Children and their families are invited to attend a Go Wild! Kids' Nature Program at the Edenvale Branch Library Community Room on August 23 at 3:30 PM.  

Staff from the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge will present an entertaining and educational program where participants will learn about Bay Area birds with stories and fun activities.

To learn more about the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, please visit their web site.

Join us in the Almaden Library Program Room on Tuesday, February 1, at 6:30-7:30 PM for a free program on Santa Clara County's wild canines, including coyotes.

Coyotes are wild dogs that roam the Almaden foothills and other areas of Santa Clara County. As the local Open Space Authority website states, "When they’re young, they run in packs of all males or all females." Regarding their eating habits, the website states, "Their diet is mostly small mammals like rabbits and squirrels but they also eat birds, snakes, lizards, roadkill and domestic pets. [emphasis added] Occasionally they even work together to take down a deer."

Come and see photos of canines in the wild and learn about their behavior at this interesting, informative program. Fun for all ages, this program will be presented by the Santa Clara County Open Space Authority.

Watch a short video on Coyote Attacks in Santa Clara County

In A Book of Sleep, written and illustrated by Il Sung Na, a watchful owl observes many animals sleeping, and notices that different species of animals have different ways of sleeping. This sweet, simple story is beautifully illustrated in mixed media.  This would be a nice bedtime story for babies, toddlers, pre-schoolers and kindergarteners. This book is also available in Spanish.    

A variety of friendly wild animals play a game of hide and seek. Elephant closes his eyes, counts to ten, then looks for all the animals. Will he find his friends?   Read Hide and Seek and find out!  

In Snow Rabbit, Spring Rabbit: a Book of Changing Seasons, an observant rabbit watches other animals migrate, hibernate, or gather food during the winter.   This is a nice story for children interested in seasons.    This books is also available in ebook format through Axis 360.