SplitBunch Events

Baby Storytime
2025-10-01 10:30 - 11:15 (America/Los_Angeles)
Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2025 Time: 10:30 am – 11:15 am Location: 1st Floor Program Room
A musical storytime for infants, babies, and new toddlers with books, baby bounces, and dancing! After storytime, we will host a brief Stay & Play for grownups to connect and mingle. This program is designed for ages 0-18 months.
Assisted Listening Devices available upon request.

MISSION: ESL Conversation Club (10/01/2025 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM)
2025-10-01 10:30 - 11:30
Practice your English conversation skills every Wednesday from 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. at the Mission Branch Library! Build confidence and make friends while you practice your English. All levels are welcomed with new topics every week! …

Fun with Art presented by First5 Santa Clara County
2025-10-01 10:30 - 11:30
Join us as we have fun with art with our First5 Santa Clara County partners from the Josephine Guerrero Family Resource Center (FRC) in Milpitas. This program is geared for children ages 3-5 and their caregivers. FRC staff will read a book, lead a craft activity based on the book, and then share resources provided at the resource center.
Registration not required but space is limited.
Session Dates and Location Details:
Wed. Aug. 6 – Auditorium
Wed. Sept. 3 – Auditorium
Wed. Oct 1 – Auditorium
Wed. Nov. 5 – Activity Room
Wed. Dec. 3 – Activity 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.

English Language Learner (ELL) Conversation Club
2025-10-01 10:30 - 11:30
Our English Language Learners (ELL) Conversation Club creates a welcoming and respectful environment for adult learners of English to practice their English conversation skills with a trained facilitator.
The club meets weekly in the Library Community Room.

Free. No registration required
ADA Accommodation Requests

Tea & Toys: Playdate for Children and Their Caregivers
2025-10-01 10:30 - 11:30
Parents & caregivers: bring your little ones ages 5 and younger to a playdate at the Library! Kids will discover new toys and activities while adults will have a chance to chat and get acquainted while sipping tea.
ADA Accommodation Requests

First Wednesdays
2025-10-01 10:30 - 11:30
Would you like to connect with other members in your community? Join us in-person. We will provide a welcoming and respectful gathering space for members of the community to talk, and build positive community member relationships.
This program is intended to create a gathering space for our senior community, but all adults are welcome.
Light refreshments will be provided.
Registration is not required.
ADA Accommodation Requests

Knit & Crochet Circle @ Saratoga Library
2025-10-01 10:30 - 12:00
Join Saratoga Library’s monthly knit and crochet circle. Bring your own projects and yarn, ask questions, receive help, give help, share ideas, and meet new people! We’ll meet in the Maple Room unless notified otherwise. It is located near the Bestseller collection and New Books.
Patterns from past workshops and a limited number of circular knitting needles and crochet hooks will be available to borrow.
Masks are highly recommended. Drop-in, no registration 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@sccl.org.

*Virtual* Tech Time Assistance for Active Adults (55+)
2025-10-01 10:30 - 12:00
“Tech-Time” – Do you know an Active Adult who desires the tools and training needed to start using the internet, a smartphone, or become a fervent user of technology? Do you know an Active Adult who is interested in learning about resources specified for the Active Adult Community? Well, here’s their chance to gain free access to the right tools, training, and resources!
Join the City of San Jose Public Library Staff as we endeavor to create a virtual friendly space for Active Adults while providing virtual adaptive technology programming and additional resources for this community of lifelong learners.
What does this program look like?
During each session, Active Adults will have the opportunity to experience a range of tech devices (iPhones, iPads, Nooks, Kindles, laptops…) or receive resources from presenters with expertise in utilizing and sharing resources specified for the Active Adult community. All this, while receiving virtual support & practice with SJPL staff, volunteers, and or a trained presenter. “It’s like playing in a tech sandbox full of resources!”
Registration is required – Participants will need to log into the Virtual Zoom class to connect with the instructor. Zoom log-in information will be emailed after registration.
Learn more about Zoom at zoom.us
Habrá ayuda en Español
ADA Accommodation Requests

Mobile Clinic
2025-10-01 10:30 - 12:00
Get Comprehensive Medical Care from a Medical Provider every other week at the Educational Park Library.
✅ All ages welcome
✅ Medical care with or without insurance
✅ Walk-ins or appointments
✅ Referrals for dental, women’s health & more
✅ Uber rides offered for referrals to Clinic Services (if needed)

Visit us and take care of your health—no matter your situation.
In-person.
ADA Accommodations Requests
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Recibe Atención Médica Integral de un Proveedor Médico cada dos semanas en la Biblioteca Educational Park.
✅ Todas las edades son bienvenidas
✅ Atención medica con o sin seguro
✅ Sin cita o con cita previa
✅ Referencias para servicios dentales, salud de la mujer y más
✅ Viajes en Uber hacia referencias con especialistas (para quienes lo necesiten).

