Container Gardening--this Saturday!

Small space? No problem! Join the Master Gardeners and the Almaden Library to learn how to maximize your space through container gardening. Grow vegetables, fruit trees, annuals, succulents and just about anything else your heart desires. You will learn about companion planting, fertilizing, the proper soil and irrigation techniques. Bring a favorite 8" pot if you have one to start your garden. A limited supply of pots will be available if you don't have one to bring.

This event will be held inside the Almaden Library in the Program Room this Saturday, August 1st at 11am.

Teens--want to be part of a puppet show?

Almaden Teen Puppet Show and Readers Theater - Rehearsal

This is a great opportunity to show your creative talents and be part of our Almaden Teen Puppet and Marionette Theater. The rehearsals are important and if you want to be in the Saturday, August 8 performance (3 p.m.) you need to be at all of the rehearsals (July 24, 31 and Aug 7). Talk with Youth Services Librarian, Ed Koetitz, if you have a problem making any of the required rehearsals. This event takes place in the Program Room each Friday (7/24, 7/31 & 8/7) at 4 p.m.

ESL Book Club reads Copper Sun, by Sharon Draper

All ESL learners are invited to attend our discussion of Copper Sun, by award winning writer, Sharon Draper. This is a historical fiction story, which uses fictional characters to explain actual places or events. Two fifteen-year-old girls--one a slave and the other an indentured servant--escape their Carolina plantation and try to make their way to Fort Moses, Florida, a Spanish colony that gives sanctuary to slaves. See the Information Desk for a reading guide, or speak to Kaye Moore if you have any questions.

Laura Stec is tomorrow!

Come to the library to hear Laura Stec speak on her book, and on environmentalism and eating. The program is at 11 am, and includes food!

Remember--Sustainable Gardening is this Saturday!

The Master Gardeners are back to do another fabulous program for us. This one is on Sustainable Vegetable Gardening. It starts at 1, and ends at 3. Come, and bring your friends!

What new books is the library getting?

Check out what new titles we have received at http://www.sjlibrary.org/services/readers/new.htm. You can even set up an RSS feed to stay on top of what's new!