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 13·3:30 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 20·12:15 PM – 12:45 PM·Joyce Ellington, San Jose

Storytime includes stories, songs, bounces, tickles, rhymes, books, and play; then Stay & Play with special toys and a librarian, for ages 5 and under.

Fri · Nov 20·2:30 PM – 3:30 PM·Rose Garden, San Jose

One‑on‑one reading with volunteers at Rose Garden Branch Library lets students practice phonics, sight words and comprehension, using a favorite book or library selection, free, for ages 5–10.

Fri · Nov 20·3:30 PM – 4:30 PM·Village Square, Community Room, San Jose

Thanksgiving Celebration (Village Square Community Room, San Jose) — Arts, crafts, snacks, and prizes offered in an afternoon, walk‑ins welcome, ADA accommodations available, for ages 12 and under.

Fri · Nov 20·3:30 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 · 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+.