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You Belong @ Your Library
Hey everyone its National Library Week, April 8-14!
Celebrate National Library Week with a fun Scavenger Hunt at your local library. All participants will receive a prize. This program is designed for children ages 6 and up.
While at the library visit the information desk and pick up a heart and tell us why you love your library.
Check out the Winners of the Music Video Contest
Did you follow Battle of the Bands this year? Did you vote for your favorite bands?
All the bands had an additional chance at winning a prize this year:
our teensReach members voted for the best videos and here are the winners:
First place:
Second place:
Third place:
Honorable Mention:
Let us know what you think of the videos in the comments!
Friends of the Alviso Library Booksale!
The Friends of the Alviso Library are having their first booksale of the year on Saturday, May 26th from 10am - 4pm in the Community Room of the Alviso Branch Library.
This is an excellent opportunity to buy an assortment of books and media (dvds, cds & other) in a different languages, genres and for all ages!
Come show your support to your Alviso Branch Library by purchasing these gently used books and media.
At this book sale event, the price list will be:
- Adult hardback books $1.00
- Adult paperback books $.50
- Childrens hardback books $.50
- Childrens paperback books $.25
- VHS Videos & Music cassettes $.25
- DVDs & CDS $1.00
We encourage everyone to be green by bringing their own reusable bag for purchases made at this booksale event.
Proceeds from this booksale goes to support Alviso Branch Library programs and services.
Anyone interested in volunteering at this booksale event can call (408) 263-3626.
Free Tax Preparation Help
Do you earn less than $50,000 a year? Do you need help filing your taxes? You can get help from Earn it! Keep it! $ave it! provided by the United Way Silicon Valley.
You can get free tax preparation help from trained volunteers at the library, the Center for Employment Training (CET), Catholic Charities, and other places in Santa Clara County. Last year more than 5,700 customers got free tax help and more than $7.1 million in refunds came back to the community.
If you used to go to the King Library for help from volunteer tax preparers you can go to CET, because they may still have your information from past years.
Click here to see a list of some of the sites that are offering free tax preparation. You can also call 211 or 1-866-896-3597 if you have questions or need to find other places that offer tax help. You can also get tax help at these San José Public Library branches: East Branch, Joyce Ellington, Hillview, Tully, and West Valley.
When you visit a tax preparation site please bring:
- Last year’s tax return if you have it
- Valid ID
- Social Security cards for everyone in your family
- W-2 forms, 1099 forms, and 1098 forms
- A blank check so a refund can be deposited directly into your account
For more information visit http://earnitkeepitsaveit.org/economic-impact-of-free-tax-prep.
Reading takes you to Infinity ... and Beyond!
You Can Meet Buzz and Woody!
Noon, Wednesday, Feb. 22
King Library, Children's Room
Bring your camera and take a photo with a star from
Disney Pixars Toy Story 3.
Don't forget you can still donate a new children's book to the Partners in Reading Family Literacy Program's Book Drive "Together We Read." Book drive ends Friday, Feb. 25.
Donate a new book at your local branch library and receive one FREE ticket to Disney on Ice presents Disney/Pixar's Toy Story 3. One ticket per family, while supplies last.
Why donate to the Partners in Reading book drive?
Only 1 out of every 300 children from low-income families own a book. Help local families start their own home library and create the joy of reading as a family. Reading helps expand imagination, builds knowledge, it's cool, fun and exciting. Most importantly, reading takes you To Infinity ... and Beyond!
Fun Activities for the Family!
Disney on Ice representative will also present a special Make your own Mr. or Mrs. Potato Head! Storytime/Craft program at three locations.
- Tuesday, Feb. 14 at 11:30 a.m. at Evergreen Branch Library
- Tuesday, Feb. 14 at 3:30 p.m. at Tully Community Branch Library
- Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 11:30 a.m. at Edenvale Branch Library
Thank you for supporting Partners in Reading's Book Drive!
Silicon Valley Reads 2012 "Muslim and American"
Welcome to Silicon Valley Reads 2012!
2012 is the 10th anniversary of Silicon Valley Reads and we are celebrating with an outstanding selection of books and events focused on the theme "Muslim and American: Two Perspectives". We invite everyone in Santa Clara County to read one or more of the featured books, to attend the free events we have scheduled, and to engage with others in discussion and share perspectives on this relevant theme.
