Sunnyvale Public Library

We’ve activated the Sunnyvale Public Library as a Cooling Center during regular business hours.(https://www.library.sunnyvale.ca.gov/about-us/locations-hours)

The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory, effective Thursday, June 10, at 10 a.m. through Friday evening, June 12, with temperatures expected to reach the upper 80s to mid-90s and remain above seasonal averages for several days.

Make sure to drink plenty of water, limit physical activity from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., wear sunglasses and sunscreen, and check on frail or elderly family, friends, or neighbors often.

For more heat safety tips, visit https://emergencymanagement.sccgov.org/hot-weather-safety.

Lock in at the library with study supplies, snacks, and fidgets!

Teen Study Hall will be in the Library Program Room. Supplies will also be available in the Teen Space.

This program is for teens in grades 9-12. No registration is required.

Silicon Valley Youth Climate Action (SVYCA) is a youth-led non-profit organization that empowers teens and young adults to combat climate action through advocacy, policy and education.

Each title on our fireplace display has been chosen by the SVYCA Sunnyvale Action Team. Whether you are a young explorer just starting your journey or a seasoned advocate looking for deeper policy analysis, you can learn more about climate action through these books from our library.

Browse the list in our catalog: https://sunnyvale.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/display/1629367999/3013311357

Are you participating in One Book, One Coast? We join 193 other libraries in reading George Takei's graphic memoir They Called Us Enemy and having discussions around the book, the forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II, and the significance of that history today.

Join us for book discussions, activities for kids, a documentary, and talks from people who lived in the prison camps, including a livestreamed conversation with George Takei. Register for one of the book groups to claim a free copy of the book to keep.

Learn more about our One Book, One Coast programming: https://www.library.sunnyvale.ca.gov/events/seasonal-library-programs

The Friends lobby bookstore is stocked up for spring! Find popular titles for all age groups at low prices. New items each day. Thank you to the Friends of the Sunnyvale Library for sponsoring Library programs.

The Library accepts donations to the Friends any time we are open. Bring them to the front desk, or call us from the loading doors. (Please do not leave boxes of donations by the doors or returns.) See the list of accepted items on the Friends' website: Fotsvl.org/donations/ Questions? Call Library Circulation at 408-730-7309.

Throwback—far, far back. We recently rediscovered this newspaper clipping from 1974 featuring the Friends of the Sunnyvale Library. It reads:

"A bookworm's dream can come true Saturday, Sept. 21 when thousands of books go up for grabs at the eighth annual Friends of the Sunnyvale Library book sale. Sifting through crates of books are Corky Smader, co-chairwoman of the event, her daughter Diane, and Barbara Wallace. Proceeds from the sale, which starts at 9:30 a.m. in the library courtyard at 665 W. Olive ave., will go toward a scholarship."

So much has changed, and so much remains the same! Over fifty years later, book sales are now six times a year—plus our daily lobby sale and the occasional pop-up. They fund Library programs, including movie licenses and additional book copies for discussion groups. They continue to offer thousands of books, donated by community members or weeded from the Library's collection, which are evaluated, priced and organized by the hardworking volunteers who make up the Friends. Thank you to the Friends for decades of support! We couldn't do it without you.

Are you in high school and looking to volunteer? Sunnyvale Public Library is seeking participants for focus groups.

Make your voice heard and make an impact on future library programs! Register your interest at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FGR6Z2D

Session dates and times:
Sunday, March 22 from 1:30 to 3 p.m.
Thursday, March 26 from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Wednesday, April 22, from 3:30 to 5 p.m.