Thursday, December 12 (12:00 AM - 11:59 PM)
Location: Offsite

Please vote for the Friends of the SC Public Libraries at your New Leaf Community Market! Vote December 2nd through 16th, 2019.

It’s coming up on that time again! Time for New Leaf Community Markets Customers to get out and vote for their favorite community organizations, to become the next round of recipients of Envirotokens donations! 

The top 6 vote recipients in each store location, will be named Envirotokens Recipients for that New Leaf location from January 1, 2020, through Mid-June. You'll benefit the remodel at the Garfield Park Library and bring in up to $100,000 in matching funds!

Location: All New Leaf Market locations throughout Santa Cruz county

Thursday, December 12 (10:00 AM - 11:30 AM)
Location: Downtown
Room: Life Literacies Center

Information navigation and social support open to all. Work individually with an information advocate on any information need: (housing search, application, resume?). Make a phone call or get help with free scanning, printing or email. Complete a SmartPath assessment or get connected to a local program or service. You decide, we assist.

For more information, contact Jesse Silva at silvaj@santacruzpl.org or Susan Nilsson at nilssons@santacruzpl.org

Thursday, December 12 (10:00 AM - 11:00 AM)
Location: Scotts Valley

A 60 minute program for children, 0-3 years and their parents or caregivers. Join us for music, stories & play! Space is limited so come on time.

Thursday, December 12 (10:00 AM - 11:00 AM)
Location: Aptos

Toddler Time is a weekly early literacy program for families with children ages 0-3 years old. Music, movement, stories, fingerplays, rhymes, and songs are a fun way for your child to learn while spending valuable social time with other children and their caregivers. Please arrive on time. Let's play and learn together!

Thursday, December 12 (10:30 AM - 11:30 AM)
Location: Downtown

Join us at the Downtown Library for our weekly Preschool Story Time. We'll read books, sing songs and make a simple craft!  Suggested ages 3-6.

Thursday, December 12 (12:00 PM - 4:00 PM)
Location: Downtown

An Encompass Downtown Outreach worker will be available on a drop-in basis for anyone with questions about social services, county mental health, addiction recovery options, housing applications, the Homeward Bound bus ticket program, getting an PO Box, clearing camping tickets, getting a fee-free DMV CA ID, Smart Path and more. For more info contact Jesse at silvaj@santacruzpl.org or Kris at kris.younggren@encompasscs.org or Meredith at meredith.flores@encompasscs.org

Thursday, December 12 (1:00 PM - 3:00 PM)
Location: Downtown
Room: Life Literacies Center

The Salvation Army and The City of Santa Cruz provides River St. Camp Intake every Thursday and Friday, 1:00 - 3:00 PM.

Thursday, December 12 (1:00 PM - 2:30 PM)
Location: Aptos

The Aptos Library Book Discussion group meets on the second Thursday of the month from 1:00p - 2:30p and all adults are welcome. Reading selections will be made by the group with an emphasis on thought provoking fiction and challenging non-fiction.

Facilitator: Judy McNeely; judybookdoc@collegepathfinders.com.

This month we will be reading: Amsterdam By: Ian McEwan

Thursday, December 12 (3:00 PM - 4:30 PM)
Location: Boulder Creek

Get creative! Join us at the Boulder Creek Library for a Do-It-Yourself craft. Kids, teens and families welcome!

Thursday, December 12 (3:30 PM - 4:30 PM)
Location: Garfield Park

Explore where science meets art with a new STEAM based project every week, and leave the mess at the library!

For kids 5 - 12 years old.

This Week: Paper Circuit Greeting Cards

Come learn how to construct a simple paper circuit and make your very own light up greeting card! Ages 5-12. Kids under 8 will need help from their adult(s).

Thursday, December 12 (3:30 PM - 5:00 PM)
Location: Branciforte

With a focus on creative and engineerring skills, kids ages 8-18 will learn about robotics and programming. We will break into teams of two, build our robots, program them over the course of several weeks and then use original programming for a robot battle at the end.