Visítanos y cuida tu salud — sin importar tu situación.
Presencial.
Solicitudes de Acomodación ADA

ESL Classes with Evergreen Valley College (EVC) - ESL 501: Reading & Writing 1
2025-10-01 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

Tech Mentor: One on One Computer Help
2025-10-01 10:30 - 12:30
Do you need help using a computer or one of our eResources? Want to set up an email account? Get some one-on-one computer help with our Tech Mentor volunteer! Our Tech Mentor volunteer will do their best to assist you with your tech dilemmas such as setting up an email account and sending an email, web searches, printing, etc.
Free. No registration or appointment required. Just drop by and ask for assistance.
ADA Accommodation Requests

Baby Storytime (12 months & younger)
2025-10-01 11:00 - 11:15
Babies, 12 months and younger, join us for fun, interactive nursery rhymes, fingerplays, action rhymes and songs!
Please park strollers in the rear of the room, furthest from the entrance doors.
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.

Preschool Storytime (Ages 2-5)
2025-10-01 11:00 - 11:30
Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2025 Time: 11:00am – 11:30am Location: Children’s Room
Join us for Preschool Storytime in the Children's Room every Wednesday at 11 am! We will sing, move, and read together as we work on developing our early literacy and school readiness skills while also building community connections. This program caters towards toddlers ages 2 to 5.

Family Storytime
2025-10-01 11:00 - 11:30
Storytime is a fun and interactive experience 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. This program promotes the joys of reading and learning for children of all ages and their parents/caregivers!
Free, with limited capacity.
Seating for Storytime is available on a first-come, first-served basis. A limited number of tickets will be distributed at the Information Desk 30 minutes prior to the start of Storytime.

This program is developed to align with the Early Education Quality Standards.
ADA Accommodation Requests

Learn English: Online Conversation Group
2025-10-01 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: Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Milpitas Adult Book Discussion Group - All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir
2025-10-01 11:00 - 12:00
In September, the Milpitas Library Adult Book Group will be reading All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir. You are invited to join in the lively discussion.
September 24th at 7:30 PM
In Our Auditorium
October 1st at 11:00 AM
In Our Program Room
“The first-person prose vibrates with adolescent intensity—of grief, desire, and above all searing rage—as Tahir’s young heroes are faced with grown-up choices they feel ill-equipped to make. But equipped they are: with poetry, music, tradition, and their capacity to love.” – Entertainment Weekly
Books are available by visiting the downstairs information desk while supplies last.
Library copies are available for check out here.

The Milpitas Library Book Discussion Group meets on the 4th Wednesday evening of each month and the Wednesday a week after the first meeting, with the exception of November and December, when we will reschedule to accommodate holiday schedules.
We thank the Friends of the Milpitas Library for making this program possible.
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.

Baby Lap-Sit Story Time
2025-10-01 11:00 - 12:00
This program is geared for pre-walking children and their parents or caregivers.
Baby Lap-Sit Storytime invites newborns, infants, and their caregivers to learn together by strengthening their relationship with each other through stories, songs, bounces, tickles, rhymes, books, and play. The program includes a half hour of stories and songs, followed by a half hour of open play with age appropriate toys.
All attendees will be required to observe the library’s Safety Guidelines.
This program is developed to align with the Early Education Quality Standards.
ADA Accommodation Requests

Family Storytime
2025-10-01 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!
Join us after for Stay & Play, a playtime for children and their caregivers to socialize and explore.
Free. No registration required
This program is developed to align with the Early Education Quality Standards.
ADA Accommodation Requests

Indoor Family Storytime + Stay & Play
2025-10-01 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!
Please note that this will be an indoor program.
Free, with limited capacity.
As we navigate pandemic life, here are a few modifications to our Storytime:

Seating for Storytime is available on a first-come, first-served basis. A limited number of tickets will be distributed at the Information Desk 30 minutes prior to the start of Storytime.
It is strongly recommended that everyone (ages 2+) wear a mask for indoor programming.

After Storytime concludes, we invite you to Stay & Play! Until 12pm the Storytime librarian and special toys will be on the Children’s
Room floor to keep the fun going. Meet new friends, play with toys,
chat, get book recommendations, and maybe even create something!

Storytime 11:00-11:30am
Stay & Play 11:30am-12:00pm

This program is developed to align with the Early Education Quality Standards.
ADA Accommodation Requests

CENTRAL: Quilling Craft Club (10/01/2025 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM)
2025-10-01 11:00 - 12:30
Get creative in this hands-on workshop where you’ll learn the beautiful art of paper quilling! Whether you’re a beginner or looking to refresh your skills, join us for a relaxing session of curling, rolling, and shaping paper…

Playdates for Children and Their Caregivers
2025-10-01 11:00 - 12:30
Join us every Wednesday for weekly playdates. Kids get to practice early social skills like sharing, taking turns, imitation of play, and joint attention while caregivers get a chance to connect.

Don’t miss out on this chance to celebrate the joys of play while connecting with other families in the community. It’s a wonderful way to learn through play and create lasting memories together!

1st Wednesday: Cars
2nd Wednesday: Superhero Obstacle Course (ages 3-8)
3rd Wednesday: LEGO® DUPLO® Blocks
4th Wednesday: Cars
5th Wednesday: LEGO® DUPLO® Blocks

Recommended for children ages 2 – 6 years old.
ADA Accommodation Requests
