ReportsCUPERTINO LIBRARY DECEMBER 2017
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CUPERTINO LIBRARY
MONTHLY REPORT – DECEMBER 2017
Our Cupertino Library monthly report highlights the diverse collections, programs, and
outreach our staff provide to our Cupertino community. For more information, please
contact me at 408.446.1677 or at cvaresio@sccl.org. – Clare Varesio, Community Librarian
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NOVEMBER 2017 CIRCULATION STATISTICS
2017 2016
NEW PATRONS 468 304
VISITORS 61,323 62,733
ADULT & TEEN CIRCULATION 74,260 74,424
CHILDREN'S CIRCULATION 112,774 116,409
OVERDRIVE EBOOK CIRCULATION 4,588 3,797
TOTAL CIRCULATION 187,034 190,833
DECEMBER 2017 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
2017 2016
ADULT PROGRAMS 12
TEEN PROGRAMS 6
PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS 16
SCHOOL AGE PROGRAMS 19
TOTAL LIBRARY PROGRAMS 53
ADULT PROGRAM ATTENDANCE 383
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TEEN PROGRAM ATTENDANCE 261
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM ATTENDANCE 1,147
SCHOOL AGE PROGRAM ATTENDANCE 521
TOTAL PROGRAM ATTENDANCE 2,312
ADULT & TEEN PROGRAMS
On December 2 the Homestead High School robotics club brought
some of their creations to display in the lobby; passers-by were able to
drive the robots around a small enclosure. This was a great way to learn
about local robotics activities!
Over 125 people attended the San Francisco
Shakespeare Festival’s production of Romeo &
Juliet on December 9. Their “gonzo Shakespeare”
production is appealing to all ages and is an
excellent introduction to Shakespeare for school-
age kids.
On December 15, ESL Conversation Club had our
6th annual holiday party. We had tons of fun
playing holiday games, and there was plenty of
laughter to go around during Bingo, Two Truths and
One Lie, and Blindfold Christmas Drawing. Many
people found out it wasn't that easy to fake a lie
even for the sake of playing games. Winners got
small prizes and all the snacks were generously
sponsored by Friends of the Cupertino Library.
Matt Lorenzo, teen librarian, held one last Java coding class on December 16, where 65
participants attended on the first day of their winter break, showing how much Cupertino values
STEM education.
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CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS
On Wednesday, Dec. 6, 43 children and 20
parents joined us for our Winter Craft and Story
program. Children listened to winter-themed
story and then used their imaginations to
create a waterless snow globe. This program
was generously sponsored by the Friends of
the Cupertino Library.
On Wednesday, Dec. 20, 82 children attended
the Felt Creature Winter Craft program.
Participants had fun creating their own little felt
creatures and then making snug winter homes
for their creatures out of a mini Altoids boxes. This
program was generously sponsored by the
Friends of the Cupertino Library.
On Wednesday, Dec. 27, thirteen tweens gathered
at the Cupertino Library to compete in the Young
Writers Contest. Each pair of tweens had to use
their creative writing skills to alter a children’s
picture book. They used markers to cross out and
replace words as well as insert entirely new
passages. The tweens with the most creative
revision win! This program was generously
sponsored by the Friends of the Cupertino Library.
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DECEMBER 2017 LIBRARY OUTREACH
2017 2016
OUTREACH EVENTS 8
OUTREACH ATTENDANCE 131
TOTAL VOLUNTEER HOURS * 777
Along with our regular twice-monthly visits to the Senior Center to teach e-Resources, we also
held our regular book discussion groups at both the Chateau and the Senior Center.
UPCOMING JANUARY 2017 PROGRAMS
We thank the Friends of the Cupertino Library and the Cupertino Library Foundation for their
generous support of our library programs! To view all upcoming events, visit
https://www.sccl.org/Locations/Cupertino.
SATURDAYS, January 6, 13, 20, 27, 2:00 pm, Story Room – iDEA: Innovative Development by
Entrepreneurs Association - for Teens *
THURSDAY, January 11, 10:00 am, Community Hall – Chinese Book Discussion
THURSDAY, January 11, 7:00 pm, Story Room – Children’s Literature for Adults Book Club Reads
Esperanza Rising
FRIDAY, January 12, 11:00 am, Story Room – English/Mandarin Bilingual Storytime
THURSDAY, January 18, 7:00 pm, Story Room – Adult Book Discussion Reads Midnight In Broad
Daylight
SATURDAY, January 20, 2:00 pm, Community Hall – Meditation and the Brain with Dr. Manesh
Saggar
TUESDAY, January 30, 7:00 pm, Community Hall – Fuse Theater Presents Tomas and the Library
Lady
WEDNESDAY, January 31, 7:00 pm, Community Hall – Master Gardeners: Winter Fruit Tree Pruning
* Registration required.
