SplitBunch Events

Family Board Games
2025-07-27 00:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Join us every Sunday to play fun board games! We have a fun variety of games set out for folks of all ages to enjoy.
ADA Accommodation Requests

Pen Women in the Arts Exhibit @ Saratoga Library
2025-07-27 00:00
This exhibit is an introduction to the National League of American Pen Women (NLAPW). It showcases a sampling of the work by professional artists of the Santa Clara County Branch. The exhibit is available for the community to view everyday during the library’s open hours.
The exhibit runs from June 1 to July 29, 2025 in the Saratoga Library Group Study Room.

Mindfulness Meditation
2025-07-26 13:00 - 14:00
Come and improve your mental and physical health in mindfulness meditation sessions led by Phuong Pham. Each session is 45 minutes of sitting and/or walking meditation followed by 15 minutes of group sharing and Q&A. It is open to all levels of experience and no registration is required.
Participants are encouraged to bring their own yoga mats and/or meditation cushions. Chairs are available for those who do not bring them.
Phuong is a Buddhist nun experienced in leading mindfulness meditation. You can learn more about Phuong here and can watch her meditation videos on the library’s YouTube channel here.

Family Storytime - Cancelled
2025-07-26 11:00 - 11:30
Storytime is cancelled today because we will be at tabling at the annual City of Palo Alto MSC Open House, where they’ll be food, games, music, info booths, and more. Stop by our booth and win cool library prizes!

Meditation with Sara
2025-07-26 10:15 - 10:45
Join us for a guided meditation experience with Sara. Welcome to all experience levels. This will be a seated meditation session that lasts about 30 minutes.

External Event: Open Garden Saturdays
2025-07-26 10:00 - 12:00
The Palo Alto Demonstration Garden is open to the public every Saturday morning, from 10 am–noon, May through October, with Master Gardeners on site to answer your gardening questions. This event is free and no registration is required. Learn more about the event here: https://ucanr.edu/site/uc-mast…

LEGO Fridays!
2025-07-25 16:00 - 17:00
We have the LEGOs! Bring your imagination and build something fun! LEGOs will stay at the library, so be sure to snap a pic of your creation!
In addition to being a great way to introduce the engineering and art concepts of STEAM, playing with LEGO’s supports early childhood development because children engage in problem solving, teamwork, self-confidence, and creativity!

Learn English: Beyond the Basics
2025-07-25 12:00 - 13:00
English as a Second Language (ESL) / Learn English: Beyond the Basics is an in-person 8-week class with lessons on English grammar, pronunciation, and idioms. It is for adult (18 years and older) intermediate and advanced English learners who can have a conversation in English and want to improve their pronunciation and understanding.
To register for the entire 8-week series, please include your email address and make sure it is entered correctly.

Family Storytime
2025-07-25 11:00 - 11:30
Join Librarian Heidi on Friday mornings at 11:00AM for Family Storytime at Downtown 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!
Make sure to follow us on YouTube for more stories, songs and rhymes, including a playlist of all of our favorite songs to sing!

External Event: Fire in Bay Area Forests
2025-07-24 19:00 - 20:00
Friend, Foe, or Frenemy?
“California’s forests and the Bay Area’s diverse ecosystems have evolved alongside fire for millennia – our local landscapes depend on periodic fires for regeneration and biodiversity. But we face challenges maintaining a balance in the fire-prone Bay Area where urban areas intersect open spaces.
Join Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) for a live one-hour webinar exploring the critical relationship between wildfires and forest health in the Bay Area and beyond.
Topics to be discussed include

The rich history of California’s forests and their natural fire cycles
Traditional ecological knowledge and fire management practices
Understanding “good fire”: prescribed burns and other fuel reduction methods
Climate change impacts and POST’s conservation and restoration approaches
Practical actions and resources for community protection

🌟 Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how organizations like POST are working to build healthier, more resilient forests in the Bay Area.
Register for FREE and find out more about the event.

