Storytimes near LOS GATOS PUBLIC LIBRARY

Conference Room

This bookclub reads exclusively Spanish books and meets on the 2nd Thursday of every month from 10-11AM in the library's conference room (1st Floor). Este club de lectura lee libros exclusivamente en español y se reúne el segundo jueves de cada mes de 10 a 11 a. m. en la sala de conferencias de la biblioteca (primer piso).

Lobby

Join the team from West Valley Community Services for their twice monthly Park-It Market. On the second and fourth Thursday of each month, WVCS offers free access to food inlcluding fresh produce, meat, dairy products, dry goods and canned food.

NUMU - 106 E. Main St

Join us at NUMU for a small private tour of their history collection followed by a dedicated time to sit and sketch historical garments, musical instruments, and animals that tell the history of Los Gatos. Youth ages 7-16 are welcome. Registration is required.

Children's Room

Celebrate the magic of reading with this fun, funny, highly participatory magic show for all ages! Get ready to laugh and get excited about reading! Sign up for summer reading at the Los Gatos Library after the show, to join in on the fun, the prizes, and the adventures all summer long. Mike is a former Boston stand-up comic, 20-year comedy improv vet and third-grade school teacher. He returned to magic, his childhood hobby, when he moved to the Bay Area in 2004. Since then he has performed to laughter and acclaim across California, and won some awards to boot. He loves magic's combination of fun and surprise and shares in the wide-eyed wonder of his young audiences.

Technology Lab

This camp meets every Monday in July from 10-11:30am For ages 10-13, must have basic computer skills. We will be 3D printing and designing using Tinkercad, Cura, and uploading to Thingiverse. Only Register if you can make all 4 classes please.

Conference Room

Join us for a discussion of The Indigo Girl by Natasha Boyd. Eliza Lucas is sixteen years old in 1739 when her father leaves her in charge of their family’s three plantations in rural South Carolina and then proceeds to bleed the estates dry in pursuit of his military ambitions. Soon her family is in danger of losing everything. Eliza finds that her only allies are an aging horticulturalist, an older and married gentleman lawyer, and a slave with whom she strikes a dangerous deal: teach her the intricate thousand-year-old secret process of making indigo dye and in return - against the laws of the day - she will teach the slaves to read. When Eliza Lucas passed away in 1793, President George Washington served a pallbearer at her funeral; this is the story of how she made a name for herself against the odds. The Monday Morning bookclub meets in the Library Conference Room, and new members are welcome at any time. Sign up for our newsletter here.

Teen Room

Join us in-person at the Library for friendly and casual conversations with other English learners! This class is for adults 18 .

Group Study Room

Come join fellow needlework and textile arts enthusiasts at the library! Crafters of all levels are welcome to bring their projects and chat, teach, learn, and make new friends at this casual weekly get together. This group is entirely self-directed and you are encouraged to bring your own tools and materials. If you are looking for some inspiration or don’t know where to start, check out Creativebug- it's free with your library card and offers hundreds of project ideas and instructions.

Children's Room

Early learners (babies and toddlers) and their families are welcome to join us at the Library for Storytime, where we will wiggle, sing, read, and dance together! Our program is developmentally appropriate for ages 0-5, and our goal is to create memories and special bonds between caregivers and their children, and to help with building skills for school readiness and for a future of loving books!

Technology Lab

Do you have questions about your laptop, smartphone, or tablet? Join us for Drop-in Tech help. No appointment is needed, we help patrons on a first come first served basis. We meet in the 2nd floor Tech Lab and a clipboard for singing-up is at the 2nd floor reference desk starting at 2:30PM.

Children's Room

Take some time out of your afternoon to imagine and create! Join us for a crafty activity in the Children's Room. (Previously known as Tinker Tuesday.) This program is geared towards children ages 3 through ~10. This program takes place on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at 4 pm in the Children's Room.

