Los Altos Library News

Don Freeman, the author of that adventurous teddy bear named Corduroy, was born on August 11, 1908. Celebrate his birthday by joining Corduroy, Dandelion, Willoughby, Earl the Squirrel, and Don Freeman's other creations in their adventures, found in his classic picture books here at the Los Altos Library! . . . more »

On July 25, skydiver Michael Baumgartner leaped out of a balloon-lifted capsule and fell 96,640 feet before landing safely back on earth. That's 3 minutes and 48 seconds of freefall! Baumgartner is aiming at doing another "near space" skydive to break the current record of 102, 800 feet set in 1960 by Joe Kittinger. Check out more space and near-space adventures in some of these . . . more »

Did you sign up for the kid's Summer Reading Club? Did you pick up your starting prize (a free book!)? Have you been logging what you've read, earning on-line badges, and finding Hoot The Owl? Have you reached your personal Summer Reading Club goal? If you answered, "Yes!," then it's time to come into the library and pick up your final prize. Just let the . . . more »

Ever wonder what everybody else is reading? Here in Los Altos, teens are still devouring "The Hunger Games" (top teen book this week), and Star Wars (top teen series). Adults are digging into "Taken" by Robert Crais (top mystery) and "A Dance with Dragons" by George R.R. Martin (top science fiction). And kids are spending the day with "Curious George Goes to the Beach" (top . . . more »