Thursday, March 21 (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, March 21 (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, March 21 (10:00 AM - 11:30 AM)
Location: Downtown
Room: Downtown Downstairs Meeting Room

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. Apply for a lifeline phone or get connected to a local program or service. You decide, we assist. 

Thursday, March 21 (10:30 AM - 11:30 AM)

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, March 21 (11:00 AM - 12:00 PM)
Location: Boulder Creek

Please join us every third Thursday of the month at 11:00 am when we discuss the book of the month, watch short videos highlighting authors and interesting side notes about the current book, and share personal insights. Book Club titles are available at the Boulder Creek Library.          

We will be discussing The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

Thursday, March 21 (12:10 PM - 12:50 PM)
Location: Downtown
Room: Downtown Upstairs Meeting Room

A popular monthly series of free noon-time concerts in the Downtown Branch meeting room every 3rd Thursday of the month. Pieces and performers vary. Your are welcome to bring your lunch, and please avoid crunchy food items. Munching With Mozart and Friends is sponsored by the Friends of the Santa Cruz Public Libraries and the Santa Cruz County Music Teachers' Association. For more information about the series, to make a reservation for your class or other large group, or to inquire about performing, contact Carol Panofsky by phone at 831-426-3238 or by email at panofsky@cruzio.com

Thursday, March 21 (3:00 PM - 4:00 PM)
Location: Scotts Valley

Girls Who Code (GWC) is a program meant to bridge the gender gap in the field of tech. In Session A, 3-5 th grade girls will build sisterhood, read and reflect on the Girls Who Code book, and complete various challenges over a 10-week course. Participants must attend all classes. Space is limited and attendees MUST register.

Thursday, March 21 (3:00 PM - 4:00 PM)
Location: Aptos

SCPL's CodeCombat Coding Club is a once weekly meetup where we use online, game-based coding to learn Python and JavaScript. CodeCombat is a real game that teaches learners of all ages to code by playing through levels and quickly mastering programming concepts. It's not just gamification with bells and whistles, it's democratizing learning to code by making the process more accessible and engaging than ever before! Learners write code, execute it and see their changes in real-time! Ages 8-18. registration is required.  

Thursday, March 21 (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, March 21 (3:30 PM - 4:30 PM)
Location: Live Oak

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.

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

Thursday, March 21 (3:30 PM - 5:00 PM)
Location: Garfield Park

Come to the Garfield Park Library every Thursday and have fun with Lego's. Directed LEGO construction for kids 5 and older. Each week we will construct models based on a common theme.

Thursday, March 21 (4:00 PM - 5:00 PM)
Location: Aptos

Trying to work on your Spanish? Want to improve your vocabulary and Spanish speaking skills? The Aptos Branch Library is hosting a Spanish conversation group. Facilitator-led discussion and activities. All levels are welcome, including beginners. Meetings are every first and third Thursday of the month. For more information, contact Ivan Llamas at llamasi@santacruzpl.org or 831-427-7702 

Thursday, March 21 (4:00 PM - 5:30 PM)
Location: La Selva Beach

Learn how to survive in the world of Minecraft. Ages 8 to 18. Space is limited to 19 on a first-come basis. No advance registration.

Thursday, March 21 (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. 

Friday, March 22 (10:00 AM - 11:00 AM)
Location: Downtown
Room: Downtown Upstairs Meeting Room

Toddler Time is a weekly program for families with children ages 0-3 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, March 22 (10:00 AM - 12:00 PM)
Location: Downtown
Room: Downtown Downstairs Meeting Room

Kris Younggren is one of our Downtown Outreach Workers. She is on the job solving problems in the downtown corridor Tuesday through Saturday. Drop-in for a confidential check-in at the Downtown Library in the downstairs small meeting room (behind the computer area). Kris can help with; connecting you or someone in need to health, wellness, or housing resources, a fee-free California ID application, a homeward bound bus ticket, a mailing address via the Homeless Services Center (HSC), a SmartPATH assessment, housing search, job application and more.

Friday, March 22 (10:00 AM - 11:00 AM)
Location: Aptos

Join us for our weekly Preschool Story Time. We will read books, sing songs and make a simple craft.

For 3-6 year olds.

Friday, March 22 (10:00 AM - 12:00 PM)
Location: La Selva Beach

Wake up to a good movie. Join us the fourth Friday of the month from 10:00a-12:00noon. For more information and/or movie selection, call 831.427.7710.

Friday, March 22 (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, March 22 (2:00 PM - 4:00 PM)
Location: Capitola

Join us this afternoon to make something creative or make a new discovery! We are partnering with the Santa Cruz Children's Museum of Discovery to offer this weekly program. We will be in their Tinkerlab room. The program is free, and most suitable for 6-12 year olds. Parents will need to remain available throughout the program, and will be helping children under 6. We provide materials to explore creativity, build things, make art and make discoveries. Usually they will be able to take their creations home. Sometimes they will be building something for that day only. Please join us and have some fun!