Zoom (Online)

Register here and submit your questions for the author before the event begins. Join us for a thrilling evening with acclaimed author Karin Slaughter as we chat about her North Falls series, consisting of We Are All Guilty Here, in which two teenage girls vanish in rural Georgia, and her upcoming sequel, The Secrets We Hide. In The Secrets We Hide, Slaughter welcomes readers back to North Falls. A small town with big secrets… 1601 Iris Drive looks like any other house on the quiet, residential street. But rumors are rampant about the Vickery family, and what goes on behind closed doors. When gunshots ring out, Sheriff Emmy Clifton and her sister, ex-federal agent Jude Archer, discover a devastating crime scene. Allison Vickery has been murdered in her own kitchen, and her teenage daughter is bleeding upstairs, left for dead. Everyone thinks they know what happened. But secrets are buried everywhere in this small town. And it’s up to Emmy Clifton to uncover the truth… Register now to take part in the discussion, and for an exclusive sneak peek of The Secrets We Hide, coming out August 11, 2026! About the Author: Karin Slaughter is one of the world’s most popular storytellers. She is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty-five novels, including the Edgar nominated Cop Town and standalone novels Pretty Girls and False Witness. An international bestseller, Slaughter is published in 120 countries with more than 40 million copies sold across the globe. Pieces of Her, based on her novel, debuted at #1 worldwide on Netflix as an original series in 2022. Her bestselling thriller series, Will Trent, is now a television and streaming sensation in its 4th season. The Good Daughter has been adapted into a limited series starring Rose Byrne and Meghann Fahy, and further projects are currently in development for film/TV. Karin Slaughter is the founder of the Save the Libraries project—a nonprofit organization established to support libraries and library programming. A native of Georgia, she lives in Atlanta.

Children's Room

Early learners (babies and toddlers) and their families are welcome to join us at the Library for Storytime, where we will wiggle, sing, read, and dance together! Our program is developmentally appropriate for ages 0-5, and our goal is to create memories and special bonds between caregivers and their children, and to help with building skills for school readiness and for a future of loving books!

Outreach

Join us at Belgatos Park to take a spin on our prize wheel and to sign-up for our Summer Reading Program. Look for our Chartreuse Caboose! It will be filled with goodies!

Children's Room

For ages 7 only: Join Librarian Robert in the Children's Room and learn to knit! Learn the basic skills to get started on a simple project and practice your stitching.

Conference Room

Always wanted to learn more about Tarot? Now is your chance! At this workshop, we will focus on the 16 tarot court cards (Page, Knight, Queen, King across four suits), with instructor Livi Rose. These cards often signify real individuals in the querent’s life, developmental stages, or levels of maturity, blending the suit's element with the card's rank. Registration Required.

Zoom (Online)

Register here and submit your questions for the author before the event begins. In her ambitious new memoir, Migrant Heart: Essays About Things I Can’t Forget, beloved bestselling author Reyna Grande illuminates the hidden cost of the American Dream and the complex journey of healing that follows survival. What is the true power of stories? Can they heal the jagged edges of a traumatic childhood? Is the cost of telling the story worth the price of the cure? With her signature blend of sophistication and raw honesty, Grande interrogates how living between two nations, two languages, and two identities has shaped the woman, mother, and writer she has become. Moving from the legacy of violence in her hometown of Iguala, Mexico, to a bittersweet family vacation in Europe spent reconciling her own impoverished past with her children’s world of abundance, she uncovers startling truths about the nature of survival. Whether being racially profiled in the Arizona borderlands or finding unexpected wisdom from the slugs in her garden, Grande unflinchingly asks: How do we bridge the gap between who we were and who we have become? How do we turn pain into power? When memory threatens to define us, how can we use story to heal while still honoring our boundaries? Register today for this virtual talk if you identify as a seeker, a dreamer, or “anyone who believes in the enduring, transformative power of finding one’s voice.” About the Author: Reyna Grande is an award-winning author, motivational speaker, and writing teacher. As a young girl, she crossed the US–Mexico border to join her family in Los Angeles, a harrowing journey chronicled in The Distance Between Us, a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist. Her other books include the novels A Ballad of Love and Glory, Across a Hundred Mountains, and Dancing with Butterflies, the memoirs Migrant Heart, The Distance Between Us: Young Readers Edition, and A Dream Called Home, and the anthology Somewhere We Are Human: Authentic Voices on Migration, Survival, and New Beginnings. She lives in Woodland, California, with her husband and two children. Visit ReynaGrande.com for more information.

