• STEM Fridays: Candy/Gumball Machine

    Join us for STEM Fridays where we have different experiments and topics every week!For this Friday, you learn how to build the Candy dispensing machines, also known as vending machines candy, which help you start your own small business as well. You'll create your own craft candy machine one in the hand-on activity part. Come […]

  • Friday Fun : Freedom to Read BINGO

    Play bingo with banned and challenged books during Banned Books Week. Mark off squares featuring titles that have faced censorship, from classics to modern favorites. Learn why these books were restricted while competing for prizes. A fun way to celebrate intellectual freedom and every reader's right to choose their own books.Join us every Friday at […]

  • ESL Writing Club

    Practice basic writing skills in English with our tutor in a welcoming and respectful environment for adult learners. Sessions will include creating simple sentence structures, some basic grammar, and build up to writing a simple paragraph.  Free. No registration required.ADA Accommodation Requests

  • Introduction to Speech and Debate

    Students in Grades 3-5 are invited to learn and practice the elements of speech and debate through hands-on activities. What is “speech and debate” and why do we do it? Elements such as tone of voice, body posture, hand gestures, and eye contact will be demonstrated and practiced, helping improve speeches and debates. The final […]

  • English Language Learner (ELL) Conversation Club

    Berryessa Branch Library presents an in-person adult English Language Learner (ELL) Conversation Club.Are you looking for a place to practice your English conversation skills in a fun, welcoming and safe environment? Our English Language Learners (ELL) Conversation Club offers a respectful environment for adult learners of English to practice their English speaking & conversation skills […]

  • Watching the Moon Together(一起看月亮)

    The Mid-Autumn Festival, also called the Chinese Moon Festival, is a traditional celebration that brings families together to celebrate the harvest under a full moon. Join us on a journey to explore and learn about the festival's rich history. You'll have the opportunity to enjoy music played on traditional Chinese instruments and create beautiful handcrafts […]

  • Jewelry Making for Adults

    Stop by the library and get crafty!  The Mt Pleasant Neighborhood Library is having a Jewelry Making Craft for Adults. Supplies are available to use to create whatever you like. Make something for a friend or for yourself. Better yet, bring a friend! You can also learn about and try out our crafting equipment, such as:  Don't know what to […]

  • Aprenda la lengua y la cultura náhuatl || Learn Náhuatl Language & Culture

    El náhuatl es una lengua indígena hablada por aproximadamente 1.5 millones de personas nahuas. El náhuatl se habla en el centro de México desde el siglo VII D.C. Hoy en día, hay numerosas personas que hablan náhuatl en el Área de la Bahía. Este programa será una introducción a la lengua, la cultura y la […]

  • Día de los Muertos Scavenger Hunt

    Want a not-so-spooky activity this fall? The Fall Scavenger Hunt has returned to Biblioteca Latinoamericana, with a Día de los Muertos theme!We have paper "sugar" skulls hiding throughout the stacks, can you find them all? Drop in, grab a scavenger hunt clue card and begin exploring Biblioteca Latinoamericana. Visitors who find all the ghosts can stop […]

  • 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 […]