2012 Featured Books
The Muslim Next Door by Sumbul Ali-Karamali
The Butterfly Mosque by G. Willow Wilson
2012 Companion Books for Children
It's OK To Be Different (pre-K) by Todd Parr
One Green Apple (Gr K-2) by Eve Bunting
My Name Is Bilal (Gr 2-6) by Asma Mobin-Uddin
Skunk Girl (Gr 7 and up) by Sheba Karim
Events will be held at many of our San Jose Public Library locations.
See our calendar for other Silicon Valley Reads events at San Jose Public Libraries. Stop by any of our locations to pick up the Silicon Valley Reads brochure and check out other events happening throughout Silicon Valley.
Also, our new Online Book Club will be discussing the Silicon Valley Reads selections during February and March.
Get a free reusable bag from the City of San José
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Free reusable bags are available from the City of San José while supplies last. Limit, one per household. Check the Bag Outreach Schedule for locations and times. City representatives will be available to answer your questions about the ordinance.
Homework Help at the Alviso Branch Library / Ayuda con las tareas en la Biblioteca Alviso
Does your child need help with their math homework or a special school project? Then, come bring your child to your neighborhood library in Alviso and get homework assistance from our bilingual (English/Spanish) tutor who is available to help
students in grades K-9 with their homework assignments in math, science, reading or writing.
Our Homework Center at the Alviso Branch Library is available on Wednesdays, 1pm-5pm; Thursdays, 2pm-6pm and Fridays, 2pm-6pm.
Registration is required so please contact the Alviso Branch Library for more information
at (408) 263-3626.
Also, please take advantage of San José Public Library's Live Homework Help which students can chat with an online tutor and get homework help and check out the Kid's Homework Page as well as Teen Page for useful homework related links.
¿Tiene un hijo/a que necesita ayuda con sus tareas de matemáticas o de un proyecto especial de la escuela? Entonces, traigan a su hijo/a a la Biblioteca de Alviso para obtener ayuda con las tareas de nuestra tutora bilingüe que está disponsible para ayudar a los estudiantes en los grados K-9 con su tardeas de matemáticas, ciencias, lectura o gramática.
Nuestro Centro de Tareas en la Biblioteca Alviso (ubicado en el salon comunitario) está abierto los miércoles, 1pm-5pm; los jueves, 2pm-6pm y los viernes, 2pm-6pm.
Es necesario registrarse, por favor póngase en contacto con la Biblioteca de Alviso al (408) 263-3626 para más información.
También, por favor tome ventaja del servicio llamado Live Homework Help de la Biblioteca Pública de San José en donde los estudiantes pueden charla con un tutor en línea y en vivo para obtener ayudar con sus tareas. Además visitan la página de la Biblioteca Pública de San José en la páginas: Kid's Homework Page y Teen Page para los enlaces relacionadas con información para la tareas.
Environmental Craft: Decorate a Bag
According to the City of San José's Environmental Services Department
Facts About Bags weblink :
Californians consume over 600 plastic bags every second.
Less than 4 percent of all plastic bags are recycled.
Plastic breaks down into toxic bits that take centuries to decompose.
14 million trees are used easch year to produce paper bags in the U.S.
It takes 4 times more energy to produce a paper bag versus a plastic bag.
It takes 10 times more energy to recycle paper versus plastic.
Starting January 1, 2012, the City of San José will ban plastic carryout bags at grocery stores, pharmarcies, small and large retailers. The San José Public Library is offerring an excellent opportunity for families on January in craft workshops to learn on how to be green by decorating a bag to take home and use for shopping at various library branches.
The Alviso Branch Library is having this craft workshop on
Thursday, January 19th at 4pm.
We invite kids, teens, tweens and their families to join in the fun. All supplies will be provided.
Storytimes Starts Again at the Alviso Branch Library!
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On January 2012, the storytime schedule at the Alviso Branch Library will resume again!
Family Storytime starts on Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at 6:30pm.
And the First Inclusive Storytime will be on Thursday, January 5th at 10:30am. We especially invite families and caregivers with children with special needs to our Inclusive Storytime.
Storytime Schedule at the Alviso Branch Library:
- Family Storytime (weekly) with Stay & Play Activity- Wednesdays at 6:30pm
- Preschool Storytime (weekly) with Stay & Play Activity - Thursdays at 10:30am
- Inclusive Storytime (monthly) with Stay & Play Activity - 1st Thursday of the month at 10:30am
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