The Cupertino Library and the Cupertino Library Foundation begin our Fall Arts and Culture Series with a concert by the San Jose Chamber Orchestra on Saturday, October 6th at 2:00 pm in Cupertino Community Hall. Cynthia Baehr, the SJCO concertmaster, and principal cellist Michelle Kwon will join guest violist Chad Kaltinger in a program of string trio music designed to delight music lovers everywhere. The . . . more »

Cupertino Library and the Silicon Valley Chapter of Better Investing present: How to Start an Investment Club Wednesday, October 3rd at 7:00 pm in the Library Story Room. Growing your nest egg by investing in stocks or mutual funds is a potentially rewarding but also daunting prospect for the inexperienced investor, especially after the chaos in 2008. The adage "there's safety in . . . more »

Television at the Library With the new Fall television season starting, visit the library for TV-related items. Want to know more about your favorite shows? Then check out a couple of our recommended websites: TV Guide and Zap2it - TV Listings Guide. Need to catch up with past seasons of current or former favorites? Then Hulu is a site to search. You can also check . . . more »

Learn how to find stock/industry reports and key information using Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage, Morningstar and Valueline, all resources available electronically through the Library. On Saturday, September 29th at 2 p.m. in the Cupertino Community Hall. All are welcome. . . . more »

Have you listened to any good audio books lately? Here are some recommendations - something new and something old - for your listening pleasure. Stop the Train! by Geraldine McCaughrean is set during the Oklahoma Land Rush in 1889, in this full cast audio production. It shows the perseverance of one town to become one of the stops on the Red Rock Railroad. They . . . more »

In February 1942, President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066, relocating Japanese Americans from any military areas "as deemed necessary or desirable.” To the military, ”necessary and desirable” included the entire West Coast. Perhaps to President Roosevelt, this sounded like a sensible precaution, with the nation so newly engaged in World War II combat. From a seventy year perspective, the mandatory relocation and internment of Japanese . . . more »

Do you want to try your hand at investing, but feel too bewildered and intimidated to start? Or perhaps you're encouraged by early successes, and want to keep building your nest egg. If you also wish you could learn more about it on your own without the expense of hiring professional help, the Cupertino Library and the Silicon Valley chapter of BetterInvesting can help you . . . more »

Banned Book Week Sept. 30 – Oct.6, 2012 Throughout the month of September, Cupertino Library will have a display honoring Banned Book Week. Banned Book Week was established in 1982 to confront the rising number of instances in which books had been challenged or banned in schools, bookstores and libraries. According to the American Library Association, since 1982 11,300 books have been challenged. In 2011, . . . more »

The City of Cupertino and the Cupertino Library, a member of the Santa Clara County Library District, have teamed up to bring you a new, free, eco-friendly service – the Green@Home Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Toolkit! This kit makes cutting energy and water costs at home as easy as checking out a book from the library. Cupertino Library patrons can now check out a Green@Home . . . more »