Polish Storytime
2025-10-05 11:30 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Date: Sunday, October 5, 2025 Time: 11:30am – 12:00pm Location: Book Bubble, Main Library Children’s Area
Please join us for Polish Storytime! We'll be hosting this event every FIRST Sunday for the forseeable future and would love if you could join us! We'll be learning about Polish culture, reading books, and singing rhymes. We hope to see you there!

OneinMath: Math Program for K-3rd at Educational Park
2025-10-05 12:00 - 13:00
Join us for a free math program for Kindergarten to 3rd grade students to learn basic arithmetic. Including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division from one digit to four digit numbers. It is taught by trained high school students. The focus is to build confidence and love for math in young students.
For registration information please visit: oneinmath.com
This program is suitable for children K-3rd grade.
Free. Registration required.
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Citizenship Classes
2025-10-05 12:00 - 14:30
Are you ready to begin your path towards citizenship?
Are you interested in attending a series of classes that prepare you for the citizenship test?
Join us for informational sessions that will review:

the citizenship application process
questions from the citizenship test
strategies in practicing for the test

The purpose of this class is for you to feel comfortable with the process of citizenship and for you to practice the skills necessary for the citizenship test.
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Asistencia Tecnologica - Ayuda Personalizada
2025-10-05 12:00 - 15:00
La biblioteca te brindará apoyo para:

Abrir una cuenta de correo electronico
Conectarse a un hotspot/Wifi
Usar Chromebooks/computadoras
Usar Zoom
Encontrar e inscribirse en clases de la biblioteca
Obtener una targeta de la biblioteca
Reservar materiales
Usar aplicaciones de la biblioteca
Teléfono móvil
Busca en internet

Este es un programa presencial organizado en la Sucursal de la Biblioteca Latinoamericana. El personal de la biblioteca o un voluntario estarán allí para guiarte en todo, pero serás tú quien controle la computadora.
Si no puede asistir a su cita, llame y cancele. Se dará prioridad a los clientes que no falten a sus citas.
Gratis. Se requiere registro. Para registrarse, llame al (408) 294-1237.
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Sunday Game Day
2025-10-05 12:00 - 15:00
We welcome children, teens, adults, and families to play a variety of board games and card games at the Edenvale Branch Library, every first Sunday of the month. There will be a mix of strategy-based games and educational games. A library staff member or volunteer will be available to explain game rules, as needed. Join in on the fun!
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Reading to Children
2025-10-05 12:30 - 13:30
Participating in the Reading to Children program is a great way for children to develop their imagination and spark a love for books, reading and learning.
Children will enjoy one-on-one or small group interaction with our volunteer. They are also welcome to practice reading to our volunteer. Pre-registration is not required, and children may drop in to hear a story any time during the program. This program is best suited for preschoolers and children in grades K-3 and will be held in the Children’s Picture Book area.
Free. No registration required.
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Lego® Club!
2025-10-05 13:00 - 14:00
Come join us every Sunday for Lego® Club! We have tons of Lego® bricks for you to build and explore! Duplo® bricks are also available for our younger friends.
Want to push yourself and try something a little more difficult? Ask the librarian for a Lego® Challenge!
Important: Children under 5 must be accompanied by their parents as small LEGO® pieces can be choking hazards.
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Family Games: Cards & Board Games
2025-10-05 13:00 - 14:00
Children, teens, and their families are invited to play a selection of board games and card games. The games included will be a mix of strategy-based games, educational games, and luck-based games. Come together to have fun with friends and family!
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Teens Reach at Hillview
2025-10-05 13:00 - 14:00
Teens Reach is the youth council for the San José Public Library for ages 13-18, providing a key way for young adults to build their leadership skills by developing and participating in library activities, as well as becoming library advisors and advocates.
Develop your leadership skills by providing ideas for programming, events, displays, etc., and actively helping to bring these ideas to life.
If you are new to volunteering with the San Jose Public Library, please visit the Teens Reach: Community Service webpage or more information and be sure to create your online volunteer account (click “Sign Me Up” under Rose Garden Branch).
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Reading to Children with Vivian
2025-10-05 13:00 - 14:00
Participating in the Reading to Children program is a great way for children to develop their imagination and spark a love for books, reading and learning. Children will enjoy one-on-one or small group interaction with our volunteer. Kids are also welcome to practice reading to our volunteer.
Reading to Children will take place in the Children’s Area.
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Wee Play Date: Superhero Fitness Challenge!
2025-10-05 13:00 - 14:00
Do you have what it takes to be a superhero?
Test your physical fitness with our superhero obstacle course.
Recommended for children ages 3 – 8 years old.

