Video Game Zone

Fri · Oct 23·3:30 PM – 5 PM·Seven Trees, San Jose

Compete on Nintendo Switch games like Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate at Seven Trees, San Jose, for ages 5–18.

Fri · Oct 30·3:30 PM – 5 PM·Seven Trees, San Jose

Compete on Nintendo Switch games like Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate at Seven Trees, San Jose, for ages 5–18.

Fri · Nov 13·3 PM – 5 PM·Joyce Ellington, Children's Area , San Jose

New craft activity each Friday in the Joyce Ellington Children’s Area, supplies provided, free, no registration required, ages 5–10.

Fri · Nov 13·3:30 PM – 5 PM·Biblioteca Latinoamericana, Community Room, San Jose

Board games, card games, and Nintendo Switch battles featuring Mario Kart, Super Smash Bros. and Super Mario Party fill the Biblioteca Latinoamericana Community Room, free for ages 5–18.

Fri · Nov 13·7 PM·Montgomery Theater, San Jose

Matilda the Musical performed by CMT San Jose at Montgomery Theater showcases a youth cast bringing Roald Dahl’s story to life.

Fri · Nov 13·King Library · San Jose

Explore 70 years of LGBTQ+ publications—from early Gay Pride flyers to AIDS-era newsletters and debates on marriage, employment, and military service—at King Library.

Fri · Nov 13·4 PM – 5 PM·Pearl Avenue, San Jose

Make a paper collage owl at Pearl Avenue, San Jose, with supplies provided, plus crafts, board games, and bingo, for ages 12 and under.

Fri · Nov 13·4 PM – 5 PM·Bascom, San Jose

One‑on‑one or small‑group reading sessions with a volunteer in Bascom’s Children’s Area encourage imagination and reading practice, ages 10 and under.

Sat · Nov 14·10:30 AM – 2 PM·The Tech Interactive · San Jose

Girl Scout Tech Detective program at The Tech Interactive offers forensic drawing, code practice, fingerprinting, DNA extraction, and ancient DNA identification for badge earners.

Fri · Oct 23·10 AM · 12 PM · 2 PM·King Library, 3rd Floor Service Desk, San Jose

Volunteer tech mentors offer assistance with printing, Word, Excel, email setup, security tips, and SJPL eResources at King Library’s 3rd‑floor service desk, free, for ages 18 and up.

Fri · Oct 23·11 AM – 12 PM·San José Public Library · San Jose

Virtual ELL Conversation Club (San José Public Library) — Volunteer instructor leads adult learners in English speaking, listening, vocabulary and current‑event discussions via Zoom; free, ages 18+.