Willow Glen Children's Theatre Workshop

Willow Glen Children's Theatre: Improvisational Workshop
Saturday, September 15 1-3pm

We are pleased to present an improvisational workshop led by Willow Glen Children's Theatre. In this workshop for children ages 7 and up, participants will have fun learning improvisational skills and inventing scenes. Join us in the community room for this fun (and free!) program!

"It's Easy Being Green"

"It's Easy Being Green": A Guide to Energy Efficiency and Alternatives
Thursday, August 30, 9 AM - 11:30 AM
West Valley Library Community Room.

We are pleased to welcome Congressman Mike Honda to the West Valley Library. Exchange ideas and information with multiple green organizations on how to live a low-carbon lifestyle. An expert panel will provide perspectives of researchers, scientists, students, architects, environmentalists, and hi-tech companies in the Silicon Valley on the topic of green living. We hope to see you there!


Check here for more information about Congressman Mike Honda and his local forums on green living.

Gaming Party for Teens

Game On! Gaming Party for Teens Thursday, September 27 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Hey teens, let’s play some video games in the library! Join us in the community room for some awesome new multi-player games on a huge projected screen. There will be plenty of games and consoles to try. Whether you’re a beginner or a pro, it will be lots of fun! We will also have board games and snacks. This event is for ages 12-18. Stay tuned for more gaming in the library!

Jewish Literature Discussion Series

Join us for a free reading and discussion series that uses five works of Jewish literature to explore the theme Neighbors: The World Next Door. The relationship between neighboring cultures animates these works of history and fiction, which trace the Jewish experience from Muslim Spain to Bolshevik Russia to contemporary America. Five scholar-led discussions will be held on Sunday afternoons 2pm-4pm in the community room of the West Valley Branch Library beginning August 26. Pre-registration is recommended: contact the Library at (408) 244-4766 or Ruth.Kohan@sjlibrary.org.
Check out this page for more information about this series.

Join us in the community room at 2pm on Sunday, August 26, for a lecture and discussion of A Journey to the End of the Millennium by A.B. Yehoshua.

Summer Reading ends soon...

Our Summer Reading Celebration, happening at all San Jose Public Libraries, ends August 11! Here at West Valley, we are giving you an extra week to come and redeem your prizes...Please come pick them up no later than August 18.

ALSO, here at West Valley Branch, our generous Friends of the Library group is holding a special drawing to reward readers who have finished all 30 hours in their reading logs! Four $50 bookstore gift certificates will be given out to kids and teens who have finished their logs and filled out an entry form, available at the Summer Reading table. If you have already finished and redeemed your prizes earlier this summer, just bring your reading log back to us and we will give you an entry form for the drawing.

Courtesy Notices for Materials

Effective today, August 3rd, courtesy notices via email have been successfully implemented in our system! This means that all customers who have given us a valid email address will now receive an email reminder 3 days before an item is due in order to remind them to return or renew materials. Very helpful! You can log in to your account online, or see a staff person at an San Jose library to make sure that your contact information is current. This electronic service will only be available to customers who have supplied us with an email address; it will not be available for customers contacted via phone messages. Enjoy!

August Events @ West Valley

Here's what's happening this August at West Valley Branch Library!

Summer Reading Celebration
The Summer Reading Celebration ends August 11! Please come before then with your completed reading logs to claim your prizes!

Game Day and Cookie Tasting Popularity Contest
Tuesday, August 7, 2-3pm
Join us as we play a variety of board and word games with friends and family. After some relaxing summer fun, we will then taste and decide which of our cookies is the most popular and the yummiest. A nice way to end our 2007 Summer Reading Celebration Program.

Free Citizenship Q&A
Saturday, August 25, 3-5pm
Do you have questions about your citizenship application, application process or immigration status? Would you like to know whether you are qualified for "special consideration?" Check out the Citizenship Q & A sessions in multiple languages at West Valley Library. These sessions will be offered the 4th Saturday of every month from 3-5pm beginning on August 25th.

West Valley Library's Book Sale
Saturday, August 25, 9-3pm
The West Valley Library is having a book sale. From 9 - 10AM Friends Members Only; 10AM - 3PM General Sale and from 2 - 3PM Bargain Bag Sale. GREAT BARGAINS! BEAUTIFUL BOOKS! All proceeds benefit the Library. Sponsored by Friends of the West Valley Library.

Let's Talk About It: Jewish Literature Discussion Series, Session 1
Sunday, August 26, 2-4pm
Join us for a lecture and discussion of A Journey to the End of the Millennium by A.B. Yehoshua. This is the first of a five-part book discussion series: Let’s Talk About It: Jewish Literature - Identity and Imagination. Participants of all backgrounds are invited to explore the theme “Neighbors: The World Next Door” through the reading and discussion of five works of contemporary and classic Jewish literature. Each session will open with a presentation by David Mesher, Professor of English at San José State University. Let’s Talk About It: Jewish Literature, a reading and discussion series, has been made possible through a grant from Nextbook and the American Library Association. Pre-registration is recommended so that we can provide sufficient hand-outs and refreshments for all participants. To register, call the West Valley Branch at (408) 244-4766 or e-mail ruth.kohan@sjlibrary.org.

Check out our event calendar for more upcoming events.

West Valley has a blog!

Welcome to the West Valley Branch Library's new blog! We are part of the San Jose Public Library, located in West San Jose. Click here for more information about our branch. We will keep you posted on upcoming events, info and photos from past programs, news, and other library-related information. Please leave comments on our posts to offer your feedback, suggestions, or just say hello!