SplitBunch Events

eBook Help: For Seniors
2025-12-09 00:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Do you need help downloading an ebook, or accessing digital content?
Get hands-on help with borrowing and downloading FREE library eBooks and eAudiobooks to your Kindle, Nook, iPad or smartphone. You are welcome to bring your own device to each session. We can also help you search for and use other awesome library eResources, like one of our many article databases or online tutorials to learn something new.
This program is free. Pre-registration is required; drop-ins and same day appointments are not available.Please call the Vineland Branch Library to book a 30-minute session with our staff. Only one 30-minute session per person/per day please.
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Write a Letter to Santa
2025-12-09 00:00
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 to write a letter to Santa through Dec 1-23 at Hillview. Paper, pencils, and a mailbox will be available for children to write and mail letters.
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Winter Reading Scavenger Hunt
2025-12-09 00:00
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.
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Búsqueda del Tesoro de Lectura Invernal¡Oh no! El pan de jengibre se ha escapado del horno en la Biblioteca Latinoamericana. Ahora están escondidos entre nuestros estantes de libros. ¿Puedes ayudarnos a encontrarlos todos? ¡Si lo logras, ganarás un premio!
Este programa es para todas las edades; los niños pequeños pueden necesitar la ayuda de amigos o familiares.
Gratis. No se requiere inscripción.
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Elf on the Bookshelf
2025-12-09 00:00
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 at the Information Desk know and complete a ticket entry for a chance to win a wonderful prize!
Repeat: Come back the next day, find him in a different spot, and increase your chances of winning.

Winner Selection
Winners will be announced and contacted on December 12, 2025, at our special winter holiday event, which is from 4:30 – 5:30 PM. You won’t want to miss this event. Not only could you win a prize, but a jolly guy in a red suit will make a special appearance!
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Holiday Selfie Station at Santa's Toy Shop
2025-12-09 00:00
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 youth, or a cool SJPL tote for adults, for completing! (All ages are eligible to enter into grand prize giveaways.)
Learn more and sign up here: San Jose Public Library Winter Reading
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1:1 Tech Mentor / Giáo Viên Máy Tính
2025-12-09 00:00
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 basics
Account or device setup
Intro to Microsoft Office
Job search & resume help
Navigating/organizing email
And more!

Contact Tiffany Lam by phone (408) 808-3056 or email at tiffany.lam@sjlibrary.org to make an appointment.
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Write a Letter to Santa
2025-12-09 00:00
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.
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