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Our best picks: things to do in San Jose, CA this weekend (Aug 14–16)

Sunday, August 16

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AI Waste Classification Workshop

1 PM – 2 PM·West Valley, Community Room, San Jose

Students will use Google's Teachable Machine to train and test an artificial intelligence (AI) model to identify items as compost, recycling, or trash, demonstrating how AI can be used to promote sustainability but may also make mistakes. This workshop is presented by a teen volunteer with project-based experience appl…

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Monthly STEM Workshop

1 PM – 2 PM·Cambrian, 1st Floor Community Room, San Jose

Join us for our monthly STEM Workshop presented by teen volunteers in Girls Empowered in Math and Science (GEMS)! This one-hour workshop includes a brief presentation explaining the concepts involved in the activities. Each month has a different theme! Free. No registration required. Recommended for elementary school s…

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STEM Fun: Builders Club

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM·Vineland, Community Room, San Jose

Let's build! How do we build it? How tall can we build it? How well-balanced can we make it? Test your engineering skills and build a Marble Run structure. You can race your friends to see whose marble can make it through the course the fastest. You can also engineer awesome structures with our Picasso Tiles. Build cus…

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Queer Readers' Cafe

2 PM – 4 PM·Biblioteca Latinoamericana, Community Room, San Jose

Queer joy shall abound at the Queer Readers’ Café! The Queer Readers' Cafe is sort of like a silent book club, but chatter is OK. Unlike a typical book club, participants can read whatever they want! We’ll create an LGBTQ+ friendly space in our community room for folks to gather, read, and discuss what they’re reading.…

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English Language Learners (ELL) Conversation Club

3 PM – 4 PM·Educational Park, San Jose

This program is in-person at Educational Park Branch Library. Are you looking for a place to practice your English conversation skills in a fun, welcoming and safe environment? Look no further! Our English Language Learners (ELL) Conversation Club offers a respectful environment for adult learners of English to practic…

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Family Storytime + Stay & Play

3:15 PM – 4:15 PM·Evergreen, Community Room, San Jose

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 age…

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