Upcoming Events
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Date: Monday, Jul 21, 3:30 PM
Location: Hillview - Teen Room
Are you an expert at board and card games and want to demonstrate your skills, or just want to learn the basics? Or maybe you'd like to sink the 8 ball at a game of pool? Join us in the Teen Room at the Hillview Branch Library if you want...
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Date: Tuesday, Jul 22, 5:30 PM
Location: Hillview - Community Room
SJPL is thrilled to partner with the San Jose Earthquakes to offer fans a special storytime with some of our local Major League Soccer players! Join us for a fun-filled time with song, dance, stories, and some awesome giveaways, including a chance to WIN a family 4-pack of tickets to...
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Date: Thursday, Jul 24, 11:00 AM
Location: Hillview - Storytime Area
Bilingual Family storytime is geared for a mix of ages and invites the entire family to participate in early literacy activities such as stories, rhymes, fingerplays, and movement activities. After Storytime concludes, families are invited to Stay & Play! For 30 minutes after storytime, special, age-appropriate toys will be available...
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Date: Thursday, Jul 24, 4:00 PM
Location: Hillview - Children's Area
Want to read a book with a librarian? Children are invited to take turns reading to a librarian and each other in this program. The children will be able to practice and improve their reading and speaking skills in a safe and welcoming environment while making new friends. Our librarian...
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Date: Thursday, Jul 24, 5:30 PM
Location: Hillview
Bilingual Family Storytime (English and Vietnamese). Hillview Library offers a bilingual family storytime every Thursday evening. This program is open to children of all ages and their parents/caregivers. Join us in helping your child(ren) learn to read and sing in Vietnamese.Free. No registration required. For a complete list of storytimes:...
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Date: Friday, Jul 25, 3:00 PM
Location: Hillview
This session focuses on exploring ice cubes and water cycle. Explore the process of melting ice cubes in warm or cold temperatures. Participants will make predictions, experiment, and analyze the differences between melting ice cubes in different environments. And, participants learn the water cycle through out many stages of the...
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Date: Saturday, Jul 26, 9:00 AM
Location: Hillview - Community Room
Choose from a large collection of books, both donations and discarded library items. Proceeds go toward funding library programs, books, and supplies. Come support your local library branch and find new literary treasures for yourself. Fill up a grocery-sized bag for just $6! ADA Accommodation Requests
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Date: Saturday, Jul 26, 1:00 PM
Location: Hillview
Join us for a Free Fun filled Art, Crafts & More Program! All supplies will be provided. All ages are welcome and no registration is required. ADA Accommodation Requests
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Date: Sunday, Jul 27, 3:00 PM
Location: Hillview - Children's Area
Storytime is designed to accommodate a mix of ages and invites the entire family to participate in early literacy activities such as stories, songs, rhymes, fingerplays, and movement activities. Storytime is a fun and interactive experience for the whole family that promotes the joys of reading and learning for all...
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Date: Monday, Jul 28, 3:30 PM
Location: Hillview - Teen Room
Are you an expert at board and card games and want to demonstrate your skills, or just want to learn the basics? Or maybe you'd like to sink the 8 ball at a game of pool? Join us in the Teen Room at the Hillview Branch Library if you want...
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Date: Wednesday, Jul 30, 12:30 PM
Location: Hillview - Community Room
Join us for an easy and fun little experiment in making slime! A great way to learn how mixing different materials can create something different and new! Participants will learn of two different ways to make slime with household items and be able to take home their creation.ADA Accommodation Requests
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Date: Thursday, Jul 31, 11:00 AM
Location: Hillview - Storytime Area
Bilingual Family storytime is geared for a mix of ages and invites the entire family to participate in early literacy activities such as stories, rhymes, fingerplays, and movement activities. After Storytime concludes, families are invited to Stay & Play! For 30 minutes after storytime, special, age-appropriate toys will be available...
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Date: Thursday, Jul 31, 4:00 PM
Location: Hillview - Children's Area
Want to read a book with a librarian? Children are invited to take turns reading to a librarian and each other in this program. The children will be able to practice and improve their reading and speaking skills in a safe and welcoming environment while making new friends. Our librarian...
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Date: Thursday, Jul 31, 5:30 PM
Location: Hillview
Bilingual Family Storytime (English and Vietnamese). Hillview Library offers a bilingual family storytime every Thursday evening. This program is open to children of all ages and their parents/caregivers. Join us in helping your child(ren) learn to read and sing in Vietnamese.Free. No registration required. For a complete list of storytimes:...
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Date: Saturday, Aug 2, 1:00 PM
Location: Hillview - Storytime Area
Tell a story to a Furry Friend! Children are invited to practice reading to gentle, trained assistance dogs who love books! The main objective of this program is to provide a relaxed and “dog-friendly” atmosphere, which allows students to practice the skill of reading. By sitting down next to a...
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Date: Saturday, Aug 2, 1:00 PM
Location: Hillview
Join us for a Free Fun filled Art, Crafts & More Program! All supplies will be provided. All ages are welcome and no registration is required. ADA Accommodation Requests
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Date: Sunday, Aug 3, 1:00 PM
Location: Hillview
Join us for the coming series class, all about cells! This four-session class will be held on 4 Sundays—August 3rd, 10th, 17th, and 24th—from 1:00 to 2:00 pm, with the final session-Art Project- on August 24th extended to 2:30 pm. The first three sessions will include fun lectures, ice breakers,...
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Date: Sunday, Aug 3, 1:00 PM
Location: Hillview
Teens Reach is the youth council for the San José Public Library for ages 13-18, providing a key way for young adults to build their leadership skills by developing and participating in library activities, as well as becoming library advisors and advocates.Develop your leadership skills by providing ideas for programming,...
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Date: Sunday, Aug 3, 3:00 PM
Location: Hillview - Children's Area
Storytime is designed to accommodate a mix of ages and invites the entire family to participate in early literacy activities such as stories, songs, rhymes, fingerplays, and movement activities. Storytime is a fun and interactive experience for the whole family that promotes the joys of reading and learning for all...
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Date: Monday, Aug 4, 3:30 PM
Location: Hillview - Teen Room
Are you an expert at board and card games and want to demonstrate your skills, or just want to learn the basics? Or maybe you'd like to sink the 8 ball at a game of pool? Join us in the Teen Room at the Hillview Branch Library if you want...