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.