Pop and Go Puppets– July 24 at 7 PM at Fairwood Park, Sunnyvale
2025-07-24 19:00 - 20:00 | Fairwood Park, Sunnyvale
Pop and Go Puppets– July 24 at 7 PM at Fairwood ParkAccording to the Pop and Go Puppets website, it will be Show – Rumple Stuntskin in Sunnyvale. It’s part of one of the coziest summer series the City of Sunnyvale hosts!
Pro tips: Bring blankets or chairs, snacks, and plenty of water. See you there!

YA Reads (for Adults and Teens)
2025-07-24 18:30 - 19:30
Looking for others who share your passion for Young Adult novels?? Come join the YA Reads Book Club now open to high school teens and adults!
In celebration of Disability Pride Month we will be reading How We Roll by Natasha Friend. Quinn gets a second chance when her family moves across the country a week before her freshman year–no knows that Quinn has alopecia, an autoimmune disorder. When the popular girls mistake her for one of their own, Quinn plays along until a Jake, wheelchair user who’s been hurt even more than she has, turns Quinn’s carefully constructed world on its head.

Check out a physical copy or e-versions! (And yes, listening to the audiobook 100% counts)
No copies currently available? Find this title on LINK+
📚 Take a look at the reading list for 2025

Wander & Wonder: Nature Journaling
2025-07-24 16:00 - 17:30
Poet Mary Oliver‘s advice for life is to “pay attention, be astonished, and tell about it” — something you can do on the road or even close to home! Nature journaling is one such activity that encourages you to pay close attention to your surroundings, get curious, and put it all down on paper so you can easily share or reflect on your own memories and experiences.
During this workshop, attendees will be led through a series of exercises to warm up their eyes and hands. Then we will venture into the Secret Garden, sketching as we go. Pencils and small sketchbooks, as well as a resource list, will be provided to use and take home. No artistic experience is necessary! This workshop is about the process, and people of all levels are encouraged to attend. Due to the outdoor location of this event, children and tweens should be accompanied by their adult.

Hora de Cuentos en Español
2025-07-24 11:00 - 11:30
Los invitamos a participar junto a la señorita Juliana para la hora de cuentos familiares en español en la biblioteca de College Terrace.
La hora del cuento incluye una variedad de actividades como cuentos, canciones, rimas y movimientos. Storytime es una experiencia divertida e interactiva para toda la familia que promueve el placer de leer y aprender para todas las edades. Este programa familiar se ofrece en español y está abierto a todas las personas interesadas en aprender nuevos idiomas.
Por favor traiga sus propias bufandas y maracas. La biblioteca no proporciona útiles compartidos en este momento. Esta hora de cuentos es un programa en el interior/exterior de la biblioteca. El uso del espacio exterior depende del clima.
¡Asegúrate de seguirnos en YouTube para ver más historias, canciones y rimas, incluyendo una lista de reproducción de todas nuestras canciones favoritas para cantar
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Join Senorita Juliana for Family Storytime en Español at College Terrace Library.
Storytime includes a variety of early literacy activities such as stories, songs, rhymes, and movements. Storytime is a fun and interactive experience for the whole family that promotes the joys of reading and learning for all ages. This family-friendly program is hosted in Spanish and open to all including native speakers and those interested in learning new languages.
Please bring your own scarves and shakers. The library is not providing shared supplies at this time. This storytime is an indoor/outdoor program. Use of outdoor space is weather dependent.
Make sure to follow us on YouTube for more stories, songs and rhymes, including a playlist of all of our favorite songs to sing!

What's Up Wednesday: The Rhythm Builders
2025-07-23 15:30 - 16:30
What’s up this Wednesday? Join The Rhythm Builders for an interactive journey through rhythm, movement, and storytelling! Instruments provided.
Space is limited.

Learn English: Online Conversation Group
2025-07-23 11:00 - 12:00
Our ESL (English as a Second Language) / Learn English conversation group program is a friendly and informal environment for adults (18 years old and older) to practice speaking and listening in English. It is designed for English learners who enjoy meeting friends from various ethnic backgrounds and learning conversational English in a casual setting.

