Make a Wish for Tanabata/Star Festival!

Write a wish on a wish paper (tanzaku) and add it to our bamboo grove for Tanabata, the Japanese Star Festival!  Young children may be assisted by a parent/caregiver. Free. For all ages. Wish papers are available at the information desk any time during open hours.ADA Accommodation Requests

Gilroy Library Teen Advisory Board (TAB) Applications Open

Gilroy Library Teen Advisory BoardApplication (2025–2026 Term) The Teen Advisory Board (TAB) for the Gilroy Library will meet with the Teen Services Librarian every monthto provide ideas and input about library programs and services for teens. TAB members work on specialprojects throughout the year with guidance from the Teen Services Librarian. TAB members serve for […]

Novel-Teas at Morgan Hill

Seeking to infuse your life with a touch of positivi-tea? Beginning August 10th, the Morgan Hill Library invites you to savor a delightful pick-me-up: a curated tea kit featuring the exquisite Chamomile Tea. Each elegant kit includes: Two premium tea bagsA beautifully designed brochure showcasing fascinating details about Chamomile TeaThoughtfully recommended book pairingsA delectable recipe […]

FULL—Teen Volunteer Sign-Ups for Ages 14 to 18 at Gilroy Library

NOTE: As of 8/25/2025, all volunteer slots for this session are full. We will reopen sign-ups in November. Thank you!Need community service hours for school? The next volunteer session at the Gilroy Library will be from September through November. Teens can sign up for a weekly 2-hour shift which they must attend for the whole 3-month session. The first week […]

Free Adult ESL Class at Milpitas Library

Interested in improving your English language skills? Join our Free English Class for Adults. The class meets twice a week on Monday and Wednesdays, from 6 pm to 8 pm at the Milpitas Library Program Room between August 25th to November 24th. The class focuses on improving English speaking and listening skills. The ESL class is taught at […]

Bilingual Spanish & English Family Storytime

Join us in the Children's Activity Room for family fun with your little one! Stories, music, movement, and more!Storytimes are bilingual (Spanish/English) and all ages are welcome to attend. ¡Acompáñenos en la sala de actividades para niños para divertirse en familia con su pequeño! ¡Cuentos, música, movimiento y más!Las horas de cuentos son bilingües (español/inglés) y […]

Family Storytime

Join us for fun stories, fingerplays, action rhymes and songs! Please park strollers in the Children's room.For accessibility accommodations (ex. ASL), please fill out the online form at sccld.org/accessibility 7+days prior to the event. If you need assistance with the form, speak with a staff member at your local library, call (408) 540-3945, or email […]

Family Storytime

Join us on Saturday mornings for Family Storytime. This thirty-minute story time features lots of movement, singing, and action. Early literacy focus is on picture books, flannel board stories and fingerplays and an early introduction to group dynamics and socialization. For accessibility accommodations (ex. ASL), please fill out the online form at sccld.org/accessibility 7+days prior to the event. If […]

To Whom It May Concern: Local Author CF Villa

To Whom It Many Concern, a personal journal intertwining heartbreaking poetry, is a story not of survival, but of survivance. This dark, emotional story explores the power of friendship, loyalty, abuse, and the will to exist – if not in life – then certainly in words. Local author C. F. Villa’s fifteen-year journey to complete […]