Vietnamese Storytime with ICAN
2025-11-18 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Vietnamese Storytime with ICAN welcomes children and their caregivers to participate in early literacy activities in both Vietnamese and English. This program is geared for children of all ages and their parents/caregivers!
Free. No registration required.
For a complete list of storytimes: sjpl.org/storytimes
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Giờ kể chuyện song ngữ cùng ICAN chào đón trẻ em và các phụ huynh tham gia các hoạt động đọc và viết song ngữ tiếng Việt và tiếng Anh. Chương trình này dành cho trẻ em ở mọi lứa tuổi và phụ huynh/người chăm sóc!
Miễn phí. Không cần đăng ký.
Để xem danh sách đầy đủ về các chương trình kể chuyện: sjpl.org/storytimes

Family Storytime and Stay & Play
2025-11-18 11:00 - 12:00
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 for children of all ages and their parents/caregivers!
Free, with limited capacity.
This program is developed to align with the Early Education Quality Standards.
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Music and Movement with Stay&Play
2025-11-18 11:00 - 12:00
Join us for Music and Movement storytime.
Music and Movement is designed to accommodate a mix of ages and invites the entire family to participate in early literacy activities through songs, rhymes, finger plays, and movement activities. It is a fun and interactive experience for the whole family that promotes the joys of learning for all ages.
This program is best suited for children aged 2 to 5 years old, accompanied by their families or caregivers. We’ll move and groove to our action songs using shakers, tapping sticks, scarves, and more, and listen to fun and educational stories. We will also meet our favorite Teddy Bear.
Free, with limited capacity.
Seating for Storytime is available on a first-come, first-served basis. A limited number of tickets will be distributed at the Information Desk 30 minutes before storytime starts.
The program happens in the Community Room every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month.

This program is developed to align with the Early Education Quality Standards.
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Bilingual Family Storytime - English and Vietnamese/ Đọc Truyện và Hát Song Ngữ Anh-Việt
2025-11-18 11:00 - 12:00
Bilingual Family Storytime (English and Vietnamese).
Hillview Library offers a bilingual family storytime every Thursday evening. This program is open to children of all ages and their parents/caregivers. Join us in helping your child(ren) learn to read and sing in Vietnamese.
Free. No registration required.
For a complete list of storytimes: sjpl.org/storytimes
ADA Accommodation Requests

Giờ Đọc Truyện Gia Đình song ngữ (tiếng Anh và tiếng Việt).
Thư viện Hillview có chương trình đọc truyện gia đình song ngữ vào mỗi tối Thứ Năm hàng tuần. Chương trình này giành cho trẻ em ở mọi lứa tuổi và các phụ huynh/người chăm sóc. Hãy tham gia vào chương trình này để giúp các em trong việc đọc và hát tiếng Việt tốt hơn.
Miễn phí. Không cần đăng ký.
Để xem danh sách đầy đủ về các chương trình kể chuyện: sjpl.org/storytimes
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*Virtual* English Language Learners' (ELL) Conversation Club (via Pearl Avenue)
2025-11-18 11:00 - 12:00
San Jose Public Library presents an English Language Learner (ELL) Conversation Club that creates a welcoming and respectful environment for adult learners of English to practice their English conversation skills. Club meetings will convene weekly with an online meeting with our Pearl Avenue librarians and an ELL facilitator, on Tuesdays, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 pm. Test your English skills with others who are learning English, too. Everyone is welcome!
Please register by clicking on the Register button. When you give us your email, we are able to send you a link to the Zoom meeting, on the day of the program. Usually, the links will arrive about 30 minutes before the class begins.

