Saratoga Library News

Join us this Saturday, January 12 for Chamber Music by the Bay! This exciting local group features several musicians with local roots. Zenas Hsu, Alex Shiozaki and Jessica Chang are all Saratoga High and Prospect High graduates who have become professional musicians. They will be playing selections by Bartok and Haydn. Date: January 12, 2013 Time: 11:00 am Location: Saratoga Library Community Room . . . more »

City of Thieves Our book group meets on the first Monday night of every month. January's book is City of Thieves, by David Benioff. Winner of an Alex Award, this novel was inspired by the tape-recorded memories of author Benioff's grandfather. It's New Year's Eve, 1941, and Lev Beniov is alone in Leningrad. (Note that last name: The 17-year-old's mother and sister were evacuated before . . . more »

Last Thursday, December 27th, we had a great time building snowmen and decorating cookies at our Winter Wonderland program. Check out these cute snowmen! Next Thursday, January 3rd at 3pm, we will be returing to Winter Wonderland for a different craft - a winter scene in a cup and a winter bingo game! Join us for the festivities in Saratoga Library's Community Room! . . . more »

Top 10 Most Popular Fiction Titles at the Saratoga Library A Casual Vacancy and Fifty Shades of Gray continue to be popular. A new entry on this month's list is Where'd You Go, Bernadette, by Maria Semple. Click through to place holds on the titles you'd like to read too! . . . more »

Join us on Monday, December 17, at 4pm as the Puppet Company presents "One Wacky Winter." Something has gone terribly wrong at the Master Toymaker's workshop. Someone is kidnapping the toys! Who could it be? Don't miss this fun holiday performance. . . . more »

Join us at the Saratoga Library on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at 7:30 pm as Opera San Jose presents "The Billy Goats Gruff." This classic fairytale of the three billy goats with a contemporary twist, tackles the issue of bullying and promotes the power of kindness. The performance is set to recognizable melodies from some of opera’s most beloved composers, including Mozart, Rossini and Donizetti. . . . more »

Congratulations to Team APCC! Team APCC members include Christine Cheng, Pauline Lu, Caitlyn Leong, and Ariel Wang. Team APCC won $100 in Visa gift cards. Team Drastic Dragons were the runners-up: Jeffrey Li, Timothy Poon, Garrick Su, and Jonathan Ho. The runners-up won $10 AMC Theater gift cards for each team member . . . more »

Join us on Tuesday, November 20th at 3:45 in Saratoga Library's Community Room for Balloons Over Broadway. Learn about the Macy's Parade, make fingerpuppets and a box, receive a balloon and more! This program is free and open to K-5 graders. . . . more »

Congratulations to Rhee Kang, a Saratoga resident who won first place in the library's We Are America art contest. Rhee and the other contestants' art work will be displayed at all SCCL libraries over the next few months. See Rhee's entry here. . . . more »

(This is an image of the Saratoga Library staff wearing saris to celebrate Diwali at their annual Diwali Family Storytime which took place on November 5, 2012) A sari is a traditional piece of clothing worn by Indian women. The staff at the Saratoga Library had the opportunity to wear their very own sari during this year's Diwali Storytime which took place on November . . . more »