Cupertino Library News

The Infects By Sean Beaudoin Grades: 10+ 346 pages Seventeen-year-old, slacker Nick “Nero” Sole leads a pretty lame life. He is a less than average student; his only home life consists of a mute sister and a paranoid, hippie father (AKA “The Dude”); and, even worse yet, he constantly smells like raw chicken from his part-time butchering job at the Rebozzo Processing Plant. But Nick’s . . . more »

Did you know that SCCL offers over 100 eMagazines through Zinio? Use your library card to get started, subscribe to the magazines that are of interest to you, and access them for free. You can either read the eMagazines on your computer or download them directly to your mobile device. Some popular magazine titles that are available through Zinio include Apple, Science, the Economist, and . . . more »

Crocodile or Alligator? Alligator or Crocodile? Read all about them! Here are some picture books and a couple of nonfiction books that will teach you the difference between these two reptiles. A Girl and Her Gator Crocodile Beat Cornelius (a crocodile story) Alligator Boy The Fantastic Mr. Wani (a crocodile story) Clarabella's Teeth (a crocodile story) For Pete's Sake (an alligator story) Suddenly, Alligator! Crocodiles . . . more »

This week the Green Teen Garden Project took some major steps in getting the garden area up and running. With the help of volunteers from the Master Gardener program (http://www.mastergardeners.org/scc.html), two raised garden beds were assembled inside the gated perimeter. Master Gardener, Fred Shulenburg, was on-hand to share his carpentry expertise during the construction. The two 3” X 6” garden beds are made of cedar . . . more »

What have you always wanted to make but couldn’t because you didn’t have the space or the equipment, and nobody ever taught you how? If you have a great idea, but no place to work on it, you need to know about TechShop San Jose. They have everything you wish you could fit into a home workshop. If you’re not sure you have a great . . . more »

“Ever eat a pine tree? Many parts are edible.” The late Euell Gibbons, author of Stalking the Wild Asparagus, became famous for that question on television in the 1970’s. When we welcome Alicia Funk to Cupertino Community Hall on April 24th for our CNPS program on Gardening, Cooking and Healing with California Native Plants, she won’t be breaking down any pine trees, but the focus . . . more »

National Poetry Month is a month-long, national celebration of the art of poetry established by the Academy of American Poets in 1996. Check out these online resources on poetry: Database: Columbia Granger's World of Poetry Use this database to access full-text poems, citations, commentaries, biographies, and a poetry glossary. Also included are selections of current poetry from popular and academic journals. E-Book: Poetry for Students . . . more »

Chef Patti Tartaglia of Food Fixx LLC will be at Cupertino Community Hall on Monday, April 22nd , at 7:00 pm for our final Focus on Food program. Patti’s interest in food began in her early teens when she started experimenting with her favorite recipes to make them healthier while keeping them delicious. As an adult, Patti refined her cooking skills during her ten years . . . more »

Fharzana Elankumaran, author of the popular Indian food blog, I Heart Curry, will be at Cupertino Community Hall at 3:00 pm Saturday April 20th to give a free one hour Indian cooking class. This will be our third Focus on Food Program. The class sign-up sheet is kept at the Cupertino Adult Reference Desk, and there is still time and space available if you are . . . more »

April is National Poetry Month!!!! That means it's time for all you aspiring T.S. Elliots and Emily Dickinsons to pick up your pens, punch on your keyboards, and enter the Santa Clara County Library District's 7th Annual Teen poetry Contest. You may submit up to three poems through the website or to your local SCCLD library Information Desk by May 1, 2013. Free verse, sonnets, . . . more »