Next week is Election Week, are you ready? We have voting resources that may help answer your questions, such as where to vote, ballot and proposition guides, fact checking and more. If you're a Facebook user, Like the Library's Facebook page and join our Facebook conversation beginning next Monday, November 5. What are your recommended books or movies on democracy and government? We want to . . . more »

There's still time to enter the Library's We Are America art contest! Children in grades K-8 are invited to draw, paint, color, collage, or submit a photo up to 8.5 x 11 (a regular size piece of paper) based on the theme "We Are America," part of the Library's California Reads: Searching for Democracy program. The contest runs through Friday, October 26. Entry forms and . . . more »

A panel discussion on Social Media and Democracy is taking place at the Saratoga Library on October 13! Join Deborah Petersen of the Mercury News, Giovanni Rodriguez of SocialXDesign, Dobrimir Montauk of Google Plus, Marlo Custodio and Ray Jayadev of Silicon Valley De-Bug for what's sure to be a thought-provoking event. This event is part of the Santa Clara County Library District's series, California Reads: . . . more »