Events

January

Every weekend in January

  • Book Sales: Continuing, for Capitola Branch @ Capitola Mall – Our storefront Book Sale is at the Capitola Mall again this month! Lots of used books, CDs & DVDs! Where: Capitola Mall, between Target and the Food Court. (Note: this is a new location.) Proceeds benefit the Capitola Branch Library, and held by the Friends of the Capitol Branch Library.
    Hours for the bookstore:
    Every Friday 12-4
    Every Saturday 10-4
    Every Sunday 12-4.
    For specific dates, click here.

January 2nd

  • Ribbon Arts Guild @ Scotts Valley Branch (10am – 1pm) – Join Roxanne Langan for ribbon work and hand sewing from on the first and third Wednesdays of each month at the Scotts Valley Library. This program is sponsored by the Scotts Valley Friends of the Library. For more information, phone the library at 427-7712. 

January 2nd

  • Felton Library Friends Steering Committee Meeting @ Felton Branch (4:00pm – 5:00pm) – Meets the first Wednesday of the month at the Felton Library. All are welcome to attend!

January 2nd

  • Board in the Library @ Scotts Valley Branch (6:30pm – 8:30pm) – Unplug for a few hours to play new and exciting tabletop (board, card, or dice) games! This program is for adults 21 and older. Every first and third Wednesday. Sponsored by the Scotts Valley Friends!

January 3rd

  • Friends Monthly Meeting @ Aptos Branch (5pm – 6pm) – Friends of the Aptos Library — public welcome. Aptos Branch Meeting Room. 

January 5th

  • Adult Arts & Crafts Workshop @ Scotts Valley Branch (2pm – 4pm)
    Learn a new style of art or crafting technique from professional artists and crafters. Each month will feature a different artist and attendees get to leave with a new project, a learned skill, and a greater sense of community. All materials and teachers are paid for by the Friends of the Scotts Valley Library. 1st Saturday of each month. Registrants MUST register due to class size limits. Email hookerj@santacruzpl.org to register.

January 9th

  • Friends Monthly Meeting @ Scotts Valley Branch  (6:30pm – 7:30pm) – The Scotts Valley Friends meet on the 2nd Wednesday every month in the Library Fireside Room. If you are interested in helping your local Scotts Valley Library, come to the meeting and learn how you can make a difference in your community. All are welcome.

January 10th

  • Our Community Reads 2019: Book Group Discussion of Death & Life of Monterey Bay @ Aptos Branch (1:00pm – 2:30pm) – Led by Judy McNeely. Aptos Library Conference Room. This is a free event.

January 11th

  • The MAKE Lab @ Scotts Valley Branch (10am – 5pm) – Santa Cruz Public Libraries’ very own makerspace—The MAKE Lab—opens for business in 2018! This makerspace will offer a variety of tools for STEAM-based projects including: 3D printers, vinyl cutter, woodburning tool, soldering tool, pinback button machine, book binding machine, and a virtual reality-based sculpting and painting program. Tools are limited in quantity and will be available on a first come, first serve basis. Kids 13 and under will need parental permission for some of the tools. Staff will be available to help answer questions and train patrons on more difficult tools. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Scotts Valley Library.

January 12th

  • Board in the Library @ Scotts Valley Branch (12pm – 5pm) – Unplug for a few hours to play new and exciting board games! This program is for adults 21 and older. Every second and fourth Saturday. Sponsored by the Scotts Valley Friends!

January 16th

  • Ribbon Arts Guild @ Scotts Valley Branch (10am – 1pm) – Join Roxanne Langan for ribbon work and hand sewing from on the first and third Wednesdays of each month at the Scotts Valley Library. This program is sponsored by the Scotts Valley Friends of the Library. For more information, phone the library at 427-7712. 

January 16th

  • Our Community Reads 2019: Book Group Discussion of Death & Life of Monterey Bay @ La Selva Beach Branch (5:30pm – 7:00pm) – La Selva Beach Library, 314 Estrella Avenue. This is a free event.

January 17th

  • Munching with Mozart @ Downtown Branch (12:10 – 12:50pm) – A monthly series of free noon-time concerts at the Downtown Branch meeting room, feel free to bring your quiet lunch! This month features Carol Panofsky, piano. Happy Birthday, Mozart! Celebrating His 263rd Birthday!
    Here’s a list of the musicians planned for some upcoming months —
    February 21st: Michael Tierra, piano.
    March 21st: Suki Wessling and her Jazz Band.
    April 18th: From Russia; Vlada Volkova-Moran, piano, Aude Castagna, cello, and friends.
    May 16th: UCSC Opera Department; Menotti, “Amahl” and Gilbert & Sullivan, “Pirates of Penzance”.

