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Los Altos Children's Early Learning Play Space UpdateInstallation of the early learning children’s space at Los Altos Library begins on Monday, October 19. During this time, the children’s room will be closed temporarily. Children’s materials will be available, with a brand-new collection of popular children's books. Patrons can place a hold on any item in our collection and pick it up at their preferred library. Librarians are available to assist patrons at the reference desk in the main part of the library. The rest of Los Altos Library will remain open during construction, plus the Woodland Library is available seven days a week. The Los Altos Library children’s space, called Orchard Outing, will be an educational, interactive environment where children ages 0-10 and their caregivers will be motivated and enthusiastic about learning through different types of play. This space fosters a passion for books and reading while providing valuable early literacy experiences that support grade level reading proficiency. To learn more about how Storybook SCCLD can help your child become a successful learner, please visit sccld.org/StorybookSCCLD.
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Spooky Reads Look no further than the library to find thrillers, mysteries, and horror stories to give you the creepy crawlies. Our librarians have created several booklists, check them out: Place a hold on these now! |
Get Ready to Vote The General Election is in just over two weeks, on Tuesday, November 3. The library has several ways to help voters cast their ballots. Vote by Mail ballots are out and it is recommended to drop them off at any official ballot drop box in Santa Clara County. Our libraries have ballot drop boxes at or near every location. Voters can find a full list of drop box sites here. From Saturday, October 31 to Monday, November 2, early in-person voting is available at Cupertino, Milpitas, Morgan Hill, and Saratoga Libraries as well as our Nest - Learning Center in Campbell. The hours for most of these locations are 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Milpitas Library’s early voting hours are 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Election Day hours are 7 a.m. – 8 p.m. Please check out this blog on our website to learn more. The deadline to register to vote is Monday, October 19. For people who may miss the deadline, they can still conditionally register to vote. Please see how the process works here. |
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Opposing Viewpoints Virtual Event Our online resource, Opposing Viewpoints by Gale in Context, covers hot button social issues featuring pro-and-con viewpoints, reference articles, primary sources, interactive maps, infographics, and more. This is a powerful tool for students, educators, researchers and everyone curious about current issues. We invite you to learn more about this resource in a Virtual Library Talks webinar on Wednesday, October 21 at 11 a.m. Discover its built‑in tools to support research and good decision‑making to help you understand today’s major issues from different points of view. Please register to attend. |
Celebrating Our Friends Groups We would like to recognize our library support groups with a big THANK YOU! This includes the Friends of the Library, Library Endowment, Library Foundations, North County Library Authority, Library Commissions, and our Joint Powers Authority Board. We recognize their hard work, dedication and time spent supporting our libraries. Each of our libraries’ Friends group is independently operated to help support the local library through fundraising, volunteering, and awareness. Friends of the Library groups also host used book sales, with proceeds supporting library services. See the schedule of book sales here. If you’d like to take a more active role in supporting your local library, we encourage you to consider joining one of these groups. Learn more on our website. |
Imagination Library Milestone In that one year, more than 175,000 FREE books were mailed to local children ages 0-5. As of the end of September, more than 23,000 children were registered in the program — meaning more than 25% of eligible children in the county are now receiving books every month! Patrons who are interested in supporting the effort can visit this webpage. |
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Join the Library with an Instant free eCardIf 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 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 live in Santa Clara County would like to keep your library card current, you can renew your library card online. If you live outside of Santa Clara County, or prefer to renew in person, please visit one of our libraries with ID to renew your card. For more information or to renew online, visit sccld.org/cardrenewal.
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We're here for youStaff is available to answer your questions Monday - Sunday (excluding holidays). Or text us at (833) 209-6600.
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