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Indoor Family Storytime with Stay and Play
2025-11-18 11:00 - 12:00
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.
After Storytime concludes, families are invited to Stay & Play! For 30 minutes after storytime, special, age-appropriate toys will be available to keep the fun going. The librarian will also be there to answer any questions, recommend books, and talk to families!
Free, with limited capacity.
San José Public Library Storytimes are in alignment with the City’s Education and Digital Literacy Initiative.
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Virtual English Language Learner (ELL) Conversation Club
2025-11-18 11:00 - 12:00
This program is presented by the Calabazas Branch of the San Jose Public Library.Join our wonderful volunteer instructor to improve your English conversation skills with other adult learners in a welcoming and respectful environment. Enhance your speaking and listening skills, expand your vocabulary, discuss current events, and much more!
Free.
Please remember to sign in weekly in order to receive the weekly reminder email and the lesson plan topic.
Please make sure to register by clicking on the Register button. By providing an email address, we will be able to send you a link to the Zoom meeting before the program begins. Registrations close 8 hours before each session.
PLEASE NOTE: This is a virtual program that will meet online using Zoom. Zoom is a web conferencing platform. In order to join the program using Zoom, participants must have access to a computer, tablet, or smart phone with an internet connection. Find out more about Zoom here.
Please do NOT register unless you are sure you are able to attend.
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Online Author Talk : Charles Duhigg
2025-11-18 11:00 - 12:00
Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 Time: 11:00am – 12:00pm Location: Zoom (Online) & Online
Register here and submit your questions for the author before the event begins.
Get yourself primed for the holiday season and join us for an online conversation you won't want to miss! Charles Duhigg, author of the bestselling books The Power of Habit and Smarter Faster Better, presents the ultimate guide on how to communicate and connect with anyone at work, home, and in life in his latest work, Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection.
In this groundbreaking book, Duhigg unravels the secrets of the supercommunicators to reveal the art – and the science – of successful communication. He unpicks the different types of everyday conversation and pinpoints why some go smoothly while others swiftly fall apart. He reveals the conversational questions and gambits that bring people together. And he shows how even the most tricky of encounters can be turned around. In the process, he shows why a CIA operative was able to win over a reluctant spy, how a member of a jury got his fellow jurors to view an open-and-shut case differently, and what a doctor found they needed to do to engage with a vaccine skeptic.
Above all, he reveals the techniques we can all master to successfully connect with others, however tricky the circumstances. Packed with fascinating case studies and drawing on cutting-edge research, this book will change the way you think about what you say, and how you say it.
Register now to take part in the online discussion, learn how to enhance your everyday conversations, and add a new title to the holiday wishlist!

About the Author: Charles Duhigg is a Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative journalist and the author of Supercommunicators, The Power of Habit and Smarter Faster Better. A graduate of Harvard Business School and Yale University, he is a winner of the National Academies of Sciences, National Journalism, and George Polk awards. He writes for The New Yorker and The New York Times Magazine, and was the founding host of the Slate podcast How To! with Charles Duhigg.

Crochet & Knitting Club
2025-11-18 11:00 - 12:30
Do you enjoy working with yarn, knitting or crochet? Want to see what others are working on, refine your skills, talk about all things yarn, or learn how to knit or crochet? Grab your projects or supplies to start a new one and join us Tuesdays in the Vineland Library Community Room. All hand needle crafts welcome!
Free. No registration required.
This program is generously sponsored by the Friends of the Vineland Branch Library.
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ESL Class Session
2025-11-18 11:00 - 13:00
This class is full. Please sign up for the January session.
Santa Clara County Library District residents 18 years and older are eligible to register for this ESL class led by a professional ESL instructor. This class session is for beginner and intermediate ESL students. Join us to learn and improve your English listening and speaking skills.
Classes are Tuesdays and Thursdays 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. 10/2-12/11. You must be able to attend the entire class session. Space is limited. Registration for a placement test is required.
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 us at ask@lib.sccgov.org.

Baby Bouncers Lapsit for Prewalkers
2025-11-18 11:30 - 12:00
Join us on Tuesday mornings for Baby Bouncers Lapsit (for non-walking babies) up to 12 months old. This is a baby and caregivers program with an early literacy focus on traditional nursery rhymes, lap bounces, body rhymes, songs, very short and simple picture books. Caregivers are welcome to bring a blanket for their babies to lay on.
The Baby Bouncers Lapsit program is a short 15 to 20 minute program. Caregivers are welcome to attend our Stay and Play session after the program.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 us at ask@sccl.org.

*In Person* Resume & Cover Letter Workshop
2025-11-18 12:00 - 13:30
About this Event:
A well-crafted resume and cover letter are vital tools to helping you stand out to potential employers. Come join a SJPL Works Business & Career Librarian to learn the essential elements of a successful resume and cover letter. This workshop will include how to highlight your accomplishments and transferable skills in your resume, and what to include and what not to include in your cover letter.

