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 Congratulations Los Gatos High School Class of 2021! We are so proud of the work you did this year, and we missed seeing you in the Library Teen Room. Make sure to stop by the Library and pick up a small gift we made for LGHS 2021 Grads. Good luck on your next adventure, and wherever you go next, be sure to visit your local library. |
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Our Nature Stories Thursday, June 3, 3:00pm on YouTube Join volunteers from the San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory as they discover the incredible wildlife at our very own Vasona Lake. See nesting herons, gopher snakes and turtles and learn about bird behavior from expert bird watchers. We bet you’ll want to grab your nature journal and head out to Vasona Lake to see these cool creatures for yourself. Subscribe to the Los Gatos Library YouTube Channel here. |
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Virtual Knitting Circle
Monday, June 14, 4:00pm on Zoom Join your local librarians for a virtual knitting circle! Interested in improving your knitting? Need to carve out time to work on an ongoing knit or crochet project? Want to ask questions and just hang out for a bit with other knitters? Stop by and show us what you’re working on! Register here: |
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Poetry Exchange
Sunday, June 20, 1:00pm on Zoom Please join us at the Poetry Exchange: Zoom Edition! Each month, we invite a featured poet to share their work, followed by an Open Mic. Bring a poem or two to share or just enjoy some poetry in the comfort of your own home! Hosted by Lesa Medley. Email lcmedley016@gmail.com to receive the Zoom invitation. |
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 Los Gatos Library Seed Share June 5th & Beyond Beginning June 5th, the Los Gatos Library presents its first seed library! The Los Gatos Seed Share is a free program dedicated to biodiversity, education, sustainability and sharing of resources. Our seed library allows its patrons to take some seeds (of various kinds), plant them in their own gardens, let some go to seed, then return some of the next generation seeds for others to borrow. If you are unable to save your own seed, please donate a packet or two of fresh, commercially grown, open-pollinated, non-GMO (nonhybrid) seed to keep our library stocked. The Los Gatos Seed Share is open whenever the Library is open. You do not need to have a library card to use the seed library. Visit us to fill out a membership form and follow some simple instructions to start sharing today. We give many thanks to the Friends of the Library for funding the Seed Share. A special thanks to Trish Goldfarb and the Library Board for proposing, approving, and initiating efforts to start our first seed library. |
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ESL Conversation Club Wednesdays at 11 AM Looking to improve your English language skills? Join our ESL Conversation Club for adults on Wednesdays at 11 AM over the Zoom platform! Click here for the link to join. Password: 033836 or Call in 1 (215) 861-0674 1 (888) 398-2342 (US Toll Free) Conference code: 589749 |
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 Monday Morning Virtual Book Club Monday, June 7th 11 AM Join in on the morning virtual book club discussion! We'll be discussing Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker by Jennifer Chiaverini over Zoom. Find the book on CloudLibrary or place it on hold today! Click here for the Zoom link Password: 833651 Or Call In 1 (215) 861-0674 1 (888) 398-2342 (US Toll Free) Conference code: 589749 |
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Tuesday Evening Virtual Book Club Tuesday, June 15th 6:30 pm Zoom Join us for a book discussion of World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments by Aimee Nezhukumatathil. Place a copy on hold today here Click to join via Zoom: Password: LGLbc |
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Storytimes Tuesdays and Fridays 11 AM This summer we will offer Storytimes in person outdoors and virtually on Facebook. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for weekly updates on where our programs will be. For outdoor programs, bring a blanket for the grass and masks for everyone three and up in your family. Need even more storytime? Visit the Videos page on our Facebook |
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Los Gatos Library Summer Reading
Summer Reading season at Los Gatos Library is almost here! Our theme for this year is Reading Colors Your World! Summer readers of all ages will be encouraged to get outside, be creative, try new things, explore art and poetry, and find beauty in diversity. Sign up here: https://losgatos.beanstack.org |
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Los Gatos Library StoryWalk® Looking for something to do outside with the family? Take a walk through Oak Meadow Park and share a picture book with your family. New books posted every month on the 15th. In June, we'll share Finding Wild by Megan Wagner Lloyd . Join in on our interactive story book walk and tag any photos you want to share @los_gatos_library |
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Los Gatos Library Children's Garden Every Wednesday beginning June 16th Our Children's Garden is growing!! Each Wednesday beginning June 16th we will have a new garden themed activity. Come smell the flowers, look for insects, make a rainbow, or find a hidden friend. We are excited for you to explore the outdoors with us. |
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Read to Me Storytime Kits are available on our online catalog here. There are several themes to choose from! Each kit will come in a tote bag, filled with wonderful books paired with songs and rhymes that match the theme of the kit. It is a perfect way to foster a love of reading with your little ones.
