SplitBunch Events

Fall Outdoor Storytime
2025-10-07 10:30 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Date: Tuesday, October 7, 2025 Time: 10:30 am – 11:00 am Location: Pioneer Park
Bring a blanket and enjoy stories, songs, and rhymes with our Children's Librarians in Pioneer Park. Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.
All ages welcome, no registration required. All events are weather permitting.

English Language Learner (ELL) Conversation Club
2025-10-07 10:30 - 11:30
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 in the Group Study Room with a trained facilitator.
ADA Accommodation Requests

U.S. Citizenship Interview Practice
2025-10-07 10:30 - 11:30
A facilitator will conduct practice interviews that simulate USCIS citizenship interviews.
The facilitator will:
· ask about the information on the N-400 form,
· ask ten civics questions,
· provide a sentence to be read aloud, and
· dictate a sentence to write.
Each mock interview takes approximately 20-30 minutes.
The facilitator will not provide specific application advice but will direct the applicant to legal services.
Free. Registration encouraged. Drop-ins welcome.
ADA Accommodation Requests

Digital Skill Building: Zoom Basics
2025-10-07 10:30 - 11:30
Build up your knowledge and boost your confidence with technology! With SJPL’s Digital Skill Building Pathways, you can practice the skills essential to living and working in the digital world.
October: Zoom Basics
In this Digital Skill Building lesson, you will learn that Zoom is a communications platform that allows users to connect via video, audio, phone, and chat. This lesson will teach you how to join or host a meeting, as well as general zoom etiquettes.
Free. Registration encouraged. Drop-ins welcome.
ADA Accommodation Requests

ESL Conversation Club at the Cupertino Library
2025-10-07 10:30 - 12:00
ESL Conversation Club continues at Cupertino Library this year. Please join us for this fun sharing experience. Improve your English listening and speaking skills and learn about other cultures in a supportive environment. This program is for adults aged 18 and older who speak basic English.
*We will be holding ongoing weekly meetings in Room 201A on the second floor. Space is limited and online registration is required. Registration will open one week prior to each meeting.

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.

賽珍珠的 (大地) 读书会
2025-10-07 10:30 - 12:00
Ms. Linda, a dedicated Library Volunteer, will host several book-sharing sessions focused on Pearl S. Buck’s novel *The Good Earth*. Please note that these sessions will be conducted in Chinese.圖書館志工 Ms. Liyan Zhao （阿朵）將專注賽珍珠的 (大地) 舉辦多場讀書分享會。將邀請话劇《賽珍珠》的編劇張西、劇組成員、硅谷文学社会员，歡迎文学爱好者，社區居民共同參與。分享將深入探討《大地》的思考，探索賽珍珠的人生故事，並聚焦在她的文學成就。
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圖書館中文资源:
大人最新中文书, 中文電子書, 非小說類電子書 (Overdrive) 有歡迎大家一起來借閱電子書.Overdirve平台: 小朋友的中文電子書, 大朋友的中文電子小說, 大朋友的非小說類的電子書籍.
Hoopla平台: 中文有聲書籍

ESL Classes with Evergreen Valley College (EVC) - ESL 501: Reading & Writing 1
2025-10-07 10:30 - 12:30
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 501 Reading & Writing 1
What will you learn in this class? This is a non-credit, high-beginning-level integrated ESL skills course emphasizing basic reading, writing, grammar, and vocabulary. Students will learn to comprehend frequently used words in context, use learned phrases and sentences to express ideas in basic writing, understand basic grammar structures, and read simplified material.
Course Information
Starts: August 26, 2025Ends: December 11, 2025Meeting Days: Tuesday, Wednesday, and ThursdayTime: 10:30 AM.-12:35 PMInstructor: Michelle N. Henninger
No classes on:

Thursday, Nov 11: Veterans Day
Thursday, Nov 27:Thanksgiving

Before the classes start, you must complete a Guided Self-Placement (GSP). This is not a test—it’s simply an assessment to help us place you in the most appropriate ESL class based on your current English level.
We will assist you with the application and registration process in person at the Edenvale Branch Library.
ADA Accommodation Requests

