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A fully lit menorah.

Hanukkah 2022

The Festival of Lights is celebrated from December 18 to 26 this year.

Tom Hewitt
11/22/2022 - 12:00 PM

Flying books around the words LocalLit 2022

LocalLit 2022

Celebrate local authors with LocalLit on Saturday, December 10th!

SJWrites
11/17/2022 - 5:00 PM

Native American books at library setting

Native Perspectives on Thanksgiving - Native American Heritage Month

Native Perspectives on Thanksgiving: It's Complicated.

Lisa Mejia
11/17/2022 - 8:09 AM

Drawn white outline of a person's head with a blue-cuffed person's hand holding a cutout of a brain in front of the white outline, with the word "trauma" written in white on the brain.

TIROC: It’s the Time of the Season

Next in the series of Trauma-Informed, Resilience-Oriented Care (TIROC) blogs: the season of self-gratitude and care.

Michelle Clark
11/10/2022 - 1:45 PM

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Native Foods: Native American Heritage Month

A look at the traditional foods of the Native Americans for Native American Heritage Month.

Lisa Mejia
11/10/2022 - 8:08 AM

American flags pinned in the ground

Celebrating Veterans Day

Veterans Day is a day to honor all U.S. service men and women. Explore San Jose Public Library resources to honor this national holiday.

Lisa Molson
11/05/2022 - 9:00 AM

Big Sur hiking

Bay Area Trails

Local trails and hikes to try.

Patricia Solis
10/22/2022 - 10:22 AM

Outline of head thinking about the word trauma library logo below.

TIROC: Building Resilience and Embracing Change

First in the series of Trauma-Informed, Resilience-Oriented Care (TIROC) blogs.

Tiffany Bradford-Oldham
10/02/2022 - 12:50 PM

View of England's Big Ben.

Observations From Studying Abroad in the United Kingdom

SJPL Librarian Ila interviewed someone who has been studying in the United Kingdom this year. Here are their observations during COVID!

Ila Langner
09/29/2022 - 10:00 PM

Closeup of pen writing the words "Once upon a time"

Our Favorite Short Stories

A roundup of staff favorite short stories and story collections.

SJWrites
09/26/2022 - 11:00 AM

a teacher beside a large display screen in front of students

World Teachers' Day

Thanking teachers for the difference they make in our lives.

Tom Hewitt
09/26/2022 - 12:00 AM

open book with autumn leaves

Books on Writing

Working on a story for SJPL's Fall into Fiction Contest? Here are some resources about writing...by writers.

SJWrites
09/17/2022 - 8:00 AM