Vote for Books Election Party--November 5th

Come and celebrate the books with the top votes from voteforbooks.com and our in-house ballots. Make your vote count and enjoy Election cake. For ages 6-14.This event takes place in the Program Room Wednesday, November 5th, 4:30-5:00 p.m.

Moon Struck - View the Moon with the San Jose Astronomical Association

There will be a fun moon related craft program starting Thursday, November 6th at 4:45 p.m. and ending at 5:10 p.m. This craft project is geared for school age children and will be held in the library's program room. At 5:15 p.m. there will be a fun puppet program held in the Children's area and at 5:45 we'll break for an opportunity to check out additional stargazing books and materials. When the library closes at 6:00 p.m. (weather permitting) we'll have the opportunity to observe the night sky courtesy of the San Jose Astronomical Association. Chief astronomer, Jim Van Nuland commented "we'll have lots of good stuff to show -- a nice quarter moon, bright Jupiter, faint Uranus, the Ring Nebula, the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules, colorful double star Albireo in Cygnus, probably a galaxy or two if the air is clear enough." This should be a great event for the entire family.This event takes place in the Program Room, Children's Area and Outside of the Library.

Water For Elephants Discussion--Tuesday, Nov 4th 1:30-2:30

Join the Almaden Book Buddies in discussing Sara Gruen's beautiful and thrilling book, Water for Elephants. "Life is good for Jacob Jankowski. He's about to graduate from veterinary school and about to gain the girl of his dreams. Then his parents are killed in a car crash, leaving him in the middle of the Great Depression with no home, no family, and no career. Almost by accident, Jacob joins the circus. There he falls in love with the beautiful performer Marlena, who is married to the circus' psychotic animal trainer. He also meets the other love of his life, Rosie the elephant. This lushly romantic novel travels back in forth in time between Jacob's present day in a nursing home and his adventures in the surprisingly harsh world of 1930s circuses." All readers are invited to attend.

Fall Book Sale, November 1st, 9am-3pm

Bargain hunters you won't want to miss this! The Almaden Branch Library is having its Fall Book Sale. This hugely popular event is sponsored by the Friends of the Almaden Library and will be staged in the large community room next to the library's entrance. There will be a large selection of gently used and sometimes new books covering a wide range of topics and interests. Entertainment videos, DVDs, CDs and cassettes will also be available for purchase. There will be a special "Bag of Books" sale from 2 to 3 p.m. All proceeds benefit Almaden Branch Library programs and services. If you love books, you won't want to miss this event. For more information, please call (408) 808-3040.

Harvest Festival--Saturday, October 25th, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

You are invited to participate in our 2nd annual Harvest Festival! It is sponsored by the Almaden Community Center and Library. Our festival will include a pumpkin patch, haunted house, silent auction, plant sales, arts activities, and interesting vendor booths.