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Pre-register Now for Summer Reading 2024! Dive into the pages of thrilling tales, explore far-off lands, and meet fascinating characters along the way. Our program offers something for every reader, adults, teens, and children. Look forward to programs including special performances, book clubs, and more. It’s free and fun for all ages! Stay tuned for additional details in the coming weeks. Adventure Begins at Your Library runs from Saturday, June 1 – Wednesday, July 31. However, participants can pre-register right now! Learn more at sccld.org/summer. |
Celebrate Moms on Sunday, May 12 Mother’s Day is in less than a week. The library can help you find ways to celebrate mom and all of the motherly figures in your life. Make her something special! Visit our free online resource, Creativebug, to find more than 1,000 online art and craft classes. If you want to cook up a memorable brunch, check out these cookbooks. Spend the day streaming movies with our free service, Kanopy or try our latest eResource, hoopla. You can also cuddle up and read a picture book about Mother’s Day. Happy Mother's Day! |
Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Voices Throughout the month of May, earn badges for attending programs and reading books celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander voices. Please register on Beanstack. Happy reading! |
In Case You Missed It: hoopla Now Available! hoopla Digital allows patrons to enjoy audiobooks, eBooks, comics and manga for 21 days, music for 7 days, and movies and TV shows for three days—instantly! Borrow up to 10 titles a month, with no waitlists! Sign up for hoopla with your SCCLD library card or at hoopladigital.com or download the hoopla app from your device’s app store. With hoopla’s Instant collection, every title you see is available instantly. Just click or tap to borrow and start enjoying immediately. It works on smart devices or in your computer’s browser, so you can start on one device and pick up where you left off on another. You can stream titles or even download them for offline use if you’re going to be away from Wi-Fi. Learn more about hoopla on our website. |
Mental Health Matters Millions of Americans live with a mental illness. Mental Health Awareness Month is a time to fight stigma, provide support, educate the public and advocate for policies that support people with mental illnesses and their families. Resources are available on the National Alliance of Mental Health’s website. The Community Resources page on our website can help people find Mental and Behavioral Health Assistance, Family Service, and Housing Assistance. Find books in our libraries that address mental health and let people know they are not alone. Our free mindfulness app, Headspace, provides hundreds of guided meditations to help people get on with the day. Please note: Headspace subscriptions are active for a three-month period, and are deactivated on the last Friday of each month (or prior weekday if the library is closed). Patrons can re-enroll at any time and find all of their progress and sessions will be saved. |
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Author Visit: C.W. GortnerAcclaimed writer C.W. Gortner is stopping by the Milpitas Library to discuss his latest novel, The American Adventuress. The novel is described as “a biopic novel about the scandalous life of Jennie Jerome Churchill, mother of Winston, an heiress from New York who married into one of England's most storied families but who always lived life on her own terms, as a royal mistress with a series of younger husbands and a son whose political rise she happily stage-managed." Put a hold on the book right now! This program is on Wednesday, May 22 at 7 p.m. and will be held in the auditorium. There will be an audience Q&A to follow. There will be a limited number of signed books available for purchase.
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Two Santa Clara County Library District Librarians Receive Major Recognition
Two of our librarians have been recognized with the Movers & Shakers Award by the literary publication, Library Journal (LJ). This honor highlights 50 individuals who are advocates, community builders, change agents, innovators, educators and “ban battlers” who help move library work forward. Library Services Manager Clare Varesio served as the point person on two major health-related initiatives in 2023. One of these projects was to partner with the County Behavioral Health Services Department and bring Mental Health Access programs to our libraries. Varesio also helped to organize community workshops regarding naloxone (also called Narcan), the anti-opioid overdose drug that can save lives if given to someone experiencing an overdose. Elizabeth Muñoz-Rosas is one of the most popular librarians at Gilroy Library, where she serves as the Children’s Supervising Librarian. Muñoz-Rosas has advocated effectively to bring materials, services and programs to her community that reflect the interests of all residents. She has also spearheaded programs of great relevance to the community of Gilroy. This includes working with the Smithsonian Institution’s Traveling Exhibition Service to bring the bilingual exhibit Dolores Huerta: Revolution in the Fields to the Gilroy Library. To coincide with the opening of the exhibit, Muñoz-Rosas organized a panel of distinguished speakers, including Dolores Huerta, to discuss the plight of the farmworker and Huerta’s legacy. More than 600 community members attended the program. Please join us in wishing both Clare and Elizabeth our sincerest congratulations! |
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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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