• Watercolor Workshop for adults & teens: Winter Wonderland Animals / Taller de acuarela

    Celebrate the season with a cozy watercolor session featuring charming winter animals in snowy landscapes. Whether you're painting a fox nestled in frosty woods or a deer beneath twinkling stars, this guided workshop invites you to relax, create, and enjoy the magic of winter through art. All necessary supplies will be furnished. Registration is not […]

  • YEP! @ Stanford: Day of Entrepreneurship

    YEP! provides free entrepreneurship programming to high schoolers across the globe. Our mission is to create the next generation of entrepreneurs and changemakers by uniting university and high school students.  Participating students will get a crash course in entrepreneurship from Stanford students with experience in the start-up realm. This workshop is open to high school […]

  • 1:1 Tech Mentor / Giáo Viên Máy Tính

    Free.  By appointment only.Offered in-person or virtually via Zoom, in English, Español, or Tiếng Việt.Would you like to find out more about computers? Learn at your own pace!What We Do: Intro to computer basicsAccount or device setupIntro to Microsoft OfficeJob search & resume helpNavigating/organizing emailAnd more!Contact Tiffany Lam by phone (408) 808-3056 or email at tiffany.lam@sjlibrary.org to make […]

  • Write a Letter to Santa

    What do you wish to receive this holiday?  Would you like to write a letter to Santa to let him know what you want?  Join us for a fun program of writing and sending a letter to Santa.  Children will learn how to write a letter and express their wishes.  For children 6+. Children are invited […]

  • Write a Letter to Santa

    What do you wish to receive this holiday?  Children are invited to write a letter to Santa through the week of December 6 through December 21 at Bascom Branch Library. Santa letter templates, as well as crayons and a special "Santa" mailbox will be available for children to write their letters. ADA Accommodation Requests

  • Winter Reading Scavenger Hunt

    Oh no, the gingerbread has escaped the oven at Biblioteca Latinoamericana! Now they're hiding out in our bookshelves. Can you help us find them all? If you do you win a prize! This program is for all ages, younger children may need the assistance of friends and family. Free. No registration is required. -------------------------------------------------------------- Búsqueda del Tesoro de […]

  • Holiday Selfie Station at Santa's Toy Shop

    Kick off the Holiday Festivities by taking a selfie with Santa’s Toy Shop backdrop display at Bascom Branch Library. We'll have holiday props available for taking those perfect Holiday snaps! Don't forget to sign up for San Jose Public Library's Winter Reading. Participants get one giveaway prize for signing up and one prize, either a book for […]

  • Elf on the Bookshelf

    Buddy, Hillview Branch Library’s very own special elf, is back this year! Find Buddy for a chance to win a prize! How to Play Find Buddy: Search for Buddy, the Elf on the Bookshelf, in the library anytime from December 1–12, 2025. Tell Staff & Fill Out a Raffle Ticket: Each time you find the Elf, let the staff member […]

  • 1:1 Tech Mentor / Giáo Viên Máy Tính

    Free.  By appointment only.Offered in-person or virtually via Zoom, in English, Español, or Tiếng Việt.Would you like to find out more about computers? Learn at your own pace!What We Do: Intro to computer basicsAccount or device setupIntro to Microsoft OfficeJob search & resume helpNavigating/organizing emailAnd more!Contact Tiffany Lam by phone (408) 808-3056 or email at tiffany.lam@sjlibrary.org to make […]

  • Write a Letter to Santa

    What do you wish to receive this holiday?  Would you like to write a letter to Santa to let him know what you want?  Join us for a fun program of writing and sending a letter to Santa.  Children will learn how to write a letter and express their wishes.  For children 6+. Children are invited […]