Registration is required for *each* online session. You must include your email address and please make sure it is entered correctly.
Please register before 12 pm (Pacific Time) the day before to receive information needed to join.
Attendees will receive an email with the Zoom link and topic handout the evening before the event.
The session starts promptly at 11 am (Pacific Time) and attendees participate in small groups with trained volunteer tutors.

This week’s topic: Sports

Little Ones Storytime
2025-07-23 10:30 - 11:00
Join Librarian Heidi on Wednesday mornings at 10:30AM for Little Ones Storytime at the Children’s Library!
Storytime includes a variety of early literacy activities such as stories, songs, rhymes, 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 targeted to children under the age of two and their caregivers.
Note: During the warmer months, we will host storytime in the Secret Garden. On colder days we will host storytime in the Tree Top Room.

Mindfulness Meditation (Online)
2025-07-22 19:00 - 20:00
Mindfulness meditation is a wonderful way to develop clarity, discipline, and perspective as well as improve your mental and physical health. Join online sessions with Phuong Pham, a Buddhist nun experienced in the practice of meditation. Each session is 45 minutes of meditating together followed by 15 minutes of group sharing and Q&A led by Phuong. The group sharing and Q&A is a valuable part of the process, so participants can reflect on the meditation session together and build community. It is open to all levels of experience.
Registration is required to receive the Zoom link. Please make sure your email address is entered correctly. To minimize interruptions, participants must arrive no later than 7:15 pm to be admitted. Participants must register separately for each week they would like to join.
You can learn more about Phuong here and can watch her meditation videos here.

Pop-up with Allcove: Bracelet making!
2025-07-22 16:00 - 18:00
Calling all teens! Join local teen-centered org Allcove as they host a pop-up tote bracelet making workshop in our teen room.
Connect with other teens, make some cute bracelets, and check out the teen room!
See you there!
This workshop is for teens 11-18

LEGO Tuesdays!
2025-07-22 16:00 - 17:00

Family Storytime
2025-07-22 11:00 - 11:30
Join Librarian Jennifer 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!

Paper Butterfly Mosaic Grab and Go Kit
2025-07-21 00:00 - 2025-07-31 00:00
Embrace Summer Learning with this Butterfly Mosaic Grab and Go Kit. The kit will have instructions, a pattern, and some colored paper with pre-printed squares. The only thing you need at home will be scissors and paste.
Just like Summer Learning prize books, if you see one of our Summer Learning Ambassadors at our table, then you can get kits from them; otherwise, they will be available at the Information Desk. While you’re with us, please sign up for the Summer Learning if you have not already.
These kits are ideal for children 3rd grade and up.
Kits will be available until July 31st or while supplies last.
No registration required.
ADA Accommodation Requests

Shakespeare in the Park at Memorial Park, Cupertino
2025-07-19 18:00 - 20:30 | Memorial Park Amphitheater, 21163 Anton Way,, Cupertino, 95014, United States
Free Shakespeare in the Park brings you The Two Gentlemen of Verona, directed by Ely Sonny Orquiza.
Memorial Park Amphitheater, 21163 Anton Way, 95014
Event Dates:

Saturday, July 19, 2025 | 06:00 PM – 08:30 PM
Sunday, July 20, 2025 | 06:00 PM – 08:30 PM
Saturday, July 26, 2025 | 06:00 PM – 08:30 PM
Sunday, July 27, 2025 | 06:00 PM – 08:30 PM
Saturday, August 02, 2025 | 06:00 PM – 08:30 PM

