Los Altos Library News

Do you want a guided tour of the Santa Clara County Library District Catalog? We will review how to search for books, login into your library record, update and review the books you have checked out, save searches, and add books to your shelves. Moreover, we will review where to find eBook resources, databases, and how to limit your search to audiobooks and eBooks. We . . . more »

Summer is the time for reading! Come join the Los Altos Libraries' Adult Summer Reading. Everyone who signs up gets a free book bag and special goodies.Weekly drawings for fabulous prizes take place June 15 - August 15. Just sign up and read five or more books now until August 31. Grand prize will be a Google Nexus 7 tablet or an iPad Mini. . . . more »

Are you ready for summer but not sure how you're going to fill the time? Come by the Los Altos Library every Wednesday at 3 pm for an activity for teens. We'll be playing video games, making crafts from old books and even wiring light-up duct tape bow ties like the one Pirate Alpaca is wearing. We're also recruiting for our new Teen Advisory Board. . . . more »

The annual Speaking Volumes series, brought to you by the Los Altos Library Endowment (LALE), has so far featured two speakers who later went on to win Pulitzer Prizes. The speaker for 2009, T.J. Stiles, won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Biography for his book The First Tycoon: the Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt. Then last year's speaker, Stanford professor Adam Johnson (pictured at left), . . . more »

The 2013 installment of the Los Altos Library Endowment's "Speaking Volumes" series will feature David "Pablo" Cohn, Senior Research Scientist for Google.org. Pablo spent three fascinating months at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica. On Wednesday, April 24th at 7:30pm, Cohn will be a the Los Altos Library for a slide presentation accompanied by entertaining commentary and anecdotes. Interested in learning more about Antarctica? . . . more »

The PlaneTree Health Information Center offers in-depth health and medical information services, individualized to the specific needs of each patron. Our services are provided at the PlaneTree Health Information Center, located on the second floor of the Cupertino Library, in partnership with the Santa Clara County Library District. PlaneTree services continue to be offered free of charge and open to the public. The PlaneTree Health . . . more »

The Los Altos Library Endowment is sponsoring an essay contest now through April 12. Essays are to be themed on the Virginia Whipple Collection of Teaching Company Great Courses, a gift of the Endowment. First place winner will receive $200, second place is $100! The contest rules include: You must have a Santa Clara County Library card. One entry per person, based on one or . . . more »

Teens: Got what it takes to be Los Altos' Iron Chef? Join our cook off on April 10 @ 5 pm with the Culinary Dude! Sign up at the Reference Desk or call 650-948-7683. This event is part of SCCLD's Focus on Food series through May 2013. . . . more »

Songs are a wonderful way to learn about language. Singing and listening to music slows down language so children can hear the different sounds that make up words. This helps when children begin to read printed language. Join Los Altos Children’s Librarians for Rhythm, Rattle and Rock, a music and movement program, for all ages on Wednesday, March 20 at 3:30 pm. . . . more »

Swing by the Los Altos Library Teen Area to enter the Question of the Month prize drawing! Every month we choose a random winner who receives a $10 gift card. We also post the answers to the previous month's questions so you can see what everyone else answered. This month's question is "What would the characters in the book you're reading post as their Facebook . . . more »