Looking for a Halloween costume for your child or yourself? Come to Central Park Library and pick out a “new-to-you” gently used costume for FREE, graciously donated by the library community! These will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Limit one costume per person. Your attendance to this program grants permission to the City of Santa Clara to take your photograph and/or your child's photograph for marketing purposes.
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Parallel Visions (https://www.scu.edu/cas/art/gallery-exhibitions/gallery-exhibition-schedule/2026-2027/parallel-visions/#d.en.1425467) Curated by Kelly Detweiler SCU Artists: Kathy Aoki, Ryan Carrington, Pancho Jiménez, Takeshi Moro, and Ryan Reynolds Japanese Artists: Mitsugu Aikawa, Rie Kawakami, Hiroyasu Kosukagawa…
The Santa Clara City Library Foundation and Friends hosts monthly book sales at the Central Park Library on the third Friday and Saturday of the month. Book sale hours are Friday 3:30pm-5:30pm and Saturday 10am-2pm. The sales have books of all kinds, with prices starting at $1 each. Proceeds support the Santa Clara Cit…
Join us for a transformative, two-session in-person workshop designed specifically for women who are restarting their professional lives. There is one certainty in this life: change. Evolution is written into our nature, yet rebuilding your identity, your career, and your sense of belonging in a new place with unfamili…
If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands! Connect with us for a fun, interactive storytime. Storytime is a magical time for children of all ages and abilities to learn and interact with one another. Our Library staff will share stories, songs, rhymes, fingerplays and movement! Grownups can also learn some tips…
Do you love stories? Make your ideas come to life! Build confidence in your storytelling skills. For 2nd -5th grade students.
Crafternoon is a fun, hands-on arts and crafts program where kids can snip, glue, color, and create to their heart’s content! Arts and crafts help build fine motor skills, encourage problem-solving, spark imagination, and support social and emotional development. All supplies are provided! Attendees are welcome to join…
Central Park Library will have extended hours to celebrate the Santa Clara Art & Wine Festival | City of Santa Clara Saturday, September 19 - 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sunday, September 20 - 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Support the Santa Clara City Library Foundation & Friends and buy some gently used books at the Book Sale on the Patio. The sale will be on the back patio of the Library near the Central Park entrance. For more information about our Foundation, visit lovethelibrary.org.
Bookmark Stories is a community art project that invites people to share their immigration journeys, whether their own or their family’s, through a simple, powerful medium: a bookmark. By writing or drawing on a small piece of paper, participants capture moments of transition, memory, and identity. These bookmarks beco…
Pick up a free DIY art kit and create something fun at home! Kits are available for ages 12 and up and are generously provided by Art in Action. Supplies are limited and will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis, while supplies last.
