Events at the King Library

Monday, January 5, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Rooms 225/229, 2nd Floor
Don't Let Your TV Become Extinct! Beginning in February, television will broadcast in digital instead of analog. For older sets, this can be a problem. Come to a workshop designed to give you the full information on this transformation. A guest speaker from the Federal Communications Commission will give a brief overview of the DTV transition.For more information:1-888-CALL-FCC (Voice) 1-888-TELL-FCC (TTY) Visit: www.dtv.gov DTV transition Hosted by General Collections. Co-sponsored by Friends of the King Library.

Saturday, January 10, 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Children's Room, 1st Floor
Hindi and English bilingual story time for children has stories, songs and rhymes to capture the best of both worlds, teaching the children the importance of both languages and cultures. For more information, call (408) 808-2183.

Happy Holidays!

All San Jose Public Libraries will be closed December 24th and 25th, and December 31st and January 1st! The Almaden Branch wishes you a wonderful holiday season, and we look forward to serving you in 2009.

VTA updates

VTA HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

VTA is the ideal and hassle-free transportation alternative to all your holiday celebrations on New Year’s Eve. VTA will be offering free service on all light rail and bus lines from 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 31 until 3:59 a.m. Thursday, January 1, 2009. VTA will operate on a regular weekday schedule on Wednesday, December 24 and Wednesday, December 31 and a Sunday/Holiday schedule Thursday, December 25 and Thursday, January 1.
There will also be extended New Year’s Eve service in the late evening for:
Light Rail (Alum Rock- Santa Teresa and Mountain View-Winchester lines) *Full extended schedules
Last trip leaving Santa Teresa at 1:55 a.m., the last stop at 3:01 a.m. at Alum Rock
Last trip leaving Alum Rock at 1:36 a.m., the last stop at 2:47 a.m. at Santa Teresa
Last trip leaving Winchester at 1:09 a.m., the last stop at 1:36 a.m. at Civic Center (does not go to Mountain View)
Last trip leaving Mountain View at 12:45 a.m., the last stop at 1:56 a.m. at Winchester
Express Line 180 (to the Fremont BART Station) *Full extended schedule
Last Northbound bus leaving Diridon Station at 2:09 a.m. arriving at Fremont BART at 2:50 a.m.
Last Southbound bus leaving Fremont BART at 2:56 a.m. arriving at 2nd & Santa Clara at 3:29 a.m. (Does not go to the Diridon Station)
The following commute bus lines will be cancelled on Friday, December 26 & Friday, January 2: 101, 102, 103, 104, 120, 121, 122, 140, 168, 182, 304, 321, 328, 330 and the River Oaks Shuttle. All other VTA service will be running on a normal weekday schedule.

Keeping Faith

For the month of January, the Almaden Book Buddies will discuss Keeping Faith, by Jodi Picoult. "When seven-year-old Faith White and her mother, Mariah, swing by the house on the way to ballet class, they find that Daddy is home and he's brought a playmate. This is not the first time he's been caught cheating. After the fuss and feathers have settled and Dad has moved out, Faith begins talking to an imaginary friend who, it seems, is God. And God is not male but female. Faith is able to effect miraculous cures and is also occasionally afflicted with stigmata. When the media gets wind of this, the circus begins. The local rabbi takes an interest (Faith and Mariah are technically Jewish), and the local Catholic priest pays several inquiring visits. There is also a gaggle of psychologists. Throw in a professional atheist for the romance angle and a vicious custody fight with an egomaniacal lawyer, and you have a riveting read. Picot gets better and better with each book" (Library Journal). All readers are invited to attend. This event takes place on Tuesday, January 6th, at 1:30 in the afternoon.

History Book Club--Tues, Dec. 16th, 6:30 p.m.

Join the History Book Club in discussing Brutal Journey: The Epic Story of the First Crossing of North America by Paul Schneider. "...would-be conquistador Pánfilo de Narváez was given another chance by the king of Spain, who awarded him governorship over the entire Gulf Coast of the modern United States. But Narváez's luck was no better this time: the expedition, which arrived in 1528, was a complete disaster. Out of the 400 men who went ashore in Florida, only four made it to Mexico eight years later, long after Narváez himself was lost at sea in a makeshift boat" (Publisher's Weekly). Written using limited documentation, and rife with adventure mixed with colonialism, Brutal Journey promises to offer good topics for discussion. All history enthusiasts are invited to attend.