Bookshop Santa Cruz Birthday Sale
2022-11-06 | Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, United States
Bookshop Santa Cruz Birthday Sale
Friday – Sunday, November 4 – 6

Bookshop Santa Cruz is celebrating our 56th year with a three-day birthday sale!
Friday: Readers Club Only Sale.
Friday: EVERYONE is invited to our birthday party: Join us for music and cake at 7:00!
Saturday & Sunday: Public Sale in-store ONLY. Receive 20% off books, toys, games, cards, calendars, and gifts in-stock at Bookshop Santa Cruz.
Sunday: Public Sale in-store, storewide and books only online
Enter to win a Bookshop gift card! No purchase necessary. Just stop by our information desk during the sale weekend to enter. One per customer. Gift cards in the amounts of $150, $75, and $50 will be awarded!

For more details, click: https://www.bookshopsantacruz.com/birthday-sale-friday-2022

Toddler Time at Scotts Valley
2022-11-08 11:00 - 11:30, 2022-11-15 11:00 - 11:30, 2022-11-22 11:00 - 11:30, 2022-11-29 11:00 - 11:30, 2022-12-06 11:00 - 11:30, 2022-12-13 11:00 - 11:30, 2022-12-20 11:00 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Scotts Valley Library, 251 Kings Village Road, Scotts Valley, CA, 95066, United States
Toddler Time at Scotts Valley
Tuesdays 11am – 12pm, through Dec. 21
Come join Librarian Emily for stories, songs, and lots of fun for toddlers and their caregivers in our beautiful, newly-renovated Scotts Valley Library Branch every Tuesday at 11am.
https://santacruzpl.libcal.com/event/9416790

Toddler Time Ocean Storytime and Crafts!
2022-11-09 10:00 - 11:00, 2022-11-16 10:00 - 11:00, 2022-11-23 10:00 - 11:00, 2022-11-30 10:00 - 11:00, 2022-12-07 10:00 - 11:00, 2022-12-14 10:00 - 11:00, 2022-12-21 10:00 - 11:00 | Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Exploration Center, 35 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA, United States
Toddler Time Ocean Storytime and Crafts!
Wednesdays 10 – 11am
Come join us at the Sanctuary Exploration Center across from the Santa Cruz Wharf each Wednesday morning to do some ocean-themed crafts, listen to a story, and explore the Exploration Center!

R.E.A.D.: Reach Every Amazing Detail
2022-11-09 15:00 - 17:00, 2022-11-16 15:00 - 17:00, 2022-11-23 15:00 - 17:00, 2022-11-30 15:00 - 17:00, 2022-12-07 15:00 - 17:00, 2022-12-14 15:00 - 17:00 | Capitola Branch Library, 2005 Wharf Road, Capitola, CA, 95010, United States
R.E.A.D.: Reach Every Amazing Detail
Wednesdays 3 – 5pm through March 1, 2023

R.E.A.D. is one-on-one reading comprehension instruction for readers 2nd through 12th grade. Instructors are California credentialed teachers.
Wednesdays from 3:00p to 5:00p at Capitola and La Selva Beach Libraries. Sessions are 25 minutes long. By appointment only.
For more information or to register, contact SCPL Telephone Information: 831-427-7713 or elibrary@santacruzpl.org

Bookshop Santa Cruz Presents: Aida Salazar | A SEED IN THE SUN
2022-11-09 18:00 - 19:00 | Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, United States
Bookshop Santa Cruz Presents: Aida Salazar | A SEED IN THE SUN
Wednesday, November 9, 6 – 7pm
Bookshop Santa Cruz welcomes critically acclaimed children’s author Aida Salazar, who will join us to share her tender-hearted middle grade novel in verse, A Seed in the Sun, in which a young girl with big dreams meets activist Dolores Huerta and joins the 1965 protest for migrant workers’ rights. This book is perfect for fans of Rita Williams-Garcia and Pam Muñoz Ryan. The event is sponsored by Live Like Coco.

La Selva Beach Book Discussion Group
2022-11-10 10:30 - 12:00, 2022-11-23 10:30 - 12:00, 2022-12-08 10:30 - 12:00 | La Selva Beach Library, 316 Estrella Avenue, La Selva Beach, CA, 95076, United States
La Selva Beach Book Discussion Group

2nd Thursdays, 10:30an – 12pm
The LSB Adult Book Discussion group meets on the second Thursday of the month from 10:30a to 12:00p. The group will meet virtually via Zoom during the remodel. All adults are welcome.
Registration required: https://santacruzpl.libcal.com/event/7587480

Aptos Book Discussion Group
2022-11-10 13:00 - 14:30, 2022-12-08 13:00 - 14:30 | Virtual, CA, United States
Virtual Aptos Book Discussion Group

Monthly 2nd Thursdays 1 – 2:30pm
The Aptos Library Book Discussion group meets on the second Thursday of the month from 1:00p – 2:30p and all adults are welcome. Reading selections will be made by the group with an emphasis on thought-provoking fiction and challenging non-fiction.
Facilitator: Judy McNeely; judybookdoc@collegepathfinders.com.
(January 13th is a continuation of December’s discussion of The Overstory by Richard Powers)
Register Now!

Preschool Storytime at Scotts Valley
2022-11-11 11:00 - 12:00 | Scotts Valley Library, 251 Kings Village Road, Scotts Valley, CA, 95066, United States
Preschool Storytime at Scotts Valley
Fridays 11am – 12pm, through November 20

Come join Librarian Emily for stories, songs, and lots of fun for preschoolers and their caregivers in our beautiful, newly-renovated Scotts Valley Library Branch every Friday at 11am.
https://santacruzpl.libcal.com/event/9483528

German Library for All Ages
2022-11-19 10:00 - 11:30, 2022-12-17 10:00 - 11:30 | German Cultural Center, 230 Plymouth St, Santa Cruz, 95060
German Library for All Ages
3rd Saturdays, December 17, 10 – 11:30am
Special treat today: Lebkuchen!
We have German books for readers of all ages, children, youth and adults!

Die Bücherei für Gross und Klein ~
Our outdoor German library for ALL Ages is open the 3rd Saturday of every month. Our library collection includes over 600 children and youth books along with hundreds of books for adults!
Since 2019 we have provided a German library for the community. Information about our library and our catalogue of 1250 children’s books, games, and other materials can be found at https://www.librarycat.org/lib/KKbGAC. Our collection of over 600 books, cook books, song books and other materials for adults is not catalogued.
Questions? Contact Jasmin at kleinekinderbuecherei@gmail.com
https://www.germanculturalcentersantacruz.org/