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January 2018
Commission Report
Nancy Howe, County Librarian
15th ANNUAL FRIENDS, FOUNDATION, ENDOWMENTS & COMMISSIONERS
FORUM
Saturday, February 3, 2018
9am –12:30pm Includes Lunch 1370 Dell Ave, Campbell, CA 95008
BRIDGING THE DIVIDE: LISTENING TO TRUMP’S AMERICA
JOE SIMITIAN, COUNTY SUPERVISOR
For many living in Santa Clara County, the 2016 Presidential election results came as a
shock. What did we miss? To get answers, County Supervisor Joe Simitian had over 100
conversations outside of California stating, “My goal was to listen, learn and
understand. And I learned a lot.” Find out what he heard from America beyond the
Bay Area.
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DATA-DRIVEN LIBRARIES
MARC FUTTERMAN, CEO OF CIVIC TECHNOLOGIES
With approximately 10,000 individuals visiting our libraries every day, it’s easy to make
assumptions about our patrons and what’s important to them. Are our assumptions
correct? Civic Technologies worked with SCCLD to validate information through data
collection. Learn what the data tells us.
RSVP: Tracy Ellenberger
(408) 293-2326 X 3093
tellenberger@sccl.org
Silicon Valley Reads 2018 – Full Slate of Books for Silicon Valley Reads 2018 Officially
Announced
Silicon Valley Reads 2018, Santa Clara County’s premiere community engagement program
has selected the three books for children and teens that in different ways talk about caring for
others. All three titles relate to the theme “No Matter What: Caring, Coping, Compassion” and
are companions to the two already announced books for adult readers – My Lovely Wife in the
Psych Ward by Mark Lukach and Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong.
Each year, Silicon Valley Reads identifies books for young people that will encourage families
to read together and discuss how the chosen theme is relevant to their lives. The goal is to
promote reading and appreciation of literature while sparking conversations within the family
about values and important regional or societal issues. The 2018 companion selections are:
Mango, Abuela, and Me
by Meg Medina
Pre-K to Grade 3. When Mia's Abuela comes to live with Mia and
her family, she helps her learn English while Mia learns Spanish,
both with the help of a parrot named Mango.
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The Secret Life of Lincoln Jones
by Wendelin Van Draanen
Grades 4-7. An imaginative middle school boy who takes refuge in
the fantastical stories he writes maneuvers past a nosy girl at his
school who follows him around, trying to figure out what he is
writing and why he prefers being alone. By the author of the
Sammy Keyes mysteries.
Not If I See You First
by Eric Lindstrom
Teens. Demanding to be treated the same as everyone else in
spite of her blindness, Parker doles out tough-love advice to her
peers, refuses to cry after losing her father and stubbornly shuns a
boy who broke her heart years earlier.
Mango, Abuela, and Me will be featured in story times at public libraries throughout Santa Clara
County in February and March. “When a community reads together, it becomes a place where
more understanding and empathy are possible. It becomes a kinder place for people to live,”
said author Meg Medina.
Authors Wendelin Van Draanen and Eric Lindstrom will each visit several public schools in
Santa Clara County during February and March for educational presentations about their books
and writing careers, and appear at public libraries.
Altogether, more than 100 free public activities will be offered, including author talks, panel
discussions, an art exhibit, films and children’s activities. For more information, visit
www.sccl.org/svr.
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Silicon Valley Reads Kick Off Event- SAVE THE DATE
Silicon Valley Reads is an annual event sponsored by the Santa Clara County Library
District, Santa Clara County Office of Education and San José Public Library.
The 2018 program kicks off on Thursday, Feb. 1, 7:30 p.m. at De Anza College with authors
Mark Lukach and Rachel Khong interviewed live on stage by Mercury News columnist Sal
Pizarro.
Student eLibrary Card Update
This Fall, SCCLD initiated a unique student eLibrary Card program with several school
districts. Starting with the Saratoga Union School District, Campbell Union School District and
Cupertino High School in the Fremont Union School District, to date we’ve registered
approximately 9,000 students with a Santa Clara County Library District eLibrary Card.
