Wednesday, September 18 (10:00 AM - 1:00 PM)
Location: Scotts Valley

Join Roxanne Langan for ribbon work and hand sewing from 10:00am-1:00pn on the first and third Wednesdays of each month at the Scotts Valley Library. This program is sponsored by the Scotts Valley Friends of the Library. For more information, phone the library at 427-7712

Wednesday, September 18 (10:30 AM - 12:00 PM)
Location: La Selva Beach

The LSB Genealogy Research Group will be on hiatus during the branch remodel.  Join us for our grand reopening in June 2020 to see our new & improved library.  During the closure, you can go to any of the other SCPL libraries to continue your genealogy research independently. If you need help, experienced genealogists are available at the Downtown Library, in the Genealogy Room.  The LSB Genealogy Research Group will return June 17, 2020  at the La Selva Beach Library from 10:30a-12:00p

Wednesday, September 18 (11:00 AM - 12:00 PM)
Location: Aptos

Trying to play with technology and getting frustrated? A tech savvy librarian will provide instruction in the use of a wide range of technology services: How to use free downloadable content available from your library in a number of formats (eBooks, eAudiobooks, and streaming video) Introduction to SCPL databases (i.e. Consumer Reports, Community Information, etc…) Creating an email account Downloading and attaching files Word processing direction and support Drop-in weekly appointments, 20 minute slots available. To best support learning, please bring the following items: devices (i.e., laptops, tablets, and/or smartphones), necessary passwords (Google Play, App Store), and library card! First-come, First-served. FREE! 

Wednesday, September 18 (11:00 AM - 12:00 PM)
Location: Boulder Creek

Pre-schoolers, home-schoolers, toddlers all welcome at this weekly storytime. We have books for ages 0-6 on hand, a craft that parents and caregivers can do with their kids, and toys on the floor for toddler play.

Wednesday, September 18 (11:00 AM - 12:00 PM)
Location: Live Oak

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

For 3-6 year olds.

Wednesday, September 18 (12:30 PM - 2:30 PM)
Location: Downtown
Room: Downtown Downstairs Meeting Room

Are you currently experiencing homelessness? Work with a compassionate and effective community volunteer or "housing navigator," who can help you set goals, overcome barriers, access documents and search for opportunities, helping you to transition back into housing, health and wellness.

Wednesday, September 18 (1:00 PM - 3:00 PM)
Location: Aptos

The Aptos Library Writing Group is a peer-led, community-based, on-going writing group. Those interested in: sharing their writing; improving and developing their writing; or trying their hand at writing for the first time, are welcome. No experience is necessary and all writing formats are considered, from poetry to short stories, from memoirs to fiction. Each session begins with a 10 minute writing exercise, followed by a read-aloud (sharing is optional). Next, participants take turns reading aloud from a current writing project. Assistance with editing on current writing projects is provided; please bring additional copies if interested in editorial support. This group assembles on the third Wednesday of each month from 1pm-3pm in the meeting room of the Aptos branch library. 

Wednesday, September 18 (1:30 PM - 2:30 PM)
Location: Branciforte

The Branciforte Book Discussion Group meets on the third Wednesday of each month from 1:30-2:30.   Please try to arrive on time! This month's book will be "The Good Thief" by Hannah Tinti. Copies may be available at the Branciforte Library.

Wednesday, September 18 (2:00 PM - 4:00 PM)
Location: Scotts Valley

Drop in and make a fun craft every Wednesday afternoon. Families are welcome.

Wednesday, September 18 (2:00 PM - 3:30 PM)
Location: Downtown
Room: Downtown Upstairs Meeting Room

SCPL's CodeCombat Coding Club is a once weekly meetup where we use online, game-based coding to learn JavaScript and Python. 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 10-18. Space is limited and registration is required. Register online, by email pro@santacruzpl.org or call 831-427-7717.

