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November Teen Book of the Month – Warrior Girl Unearthed
Warrior Girl Unearthed Grades 9+ 396 pages Perry Firekeeper-Birch is sixteen, an excellent fisher and tracker, and she's ready to enjoy her summer. But due to a fender bender and her need to pay for...
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National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) Write-In
2023 ML web badge, opens a new window by NaNoWriMo Organization, opens a new window / edited originalNaNoWriMo Write-In If you've never heard of NaNoWriMo, it stands for National Novel Writing Month....
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Happy Diwali!
Happy Diwali! Diwali, opens a new window, also spelled Divali, is one of the major religious/cultural festivals that is celebrated across the world, particularly in India. As per the Hindu lunar...
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Earn a pin for Native American Heritage Month!
California-born Mariza Ryce Aparicio-Tovar and the Santa Clara County Library District have collaborated to create an original piece of art in honor of Native American Heritage Month! SCCLD has...
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Noirvember on Kanopy
Ready for cynical heroes, intricate plots, and underlying existentialism? Sounds like you’re ready to get moody with Kanopy's Noirvember collection. The cinematic term film noir originated in France...
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Check Out the Nominees for the 2024 Grammy Awards
Taylor Swift, Sza, Phoebe Bridgers, Victoria Monét, opens a new window The nominations for the 2024 Grammy Awards were announced on Friday, November 10, 2023. This year's awards recognize music...
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Make to Give This Holiday Season!
The Holiday Season is right around the corner! Make to give this holiday season with free crafting classes from Creativebug, a crafting service with over 1,000 online art and craft classes. Topics...
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Earn Your Diploma and Jumpstart Your Career
For adults looking to earn their accredited high school diploma, Santa Clara County Library District provides the Career Online High School (COHS) program in partnership with the California State...
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Winter Holiday Programs
Holiday season is in full swing at the library! Join us for programming geared towards all ages, including crafting, concerts, storytimes, and more! Adult Programs Teen Programs Children's Programs...
View ArticleDecember 2023 Teen Book of the Month – One in a Million
One in A Million High school is hard enough without a mysterious illness A graphic memoir by Claire Lordon Grades 9+ 257p. Claire is enjoying her high school experience, playing lacrosse and creating...
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Our Favorite Movies and Music of 2023
The Movies and Music Topic Team picked our favorite releases in music and movies of the past year. Here are the highlights of the Best Music releases. SOS by SZA SZA’s willingness to keep it real and...
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The Best Books of 2023
At the end of every year, the internet is inundated with Best of lists, including many, many, many Best Books of the Year lists. No one has time for all of that. Luckily, SCCLD does the work for you,...
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Boost Your Personal Success Skills
Personal success skills are essential to both workplace and at-home performance. These skills include finance, computer and media literacy, time management and organization, and other similar topics....
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Silicon Valley Reads – Author Visit with Ellen Hagan
Silicon Valley Reads 2024 and SCCLD Teen Services Librarians are proud to present: An Author Visit with Ellen Hagan! Ellen Hagan will be joining us for an author panel to discuss her book, Don't Call...
View ArticleJanuary Teen Book of the Month – Gwen & Art Are Not in Love
Gwen & Art Are Not in Love Grades 9+ 416 pages Upon her birth, the beautiful Princess Gwendoline was betrothed to the dashing young Arthur—son of a lord, and descendant of the legendary King...
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Get Organized to Do More Reading for Pleasure!
ImageWoman Reading by Ian Hooton Is one of your goals for 2024 to do more reading for pleasure? The Santa Clara County Library District (SCCLD) has many resources to help you get organized to do just...
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Environmental Organizations in the Bay Area
Feeling daunted by climate change? Looking for ways to help your local community? Here are some organizations to help you get started! So many groups across the Bay Area are already doing the work --...
View ArticleThe Silk Road: Globalization in the Ancient World
Before jet planes and smartphones, merchants, monks, pilgrims, and militia spent months or years traversing perilous routes to carry luxury goods and innovative ideas thousands of miles across the...
View ArticleEnd Fashion Waste: Repair and Reuse
According to the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the fashion industry has grown spectacularly in the early 21st century. Between 2000 and 2014, clothing production doubled with the...
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Black History Month 2024
“Real education means to inspire people to live more abundantly, to learn to begin with life as they find it and make it better,” ― Carter G. Woodson, The Mis-Education of the Negro Carter G. Woodson,...
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