Summer Reading Celebration

You're Invited!

Sunday, June 3 from 1-4 p.m

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library

The kickoff event invites people of all ages to participate in a scavenger hunt inside the King Library (Lower Level-4th Floor).

The scavenger hunt will be divided into three groups: families with small children, teens and adults.  Each group will have their own set of clues and will have to search for hidden treasures inside the library to be eligible to win a prize. 

Prizes include tickets to ...

• Great America
• Tech Museum
• Laser Quest
• Happy Hollow Park and Zoo
• Children’s Museum
• San Jose Giants

The kickoff event will also feature a community resource fair and plenty of live entertainment.

Downtown Parking:

Free parking in the street and the 4th and San Fernando Street Garage located across from the King Library

If you have a talent for creating comic/manga style illustrated short stories, you are invited to enter San José Public Library’s Graphic Novel Making Contest for all ages as part of our Summer Reading Celebration, 2012. This contest is sponsored by San José Public Library, Hijinx Comics, San José Museum of Art and TRY Japan Culture Group.

Here’s how to enter …

• Create your own comic book with a maximum length of 8 pages, including the cover page.
• Use letter-size paper (8.5 x 11) with black-and-white drawings and text on one side only
• Each submission must be the creative and original work of a single individual—the author/illustrator.
• Computer generated images are acceptable as long as they are your original work (no clip art)
• Consider submitting a photocopy that is an accurate reflection of the original (as submissions are non-returnable).
• San José Public Library reserves the right to reproduce your work. You can reuse all your work after the contest
• Be sure to print and complete the creative works release form. Include your Name, Age, Contact Information and Signature.
• Entries can be submitted to any San José Public Library location no later than 8p.m. on Tuesday, July 31, 2012.  There is a limit of one entry per contestant.

Entries will be judged on content and illustrations by a panel of library staff and comic industry professionals. All cash prizes will be awarded as gift cards. 

• Children (up to age 6): first place will receive Art Supplies
• Children (7-12):  first place $40, second place $20
• Teens (ages 13-17):  first place $100; second place $70; third place $50
• Adults (age 18 and above):  first place $100; second place $70; third place $50

Winners will be announced and prizes awarded at a reception to be held at the Berryessa Branch Library on Saturday, August 25th at 2:00 p.m.in the Community Room. Author Oliver Chin will be the keynote speaker. 

Check out the award winning entries from 2011 and 2010.

Learn how to make your own comic book, graphic novel or manga!  Oliver Chin will be teaching this free workshop for teens at some San José Public Library branches.

San José Public Library staff members are ineligible to participate.

San José Public Library reserves the right to refuse submissions that are not appropriate for a general audience.

The first Chinese arrived in San Jose in 1850 to work in the fruit industry. The first of the five consecutive Chinatowns in San Jose was formed in 1866 on the location of today’s Market Street; and the last one, Heilenville, lasted from 1887-1931. After the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1943 and with a new wave of immigrants since 1965, the Chinese American community in Santa Clara Valley has grown in population (160,000 approx.) and made contributions in the developments in various economic, social, and political fields. 

The exhibit of "Pioneering the Valley: The Chinese American Legacy in Santa Clara Valley" is lovingly presented by the Chinese Historical and Cultural Preservation Society, featuring 14 colorful panels of text and images on the history of Chinese Americans in the Santa Clara Valley from the 19th -21^st century. Come visit us soon.  

Another exhibit in tandem with "Pioneering the Valley" at King Library is "Chinese American Women's Club of Santa Clara County: 50 Years Preserving Tradition, Culture, & Community Service." This exhibit is drawn from the source materials of "Chinese American Women's Club of Santa Clara County records, 1962-1999" archived at Special Collections, King Library.  These records "document the organization's promotion and preservation of Chinese culture and service to the larger Bay Area Chinese community."

For more information, below are some books and websites on Chinese Americans:

Image credit: Chinese Historical and Cultural Preservation Society www.chcp.org

SOCIAL WORKERS IN THE LIBRARY

NEED HELP?  

Help is here:  SOCIAL WORKERS IN THE LIBRARY

At King Library: Every 1^st and 4^th Mondays of the month, 6 – 8 p.m.

Call: 808-2350

Or

At Biblioteca Latinoamericana – offered once a month – every 3^rd Wed. of the month 6 – 8 p.m. (Spanish/English bilingual Social Worker available)

Call: 294-1237

Is something happening in your life that you have questions about concerning:

·  Education

·  Emergency Services - food/clothing/housing and crisis support

·  Employment

·  Family Matters - parenting, childcare, divorce, elder issues and domestic  violence

·  Health Improvement - mental, physical and health insurance

·  Immigration

·  Support Groups - men, women and teens

Make an appointment to get a FREE 20 minute session of information and referral or advice, from a member of the National Association of Social Workers. Everyone at some point in their lives could use the advice of a social worker. Our volunteer social workers are offering it - Free of Charge.

Social Workers in the Library, is a partnership between the San José Public Library, San José State University's School of Social Work,  National Association Of Social Workers - California Chapter, and the SJSU School of Library and Information Services.