Calendar of Events - Upcoming...

Wednesday, June 19 — Today!

• Boulder Creek Toddler Storytime (10:30 AM-11:30 AM)
  Location: Boulder Creek Branch
  Join us at the Boulder Creek Library for our weekly Toddler Storytime. We'll read books, sing songs and play together! Ages 1-3.
• Uncovering the Hidden Job Market: Career Search Strategies using ReferenceUSA (12:30 PM-1:30 PM)
  Location: Online
  Attendees will learn how to use ReferenceUSA as part of their Career Searching Strategy. Included will be information on the importance of having accurate information for applications and resumes, creating engaging cover letters, assembling a network of references and referrers, finding key persons at a business to act as mentors, building datasets of potential employers based on skill set, work history and preferences as well as how to prepare for interviews and interactions through thorough research.Attendees will need an internet connection and a phone line to participate. Register for any of the session dates here.
  Additional Information
• Downtown Kids Craft (1:00 PM-2:30 PM)
  Location: Downtown Branch
  Random and ever changing crafts for kids ages 3 - 10.
• Aptos Writing Group (1:00 PM-3:00 PM)
  Location: Aptos Branch
  A writing group for adults that gathers every third Wednesday of each month. Writers offer support and suggestions to each other. All styles and genres of writing are welcome.
• Branciforte Library Book Club (1:30 PM-2:30 PM)
  Location: Branciforte Branch
  Branciforte Library Book Club meets every third Wednesday of the month from 1:30 - 2:30pm. Book selections are from the Library's Book Club kits. Our book for this month is The Lake of Dead Languages by Carol Goodman. Join us for a lively discussion!
• Live Oak Summer Craft Time (1:30 PM-2:30 PM)
  Location: Live Oak Branch
  Play with Your Food - Pasta Paleontology.
• Branciforte School Age Crafts (3:00 PM-4:00 PM)
  Location: Branciforte Branch
  Join us at the Branciforte Library for a craft project! Ages 5 and up, please!
• Tales to Tails- Capitola (3:00 PM-4:30 PM)
  Location: Capitola Branch
  Trained therapy dogs will be available at the Library to be attentive, non-judgmental reading partners for children reading aloud. Children have individual 20-minute time slots to sit with a dog and read.
  Additional Information
• Garfield Park - Family Craft Time (3:00 PM-4:30 PM)
  Location: Garfield Park Branch
  Random and ever changing crafts for ages 2 to 10 year olds.
• Digital Movie Making- Teen Tech Tasters (3:00 PM-5:00 PM)
  Location: Scotts Valley Branch
  Make Movies! Part 1 of a two part series. In Part 1 of this workshop, you will learn about the language of video and make one today! Join with Robin Macomber from the Digital Media Factory and show your movie on the big screen! Be sure to sign up for both parts online on the Summer Reading Program calendar.
• eConnect: Popular Computing Topics with Computer Dave (4:00 PM-5:30 PM)
  Location: Downtown Branch
  Do you want to know more about your computer than how to turn it on? On the third Wednesday of each month seniors gather to share what they know, don't know, and want to know about computers. The groups is led by computer instructor, David Shaw, and topics are chosen by the group. Beginners are welcome.

Thursday, June 20

• Scotts Valley - Story Time (10:30 AM-11:00 AM)
  Location: Scotts Valley Branch
  A 30 min. program of stories and songs for children 2-5 yr.
• Downtown - Story Time (10:30 AM-11:30 AM)
  Location: Downtown Branch
  A forty-five minute program incorporating books, songs, and a craft for children 2 to 5 years old.
• Munching with Mozart (12:10 PM-12:50 PM)
  Location: Downtown Branch
  Munching with Mozart and Friends is a free monthly noontime concert series at the Downtown Branch sponsored by the Friends of the Santa Cruz Public Libraries and the Santa Cruz County Branch of the Music Teachers’ Association of California. This week, we will be featuring Jeremy Flanagan and Ivan Rosemblum on clarinet and piano.
  Additional Information
• Downtown Book Discussion Group (1:00 PM-2:00 PM)
  Location: Downtown Branch
  The Downtown Library Book Discussion Group will read Dirt Music by Tim Winton for its June 20th selection. The group meets every third Thursday at 1pm. All over 18 years old are welcome. Ask at the Reference Desk for the location of the meeting room. Copies of the book are available on request at the Circulation Desk. No need to check it out, just return it at the discussion. For more information contact Sarah Harbison at 427-7707 x7616.
• The Surfing Magician (1:00 PM-2:00 PM)
  Location: Aptos Branch
  Enjoy a Magical time with Santa Cruz' own Surfing Magician, Doug Hofkins. Great family fun!
• Garfield Park - Bubble Fun (2:00 PM-3:00 PM)
  Location: Garfield Park Branch
  A fun hour of making bubbles of all sizes on the Garfield park Library's lawn.
• Branciforte: The Surfing Magician (3:30 PM-4:30 PM)
  Location: Branciforte Branch
  Join us at the Branciforte Library for a special summer magic show featuring our local surfing magician! Bring your imagination and sense of wonder.
• Garfield Park Garden (4:00 PM-5:00 PM)
  Location: Garfield Park Branch
  Come and help weed & water the library's vegetable garden.