Desarrolla tus habilidades en el idioma Inglés practicando el habla, escucha, lectura, escritura, vocabulario, pronunciación y gramática.
¿Quieres desarrollar tus habilidades en el idioma inglés y obtener más confianza? El Centro de Aprendizaje Familiar de la Biblioteca Edenvale, en asociación con Evergreen Valley College (EVC), te ofrecen la oportunidad de registrarte hoy! Este curso de ESL sin créditos académicos para principiantes es ¡GRATIS!
ESL 501 Reading & Writing 1¿Qué aprenderás en esta clase? este es un curso de habilidades de ESL de nivel alto inicial sin créditos con un fuerte énfasis en la lectura, la escritura, la gramática y el vocabulario básicos. Los estudiantes serán capaces de comprender palabras de uso frecuente en contexto, usarán frases y oraciones aprendidas para expresar sus ideas en la escritura básica, comprenderán estructuras gramaticales básicas y leerán material simplificado.
Información del Curso
Inicia: 26 de Agosto, 2025Finaliza: 11 de Diciembre, 2025Días de Clase: Martes, Miércoles y Jueves Horario: 10:30 AM – 12:35 PMInstructor: Michelle N. Henninger
No habrá clases:

Jueves 11 de Noviembre: Día del Veterano
Jueves 27 de Noviembre: Día de Acción de Gracias

Antes de comenzar las clases deberás de completar una Evaluación de Ubicación Guiada (GSP). Esto no es un examen—es simplemente una evaluación para ayudarnos a colocarte en la clase de ESL más adecuada según tu nivel actual de inglés.
Te ayudaremos con los procesos de solicitud y registro en persona en la Biblioteca Edenvale.
Solicitud de Accesibilidad ADA

Asistencia de Búsqueda de Trabajo y Crear Resumen (Currículum)
2025-10-07 10:30 - 12:30
¿Necesitas ayuda con tu resumen (currículum)? ¿Necesita ayuda para buscar oportunidades de empleo?
Reúnase personalmente con un miembro del personal de la biblioteca (uno a uno) para aprender cómo:

Crea o actualiza tu resumen (currículum)
Navegar por sitios web de solicitudes de empleo
Llenar formas de solicitudes de trabajo
Aprender técnicas de entrevista
Obtenga ayuda para registrarse en ServSafe (Tarjeta para manipuladores de alimentos)
*Desafortunadamente, no podemos ayudar con ninguna información personal/sensible (por ejemplo, número de seguro social, información bancaria, formularios de impuestos, etc.)

Este es un programa presencial organizado en la Sucursal de la Biblioteca Latinoamericana. El personal de la biblioteca estará allí para guiarte en todo, pero serás tú quien controle la computadora.
Gratis. Se requiere registro. Para registrarse, llame al (408) 294-1237.
ADA Accommodation Requests

Las Madres Playgroup
2025-10-07 10:30 - 12:30
“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.

ADA Accommodation Requests

Family Storytime
2025-10-07 11:00 - 11:30
Join Librarian Jennifer (and Rocky Raccoon) on Tuesdays at 11:00 AM for Family Storytime at Children’s Library! Come sing, rhyme, and read stories with us! While this storytime will be geared towards those older than 2 years, all ages are welcome!
BYOS (bring your own scarf)! Some of our songs use scarves as props. Bring something scarf-like (any piece of fabric). Otherwise, you can always pretend!
Make sure to follow us on YouTube for more stories, songs and rhymes, including a playlist of all of our favorite songs to sing!

Family Storytime
2025-10-07 11:00 - 11:30
Join us for fun stories, rhymes, fingerplays and songs in the Maple room (near the Adult Reference desk).
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.

Family Storytime + Stay & Play
2025-10-07 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!
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.
This program is developed to align with the Early Education Quality Standards.
ADA Accommodation Requests

ESL Class Session
2025-10-07 11:00 - 13:00
This class is full. Please check back in the Spring for the next class 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.