Thursday, December 12 (3:30 PM - 4:30 PM)
Location: Aptos

Join us for an hour of coding! Immerse yourself in a world of your choosing- be it Minecraft, Star Wars, Frozen or other fantasy worlds. Utilizing block code, we will learn the fundamentals of computer science through games. Ages 8 to 18. No registration required. Space available on a first-come-first-served basis. 

Thursday, December 12 (4:00 PM - 5:30 PM)
Location: Garfield Park

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 appointments to sit with a dog and read.

Registration required. To register, e-mail tales2tails@santacruzpl.org or call 831-427-7717.

Thursday, December 12 (5:30 PM - 6:45 PM)
Location: Downtown
Room: Downtown Upstairs Meeting Room

Thursday, December 12 (6:00 PM - 7:30 PM)
Location: Offsite

Join Santa Cruz Public Libraries as we host a weekly trivia night at Steel Bonnet Brewing Company in Scotts Valley. Bring your friends, form a team (or take it on solo), and compete against other groups to win the grand prize. Questions include all categories with the exception of themed nights. 

Thursday, December 12 (6:30 PM - 7:30 PM)
Location: Aptos

Santa Cruz Public Libraries and the County of Santa Cruz invite you to the 3rd Community Meeting for the Aptos branch library.

Come and participate in the discussion on the library development and learn more about the Design Build Process!

For questions please contact:

Damon Adlao, Project Manager

County of Santa Cruz,, Department of Public Works

831.454.2343

Friday, December 13 (12:00 AM - 11:59 PM)
Location: Offsite

Please vote for the Friends of the SC Public Libraries at your New Leaf Community Market! Vote December 2nd through 16th, 2019.

It’s coming up on that time again! Time for New Leaf Community Markets Customers to get out and vote for their favorite community organizations, to become the next round of recipients of Envirotokens donations! 

The top 6 vote recipients in each store location, will be named Envirotokens Recipients for that New Leaf location from January 1, 2020, through Mid-June. You'll benefit the remodel at the Garfield Park Library and bring in up to $100,000 in matching funds!

Location: All New Leaf Market locations throughout Santa Cruz county

Friday, December 13 (10:00 AM - 11:00 AM)
Location: Downtown
Room: Downtown Upstairs Meeting Room

Toddler Time is a weekly program for families with children ages 1-3 years old. It includes music, movement, stories, fingerplays, rhymes, songs and fun for your child and you as well as social time with other children and their caregivers.      Let's play and learn together!

Friday, December 13 (11:00 AM - 4:00 PM)
Location: Scotts Valley

Santa Cruz Public Libraries' very own makerspace offers a variety of tools and materials for STEAM-based projects! Bring your own craft or project to work on in a creative environment, test out new tools before investing in your own, or come in to learn, explore, and have fun!  Tools include:

• FlashForge CreatorPro 3D printer
• Silhouette Cameo 3 vinyl cutter
• Walnut Hollow woodburning tool
• Walnut Hollow versa/soldering tool
• American Button Machines 1.5" pinback button machine
• Fellowes thermal book binding machine
• Oculus Rift virtual reality set
• MakeyMakey circuit pack
• Botley the Coding Robot
• MakeDo cardboard construction kit
• Brother sewing machine
• screenprinting kit
• glass etching kit
• wire wrapping and jewelry making supplies
• book upcycling/repurposing projects

Tools are limited in quantity and will be available on a first come, first serve basis. Introductory materials and training will be available onsite--elaborate projects or special materials will need to be brought by participants. Kids 13 and under will need parental permission and supervision. Staff will be available to help answer questions and train patrons on more difficult tools. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Scotts Valley Library.

Friday, December 13 (12:00 PM - 4:00 PM)
Location: Downtown

An Encompass Downtown Outreach worker will be available on a drop-in basis for anyone with questions about social services, county mental health, addiction recovery options, housing applications, the Homeward Bound bus ticket program, getting an PO Box, clearing camping tickets, getting a fee-free DMV CA ID, Smart Path and more. For more info contact Jesse at silvaj@santacruzpl.org or Kris at kris.younggren@encompasscs.org or Meredith at meredith.flores@encompasscs.org