Americans love our barbecue, especially during the summer months. Fourth of July Barbecues are about as American as it can get.  Here's a few suggested cookbooks to get started. 

Join the summer reading challenge at SCCLD and Read for the Win!

2016 Grammy Winner

Too little rain . . . too much rain.  Either case of extreme weather can dramatically impact everyday life. Silicon Valley Reads 2016 explores the effects of climate change with its theme “Chance of Rain”, featuring the books Memory of Water by Emmi Itäranta and Sherwood Nation...

Silicon Valley Reads 2016 will be launched Tuesday evening, January 26th, 7:30pm, at the Campbell Heritage Theater. 

Looking for something new to read? Find out what you missed in 2015!

Teens ages 13 - 19 it's your turn to help change the Silicon Valley's traffic problems! Create a 5 - 10 minute video and tell us how you would improve public transportation. Win up to $300 and be receive a special recognition from the Mayor of Cupertino

The Santa Clara County Library District has partnered with Second Harvest Food Bank to support hunger relief in our community. 

One month, one novel. 

Live streaming author visits coming to your library!

Mark Larson is back! Even better, thanks to the Cupertino Bluelight Cinema 5, we have an actual movie theater to accomodate you.  The series begins Thursday October 8  at 6:30 pm with His Girl Friday (1940) and continues weekly through Thursday November 12th.

Enter for a chance to win a Samsung Galaxy Tab4 AND get your photo displayed in our libraries!

Here is a success story about a Reading Program participant. 

Ah, summer fruit pies! Wouldn't you like some now? However, without the humble pie crust, you just don't have pie.  But with patience and persistence, you, too, can learn to  make pie crust. Yes, really.

Celebrate National Library Card Sign-Up Month with SCCLD in September. Register or renew your library card and tell us how you will use it. Share a photo of yourself and your library card on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter with the hashtag #sccld.

Welcome back to the Bibliocommons online public catalog. You told us you preferred it and now we listened. Thank you for your patience. We hope that you will find many of the old features you were used to.

As the grand finale to a series of summer storytimes about superheroes, Cupertino school-age kids star in an action-packed short film.

Sign up for FREE ESL Classes at Milpitas and Gilroy Libraries

Ruth Rendell February 17, 1930 May 2, 2015    

For mystery lovers looking for an exciting, fast-paced series.