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Calendar of Events
We had a wonderful kickoff event with our three featured authors: john a. powell (The Power of Bridging), Keeonna Harris (Mainline Mama) and Annie Hartnett (Unlikely Animals). If you missed it, you can watch it HERE.
Please join us for many more events celebrating Bridges to Belonging! See listing below.
2026 Events
Mark your calendar! Browse the chronological list of upcoming Silicon Valley Reads events or use the search bar to find specific ones. You can also click a category button to quickly filter events that match your interests.
Thu, Jan 15
Thu, Jan 15Jan 15, 2026, 7:00 AM – Mar 31, 2026, 5:00 PMOnline ToolkitThis toolkit is designed to support you with engaging youth with this year’s children/teen companion books focused on “Bridges to Belonging.” For each book, you will find a brief summary of the text, potential discussion questions, tools to support literacy and interactive reading and much more!
Thu, Jan 15
Thu, Jan 15Build a Bridge of Belonging Across Silicon Valley: Paper Chain of Kindness /Libraries Across the County
Thu, Jan 15Jan 15, 2026, 6:00 PM – Mar 14, 2026, 5:00 PMCupertino: De Anza College Campus, Euphrat Museum of Art 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino, CA 95014, USAVisit the Euphrat Museum of Art throughout the Silicon Valley Reads season. Come for the Silicon Valley Reads kickoff... join a special closing event with the artists on March 14th 12-2pm!
Tue, Jan 20Jan 20, 2026, 7:00 AM – May 31, 2026, 5:00 PMMultiple Local Parks, 171 W Edmundson Ave, Morgan Hill, CA 95037, USAEnjoy the outdoors with your little ones while reading along to a storybook! StoryWalk® is a great way to exercise the body and the mind. Join us at multiple parks across Santa Clara County!
Sun, Feb 01Feb 01, 2026, 10:00 AM – Feb 28, 2026, 5:00 PMSan Jose: Biblioteca Latinoamericana, 921 S 1st St, San Jose, CA 95110, USAAre you up for a challenge? Pick up a Kindness bingo card at the library and begin practicing random acts of kindness with your friends, family, fellow students, and all people around you!- Sun, Feb 01Feb 01, 2026, 10:00 AM – Mar 31, 2026, 5:00 PMSan Jose: East Carnegie Branch, 1102 E Santa Clara St, San Jose, CA 95116, USAAre you up for a challenge? Pick up a Kindness bingo card at the library and begin practicing random acts of kindness with your friends, family, fellow students, and all people around you!
Sun, Feb 15- Tue, Feb 17Feb 17, 2026, 10:00 AM – Feb 21, 2026, 7:00 PMSan Jose: Pearl Avenue Branch, 4270 Pearl Ave, San Jose, CA 95136, USAAre you up for a challenge? Pick up a Kindness bingo card at the library and begin practicing random acts of kindness with your friends, family, fellow students, and all people around you!
Wed, Feb 18
Wed, Feb 18
Wed, Feb 18Feb 18, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PMSan Jose: Alum Rock Branch, 3090 Alum Rock Ave, San Jose, CA 95127, USAIn Together a Forest by Roz MacLean, a class goes on a field trip to a forest, and each student looks for something in the forest to draw. Let’s look for inspiration in nature and make our own art inspired by illustrations of forests in our picture books.
Wed, Feb 18Feb 18, 2026, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PMMountain View Public Library, 585 Franklin St, Mountain View, CA 94041, USADave "Davey D" Cook is an award-winning journalist, talk show host, professor, DJ, media justice and community activist, and iconic figure in the world of Hip Hop. Join him at Mountain View Library for this engaging presentation.
Wed, Feb 18- Thu, Feb 19Feb 19, 2026, 10:00 AM – Feb 25, 2026, 7:00 PMSan Jose: Edenvale Branch, 101 Branham Ln E, San Jose, CA 95111, USAAre you up for a challenge? Pick up a Kindness bingo card at the library and begin practicing random acts of kindness with your friends, family, fellow students, and all people around you!
Thu, Feb 19Being Human in a Tech-Filled World- Building Connections (Writing Workshop) /San Jose: Pearl Avenue Branch LibraryFeb 19, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PMSan Jose: Pearl Avenue Branch Library, 4270 Pearl Ave, San Jose, CA 95136, USAJoin us for a hands-on writing workshop with science fiction author Nicole Marie, where you'll explore the impact of technology on human connection and create a short story or reflection imagining a more connected future.
Multiple DatesThu, Feb 19Feb 19, 2026, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PMSunnyvale Community Center, 550 E Remington Dr, Sunnyvale, CA 94087, USAThis class is for Individuals with disabilities ages 8 and older. Join us for a fun, relaxing artistic journey and dive into the vibrant world of watercolor painting. With step-by-step guidance, participants will develop skills and confidence in the versatile medium. All materials are provided.
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