Wednesday, September 18 (3:30 PM - 5:00 PM)
Location: Boulder Creek

Learn to build a LEGO robot and learn to program it with self-paced lessons in LEGO Mindstorms NXT. LEGO Steve will help you master the fine arts of building robots and making your robot respond to light, sound, touch, and distance (using an ultrasonic sensor). This is the beginning course in Steve's LEGO NXT series and is a prerequisite for Robo Sumo and Robo X Games. Learn to build, to code, and to work in teams of two people. For kids ages 7 to 17. This class meets every week for eight weeks.

Wednesday, September 18 (3:30 PM - 5:00 PM)
Location: Aptos

Not-So Simple Machines: Create and motorize devices using simple machines (levers, pulleys, gears & swivels). Participants will also learn how to program motors. No advanced registration. Ages 8 to 12. 

EV3 Robotics: Create advanced mechanical devices and program motors with Lego Mindstorms. Limited kits available on a 1st come basis. Participants must have attended at least 4 Not-So Simple Machines projects. Ages 10 to 17.

Wednesday, September 18 (3:30 PM - 4:30 PM)
Location: Live Oak

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. Not registration required. Space available on a first come first served basis.  
For more information contact: Julie Soto sotoj@Santacruzpl.org 831-427-7700 x 7649 or Live Oak Library 831-427-7711

Wednesday, September 18 (5:30 PM - 7:00 PM)
Location: La Selva Beach

The LSB Evening Book Discussion Group meets the third Wednesday of the month from 5:30-7:00p. During the branch remodel, the group will be meeting in the LSB Recreation District Board Room, 314 Estrella Ave.., LSB. All adults are welcome. 

Wednesday, September 18 (6:30 PM - 8:30 PM)
Location: Scotts Valley

Adults need playtime too! Come play with us for hours of tabletop gaming fun. Bring your favorite board game or play some of the library's many games. No prior gaming experience is necessary. Some of the titles we carry are:

• Settlers of Catan
• Disney Monopoly
• Deadwood Studios, USA
• Star Trek: The Interactive VHS Board Game
• Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game
• Unspeakable Words
• Candy Land
• Pandemic
• Battleship
• Apples to Apples
• Elder Sign
• Bananagrams
• Lord of the Fries
• Ticket to Ride
• King of New York
• Dead of Winter
• 7 Wonders
• Elysium
• Disney Scene It
• Flick 'Em Up
• Vikings on Board
• Last Night on Earth
• Imhotep
• Flash Point
• Dixit
• Risk: Marvel Cinematic Universe Edition
• Star Trek: Attack Wing
• Kill Doctor Lucky (Board game and card game)
• Paris Connection
• Dominion
• Codenames
• Stuff and Nonsense
• Tak
• Exploding Kittens
• Freedom: The Underground Railroad
• Turbulence
• Braiiiins!
• Zombie DIce
• Fluxx
• Black Market Warehouse
• Evil Baby Orphanage
• Give Me the Brain!
• Unexploded Cow
• Brawl
• The Star Wars Game
• Clue
• Whodunit
• D&D Basic Board Game
• Shogi
• a set of classic board games like chess, backgammon, and checkers
• and more!

Wednesday, September 18 (7:00 PM - 8:00 PM)
Location: Aptos

September is National Preparedness Month.  Here is your opportunity to learn what you can do to work together with your neighbors to take action and improve fire defensible space, improve safety for your home and neighborhood, and how to adapt to living with wildland fire risks, especially in rural areas.   This event will present information about how to get started, what your neighborhood would need to do going forward, and what possible insurance benefits you might gain.

The FireWise Community certification program is associated with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and is recognized by some insurance carriers as beneficial to reducing overall wildland fire property risk.

Free and open to all.  Rural property residents are especially encouraged to participate.

For further information about the event, contact Becky Steinbruner: 831-685-2915

Thursday, September 19 (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. 

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

Thursday, September 19 (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, September 19 (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, September 19 (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.