“I’m gonna sing when the Spirit says sing” are the beginning lyrics of the soulful African-American spiritual students belted out at the June 30 Song, Lyrics & You class held at Central Park Library. This class meets again on July 23 from 6:30-8 p.m at the Central Park Library. New students are welcome. Karl Schmidt, … Read more
At your next supermarket trip, if you chat with a woman sharing samples of salad dressings with names such as Real Blueberry or Premium Miso, you are probably meeting Jenny Song Kwon, owner of the Santa Clara-based Seven Stars Food. The company produces Jenny Song salad dressings with the logo of a singing bird on … Read more
Tables covered in clean plastic sheets, were set with a soda can and a bag of flour at each work station. Ready to prepare pasta on these tables were attendees of the June 24 Teen Pasta Party at Northside Library. “At the pasta party, one of our goals is to teach kids who have never … Read more
Improvising a jam about triceratops is something the Alphabet Rockers did with humor and ease at the June 22 Family Fun Night, hosted by the Santa Clara Central Park Library. Held at the Central Park Pavilion, the event was funded by the library foundation and KeyPoint Credit Union. “The Alphabet Rockers are all-around awesome,” says … Read more
Alicia Carrillo, president of the Nuevo Mundo (New World) Historical and Genealogical Society, was born in Mexico and arrived in San Jose when she was a toddler. Her father participated in the bracero program that allowed the United States to find agricultural workers during World War 2 and beyond. Identifying as Mexican American, Carrillo shakes … Read more
In spite of challenges Susan Harris faced in the recent school year, the resilient principal of Peterson Middle School has continued to embrace her job and the students she oversees. “I love that I get to help kids every day and I really love middle school students,” says Harris. “They grow and change so much … Read more
It’s not every day a high school student gets formally recognized by an assemblymember. But that’s what happened to Santa Clara High School senior Ajaipal “AJ” Chahal when Assemblymember Kansen Chu presented him with a Community Hero award at a special ceremony at a Milpitas senior center on May 28. “At the event, community heroes … Read more
Twenty-six students watched in awe as artist Andy Gouveia efficiently composed a six-panel comic strip about a mouse scheming to extract cheese from a mousetrap. Such was just one lesson point during Gouveia’s Visual Storytelling workshop held at Central Park Library’s Central Studio on May 30. During the previous week, students learned about character creation. … Read more
“I’ll be reading The Missing series by Margaret Peterson Haddix,” says Devon Blackman, 12, of his summer reading plans. Devon also shared his clever sense of humor when he combined a chicken-crossing-the-road joke with a knock-knock joke. The punchline, met with applause, launched the Central Park Library’s summer reading kickoff party on the afternoon of … Read more
At Central Park Library’s first summer Family Fun Night on June 8, casual evening picnics were in progress during the presentation of an enormous check from KeyPoint Credit Union to the Santa Clara City Library Foundation & Friends. The Family Fun Nights will be held on Mondays at 7 p.m. until July 13 at the … Read more