Children's Room

Hilarious and inspiring family entertainment, The Slim Chance Circus Show is the perfect combination of thrills and skills to delight audiences of all ages. Be prepared to laugh and smile at this fun and silly show!

Conference Room

Come enjoy a free Hearing Screening at the library, and get a free consultation if follow up is needed. Registered patrons will be given priority, and walk-ins will be welcome up to the tester's abilities within the timeframe. This amazing, free opportunity is brought to you by Hearing Life.

Technology Lab

This camp meets every Monday in July from 10-11:30am For ages 10-13, must have basic computer skills. We will be 3D printing and designing using Tinkercad, Cura, and uploading to Thingiverse. Only Register if you can make all 4 classes please.

Teen Room

Join us in-person at the Library for friendly and casual conversations with other English learners! This class is for adults 18 .

Group Study Room

Come join fellow needlework and textile arts enthusiasts at the library! Crafters of all levels are welcome to bring their projects and chat, teach, learn, and make new friends at this casual weekly get together. This group is entirely self-directed and you are encouraged to bring your own tools and materials. If you are looking for some inspiration or don’t know where to start, check out Creativebug- it's free with your library card and offers hundreds of project ideas and instructions.

Lobby

The West Valley Stormwater Authority serves as the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Authority for the cities of Campbell, Monte Sereno, Saratoga, and the Town of Los Gatos! Join our friends in the lobby for a demonstration on how we can keep our environment safe and clean.

Children's Room

Early learners (babies and toddlers) and their families are welcome to join us at the Library for Storytime, where we will wiggle, sing, read, and dance together! Our program is developmentally appropriate for ages 0-5, and our goal is to create memories and special bonds between caregivers and their children, and to help with building skills for school readiness and for a future of loving books!

Technology Lab

Do you have questions about your laptop, smartphone, or tablet? Join us for Drop-in Tech help. No appointment is needed, we help patrons on a first come first served basis. We meet in the 2nd floor Tech Lab and a clipboard for singing-up is at the 2nd floor reference desk starting at 2:30PM.

Conference Room

Join Librarian Rachael for a lively discussion of Wild, Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy. Drop in to the Conference Room at 5 PM to join the discussion. To sign up for the Tuesday Evening Book Club newsletter, click here: http://libraryaware.com/36/Subscribers/Subscribe?showonlynewsletterlists=true

Children's Room

Early learners (babies and toddlers) and their families are welcome to join us at the Library for Storytime, where we will wiggle, sing, read, and dance together! Our program is developmentally appropriate for ages 0-5, and our goal is to create memories and special bonds between caregivers and their children, and to help with building skills for school readiness and for a future of loving books!

Children's Room

For ages 7 only: Join Librarian Robert in the Children's Room and learn to knit! Learn the basic skills to get started on a simple project and practice your stitching.

Technology Lab

Register to join in on this artistic exploration of bugs with Dr. Stephanie Dole, also known as Beetlelady! Meet us upstairs in the Technology Lab for nature journaling and drawing cool live bugs as well as preserved insects collected by Beetlelady. Learn all about beetles, mantises, spiders, and more, through using your artistic eye and hands to observe. This class is for ages 6-12, and registration is required (registration opens 3 weeks prior to the event).

Conference Room

July's theme is "seeds"! Each month we have a theme that you are free to interpret however you'd like. Choose a recipe to make from one of the many cookbooks or other resources in our collection- don't worry, we'll have plenty of suggestions for you! Then we'll meet to talk about books and cooking and enjoy each other's company. Photos of your finished dish are encouraged but not required. In celebration of this year's Summer Reading theme, Plant a Seed, Read we'll be preparing dishes with seeds! You can can sprinkle some pepitas into a salad, swirl some poppyseeds into a batch of muffins or scones, whip up a chia seed pudding, blitz some sesame seeds into tahini or hummus, add some cardamom to your morning coffee, sprinkle some bagel seasoning on your eggs, or use any number of seeds any number of ways. And don't forget to sign up for Summer Reading for your chance to win fun prizes! Browse our incredible cookbook collection in the Library or our ebooks on CloudLibrary or The Palace Project, find something that looks interesting to you, and cook! Come to our meeting ready to talk all about what you made and the book you used. Don't forget to sign up for our Cookbook Club newsletter to get all the latest updates and cookbook suggestions! You can sign up here.