SplitBunch Events

Free Flu Shot / Vacunas Contra la Influenza
2025-10-11 10:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Flu season is coming! Influenza (flu) vaccination helps all of us stay happy and healthy.

No appointment needed
First come, first served
while supplies last
For ages 6 months and older
No ID Required

Administered by Stanford University, School of Medicine.
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¡Se acerca la temporada de gripe! La vacunación contra la influenza nos ayuda a todos a mantenernos felices y saludables.

No se necesita cita previa
Por orden de llegada
Hasta agotar existencias
Para mayores de 6 meses
No se requiere identificación

Administrada por la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Stanford.

Friends of the East San Jose Carnegie Library Book Sale
2025-10-11 10:00 - 14:00
Choose from a large collection of books at our sale in the community room. Proceeds go toward funding library programs, events, and supplies. Come support your local library branch and find new literary treasures for yourself! There will be a large selection of books for all ages and interests.
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Friends of the Calabazas Branch Book Sale
2025-10-11 10:00 - 15:00
Hosted by the Friends of the Calabazas Branch Library.
Choose from a large collection of books, both donations and discarded library items. Proceeds go toward funding library programs, books, and supplies. Come support your local library branch and find new literary treasures for yourself.
Regular sale will run from 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
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Freedom to Read Scavenger Hunt
2025-10-11 10:00 - 17:00
Celebrate Banned Books Week with two fun scavenger hunts! Kids can explore the Children’s Area to uncover clues about challenged favorites, while teens and adults can test their knowledge with a banned book quest of their own. Discover stories once silenced—and the joy of finding them again. Visit the Information Desk to get started and to have your answers checked and pick a small prize while supplies last.
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Freedom to Read Scavenger Hunt
2025-10-11 10:00 - 18:00
Celebrate Banned Books Week with two fun scavenger hunts! Kids can explore the Children’s Room to uncover clues about challenged favorites, while teens and adults can test their knowledge with a banned book quest of their own. Discover stories once silenced—and the joy of finding them again.
Free. No registration required. While supplies last.
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Freedom to Read BINGO Reading Challenge
2025-10-11 10:00 - 18:00
Celebrate the freedom to read with Banned Books Bingo! Explore frequently challenged titles, learn the stories behind them, and reflect on the importance of protecting intellectual freedom.
Pick up a bingo card and take on the challenge! How many of these Banned Books have you read? How many more can you read during Banned Books Week to get a BINGO?

Free. No registration is required.
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Meditation with Sara
2025-10-11 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.

Family Storytime at Cupertino Library
2025-10-11 10:30 - 11:00
Join us for Family Storytime for all ages in our program room! This storytime series is suitable for all ages and will feature stories, songs, rhymes and dances, all to encourage the development of crucial early literacy skills. Parents and children will listen together, learn together, and sing together.
Storytime is limited to the first 100 families, with a maximum of 2 adults per family group. Please bring a yoga mat or blanket to sit on.

Bilingual Spanish & English Family Storytime
2025-10-11 10:30 - 11:15
Join us in the Children’s Activity Room for family fun with your little one! Stories, music, movement, and more!Storytimes are bilingual (Spanish/English) and all ages are welcome to attend.
¡Acompáñenos en la sala de actividades para niños para divertirse en familia con su pequeño! ¡Cuentos, música, movimiento y más!Las horas de cuentos son bilingües (español/inglés) y todas las edades son bienvenidas.

Family Storytime [Hora de Cuentos]
2025-10-11 10:30 - 11:30
Join us for stories, songs, music & movement with Librarian Patty, followed by play time.

Acompáñenos a escuchar cuentos, música y movimiento con la Bibliotecaria Patty, seguido por tiempo para jugar.

Meditation for Adults
2025-10-11 10:30 - 12:00
Come join our meditation program to help relax your body and mind, and improve your overall health and well-being.
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Mini Math Festival
2025-10-11 10:30 - 12:30
Come challenge yourself with fun math games built for the whole family to enjoy from the Julia Robinson Math Festival.
Volunteers will guide participants in two rotating math challenges each week. These puzzles scale in difficulty and are challenging for students aged 4 to adult.

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Hillview - Overfelt Adult Education ESL Class
2025-10-11 10:30 - 13:30
Learn basic reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills for free!
This class meets in-person at the Hillview Branch Library and is led by a certified English instructor in collaboration with Overfelt Adult Education Center at no cost.
Starts: August 9, 2025Ends: May 15, 2026Meets: SaturdaysTime: 10:30 AM – 1:30 PMInstructor: Annalisa Hernandez
Free. For more information:

Call Overfelt Adult Education Center at (408) 254-8100
Visit Overfelt Adult Education Center at 1901 Cunningham Ave, San Jose, CA 95122
Or complete this form online to register

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Family Storytime
2025-10-11 11:00 - 11:30
Join Librarian Alicia on Saturdays at 11:00 AM for Family Storytime at Mitchell Park 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!

Family Storytime
2025-10-11 11:00 - 11:30
Join us for fun stories, fingerplays, action rhymes and songs! Please park strollers in the Children’s room.
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
2025-10-11 11:00 - 11:30
Join us on Saturday mornings for Family Storytime. This thirty-minute story time features lots of movement, singing, and action. Early literacy focus is on picture books, flannel board stories and fingerplays and an early introduction to group dynamics and socialization.
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.

Guitar Class for Beginners
2025-10-11 11:00 - 12:00
This 4 class series will cover understanding rhythm and meter, tuning your guitar, finger position on the fretboard, how to read and play chords, and finger picking style of playing. Printed study materials will be provided.
Please bring your own guitar. For ages 12 and up.
Space is limited, please register. Plan to attend all 4 classes.
Thank you to the Friends of the Gilroy Library for generously funding this series.

