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eBook & Audiobook Resources If your Thanksgiving plans include holiday travel, make sure to pack the library with you – it’s simple and convenient! Our Online Library carries a number of digital resources that offer eBooks, Audiobooks and more. This is especially helpful if you are looking for ways to keep kids occupied in the car or on the airplane. Libby, by OverDrive: Read and download eBooks and audiobooks including fiction, non-fiction, bestsellers, and more. Hoopla: Browse ebooks and audiobooks, comics, music, movies and tv. Stream and download in a browser and app. ComicsPlus Library Edition: Enjoy graphic novels & comics, available 24/7 on web-connected devices. Includes fiction, nonfiction, indie, Sunday funnies, & manga! Freegal Music: Check out Freegal Music for even more music genres! Freegal provides unlimited streaming music or you can download 5 songs per week. |
Coding Made Simple and Fun Our Online Library has resources that can help kids learn how to code and the best part: It’s free with an SCCLD library card! CodeCombat: This fantasy game teaches Python, JavaScript, C++, and other coding languages! Master Web Development or Game Development with over 500 levels that teach new ideas, build on existing concepts, and challenge you to think outside the box. This resource is best for kids ages 9+. We also have books that can help teach kids how to code. Find them here. |
Resources for Smart Shopping The days following Thanksgiving are often a time when people start bargain hunting and shopping for the best gifts for the holidays. Before you make any large purchases, make sure to check out the latest issue of Consumer Reports for product reviews and ratings. We also carry current issues of Consumer Reports Buying Guide and AARP: The Magazine. Find these publications using our free eResource, Flipster. Top Teen Books of 2025 Teens! We want to know your top books of 2025. Voting is underway through November 30. Choose ten of the selected titles or name some of your own. Pick your top reads: |
Opt Outside If you enjoy spending time outside, the library can help you “Opt Outside.” Come to one of our libraries and pick up a free vehicle entry pass to participating County or State Parks. While you are there, make sure to pick up a travel guide to help plan your trip. Families can also Opt Outside and enjoy our StoryWalks® which includes pages taken directly from a children's book and installed along an outdoor path. As you walk down the path, you are encouraged to read and follow the story which is a great way to develop early literacy skills and promote physical activity with our youngest readers. Find these StoryWalks® at Jack Fischer Park in Campbell, Christmas Hill Park in Gilroy, Murphy Park in Milpitas, Community Park in Morgan Hill and Kevin Moran Park in Saratoga. StoryWalk® was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT and developed in collaboration with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library in Vermont. |
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Virtual Author Talks Schedule The lineup for our Virtual Author Talks in December has been released. Join us for a wickedly entertaining online chat with debut author Sue Hincenbergs as she discusses The Retirement Plan, a darkly humorous novel where murder becomes the path to paradise. This virtual author talk is on Tuesday, December 2 at 11 a.m. Please register.
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Explore Our Early Learning Children's PlacesChildren need to build essential skills early on to become successful readers. The library’s early learning children’s areas provides opportunities that support the five simple practices to get every child ready to read: Talking, Singing, Reading, Writing, and Playing. Playing comes in different forms: Active Play: When children engage in balance and climbing activities, they are developing a physical skill known as "crossing the midline" which is the ability to move their eyes or body parts across the middle of their bodies. Active play builds physical coordination and critical motor skills that children need for a wide range of activities, from walking and running to holding a book and tracking a line of text. Imaginative Play: Storytelling and play-acting encourage children to explore different perspectives, share ideas, and engage with the world through their own narratives. Imaginative play develops important social skills including communication Quiet Play and Pre-Reading Activities develop comprehension and decoding skills. Listening to stories also improves vocabulary; children who are read to daily hear more than one million words by the time they enter Kindergarten, which sets them up for reading success! Visit Cupertino Library’s Aquarium Adventure, Earthen Excursion at Gilroy Library, Milpitas Library’s Railway Rollick, Morgan Hill Library’s Trusty Trails and Redwood Romp at Saratoga Library. Check out these videos and pictures of our play spaces.
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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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