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Service Day at SJPL
Feb 7th | 11:00am - 12:00pm
Various Locations
Show love for your library and help beautify your branch. It’s a great way to give back to your community and earn service hours.
LocalLit Annual Author Fair
Jan 24th | 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Celebrate San José's writing community at our free annual event. Explore books, the writing and publishing process, and more.
Black History Month 100-Year Commemoration Kick-Off
Feb 5th | 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Join the Black History Month kickoff event celebrating a century of Black history, culture, resilience, and achievement.
Silicon Valley Reads
Explore how stories connect us across our differences and build belonging for everyone in this annual community-wide program.
Service Day at SJPL
Feb 7th | 11:00am - 12:00pm
Various Locations
Show love for your library and help beautify your branch. It’s a great way to give back to your community and earn service hours.
LocalLit Annual Author Fair
Jan 24th | 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Celebrate San José's writing community at our free annual event. Explore books, the writing and publishing process, and more.
Black History Month 100-Year Commemoration Kick-Off
Feb 5th | 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Join the Black History Month kickoff event celebrating a century of Black history, culture, resilience, and achievement.
Silicon Valley Reads
Explore how stories connect us across our differences and build belonging for everyone in this annual community-wide program.
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Art of the African Diaspora Art Exhibit
Jan 11th - Feb 22nd | All day
Experience the 2026 Art of the African Diaspora exhibit at the King Library. The exhibit is free and open to the public.
Black Spartans Exhibit (1907-1948)
Jan 20th - Feb 17th | All day
Explore the lives of some of the first Black students at San Jose State University in a special photo exhibit at Almaden Branch.
Friday Fun: Penguins
Jan 23rd | 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Let's get into some winter fun and make some penguin friends!
Cricut Open Lab
Jan 23rd | 4:00pm - 4:45pm
The Cricut Open Lab is a 45-minute learning session on select Fridays with machines available to use.
Art of the African Diaspora Art Exhibit
Jan 11th - Feb 22nd | All day
Experience the 2026 Art of the African Diaspora exhibit at the King Library. The exhibit is free and open to the public.
Black Spartans Exhibit (1907-1948)
Jan 20th - Feb 17th | All day
Explore the lives of some of the first Black students at San Jose State University in a special photo exhibit at Almaden Branch.
Friday Fun: Penguins
Jan 23rd | 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Let's get into some winter fun and make some penguin friends!
Cricut Open Lab
Jan 23rd | 4:00pm - 4:45pm
The Cricut Open Lab is a 45-minute learning session on select Fridays with machines available to use.
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Pack Your Analog Bag with San Jose Public Library
San Jose Public Library will help fill your analog bags with physical items to help when you want to disconnect from the digital world.
Data Privacy Day: Tips and Recommendations to Keep You Safe
Data Privacy Day is January 28 each year, a day to raise awareness about securing our sensitive information.
聖荷西公共圖書館的中文資料和圖書館的活動
聖荷西公共圖書館 (SJPL) 提供豐富的中文資源，涵蓋紙本書籍、電子資源以及針對不同族群的語言學習資料。您可以在聖荷西公共圖書館和分館, 找到這些資料以及適合不同年齡層的圖書館活動.
Pack Your Analog Bag with San Jose Public Library
San Jose Public Library will help fill your analog bags with physical items to help when you want to disconnect from the digital world.
Data Privacy Day: Tips and Recommendations to Keep You Safe
Data Privacy Day is January 28 each year, a day to raise awareness about securing our sensitive information.
聖荷西公共圖書館的中文資料和圖書館的活動
聖荷西公共圖書館 (SJPL) 提供豐富的中文資源，涵蓋紙本書籍、電子資源以及針對不同族群的語言學習資料。您可以在聖荷西公共圖書館和分館, 找到這些資料以及適合不同年齡層的圖書館活動.
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