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Check Out the Best Books, Movies and Music of 2023! Every December, our librarians compile the best books of the year. They go through more than two dozen sources, from trade publications to bestseller lists, popular blogs, and websites. Then they are put in order to find the most agreed upon titles. Without further ado, the top fiction of 2023 was The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride. The top nonfiction book of the year was How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair. Find the full lists here and start putting holds on these titles fast!
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Unlimited Videos for Kids Our Online Library 24/7 offers kids free video streaming services, which may come in handy during the winter break! Kanopy Kids offers educational and engaging videos for children including kids' movies and TV shows, animated storybooks, classic fairy tales, & much more. Children's accounts have unlimited play credits. Several of our libraries are also offering matinee movies. Check out the calendar here.
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Holiday Schedule All libraries will be closed and services unavailable on Mondays, December 25 and January 1. Libraries will close at 5 p.m. on Sundays, December 24 and 31.
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Career Online High School For adults looking to earn their accredited high school diploma, Santa Clara County Library District provides the Career Online High School (COHS) program in partnership with the California State Library and Gale Cengage Learning. You don't always learn in a traditional classroom. With the COHS program you'll have 24/7 access to an online classroom and guidance from an academic coach! You can earn a diploma in a few as five months, and receive a career certificate in one of ten high-growth, high-demand fields. There are a limited number of scholarships, so apply today! Visit sccld.org/cohs/ for more details. Please note: you must be 19 or older and live in the Santa Clara County Library District service area to qualify.
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SimplyE Update The New York Public Library, the developers behind the SimplyE service, will be ending support for SimplyE in 2024. It will also be removed from the SCCLD website. If you have any questions about moving away from SimplyE or using one of the other eMaterial sites recommended, you can always ask a librarian for guidance. Read this blog for more information.
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Give the Gift of Literacy The Reading Program of SCCLD offers FREE 1-on-1 tutoring for adults who want to achieve their lifelong goals and improve reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. Learner and tutors are paired and meet for weekly tutoring either online or in-person at an SCCLD location for 2 hours a week for at least 6 months.
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FREE Genealogy Resources The library can help you start digging into your family’s history. One of our most popular eResources, Ancestry Library, has records from the U.S. census, military records, court, land and probate records, vital and church records, directories, passenger lists and more. AncestryLibrary is only accessible within the library, whether you are using a library computer or connected to our WiFi network.
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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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