Friday, June 21

• Search Essentials: the basics of ReferenceUSA (9:00 AM-10:00 AM)
  Location: Online
  Designed for the patron new to using our database, this hour-long session will cover all the basics of getting started with ReferenceUSA. The training will cover the Four Essentials anyone, particularly anyone new to ReferenceUSA, would want to know in order to be successful using the resource. This is also a great opportunity for current users to learn some new tips, tricks and techniques.Lots of time will be reserved at the end of the session for questions. Attendees will need an internet connection and a phone line to participate. Register for any of the session dates here.
• Capitola Preschool Storytime (10:30 AM-11:30 AM)
  Location: Capitola Branch
  Join us at the Capitola Library for our weekly Preschool Storytime. We'll read books, sing songs and make a simple craft! Ages 3-6.
• Stuffed Animal Sleepover at Garfield Park (2:00 PM-4:00 PM)
  Location: Garfield Park Branch
  Bring your stuffed animal friend for his or her first sleepover at the library! We'll have a tea party and you can make name-tags for your special friend. After you leave, what will those animals do? Join us on Monday, June 24th at 10:30 to find out and to take your friend back home.
• Capitola School Age Crafts (2:30 PM-3:30 PM)
  Location: Capitola Branch
  Join us at the Capitola Library on Friday afternoons for a craft project! Ages 5 and older, please!

Saturday, June 22

• Tales to Tails- Downtown (10:00 AM-11:30 AM)
  Location: Downtown Branch
  Trained therapy dogs will be available at the Library to be attentive, non-judgmental reading partners for children reading aloud. Children have individual 20-minute time slots to sit with a dog and read.
  Additional Information
• Stomp Rockets (1:00 PM-3:00 PM)
  Location: Boulder Creek Branch
  Join us making rockets in the amphitheater at Boulder Creek this afternoon! Children under 8 yr will need an adult to help them.
• Downtown Chess Instruction (2:00 PM-3:30 PM)
  Location: Downtown Branch
  Children's chess instruction for students up to 18 years old.
• Family Movie: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (3:00 PM-5:00 PM)
  Location: Scotts Valley Branch
  Join us for SV Friends Community Saturdays. We will be showing "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs".

Sunday, June 23

• Live Oak Drop-in Family Craft (1:30 PM-3:00 PM)
  Location: Live Oak Branch
  Pasta Paleontology
• It's Not About the Bully: Family Strategies for Empowerment and Growth (2:00 PM-3:30 PM)
  Location: Downtown Branch
  A series of talks designed to help provide social and personal empowerment strategies for young people and their families to mitigate the effects of bullying. The workshops are hosted by Dr. Yvonne D. Vermillion, PSY. D., LMFT. Sessions take place on the fourth Sunday of the month from January to May 2013. Session Topic: Cyberbullying
• SLV Community Band (5:00 PM-6:00 PM)
  Location: Boulder Creek Branch
  Join the San Lorenzo Valley Community Band for a great evening performance in the amphitheater! This enthusiastic volunteer band was formed to encourage, promote and support instrumental music in the San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District.

Monday, June 24

• Aptos Toddler Storytime (10:30 AM-11:30 AM)
  Location: Aptos Branch
  Join us at the Aptos Library for our weekly Toddler Storytime. We'll read books, sing songs and play together! Ages 1-3.
• Stuffed Animal Pickup (10:30 AM-11:30 AM)
  Location: Garfield Park Branch
  Time to pick up your stuffed animal friend from the long sleepover! Join us at 10:30 a.m. for a few stories and find out what your friend did at the library after dark!
• Live Oak: Surfing Magician (10:30 AM-11:30 AM)
  Location: Live Oak Branch
  Enjoy a Magical time with Santa Cruz' own Surfing Magician.
• Start, Manage, Grow! Your Business using ReferenceUSA (12:30 PM-1:30 PM)
  Location: Online
  Entrepreneurs and business owners will learn how to use ReferenceUSA to find the mission critical information necessary to start, manage and grow a business.Attendees will need an internet connection and a phone line to participate. Register for any of the session dates here.
• Knitting in the Library (3:00 PM-4:30 PM)
  Location: Scotts Valley Branch
  Join us at the Scotts Valley Branch for a knitting party, all you need to do is bring some yarn and knitting needles. All ages are welcome.
• Garfield Park Garden (3:00 PM-4:30 PM)
  Location: Garfield Park Branch
  Come and help weed & water the library's vegetable garden.

