure to mark your calendars and start putting holds on their books! Please register to attend these online programs. Find the schedule here.
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Honor Your Favorite Librarian Do you have a favorite librarian? Perhaps it's someone who leads a great storytime, teen or adult program, or who always has the best recommendations to read? The American Library Association is taking nominations for their I Love My Librarian Award. 10 librarians around the country will receive a gift of $5,000! You have until September 30 to nominate someone. Learn more here. |
Celebrate Saratoga's Diversity Calling all artists, writers and photographers! We invite you to celebrate Saratoga’s diversity through the power of story. Share your own Saratoga story using words, artwork or photos. Think of some of your fondest memories of Saratoga, or what was your first impression of the community and how it has evolved, or how have you contributed to Saratoga’s diversity. Submit your entry by Friday, September 1 to be included in the Saratoga Library’s 20th Anniversary display. Learn more here. |
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Join the Library with an Instant Free eCard
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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