Wednesday, July 17 (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, July 17 (10:30 AM - 12:00 PM)
Location: La Selva Beach

This month, D. Mike Epperson, from the Genealogical Society of Santa Cruz County, will share his Ancestry.com expertise with us.  Workshop will include plenty of time for individual hands-on research. Bring your laptop and research. We will also have extra laptops on hand for you to use.  This workshop is in conjunction with The Genealogy Research Group that meets at the La Selva Beach Library the 3rd Wednesday of the month from 10:30a-12:00p

Wednesday, July 17 (10:30 AM - 12:30 PM)
Location: Downtown
Room: Downtown Upstairs Meeting Room

Come gather to eat cake, drink tea and discuss death. A Death Café is a group directed discussion of death with no agenda, objectives or themes. It is not a grief support group or counseling session, just some folks getting together to eat cake and talk about death. Space is limited in this popular program, registration is required.

Program provided by Hospice of Santa Cruz County. For more information contact Vanessa at Hospice of Santa Cruz County 831-430-3047.

Wednesday, July 17 (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, July 17 (11:00 AM - 12:00 PM)
Location: Branciforte

Story-Song-Dance! Bilingual storytelling that is engaging. The story features charming characters full of artistry, music and fun.

Cuentos bilingües con una historia de personajes encantadores llenos de arte, música y diversión.

Wednesday, July 17 (11:00 AM - 12:00 PM)
Location: Boulder Creek

Award winning circus artists Coventry and Kaluza presents: juggling, hula hooping, acrobatics, music, comedy and more! Get ready, because the circus is coming to town!

Wednesday, July 17 (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, July 17 (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, July 17 (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, July 17 (1:00 PM - 3:00 PM)
Location: Downtown
Room: Downtown Upstairs Meeting Room

Are you a star of poetry? If not, you can easily become one this summer! Join this free series of workshops to explore poets, poem-making, and performance. In each of these four workshops we will consider the lives of a prestigious poet, including Naomi Shihab Nye and Juan Felipe Herrera, reflecting on how their lives inform their work. We will write poems, receive guidance and feedback from poets in the community and perform our work out loud, sharing our stories together. No experience necessary. Come with an open heart and mind. Co-facilitated by Magdalena Montagne and poets from the Legendary Poetry Collective, as well as poets from the library’s Community Poetry Circles.

Registration is required.

Wednesday, July 17 (1:00 PM - 2:30 PM)
Location: La Selva Beach

Join Debra Niemira's Writing Workshops Wednesdays July 10th through July 31st from 1:00-2:30p at the La Selva Beach Library.  Open to aspiring writers grades 6th through 12th.

Debra  received her BA in Literature from UCSC. She volunteers as a Writing Assistant with the Young Writers Project, which is affiliated with the Santa Cruz County Office of Education. Over the past three years she's mentored both eighth grade and high school students composing poetry, expository essay, and memoir.

Wednesday, July 17 (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.   This month's book is "A Reliable Wife". Copies of the book may be available at the Branciforte Library. Please try to arrive on time!

Wednesday, July 17 (2:00 PM - 4:00 PM)
Location: Scotts Valley

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

Wednesday, July 17 (2:00 PM - 3:00 PM)
Location: Scotts Valley

Award winning circus artists Coventry and Kaluza presents: juggling, hula hooping, acrobatics, music, comedy and more! Get ready, because the circus is coming to town!

Wednesday, July 17 (3:00 PM - 4:30 PM)
Location: Live Oak

Create Advanced mechanical devices and program motors with EV3 Lego Mindstorms. This is a 9 week course, we are down to the last 2 sessions. Ages 10-17 

Space is limited.

Wednesday, July 17 (3:00 PM - 5:00 PM)
Location: Downtown

R.E.A.D. is one-on-one reading comprehension instruction for readers 2nd through 12th grade. Instructors are California credentialed teachers. Wednesdays from 3:00p to 5:00p. Sessions are by appointment only. Contact Programs 831.427.7717 or pro@santacruzpl.org to make an appointment for a 25 minute session.

Wednesday, July 17 (3:00 PM - 5:00 PM)
Location: La Selva Beach

R.E.A.D. is one-on-one reading comprehension instruction for readers 2nd through 12th grade. Instructors are California credentialed teachers. Wednesdays from 3:00p to 5:00p. Sessions are by appointment only. Contact Programs 831.427.7717 or pro@santacruzpl.org to make an appointment for a 25 minute session.

Wednesday, July 17 (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. All adults are welcome. For more information and/or book selection, call 831.427.7710.

Wednesday, July 17 (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!

Thursday, July 18 (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.