October 25, 2007

Harvest Festival at the Almaden Community Center and Library

By Ed Koetitz
Young Adult Librarian
Special to the Times

On Saturday, Oct. 27 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Almaden Com-munity Center and Library will host its first annual Harvest Festival. Join us as we celebrate local artists, tasty food and creative costumes. Pick a pumpkin from our pumpkin patch, get spooked in the spine-tingling haunted house, and enjoy an entertaining story time provided by the library staff. Children are encouraged to wear a costume. Conroy Cougar, San Jose Public Library’s official mascot, will be on hand to greet everybody and distribute free book bags. This event is funded, in part, by the Friends of the Almaden Library.

Conroy Cougar will distribute free book bags at the Harvest Festival.

Fall Book Sale - Bargain hunters you won’t want to miss this!

On Saturday, Nov. 3 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., the Almaden Branch Library is having its Fall Book Sale. This hugely popular event will be staged in the large community room next to the library's entrance. At this book sale there will be a large selection of gently used and sometimes-new books covering a wide range of topics and interests. Entertainment videos, DVDs, CDs and cassettes will also be available for purchase. There will be a special "Bag of Books" sale from 2 to 3 p.m. All proceeds benefit Almaden Branch Library programs and services. If you love books, you won't want to miss this event.

The Almaden Branch Library is located at 6445 Camden Ave. For more information, please call (408) 808-3040.