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Very Hungry Caterpillar Egg Carton Craft!

Apr 11th | 10:00am - 1:30pm
Have some creative Saturday family fun together decorating your very own egg carton Very Hungry Caterpillar!
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Friends of the East San Jose Carnegie Library Book Sale

Apr 11th | 10:00am - 2:00pm
Choose from a large collection of books at our sale in the community room.
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Group Computer Assembly Workshop

Apr 11th | 12:30pm - 1:30pm
With Lab PCs donated by our local community learn how to assemble a computer.
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An Introduction to Jazz Music for Children

Apr 11th | 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Join us in celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month.

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Get Audible Exclusives on The Palace App

With the Palace app you have access to the library’s digital collections in one place as well as free books from the Palace and Audible.

New Spring Reads for 2026!

Celebrate Spring with some new book selections from our fiction and nonfiction shelves!

National Beer Day

National Beer Day is April 7. Read and learn about the history of Beer and this holiday.

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