Parents and caregivers: bring your little ones ages 0-4 to a playdate at the library! Kids will discover new toys and activities while adults will have a chance to chat and get acquainted. Come and go as you wish or need. Light refreshments will be provided. Free. No registration required. ADA Accommodation Requests
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Playdate in the Berryessa Community Room offers new toys and activities for little ones while caregivers chat over light refreshments, free, for ages 5 and under.
Interactive music and movement session featuring songs, rhymes, finger plays, and movement activities in the Joyce Ellington Community Room, for ages 5 and under.
Storytime with songs, rhymes, fingerplays and movement at East SJ Carnegie, followed by 30 minutes of age‑appropriate toys and librarian assistance, free for ages 5 and under.
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.
Washington Room hosts a craft night where participants select painting, coloring, drawing, building or sculpting projects, even combining two, for ages 18–98.
Storytime with songs, rhymes, fingerplays and movement in the Village Square Community Room, followed by 30 minutes of age‑appropriate toys and librarian assistance, ages 5 and under, free.
Stories, songs, rhymes, fingerplays, and movement activities fill the Willow Glen Community Room for families with children five and under, free, limited capacity.
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.
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+.
Stories and songs with movement and action for toddlers who can no longer sit in laps (Cupertino Library, Room 101) — for ages 1–3.
Baby Bouncers Lapsit offers lap bounces, nursery and body rhymes, songs, picture books for babies up to 12 months, Milpitas Library Activity Room, for ages 1 and under.
Joyce Ellington librarian leads outdoor storytime with books, songs, movement activities and bubbles at Backesto Park’s grassy corner of Empire and 13th, free for ages 10 and under.
One-on-one virtual mock interview with a SJPL Business & Career Librarian, answering behavioral questions and receiving feedback, free, ages 12+.