*No registration required*

Parking validation for garage at 88 S. 4th Street will be provided at the program.

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Las Madres Playgroup
2025-11-18 12:00 - 14:00
“Nothing substitutes for the ability to build friendships with parents who are faced with similar parenting issues.”
Join Las Madres Downtown/Rose Garden for a weekly Tuesday playgroup. Children can play in a safe environment in the Rose Garden Library Community Room and parents can connect and find/lend support to other parents in the Rose Garden and Downtown San Jose area.
Learn more about Las Madres.
This is a free event. No registration is required.

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Digital Skills: One-On-One Tech Help for Seniors
2025-11-18 12:00 - 16:00
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-audiobooks
Accessing non-Overdrive eBooks and audiobooks from Boundless, CloudLibrary, and Enki
Using Hoopla to read, listen and watch
Accessing the New York Times and/or the San Jose Mercury News online
Accessing and searching Consumer Reports
Learning a new language with Mango
Connecting to Wi-Fi/hotspots
Using Discover & Go to reserve free or reduced tickets to local museums and attractions
Navigating the SJPL website
Checking out a 7-day pass to access Great Courses from Libby or Hoopla
Using the library’s pay-to-print system
Walking you through a Digital Skills Building Pathways lesson
And much more!

BY APPOINTMENT ONLY

One appointment per week per person. For questions, please call (408) 808-3040 or send an email to ab.sjpl@sjlibrary.org
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ELL Word Games
2025-11-18 12:00 - 17:30
Pick up a worksheet and build your English vocabulary!
Word game worksheets will be available by the library’s front entrance.
Free. While Supplies last.
ADA Accommodation Requests

¡Toma una hoja de trabajo y desarrolla tu vocabulario en inglés!
Las hojas de trabajo de juegos de palabras estarán disponibles en la entrada principal de la biblioteca.
Gratis. Hasta agotar existencias.
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Seven Trees Overfelt Adult Education ESL Class
2025-11-18 12:30 - 15:30
Free. Registration and placement test required.
Learn basic reading, writing, speaking, & listening skills with your library for free!
This class meets in-person at the Seven Trees Branch Library and is led by a certified English instructor in collaboration with Overfelt Adult Education Center at no cost.
Level: Beginning low / Beginning highStarts: August 5, 2025Ends: December 18, 2025Meets: Tuesday and ThursdayTime: 12:30 PM – 3:40 PMInstructor: Miriam Sachs Martin
For more information:

Call Overfelt Adult Education Center at (408) 254-8100
Visit the Seven Trees Branch Library
Email Tiffany Lam at tiffany.lam@sjlibrary.org

Tiffany có thể trả lời câu hỏi của bạn bằng tiếng Việt.

Call the library at (408) 808-3056

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English Language Learner (ELL) Conversation Club
2025-11-18 13:00 - 14:00
Build your English conversation skills with other adult learners in a welcoming and respectful environment. Practice your speaking and listening skills, expand your vocabulary, discuss current events, and much more!
Free. No registration required.
ADA Accommodation Requests

Desarrolla tus habilidades de conversación en inglés con otros adultos en un ambiente acogedor y respetuoso. ¡Practica tus habilidades, amplía tu vocabulario, platica sobre eventos actuales y mucho más!
Gratis. No es necesario registrarse.
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Tech Mentor: One-On-One Computer Basics
2025-11-18 13:00 - 14:00
Get personalized tech assistance. Help is available for basic tasks such as:

Using email
Connecting to WiFi
Accessing library resources such as e-books and e-learning of San Jose Public Library
Creating documents by using Microsoft applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

We can also provide basic instructions for using devices such as laptops, smartphones, e-readers, etc.
Register is preferred! Please click to this link: https://forms.gle/U8vvYjXTt5Pb… Please specify what you would prefer learning on that day.
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Willow Glen Library Knitters
2025-11-18 14:00 - 16:00
Do you enjoy working with yarn, knitting or crochet? Want to see what others are working on, refine your skills, or talk about all things yarn, knitting and crochet? All hand needle crafts welcome.
No training or supplies are provided, but if you need advice there are many experienced knitters who are happy to lend a hand. Grab your project and join us weekly in the Willow Glen Library Community Room.
Free. No registration required.
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