Tuesday, June 25

• Branciforte Toddler Storytime (10:30 AM-11:30 AM)
  Location: Branciforte Branch
  Join us at the Branciforte Library for our weekly Toddler Storytime. We'll read books, sing songs and play together! Ages 1-3
• LSB Story Time (10:30 AM-11:30 AM)
  Location: La Selva Beach Branch
  For ages 3-6.
• ReferenceUSA Mapping & Data Visualization (12:30 PM-1:30 PM)
  Location: Online
  Data Visualization is the next BIG thing in data. Going beyond static lists of information, ReferenceUSA can help you ‘visualize’ data elements on a map. The ReferenceUSA mapping tools give you a new and powerful way to better understand the landscape. Learn how to build a map to display results and how to manipulate the mapping tools to your advantage. Attendees will need an internet connection and a phone line to participate. Register for any of the session dates here.
  Additional Information
• Felton Summer Fun - Crafts (1:30 PM-2:30 PM)
  Location: Felton Branch
  Come to the library and make a craft stick box for all your summer treasures.
• Boulder Creek - Family Crafts (2:00 PM-4:00 PM)
  Location: Boulder Creek Branch
  Join us for a messy crafts afternoon! We will have a summer-long project of Altered Books, or the chance to make individual works of art each week. Children under 9 will need an adult to help them.
• Aptos Youth Chess Club (3:30 PM-4:30 PM)
  Location: Aptos Branch
  For ages 6 and up
• Tales to Tails- Scotts Valley (4:00 PM-5:00 PM)
  Location: Scotts Valley Branch
  Trained therapy dogs will be available at the Library to be attentive, non-judgmental reading partners for children reading aloud. Children have individual 20-minute time slots to sit with a dog and read.
  Additional Information
• Creative Journaling (5:30 PM-6:30 PM)
  Location: Downtown Branch
  Like an unexpected spring flower, a journaling class has appeared at the Downtown branch. Andrew Drinnan, a library volunteer, teaches a journaling class every Tuesday, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the first floor conference room at the Downtown branch. "Keeping a journal can be a self-empowering and motivating expressive outlet. Journaling can be a tool for self-awareness. This class/group will share the power of keeping a journal with advice, tips, and motivations to get the most out of yours," says volunteer teacher Andrew Drinnan.
• "Food, Inc." Movie (7:00 PM-9:00 PM)
  Location: Downtown Branch
  A look at our industrialized food system, controlled by a handful of corporations, who often overlook health, safety, and the environment. How to change the system with your food purchases. Part of the Food for Thought! 2013 Summer Film Series.
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Wednesday, June 26

• Boulder Creek Toddler Storytime (10:30 AM-11:30 AM)
  Location: Boulder Creek Branch
  Join us at the Boulder Creek Library for our weekly Toddler Storytime. We'll read books, sing songs and play together! Ages 1-3.
• Uncovering the Hidden Job Market: Career Search Strategies using ReferenceUSA (12:30 PM-1:30 PM)
  Location: Online
  Attendees will learn how to use ReferenceUSA as part of their Career Searching Strategy. Included will be information on the importance of having accurate information for applications and resumes, creating engaging cover letters, assembling a network of references and referrers, finding key persons at a business to act as mentors, building datasets of potential employers based on skill set, work history and preferences as well as how to prepare for interviews and interactions through thorough research.Attendees will need an internet connection and a phone line to participate. Register for any of the session dates here.
  Additional Information
• Kids Craft (1:00 PM-2:30 PM)
  Location: Downtown Branch
  Random and ever changing crafts for kids, ages 3 - 10.
• Summer Craft Time (1:30 PM-2:30 PM)
  Location: Live Oak Branch
  Make a craft stick box to store your summer treasures.
• Branciforte School Age Crafts (3:00 PM-4:00 PM)
  Location: Branciforte Branch
  Join us at the Branciforte Library for School Age Crafts! Ages 5 and up, please!
• Garfield Park - Family Craft Time (3:00 PM-4:30 PM)
  Location: Garfield Park Branch
  Random and ever changing crafts for ages 2 to 10 year olds.
• Digital Movie Making- Teen Tech Tasters (3:00 PM-5:00 PM)
  Location: Scotts Valley Branch
  Make Movies! Part 2 of a two part series. In Part 2 of this workshop, you will learn about storyboarding and writing a script. Join with Robin Macomber from the Digital Media Factory and show your movie on the big screen! Be sure to sign up for both parts on the Summer Reading Program calendar
• Reading in the Redwoods (6:15 PM-7:30 PM)
  Location: Felton Branch
  Reading in the Redwoods book group meets monthly at the Felton Library on the fourth Wednesday, reading contemporary books chosen by the members. Copies of each month's book are available at the Felton branch library. For more information call 427-7708 or drop by the branch. The branch is closed after 6 pm but the front door will be open. To be added to our book group email list please call 831-420-1345. This month's selection is The Book Thief by Markus Zusak.