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 LGBTQ+ Month Book List |
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A groundbreaking look at how the issues of sexuality and gender identity divide and unite the world today |
Maxine Hong Kingston A poetic and raw coming-of-age memoir in essays about blackness, masculinity, and addiction |
Danez Smith Homie is Danez Smith's magnificent anthem about the saving grace of friendship. Rooted in the loss of one of Smith's close friends, this book comes out of the search for joy and intimacy within a nation where both can seem scarce and getting scarcer. In poems of rare power and generosity, Smith acknowledges that in a country overrun by violence, xenophobia, and disparity, and in a body defined by race, queerness, and diagnosis, it can be hard to survive, even harder to remember reasons for living. But then the phone lights up, or a shout comes up to the window, and family--blood and chosen--arrives with just the right food and some redemption. Part friendship diary, part bright elegy, part war cry, Homie is the exuberant new book written for Danez and for Danez's friends and for you and for yours |
After completing her Ph.D. in astronomy, a young, straightlaced, Type A personality black woman goes on a girls weekend to Vegas to celebrate and gets drunkenly married to a woman whose name she doesn't even know |
Amy Rose Capetta & Cori McCarthy Resets the Arthurian legend in outer space, with King Arthur reincarnated as seventeen-year-old Ari, a female king whose quest is to stop a tyrranical corporate government, aided by a teenaged Merlin. |
Piper Kitts is spending the summer living with her grandmother trying to get over her ex-girlfriend. Kat Pearson has always suspected that she likes girls but fears her North Carolina town is too small to color outside the lines. But when Piper’s grandmother hires Kat to give her driving lessons, everything changes |
Each believing that their hue is the best, the three primary colors live in separate parts of the city until Yellow and Blue meet, fall in love, and decide to mix. |
illustrated by Victoria Grace Elliott Celebrate the amazing accomplishments of LGBTQ activist and trailblazer Harvey Milk in this inspiring board book. In this beautifully illustrated board book series, parents can celebrate the accomplishments of LGBTQ heroes and introduce their little ones to the trailblazers who have shaped our world. |
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YouTube Program Library Looking for something to do over the summer? Want to learn a new art technique, find crafting ideas, start a nature journal, enhance your gardening skills, or just listen to a jazz concert? We’ve got you covered! Check our YouTube playlist of on-demand library programs, providing fun for all ages and abilities. |
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Thanks to the California State Library and the Friends of the Los Gatos Library, you can now check out Art Kits, which come with a variety of supplies that can be borrowed and used to make your own art projects. All you will need to do is return the supplies, but keep your own project. Kits include: Mini Canvas Kits, Papermaking Kits, Canvas Board Kits, and Watercolor Kits, Traditional Brush & Ink Painting Kits, for painting activities, as well as EZ-Cut Stamp Kits (ages 18+) and Papermaking Kits for more mediums that you may want to try. This initiative supports reusing, recycling, and sharing resources, to promote a greener community. It also encourages our community to keep on expressing creativity through the visual arts. |
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Newsworthy Reads Being Talked About This Month |
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Printing at the Library
The library is providing free printing (10 pages maximum). All you need to do is email us the documents to library@losgatosca.gov with the subject line "Print Job-- Last name". As an alternative, you may also bring in your documents on a USB portable drive for added security and privacy. The service is available every-day 10-6PM at the Library. |
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Tech Assistance Are you having issues with your device or laptop? Tech Assistance is back (socially distanced) in the front patio of the Library. Make a 30-minute appointment online or by calling us at (408) 354-6891. Tech Help appointments Will be available every Tuesday and Thursday from 11-12 PM starting in May. Make sure to bring your face mask and your device fully charged. We look forward to assisting you. *Note: 1 appointment per month per person.
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WiFi Hotspot Lending The Library is now loaning mobile hotspots for anyone with a library card. Limited to one hotspot per family unit for 21-days (no renewals allowed). The hotspots provide unlimited data and WiFi anywhere T-Mobile service is available. Hotspot service will be turned off after 21 days if not returned. For more information, please contact the Library. |
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 Job & Career Resources The Los Gatos Library is here to help you with your job search. Browse a list of helpful books that can be reserved and picked up from the Library; look through unemployment resources; take advantage of free job search and training resources; and even find help for your small business. Visit our Job & Career Resources page and call, chat or email the library if you need help! |
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 Did you serve our country? Are you a veteran? We have a brand new resource just for you! VetNow is a live coaching tool to help you sign up for your eligible VABenefits. With a special thanks to the California State Library for generously funding these amazing electronic resources. Just look under "Electronic Resources" on our website and scroll to Job Now & Vet Now make sure you have your library card handy. |
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