Fiber Arts Circle at Almaden
2025-10-11 11:00 - 13:00
Do you enjoy crocheting or knitting? Want to see what others are working on, refine your skills, or connect with other crafters? Grab your project and join us every week in the Almaden Library living room (behind the Tech Center where the newspapers and magazines are kept) to crochet or knit (or embroider or tat or…) and chat with other crafters making things with yarn. All hand needle crafts welcome.
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Friendly Stitchers
2025-10-11 11:30 - 13:00
Do you enjoy–or want to learn–cross stitch, embroidery, punch needle, knitting, needlepoint, knitting looms, felting, latch hook, and other needlecrafts? Join our weekly stitching social! Bring your own project of any kind or stitch our small sample project while enjoying the company of fellow needlecrafters.

Small children’s or adult project supplied free for participants.
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Trunk or Treat
2025-10-11 12:00 - 14:00
Join us for candy, lowriders, free books, and more!

Brought to you by United Lowrider Council San Jose, Low Conspiracy San Jose, the Friends of the Alum Rock Library, Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, and the San Jose Public Library.
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Tech Mentor
2025-10-11 12:00 - 14:00, 2025-10-11 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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Asistencia de Búsqueda de Trabajo y Crear Resumen (Currículum)
2025-10-11 12:00 - 15:00
¿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.
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Asistencia Tecnologica - Ayuda Personalizada
2025-10-11 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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Banned Books & Brews
2025-10-11 12:00 - 18:00
SJPL will be closing out our Banned Books Week celebration at a special event hosted at Clandestine Brewing called Banned Books & Brews.
This event is in partnership with the San Jose Public Library Foundation and will feature:

Banned Books Trivia
Storytime for Kids
Brewery Tours by Clandestine Brewing
A Banned Books Fair
Music
Other exciting surprises!

Program schedule:

Noon – Doors open
12:30 p.m. – Storytime
1 p.m. – Banned Book Trivia
1:30 p.m. – Brewery Tour
2 p.m. – Storytime with Clifford the Big Red Dog
2:30 p.m. – Banned Book Trivia
3 p.m. – Brewery Tour
4 p.m. – Food Truck (Slanging Dough Pizza)
6 p.m. – Program ends (books available until 10 p.m.)
Happening All Day:

Book Fair, Art Show by Jimmy Paints, and Slanging Dough Pizza Food Truck

About Clandestine Brewing:
Located at Suite B on 1st Street in Downtown San Jose, this local brewery is passionate about producing beer of the highest quality!
This event is FREE, open to the public and family friendly!
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Mindfulness Meditation
2025-10-11 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.

Reading Buddies with Srushti
2025-10-11 13:30 - 15:00
Children in grades K-5 will discover the joy of reading while improving their reading skills through practice with Srushti on Saturdays.
Our Reading Buddy will listen to children and help them build confidence in their ability to read. They will ask questions about the books being read to encourage reading comprehension.
Children will enjoy one-on-one interaction with Srushti who has been trained to create a positive reading experience for beginning and developing readers.
Availability of Reading Buddies is on a first come, first served basis.

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Reading Buddies with Chloe
2025-10-11 13:30 - 15:00
Children in grades K-5 will discover the joy of reading while improving their reading skills through practice with Chloe on Saturdays.
Our Reading Buddy will listen to children and help them build confidence in their ability to read. They will ask questions about the books being read to encourage reading comprehension.
Children will enjoy one-on-one interaction with Chloe who has been trained to create a positive reading experience for beginning and developing readers.
Availability of Reading Buddies is on a first come, first served basis.

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Introduction to Kids LEGO Robotics
2025-10-11 14:00 - 15:00
Date: Saturday, October 11, 2025 Time: 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Presenter: Yan Zhu Location: 1st Floor Program Room
Ever wondered what it’s like to be a real engineer? Spend an hour designing, building, and programming a real robot using LEGO SPIKE Prime or Essential kits. You’ll get hands-on engineering experience with motors, sensors, and creative problem-solving. This presentation is the perfect way to introduce the high-level idea of LEGO Robotics engineering. No pressure. Just bring your imagination, play, learn and engineer.
Followed by a demonstration, attendees will break into groups to assemble a LEGO set together then write simple code to operate tablets.
13 tablets and LEGO kits will be provided, allowing for groups of up to 3 children per tablet.
Ages 6-13.
39 free tickets will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis 30 minutes before the program. Please come to the First Floor Program Room to pick up your tickets starting at 1:30 p.m.
Note: To manage attendance, we will be implementing a ticketing system on a trial basis instead of pre-registration. This system will prioritize access for customers who are present in the building, helping to ensure that every seat is filled and to minimize no-shows from the registration list.

Ofrenda Crafts/Manualidades para la Ofrenda
2025-10-11 14:00 - 15:00
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Gilroy Library!
Get ready for Día de los Muertos at Gilroy Library! Join us in the Children’s Department to create beautiful crafts for your home ofrenda. We’ll be decorating sugar skulls, making colorful tissue paper flowers, and decorating candle holders—perfect for honoring loved ones in this special tradition.
¡Prepárate para el Día de los Muertos en la Biblioteca de Gilroy! Acompáñanos en el Departamento de Niños para crear hermosas manualidades para tu ofrenda en casa. Decoraremos calaveritas de azúcar, haremos cempazuchitl de papel y decoraremos candelero —perfectos para honrar a tus seres queridos en esta tradición especial.
