Lending Machine Opens at Columbia Neighborhood Center
A library material lending machine has been installed in the lobby of the Columbia Neighborhood Center at 785 Morse Ave. in Sunnyvale. The lending machine serves as a mini, free-standing library for residents who find this location more convenient and accessible than the central library facility in Sunnyvale. The collection of books feature literacy and language development materials for 0-5 year olds as well as parenting materials in English and Spanish. A return bin is located adjacent to the machine to return any materials borrowed from the machine or from the main library. Machine users can borrow items with a Sunnyvale Public Library card. Library cards are free and can be obtained from Columbia Neighborhood Center staff. The machine was made possible by grants from First 5 Santa Clara County and the Friends of the Sunnyvale Public Library. Read more about the lending machine.
City of Sunnyvale Mayor Anthony Spitaleri, Department of Library and Community Services Director Lisa Rosenblum, and First 5 Santa Clara County CEO Jolene Smith cut the ribbon on the library lending machine at Columbia Neighborhood Center on June 3, officially opening the machine for public use.
Sign Up for Summer Reading!
The Sunnyvale Public Library’s Summer Reading Program is an annual program designed to encourage children, teens, and adults to read during summer break. Registration is from June 1 – July 15.
Each child (Ages 3 – Grade 5) receives a reading log and records at least 10 book titles that he or she reads over the summer. (Young ones may count books read to them.) The children’s prize is a free book.
Teens (Grades 6-12) read (or listen to) 9 books and complete a Teen Reading Log. The Teen prize is either a free book OR earbuds (while supplies last)! Teens who turn in a completed Teen Reading Log will receive one ticket for our drawing for one of 3 gift cards: 2 $25 iTunes or 1 $25 Amazon.com!
Adults (Ages 18+) read (or listen to) 5 books and complete an Adult Reading Log.The Adult prize is a $5 Friends of the Library Gift Certificate. More information at our Summer Reading website. Adults who turn in a completed reading log can enter a drawing to win one of 5 $25 gift certificates to the following places: Sprouts, Trader Joe's, Full Circle Farms, DishDash and C.J. Olson Cherries. Read more about our prize drawing.
Thank you to the Friends of the Sunnyvale Library for sponsoring all prizes.
Printing Old and New: Getting hands-on at Sunnyvale Library!
The Sunnyvale Library received funding from the California State Library
to have a series of hands-on workshops that explore heritage style printing
with a letterpress, techniques in eBook publishing with smashwords.com,
and 3D printing with our new Makerbot Replicator 2.
Take a look at our
Printing Old and New workshops and experience the revolution of print!
If you are interested in using our MakerBot 3D Printer, we will begin taking printing reservations June 1st on our
3D Printing Webpage! Need more details? Check out our
Frequently Asked Questions.
Discover and Go Free Museum Pass Program
Looking for a free, fun, educational outing for the family or an excursion for out-of-town guests? Sunnyvale Public Library has joined with other libraries to offer Discover & Go passes for Library cardholders to many Northern California museums and cultural institutions.
Discover & Go is a new service that allows Sunnyvale Library cardholders to print passes online for specific museums. Each Discover & Go pass expires the day after the reservation date. Library cardholders can reserve up to two passes at one time. Some of the museums that are available for free or at discounted prices include: The Marine Mammal Center, Charles M. Schulz Museum, The Tech Museum and the Pacific Pinball Museum. The full list of participating museums that are available to Sunnyvale Library cardholders can be found by going to http://discover.sunnyvalelibrary.org