Mountain View Baskin-Robbins Dine Out to Support Stocklmeir Elementary School, October 7 2025, 11am-10pm
2025-10-07 11:00 - 22:00 | 703 E El Camino Real, Mountain View, 703 E El Camino Real, Mountain View, CA, 94040, United States
🍦 Scoop Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream & Support Stocklmeir Elementary School! 🐼💙
📅 Tuesday, October 7, 2025🕚 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM📍 Baskin-Robbins — 703 E El Camino Real, Mountain View
✨ Enjoy your favorite ice cream and support the Stocklmeir Pandas — 15% of sales go to the Stocklmeir Elementary PTA when you show a printed or digital copy of the flyer at checkout.
🎉 Scoop up some fun for a great cause!

Baby Bouncers Lapsit for Prewalkers
2025-10-07 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.

Making Queer & Trans Worlds: YA and Speculative Fiction in Chaotic Times
2025-10-07 12:00 - 14:00
This program is a collaboration between SJPL and SJSU Library.
This panel will feature writers and scholars discussing the importance of young adult and speculative fiction for queer and trans folks, and their allies. In addition to professors Maite Urcaregui and Daniel Rivers, this panel will feature Mara Olivas, an MFA graduate from SJSU and the author of Sundown in San Ojuela (Lanternfish Press, 2024). The panel will feature discussions of the history of queer/trans YA and speculative fiction, as well as personal experiences coming into the genres, and reflections on the ways speculative genres connect to social movements, subcultural worlds, and queer and trans futures.

Register Here for the Zoom.
(Ages 16+)

ADA Accommodation Requests

Digital Skills: One-On-One Tech Help for Seniors
2025-10-07 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
ADA Accommodation Requests

ELL Word Games
2025-10-07 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.
Solicitudes de adaptaciones ADA

English Language Learner (ELL) Conversation Club
2025-10-07 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.
Solicitudes de adaptaciones ADA

Tech Mentor: One-On-One Computer Basics
2025-10-07 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: bit.ly/420psu6Please specify what you would prefer learning on that day.
ADA Accommodation Requests

Line Dancing (Low Intermediate Level)
2025-10-07 13:30 - 15:00
Join our wonderful volunteer instructor Audrey Chen for line dancing classes. Have fun and enjoy music while performing calorie-burning dance movements! Some line dancing experience is needed for this class. Those looking to improve their line dancing skills are welcome. We will take a break for the month of November.
Please note this will be an indoor program.
Tuesdays, 星期二, 下午 1:30pm – 3:00pm

August: 5, 12, 19, 26
September: 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
October: 7, 14, 21
December: 2, 9, 16

Free! First-time participants at this library will need to sign a waiver form. 免费的排舞活動. 首次参加者需要签署豁免法律責任及聲明表格.ADA Accommodation Requests美国残疾人法案(ADA)申请提供协助

*Virtual* Digital Skills: Trợ Giúp Kỹ Năng Máy Tính Bằng Tiếng Việt Qua Zoom (Computer Help)
2025-10-07 14:00 - 15:00
Computer Help in Vietnamese via Zoom
Free. Available In Vietnamese
Contact Rebecca Quan at rebecca.quan@sjlibrary.org to get the zoom link.
Would you like to find out more about computers?
Our staff can help you with basic computer skills: Learning the basics of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint; Setting up an email account with strong password; Using social media such as Facebook and Zalo.
And more…
ADA Accommodation Requests

Trợ giúp kỹ năng máy tính bằng tiếng Việt. Hoàn toàn miễn phí qua Zoom.
Xin vui lòng gửi email cho chị Rebecca tại đây rebecca.quan@sjlibrary.org để nhận được đường link tới phòng học trên Zoom.
Chúng tôi sẽ hỗ trợ và hướng dẫn quý vị những kỹ năng sau: Các kỹ năng cơ bản khi sử dụng Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint; Tạo một trương mục email với mật khẩu mạnh. Sử dụng mạng xã hội như Facebook và Zalo. Mọi thành viên đều được đón chào!
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Hosted by Evergreen Branch.
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Willow Glen Library Knitters
2025-10-07 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.
ADA Accommodation Requests

Banned Book Button Making
2025-10-07 14:00 - 16:30
Calling all book lovers! Let’s celebrate the freedom to read!
Get your button making on while spreading awareness about book banning and censorship!
Drop into the Cambrian Branch Library on designated afternoons during Banned Books Week to create buttons from a variety of designs. Participants are invited to make buttons for themselves as well as extras to share with the community.
Free. No registration required.
ADA Accommodation Requests