Play Like A Miner at Casa Grande - Almaden Quicksilver Mining Museum
2025-07-12 10:00 - 14:00 | Almaden Quicksilver Mining Museum, 21350 Almaden Rd, San Jose, CA, 95120, United States
Play Like A Miner at Casa Grande – Almaden Quicksilver Mining Museum on Saturday, July 12, 10:00am – 2:00pm. Free event.
This is the event for kids who are interested to imagine a day in the life of a mercury miner and other 19th century residents of New Almaden at this fun family event held in the backyard of the Almaden Quicksilver Mining Museum.
The event features games, crafts, live music, demonstrations, and mining-era activities for all ages.
You can explore a replica mine tunnel or try your hand at panning for precious gemstones. There’s something for everyone at this free event!
Link to the event https://parks.santaclaracounty.gov/play-miner-2025

Free Outdoor Movie Night – Inside Out 2 at Cuesta Park!
2025-07-11 20:30 - 22:00 | Cuesta Park, Mountain View
Free Outdoor Movie Night – Inside Out 2 at Cuesta Park!Seating starts at 7:30 p.m., and the movie begins around 8:30 p.m. or when it gets dark. Bring a blanket to sit on (and maybe a warm blanket to cover yourself) or lawn chair to enjoy this open-air experience under the stars. It’s a great excuse to connect with other local families!

Teen Zine Contest @ Milpitas Library
2025-07-11 00:00 - 2025-07-31 00:00
Pickup your free kit in the Teen Area at Milpitas Library, available July 11-25th.
Supplies are served from a first come first serve basis, make sure to get them while supplies last!
Three zines will be chosen to receive a $25 cash gift card!
Deadline is July 31st. Submit your entry at the Librarian’s desk upstairs.
Requirements:

Open to ages 12-18 only.
One entry per person (Each teen can submit only one zine).
Must use at least 8 pages minimum.
Must be a physical zine. Must use notebook provided in kit.
May decorate the cover (optional).

This contest is created and run by a student intern, thanks to the Milpitas Youth Force.

Slim Chance Circus – July 10 at 7 PM at Washington Park, Sunnyvale
2025-07-10 19:00 - 20:00 | Washington Park, 840 W Washington Ave, Sunnyvale, CA, 94086, United States
Slim Chance Circus – July 10 at 7 PM at Washington Park, in Sunnyvale. Slim Chance Circus presents presents classic circus. A fun show for families!

Sea Life Scavenger Hunt
2025-07-01 00:00 - 2025-07-31 00:00
Go on a search under the waves! Nine sea creatures are hiding in the picture book area at Bascom Library. Find at least seven and come to the information desk for a prize.
Recommended ages 3-10.
ADA Accommodation Requests

Whimsical Garden Art Exhibit
2025-07-01 00:00 - 2025-07-31 00:00
Megan Wu’s “Whimsical Garden Art” exhibit will be on display at the Los Altos Library for the month of July.
From the artist:
I’ve always been inspired by the playful shapes, bright colors, and little surprises hiding in nature. Through painting, I try to capture that sense of wonder—the feeling of lying in the grass, watching sunlight filter through leaves, and flowers fluttering in the breeze.

Fairwood Elementary Golden Bay Pizza Dine Out Event
2025-06-20 - 2025-07-31 | Golden Bay Pizza, 1190 N Fair Oaks Ave, Sunnyvale, CA, 94089, United States
You can now support the Fairwood Alliance by enjoying Golden Bay Pizza! Golden Bay Pizza will contribute 20% of your order to the Fairwood Alliance. Plus, you’ll receive an additional 10% off your entire order. Simply use the promo code FAIRWOOD (all caps) when ordering in person or online. This offer is valid throughout the school year, and the promo code is currently active.
With Thanksgiving break underway, it’s the perfect time to check out their delicious selection of pizzas, salads, and subs. The Golden Bay Pizza team recommends the following:

Pepperoni Pizza (great for kids)
Falafel Hummus Plate (Mediterranean)
Sweet and Spicy Pepperoni Pizza
Tuscan Mushroom Pizza (Vegetarian)
Meat Lovers Pizza
Combination Pizza
Grilled Chicken Sub
Greek Salad
Pear Salad
