• Retro Roadshow: Console Chaos!

    Engage in an insightful journey through three decades of intense rivalry in the video game industry! This dynamic presentation chronicles the strategic battles and technological innovations of leading companies as they fiercely competed for market dominance. Following the presentation, you're invited to actively participate in the competition alongside fellow enthusiasts. Revisit your favorite consoles and […]

  • Teen Boot Camp: Introduction to Python for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

    SJSU University Library and San José Public Library are hosting a hands-on Python for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) Boot Camp with Anish Roy and Dr. Navrati Saxena, designed for middle and high school students, with a special focus on supporting underrepresented groups in tech.Over two weekends, students will progress from the basics of Python programming […]

  • Everyone Can Create! Augmented Reality

    Take the world and make it your own with the power of augmented reality! Everyone Can Create is a beginner’s course on drawing, sketching, and creating on the iPad. Students will create an augmented reality environment, adding still images and moving objects to a real-world space that can be seen and moved through using a tablet's camera.This is a program for […]

  • Financial Health and Wellness: Social Security

    Join the Library as we welcome financial wellness instructor Brad Hamada of the Heartland Institute of Financial Education back for a series workshop on financial health and wellness!Registration opens two weeks before the event date and is preferred for each individual session to adequately accommodate seating. Optimizing Your Social Security BenefitsWith Social Security, the sheer volume […]

  • U.S. Citizenship Mock Interview Practice

    Are you ready to begin your path towards citizenship? Join us in person to practice for the U.S. Citizenship Interview and learn about: N-400 test questionsCivic TestPractice the reading and writing testBecome more comfortable with the interviewLearn strategies on how to interview Free. In-Person. No registration required. ¿Están listos para el camino a la ciudadanía? Acompañenos […]

  • English Language Learner (ELL) Conversation Club

    In-person at the Tully Branch Library. English Language Learner (ELL) Conversation Clubs create a welcoming and respectful environment for adult learners of English to practice their English conversation skills. Clubs meet weekly at the library. ADA Accommodation Requests

  • *Virtual* HTML Workshop

    Come join us for a one-hour Virtual HTML workshop hosted by Together We AI, participants are introduced to the fundamentals of HTML, including tags, elements, structure, and formatting. Participants will learn how HTML serves as the foundation for web content that AI systems can interpret, analyze, or enhance. The session includes building a simple web page, […]

  • Reading to Children with Volunteer Venkat (Hybrid: In-Person and Online)

    Would you like your children to have fun listening to stories while building vocabulary, developing listening skills, and enhancing their reading comprehension? Join us for virtual Reading to Children where SJPL volunteer Venkat will read aloud a variety of stories! This event is designed for children in preschool-4th grade, but all ages are welcome to attend. Families have […]

  • Practice Your Spanish Speaking Skills: Spanish Language Learners

    Meeting once a week on Saturday at the Alum Rock Library Branch, "Practice your Spanish Speaking Skills: Spanish Language Learners" will help teach Spanish to anyone from a Spanish-speaking household or not. ADA Accommodation Requests

  • Adult & Teen Crafternoon: Pie Garland

    Use felt to create artistic slices of fabric pie and string them into a decorative garland in honor of the fall baking season!This program is for adults and teens (ages 13+) only.No registration is required; walk-in while supplies last. For accessibility accommodations (ex. ASL), please fill out the online form at sccld.org/accessibility 7+days prior to the event. […]