The holidays are quickly approaching and this year the Santa Clarita Public Library is excited to host our second gingerbread cookie decorating program for children up to 6th grade. This year, the event will be hosted at all three branches of the SCPL. Generously funded by the Friends of Santa…
Join us for Santa Clarita’s 8th Annual Literacy & Arts Festival! Serving up books, music and the arts.” Say ‘Hello’ to your favorite children’s librarian (we’ll all be there), partake in fun activities and celebrate literacy! Shuttles will be available to take you back and forth from the parking…
Did you know that there are a lot of benefits and advantages to LEGOs? Kids, especially young boys love to play with LEGOs. They could sit for hours and build so many different and creative things. I know this because I have seen it with my own eyes here at…
The Common Core State Standards now requires typing skills for not only technology but also for testing. To assist with this, the library has been offering a program at all three branches for kids and teens to practice keyboarding and touch typing skills. The program will use a free platform…
So, your kid doesn’t want to read on his own. That’s actually a common problem, so common that those kids have their own name. They are “reluctant readers.” We have a lot of reluctant readers come into our library. They have to read for school. They have to read books…
Looking for a Scary read? Or a title about a friendly, trick-or-treating monster? Halloween books in the Holiday section of the library can be scarce this time of year! But not all books about pumpkins, monsters, ghosts and mummy’s, live in the Halloween section. You can find spooky stories…
With school back in full gear, many students and their parents are lining up at our reference desks looking for books to help with their assignments. These projects on Roman and Greek History, Countries around the World, biographies, and other topics place a limit on what the library can provide…
Just a week ago we hosted a Paleontology Workshop for Tweens and I want to take the time to thank everyone who showed up. There were a number of projects available at the program and one was to make a stop motion video. After some slight editing here is the…
Design a Bookmark for the Literacy & Arts Festival! “Serving up books, music and the arts” Winners of the art contest will have their art distributed at City of Santa Clarita Libraries. The contest is open to students in four grade divisions: K-3; 4-6; 7-8; and 9-12. Entries must be…
Read to a Dog at Your Santa Clarita Public Library Have you ever heard of the Read to a Dog Program? Each of the three Santa Clarita Public Library Branches hosts the Read to a Dog Program each month and all are welcome to attend. You might be wondering what…
