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The Spring Season is Here! This is the time of year that often signals new starts, whether it’s the blooming wildflowers, spring cleaning, or even just getting outside to enjoy the warmer weather. The library can help you experience the great outdoors! Patrons can check out free vehicle-entry passes to county and state parks with their library card. Pick up a pass at the Accounts Desk at any SCCLD library or the Bookmobile. Enjoy one of the county’s 28 participating regional parks or one of the 200+ participating state parks. Be sure to take the California Trails Survey to share your voice on what trail features are most important to you. This survey is provided through the California Resources Agency in partnership with California State Parks. If you prefer to stay closer to home and explore the magic of your yard, we have several different gardening programs coming up you're not going to want to miss! |
Free Museum Passes for Patrons Discover & Go is a virtual museum pass program for Santa Clara County Library District cardholders that offers library patrons the ability to reserve admission passes to several dozen museums and cultural attractions throughout the greater Bay Area. Get free passes to places like the Asian Art Museum, California Academy of Sciences, the de Young*, the Exploratorium, The Tech Interactive, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Patrons must be at least 18 years old to reserve a pass, and must have a full-use Santa Clara County Library District library card. See the other restrictions here. *NOTE: Every Saturday the de Young offers free general admission to all residents of the nine Bay Area counties. See details here. |
Spring Break Entertainment Spring Break is coming up for many students in Santa Clara County. If your plans include travel, the library can help keep kids busy with our online resources. Kanopy Kids offers unlimited educational and engaging videos for children including kids' movies and TV shows, animated storybooks, classic fairy tales, & much more. Enjoy trending eBooks, Audiobooks, music, movies, and TV shows with Hoopla. OverDrive and the Libby app provide eBooks and Audiobooks with curated booklists. |
Silicon Valley Reads 2026 is Winding Down We are in the last few days of Silicon Valley Reads 2026. We hope you have been able to read important books and attend programs aimed at Building Bridges. There are still free programs to enjoy through the end of the month. Join us for a low-impact exercise session at Gilroy Library or make a craft at Los Altos Library. Participants can enjoy a production of Julius Caesar by the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival or attend an in-person author event. Find our calendar of Silicon Valley Reads events. Thank you for making this year's Silicon Valley Reads so very special! |
Mango Languages Has Arrived! We have a new eResource available in our Online Library. Mango Languages is a language learning platform that offers more than 70 languages, including American Sign Language (ASL). For those learning English as a second language, Mango has 17 English courses taught in the speaker's native language. Practice vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, culture, comprehension, and retention skills at beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels. Use tools such as voice comparison, flash cards, highlighting a word for translation and definition, and more. |
New Outdoor Space Coming to Woodland Library
We are excited to announce a vibrant new outdoor space is being added to Woodland Library. The Woodland Library Terrace and Native Habitat, adjacent to the library, offers a welcoming space to read, study and gather. The project includes shaded eating areas with tables and umbrellas, surfaces for games and chalk activities, and a beautiful native garden designed and created by GreenTown Los Altos. Work on the Woodland Library Terrace is underway and is expected to be completed this summer. The library will remain open during regular service hours. The City of Los Altos, with generous funding from LALE are spearheading the Woodland Library Terrace project. The Santa Clara County Library District is grateful for this City project. |
 Architect and artist rendering. Final design subject to change. |
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Campbell Express Library to CloseWork to reopen the fully renovated, beautiful, new Campbell Library is coming along, with the Grand Opening set for Saturday, May 9. In anticipation of the reopening, the Campbell Express Library will provide service through Saturday, April 4. This will give our staff time to relocate library materials to the permanent library location, fill shelves with additional new materials, and get the library ready for the grand opening. Any materials checked out from the Campbell Express Library between now and the April 4 closure will be due on May 9. The Campbell Express will accept returns through April 4. Returns are accepted at any other Santa Clara County Library District library. As a friendly reminder, eligible library materials are available for automatic renewal up to three times. Also, there are no longer late fines on materials, but items four or more weeks past the due date will incur a lost fee for full replacement costs.
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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 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 youStaff is available to answer your questions Monday - Sunday (excluding holidays). Or text us at (833) 209-6600.
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