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World UFO Day

Keep watching the skies...

Tom Hewitt
06/24/2022 - 12:00 AM

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Summer Learning: Explore Your World

Check out these great road trip audiobooks, local trips, and the world.

Laura Hammond
06/16/2022 - 9:00 AM

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Beachy Reads for Summer!

Celebrate Summer with some Beach Reads!

Lisa Mejia
06/16/2022 - 8:09 AM

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Summer Learning: Read With Pride

Celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride Month and Summer Learning with these great books.

Laura Hammond
06/02/2022 - 9:00 AM

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2022 Book Walk: Bloomsday

Walk, run, bike, hike, or skate your way through these literary miles.

Brandy Maldonado
05/28/2022 - 7:00 AM

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World Dracula Day

The most famous vampire of all time lives on forever.

Tom Hewitt
05/26/2022 - 12:00 AM

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May is National Get Caught Reading Month!

Challenge yourself this May to get caught reading as much as you can!

Brandy Maldonado
04/30/2022 - 11:15 AM

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Romances of the Month: Romances & Pets

Celebrating National Pet Month with romance book recommendations featuring pets.

Marian Nguyen
04/28/2022 - 10:00 AM

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Mother's Day

Showing love and appreciation for Mom!

Tom Hewitt
04/24/2022 - 6:00 AM

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SJPL Picks: Librarian Curated Booklists

San Jose Public Library has librarian curated booklists in a variety of genres and for all age levels.

Leizel Case
04/21/2022 - 12:45 PM

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Spring Into Steampunk!

A look at some Steampunk books and movies for Teens and Adults.

Lisa Mejia
04/14/2022 - 6:47 AM

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Spring into Poetry Contest 2022

SJPL's 2nd annual poetry contest runs April 1-30!

SJWrites
03/30/2022 - 10:30 AM