• ESL Writing Club

    Practice basic writing skills in English with our tutor in a welcoming and respectful environment for adult learners. Sessions will include creating simple sentence structures, some basic grammar, and build up to writing a simple paragraph.  Free. No registration required.ADA Accommodation Requests

  • Teen Book Club

    Interested in discussing books with other teens? Join our teen-led teen book club! We’ll be discussing "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan and "Splintered" by A.G. Howard, then playing a Kahoot game based on the reading. For teens (ages 13-18) only. Free. No registration required.ADA Accommodation Requests

  • External Event: Gamble Garden – Once Upon a Garden Family Night

    Enjoy a magical holiday evening for kids and families! Get into the holiday spirit and step into a storybook world at Once Upon a Garden, where imagination comes to life. Follow this link for more details. Librarian Alicia will be performing a storytime at this event.

  • Poetry in the Dark

    Let’s turn off the lights and speak poems to each other. This is an intimate conversation, not a performance. Please bring inside you a poem you know by heart.If you think you don't know any poems by heart, come anyway!Hosted by Cupertino Poet Laureate Keiko O'Leary.I carry poems inside me like dear friends. I’d like […]

  • 中/英文雙語說故事時間 Mandarin/English Bilingual Family Storytime

    Join us for for stories, songs, flannel board story, fingerplay and a craft project with Children Librarian in Mandarin and English. Children and their caretakers are welcome to join. 兒童圖書館員將為小朋友讀圖畫故事書;唱兒歌;用絨布板講故事;手指謠和做美勞。歡迎幼兒們 和家長,褓母一同前來參加。Thank you to the Friends of the Cupertino Library for their funding and support. 

  • Computer Assembly Workshop [by Appointment]

    Free. Recommended for ages 10+ With Lab PCs donated by our local community, you will learn: Components needed to assemble a working computerHow to plan out and shop for a new/used computer componentsHow to assemble a PC without damaging components Class Breakdown: Presentation on minimum necessary components and their functionsStudents/families (in small groups) will be given […]

  • 1:1 Tech Mentor / Giáo Viên Máy Tính

    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 basicsAccount or device setupIntro to Microsoft OfficeJob search & resume helpNavigating/organizing emailAnd more!Contact Tiffany Lam by phone (408) 808-3056 or email at tiffany.lam@sjlibrary.org to make […]

  • Write a Letter to Santa

    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. ADA Accommodation Requests

  • Holiday Selfie Station at Santa's Toy Shop

    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 […]

  • Write a Letter to Santa

    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 […]