What makes this program unique is that we are able to work directly with the school districts to
provide their students with a public library card. In addition, we have created a digital or
eLibrary card for the students so they have access to all of the online materials, research,
resources and services SCCLD has to offer. Students can access their library account from
home, school or anywhere they have an electronic device and internet connection. The added
benefit is that there are never any late fees or due dates to remember. When a lending period
is up, the content automatically disappears from their device.
We will continue in January 2018, with Milpitas Unified School District as the next school
district to join the program.
New Year, New Extended Hours
WOODLAND CELEBRATION: Join us on Sunday, Jan 7 at 2pm for a community celebration
of the new Sunday hours at Woodland Library. Enjoy an afternoon of fun for the whole family
with entertainment by Mr. SHAP, a magician and balloon artist extraordinaire!
Woodland Library
1975 Grant Avenue, Los Altos 94024
Sunday, Jan 7 at 2pm
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SARATOGA CELEBRATION: Come to the Saratoga Library on Tuesday, Jan 22 at 10:30am
to celebrate the newly expanded hours! Featuring Dr. Scorch who will demonstrate a series of
engaging combustion reactions involving various salts, metals and liquids, it’s sure to be a
“blast” for all ages!
Saratoga Library
13650 Saratoga Avenue, Saratoga 95070
Tue, Jan 22 at 10:30am
Industry Trends & Information:
Emilio Estevez’s ‘The
Public’ to Open Santa
Barbara International Film
Festival
Emilio Estevez’s “The Public”
will open the 33rd annual
Santa Barbara International
Film Festival on Wednesday,
Jan. 31 at the Arlington
Theatre. Directed, written by,
and starring Estevez, the film
— which will make its worldwide premiere at SBIFF — also stars Taylor Schilling,
Alec Baldwin, Jena Malone, and Jeffrey Wright.
Gabrielle Union, Christian Slater, Che “Rhymefest” Smith, Jacob Vargas, and
Michael K. Williams are also featured in the film. “The Public” is set in the Midwest
during a brutal cold front, which prompts a group of homeless library patrons who
refuse to leave Cincinnati’s downtown public library at closing time when they learn
that emergency shelters have reached capacity. As a nonviolent act of civil
disobedience escalates into a stand-off with law enforcement officials, issues such
as homelessness, mental illness, and drug addiction are explored.
Watch the official trailer below. The 2018 Santa Barbara International Film Festival
runs from Wednesday, Jan. 31 to Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018.
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http://variety.com/2017/film/news/emilio-estevez-the-public-to-open-santa-barbara-
international-film-festival-1202631574/
This film is timely, relevant in Santa Clara County and raises questions about how
communities will serve the homeless, including the use of library buildings as
shelters. As an example, in late December 2017, three Bay Area libraries remained
open overnight to serve as warming shelters for homeless (Antioch, 2 locations in
San Jose) as temperatures dropped to near freezing levels. We know that our
libraries serve as welcoming spaces for all during open hours but this raises the
question of our position when it comes to the safety and well-being of our
community, including the homeless. It’s a topic worthy of further exploration and
discussion.
January 3, 2018
Dear Commissioners,
Last year I had a meeting with Gary Latshaw of the Cupertino Sustainability Commission after a
short email exchange with Angela Chen from the same commission—which happened quite a
while ago. Initially Angela was looking for a NASA speaker. But when I met with Gary it became
clearer the commission wanted a speaker to specifically address the green building we have at
NASA Ames that has a Platinum certification for its the Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design (LEED). I’m the most experienced spokesperson for that particular topic, although
scheduling for me is difficult. More on that in a moment.
I suggested to Gary and Angela that we consult our respective commissions to see if they’d like
to co-sponsor such a talk. The key, I believe, for the Library Commission is finding a productive
tie-in for the Cupertino Library. The Sustainability Commission is really focusing on the ‘built
environment’ with an emphasis on new design, construction, and building operation
technologies. If that topic has a fit with the Cupertino Library’s plans—possibly around Earth
Day—then we may have a mutual interest in having both commissions co-sponsor a public talk
along with appropriate displays of relevant materials in the library; or other library
events/activities the library staff might suggest.
On timing: Gary and I spoke back in November, with Thanksgiving and other holidays coming
on. In mid-January my daughter is due to deliver her first baby in DC, and I’m intending to be
there for a couple of weeks but timing is all dependent. I will be away also 3/20-4/3. I realize
scheduling a venue can be challenging, and also having lead time for publicizing an event.
Over to the Library Commission and Clare; does the library see a connection to their upcoming
plans and does the Library Commission want to be involved in co-sponsoring?
Respectfully submitted,
Rose