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Milpitas Library

160 North Main Street
Milpitas, CA 95035


Monday1pm - 9pm
Tuesday1pm - 9pm
Wednesday1pm - 9pm
Thursday10am - 6pm
Friday10am - 6pm
Saturday10am - 6pm
Sundaynoon - 6pm
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Milpitas Library News

Run Chickens Run: Exercise @ the Library

Posted on Monday, May 6, 2013 by LaurenJoan

exercising chicken Alice and Joanie B. try to get to the gym, but after working all day (or the evening shift) at the Milpitas Library - the gym is the last thing they think about....in fact... ...The last time Joanie B. made it to the gym, her trainer had NO MERCY -- as you can tell by this photo Alice took (while faking a stretch) from her . . . more »

Value Line is Your Investment Tool

Posted on Friday, May 3, 2013 by Business_and_Finance

Value Line Logo Are you interested in playing the stock market for the first time? Or are you an experienced investor interested in expanding your knowledge? Value Line is an investment management tool that can help both beginner and experienced investors. Value Line has the stock, bond, mutual fund, and commodity information you need. Value Line focuses on operating numbers and the quantitative expertise of their analysts to . . . more »

New Music for the beginning of May

Posted on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 by fillups

Save Rock and Roll Here is just some of the great new music available to request at your local SCCLD library! Check out the complete list of new rock/rap/r&b/pop music. Interested in more Teen stuff??? Check out the SCCLD Teen Page. Save Rock and Roll by Fall Out Boy When It Was Now by Atlas Genius Paramore by Paramore I Am Not A Human Being II by Lil Wayne . . . more »

Alice and Joanie B -- of Weddings and Chickens

Posted on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 by LaurenJoan

wedding cake Alice and Joanie B. had the after-the-wedding-bells blues -- -- one spectacular, magical event was over..... oh the cake....layers of chocolate, tiramasu, and lovely light vanilla. Alice likes chocolate, but Joanie likes everything - so she had three pieces! The music and the dancing were spot-on, tripping-the-light fantastic! The champagne and flowers were yummy! The Groom was enraptured - The Bride was stunning in pearls! . . . more »

Who is Fred Zinnemann?

Posted on Monday, April 29, 2013 by fillups

Beach Scene from From Here to Eternity ...and why should a movie fan celebrate his birthday? While the late film director Fred Zinnemann's name might not be recognizable to the average movie goer a look back at his incredible career reveals several great films that many movie fans cherish including the most famous beach kiss ever filmed. Fred Zinnemann was born on April 29th 1907 in Vienna. After he came to America, . . . more »

How Did You Celebrate Earth Day?

Posted on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 by coffeecritic

What did you do on Earth Day? In honor of our planet's holiday, consider curling up on the couch with some of these earth-friendly films. Documentaries, dramas, animated family films - they're all available at the Santa Clara County Library! An Inconvenient Truth Former Vice President Al Gore explains the facts of global warming, presents arguments that the dangers of global warming have reached crisis . . . more »

Poetry + Variety Show + Chickens Dancing = Woo Hoo at Milpitas Library, April 17!

Posted on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 by LaurenJoan

Irish Dancing Zombie chickens Alice and Joanie B. are frantically practicing to be ready to perform on Wednesday, April 17 at 6 pm at the Milpitas Library auditorium --- Look out!! It's a SLAM-OFF (Jen G versus David P), it's a Variety Show (comedy with ZF, Boswick and Cornelius Crow), it's chickens dancing Irish zombie style--- get your popcorn and peanuts... (and maybe jelly beans and balloons) --It's all . . . more »

April Poem of the Month

Posted on Monday, April 15, 2013 by fillups

Kyoto Cherry Tree in blossom April is National Poetry Month and the Milpitas Library is celebrating it all month long! This week on Wednesday, April 17th at 6:00 PM, you can check out the 2nd Annual Variety Show & Slam-Off with David P and Jen G. There will be lots of surprises and awesome poetry! On Wednesday, April 24th at 6:00 PM, poetry lovers can enjoy or participate in our . . . more »

The Return of the Evil Dead

Posted on Saturday, April 13, 2013 by fillups

Scene from Evil Dead 2 Sam Raimi has been making big movie news in 2013. First, for directing Oz, The Great and Powerful and now, again topping the box office, by producing the big budget remake of his 1982 horror film The Evil Dead. Newcomer Fede Alvarez directed the 2013 version of Sam Raimi's cult classic. If you're a horror fan wanting to get caught up with Sam Raimi's influential . . . more »

Creating Your Business Plan

Posted on Friday, April 12, 2013 by Business_and_Finance

Congratulations! The dream of owning your own business is coming true. You need some capital to get things off the ground and the bank has asked you for your business plan. This is where you may start to feel stressed, overwhelmed and completely out of your league. Take a deep breath. The Santa Clara County Library District has a resource that will help. The Small . . . more »