January 17th

  • Board in the Library @ Scotts Valley Branch (6:30pm – 8:30pm) – Unplug for a few hours to play new and exciting tabletop (board, card, or dice) games! This program is for adults 21 and older. Every first and third Wednesday. Sponsored by the Scotts Valley Friends!

January 19th

  • Friends Monthly Meeting: Capitola Valley Library Friends @ Capitola City Hall Community Room (10am – 11am) – 420 Capitola Ave. Held every other month on the 3rd Saturday. Come find out more about the rebuilding of the library. Public Welcome!

January 19th

  • Book Sale @ Aptos Branch (10am – 3pm) – Come browse a wide ranging collection from fiction and non-fiction to children’s books, audio books to CDs. Held on the 3rd Saturday of each month, from January through October.

January 21st

  • Friends Monthly Meeting @ La Selva Beach Branch  (3pm) – Meets on the 3rd Monday of each month, in the Boardroom of the LSB Clubhouse. All are welcome.

January 22nd

  • Our Community Reads 2019: Film Series ~ Saving Otter 501 @ Twin Lakes Church, Aptos (6:30pm – 8:30pm) – Presented by Michelle Staedler, Otter Expert at the Monterey Bay Aquarium (MBA). The film follows the 501st otter pup to be rescued by the aquarium from the time she is found stranded on a beach through her rehabilitation and release into the wild. Learn about MBA’s otter rescue program and why otters are such an important species for Monterey Bay. Popcorn provided. Show your library card and get a free cookie! This is a free event. Location: Twin Lakes Church, 2701 Cabrillo College Drive, Monschke Hall, Room 7100. For map and directions click here.

January 24th

  • Scotts Valley Genre Book Discussion Club @ Scotts Valley Branch (7:00pm – 8:30pm) – The Genre Book Club meets at the Scotts Valley Library in the Fireside Room on the last Thursday of the month from 7:00pm-8:30pm. the group discusses books from a different genre each month. The Scotts Valley Friends of the Library are sponsoring this group. If you have questions, call the Scotts Valley Library at 427-7712. 

January 25th

  • The MAKE Lab @ Scotts Valley Branch (10am – 5pm) – Santa Cruz Public Libraries’ very own makerspace—The MAKE Lab—opens for business in 2018! This makerspace will offer a variety of tools for STEAM-based projects including: 3D printers, vinyl cutter, woodburning tool, soldering tool, pinback button machine, book binding machine, and a virtual reality-based sculpting and painting program. Tools are limited in quantity and will be available on a first come, first serve basis. Kids 13 and under will need parental permission for some of the tools. Staff will be available to help answer questions and train patrons on more difficult tools. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Scotts Valley Library.

January 26th

  • Board in the Library @ Scotts Valley Branch (12pm – 5pm) – Unplug for a few hours to play new and exciting board games! This program is for adults 21 and older. Every second and fourth Saturday. Sponsored by the Scotts Valley Friends!

January 26th 

  • Our Community Reads 2019: Speaker Series ~ Dan Haifley @ Rio Sands Community Room (2:30pm – 4:00pm) – Dan Haifley, Director, O’Neill Sea Odyssey and Newspaper Columnist, in collaboration with the Aptos History Museum, presents: “The Death and Life of Monterey Bay.” $10 donation requested to benefit the Aptos History Museum. Location: Rio Sands Community Room, 116 Aptos Beach Drive.

January 30th

  • FSCPL: Free Book GiveAway! @ Downtown Branch (12:00pm – 1:30pm) – Friends of the Santa Cruz Public Libraries — We Appreciate Your Support! Location: Outside to the right of the Santa Cruz Library Downtown Branch entrance. All books in our giveaway tent outside FREE with donations accepted to Friends of SCPL.

January 30th

  • Our Community Reads 2019: Panel Discussion ~ Monterey Bay: Today’s Heroes @ La Selva Beach Clubhouse (7:00pm) – Interested in current work to preserve Monterey Bay? Who are the present day heroes?  This panel of scientists will discuss their research to promote the health of Monterey Bay. The panel includes: Dr. Richard Starr, Moss Landing Marine Labs; Ross Clark, Central Coast Wetlands Group; Dr. Melissa Miller, CA Dept. of Fish and Wildlife; Dr. Jim Barry, Research Chair, Monterey Bay Aquarium; and Dr. John Hunt, Research Toxicologist, UC Davis will moderate the discussion and questions from the audience after the presentations. This is a free event. Location: La Selva Beach Clubhouse, 314 Estrella Avenue. For more details on this event click here.