Free. No registration required.
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(Virtual) Chess Club
2025-10-05 13:00 - 14:30
Are you interested in playing and learning chess? If so, sign up to attend this fun virtual Chess Club hosted by Seven Trees Branch Library! You will be paired up with other kids to play real chess games using virtual chess boards online. Our volunteers are also very knowledgeable and can teach you several strategies and tips, through fun activities and interactive games. The games will be played online using a safe platform. You are encouraged to sign up for a free account at lichess.org, so you can join our online club to play games with us!
Chess Club takes place weekly, and you are free to play every week, or drop in and out if you like. You only need to register once and you’ll be added to our roster.
Age: 5-12 years old (Elementary to Middle School).
Date: Every Sunday from 1:00pm – 2:30pm.
Registration: Please register on
this page to attend the weekly sessions (an email address is required). The Zoom link and password will be emailed before class each week.
Software: No software is required to download, but you must have a computer with Internet and a web browser to access the lichess.org website. This program will be held online via Zoom. To protect your privacy, the meetings will not be recorded.
Cost: Free!
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Afternoon Crafts
2025-10-05 13:00 - 15:00
Visit the library to participate in arts and crafts for kids. All tools and supplies are provided.
Free. No registration required.
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STEM: The Adventure of Birds
2025-10-05 13:00 - 15:00
In these interactive sessions, participants will build an appreciation for native bird species. In the proceeding weeks, this program will cover the following.
Session 1: Introduction to the structure of birds with the creation of paper models and drawings of birds. This session will include a short nature walk.
Session 2: Introduction to bird watching with an introduction to the American Crow and Canada Goose with the creation of Canada Goose made of play dough and bird id cards for American Crows.
Session 3: Introduction to bird migration with a creation of paper models of wings.
Session 4: What can people do to help birds with creation of a bird feeder or bird house. There will also be an introduction to how to identify a fledgling, and what is the best thing to do if you find one.
Registration Required. If you register, please be on-time. Registrants who are more than 15 minutes late may lose their registered spots; if you need an accommodation, please contact Librarian Shih Fa Kao.
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Tech Mentor
2025-10-05 13:00 - 15:00
Need help printing or using Word and Excel? Want to set up an email account? Need ideas on tech security? Questions on accessing SJPL eResources? From the basics to somewhat beyond, volunteer tech mentors are here to help with thoughtful advice and problem-solving. We will do our best to assist you with your tech dilemmas.
Free. No registration or appointment required. Just drop by and ask for assistance.

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Nature Book Club
2025-10-05 14:00 - 15:00
Date: Sunday, October 5, 2025 Time: 2:00pm – 3:00pm Location: Conference Room
Nature lovers and science enthusiasts, we invite you to be part of our Nature Book Club! In October, we hit the open road, figuratively, as we read Crossings by Ben Goldfarm. Every two months, we’ll explore nonfiction books about nature and science, and compare notes in a friendly, welcoming discussion.
October's book is Crossings by Ben Goldfarb.
About Crossings:
Grand Prize Winner of the 2024 Banff Mountain Book Competition
Winner of the Rachel Carson Award for Excellence in Environmental Journalism
Finalist for the NYPL Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism
Finalist for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award
Finalist for the Reading the West Book Award in Nonfiction
Finalist for the Colorado Book Award
Named a Best Book of the Year by the New York Times, The New Yorker, Science News, Smithsonian Magazine, and Kirkus Reviews
"A powerhouse of a book…comprehensive and engaging." —David Gessner, Washington Post
An eye-opening account of the global ecological transformations wrought by roads, from the award-winning author of Eager.
Some 40 million miles of roadways encircle the earth, yet we tend to regard them only as infrastructure for human convenience. While roads are so ubiquitous they’re practically invisible to us, wild animals experience them as entirely alien forces of death and disruption. In Crossings, environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb travels throughout the United States and around the world to investigate how roads have transformed our planet. A million animals are killed by cars each day in the U.S. alone, but as the new science of road ecology shows, the harms of highways extend far beyond roadkill. Creatures from antelope to salmon are losing their ability to migrate in search of food and mates; invasive plants hitch rides in tire treads; road salt contaminates lakes and rivers; and the very noise of traffic chases songbirds from vast swaths of habitat.
Yet road ecologists are also seeking to blunt the destruction through innovative solutions. Goldfarb meets with conservationists building bridges for California’s mountain lions and tunnels for English toads, engineers deconstructing the labyrinth of logging roads that web national forests, animal rehabbers caring for Tasmania’s car-orphaned wallabies, and community organizers working to undo the havoc highways have wreaked upon American cities.
Today, as our planet’s road network continues to grow exponentially, the science of road ecology has become increasingly vital. Written with passion and curiosity, Crossings is a sweeping, spirited, and timely investigation into how humans have altered the natural world—and how we can create a better future for all living beings.

Wee Love Art: Leo Valledor
2025-10-05 14:00 - 15:00
Join us for artsy fun as we learn about different artists and their creative styles! All supplies provided.
This program’s featured artist is Leo Valledor.
Recommended for ages 4-10.
Registration recommended but not required.
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Reading to Children
2025-10-05 14:00 - 15:00
Participating in the Reading to Children program is a great way for children to develop their imagination and spark a love for books, reading and learning.
Children will enjoy one-on-one or small group interaction with our adult volunteer. They are also welcome to practice reading to our volunteer. Pre-registration is not required, and children may drop in to hear a story any time during the program. This program is best suited for preschoolers and children in grades K-3 and will be held in the Children’s Picture Book area.
Free. No registration required.
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