Mother and Child by: Agnes Ethelwyn Wetherald (1857–1940) I saw a mother holding  Her play-worn baby son, Her pliant arms enfolding  The drooping little one. Her lips were made of sweetness,  And sweet the eyes above; With infantile completeness  He yielded to her love. And I who saw the heaving  Of breast to dimpling cheek, Have felt, within, the weaving  Of thoughts I cannot . . . more »

The beauty of springtime, delicate blossoms, green hills covered in mustard flowers, colored eggs hidden in the garden... a chicken riding a bike... ...with a wagon full of Easter Eggs... ahhh, the good old days -- they are a part of forever spring.... ...so hitch up your chick (or bunny) to your egg wagon... or set sail in your egg boat upon a pea-green sea... . . . more »

April-is-POETRY-is-Wednesdays at 6 pm at Milpitas Library - flex your poetry muscles with a month of programs. Poetry Month at Milpitas Library has poetry for everyone -- poets, listeners, kids, teens, and adults. Stop by any Wednesday and you will be swept into a great waxing tide of the eloquent, whether elegant or comic or silly or gargantuan or formidable or enlightenting or just plain . . . more »

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, We Wish You a Merry Christmas, and Jingle Bell Rock were sung loud enough to raise the roof as families of all shapes and sizes (100+ people of all ages) joined the Bayside 4-H A Cappella Singers in a program of holiday songs and carols at the Milpitas Library on Tuesday, December 18, 2012. Christmas cookies and Mexican hot chocolate were . . . more »

Join us at the Milpitas Library on Saturday, December 15th at 3 pm as Opera San Jose presents "The Billy Goats Gruff." This classic fairytale of the three billy goats with a contemporary twist, tackles the issue of bullying and promotes the power of kindness and is suitable for children in grades K - 6. The performance is set to recognizable melodies from some of . . . more »

Teach your children well, Their father's <hmhmhm..rhymes with well> did slowly go by, And feed them on your dreams The one they picked, the one you'll know by. Joanie B: Braawk! Crosby, Stills, Nash, and (a long time ago) Young - they can really crow a message across, but my parents fed me on bugs and worms and chicken scratch - Alice: My parents . . . more »

Get ready, set, GO - Milpitas Storytimes! Storytimes at Milpitas Library will be back in action, starting Saturday, September 1st at 11 am for Family Storytime for All Ages. Storytimes have had a good time on vacation in August - resting, relaxing, enjoying the late summer weather. September they are ready to be back in the the swing of stories, song singing, and hokey pokey-ing. . . .