Celebrate the freedom to read with Banned Books Bingo! Explore frequently challenged titles, learn the stories behind them, and reflect on the importance of protecting intellectual freedom. Pick up a bingo card and take on the challenge! How many of these Banned Books have you read? How many more can you read during Banned Books […]
Celebrate Banned Books Week with two fun scavenger hunts! Kids can explore the Children’s Room to uncover clues about challenged favorites, while teens and adults can test their knowledge with a banned book quest of their own. Discover stories once silenced—and the joy of finding them again.Free. No registration required. While supplies last. ADA Accommodation Requests
If you’re interested in building your English skills to sounds like a native speaker, join us to learn idioms and why they are so important to your English language learning. Idioms may seem complicated at first, but they can actually be a lot of fun to learn. An idiom is an expression, word, or phrase […]
“Tech-Time” – Do you know an Active Adult who desires the tools and training needed to start using the internet, a smartphone, or become a fervent user of technology? Do you know an Active Adult who is interested in learning about resources specified for the Active Adult Community? Well, here’s their chance to gain free […]
Do you need help using a computer or one of our eResources? Want to set up an email account? Get some one-on-one computer help with our Tech Mentor volunteer! Our Tech Mentor volunteer will do their best to assist you with your tech dilemmas such as setting up an email account and sending an email, web […]
Develop your English language skills by practicing speaking, listening, reading, writing, vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar. Do you want to build your English language skills and your confidence? The Edenvale Branch Library Family Learning Center, in collaboration with Evergreen Valley College (EVC), offers you the opportunity to register today! This beginning non-credit ESL course is FREE! ESL […]
Storytime is designed to accommodate a mix of ages and invites the entire family to participate in early literacy activities such as stories, songs, rhymes, fingerplays, and movement activities. Storytime is a fun and interactive experience for the whole family that promotes the joys of reading and learning for all ages. This program is geared […]
This program is geared for pre-walking children and their parents or caregivers. Baby Lap-Sit Storytime invites newborns, infants, and their caregivers to learn together by strengthening their relationship with each other through stories, songs, bounces, tickles, rhymes, books, and play. The program includes a half hour of stories and songs, followed by a half hour of […]
Do you have questions or need assistance with technology? At the Almaden Branch you can make a 30-minute appointment to assist you with: Learning to use Libby (formerly Overdrive) to read ebooks and listen to e-audiobooksAccessing non-Overdrive eBooks and audiobooks from Boundless, CloudLibrary, and EnkiUsing Hoopla to read, listen and watchAccessing the New York Times […]
This program is a collaborative effort between San Jose Public Library and San Jose State University Library in honor of Banned Book Week 2025... Join Dr. Amber Johnson for a discussion about the path to creating and exhibiting Transfuturism, an art exhibit that celebrates Black Trans joy, and ways to address academic censorship that stifles imagination, […]
