The Sunnyvale Public Library will be closed on Thursday, November 26, and Friday, November 27, 2009. We will reopen at 10 a.m. on Saturday, November 28, with regular hours.
We wish all our Library patrons a Happy Thanksgiving and remind you to please buckle up and drive safely this holiday season!
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
3-4 p.m.
A conservatorship enables a relative or other caretaker to make critical legal decisions on behalf of a mentally impaired adult. Attorney, Kevin Roe, will discuss the pros and cons of different kinds of conservatorships. Registration required. Call the Reference Desk at (408) 730-7300 to register.
Mapping Out Your Future: An Introduction to Career Planning
Come attend a series of career planning workshops held by Homestead High School’s Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA). Each workshop will feature interactive exercises led by FBLA members and a presentation by an expert in the field. A question and answer session will be held. These workshops are ideal for high school and college students and career-changers!
The A-B-C’s of Career Planning
Saturday, November 21
2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Don’t know anything about career planning? Come learn the essentials to planning ahead. Caleb Avecilla from NOVA will present an introduction to career planning called “Get Your Ducks in Line!”
Job Search through the Media
Saturday, December 5
2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Looking for a job? Don’t know where to start? In this high-tech world, there are many new ways to search for jobs. Come get the latest scoop on job searching. Mr. Bill Crane, VP Technology of business-oriented social networking site LinkedIn, will present.
Entrepreneurship 101
Saturday, December 19
2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Interested in starting your own company? This workshop will cover the basics of entrepreneurship, how to market products, and networking. Presentation by Dr. Ram Srinivasan, co-founder of start-up company TellyTopia.
Please join us on Monday, November 16, 2009 from 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. for “Have Digital Photos, Now What?”
If you have a lot of digital photos and are not sure what to do with them next, Chris Willis from HP Labs’ Media Understanding Laboratory will introduce you to easy ways to edit and share your photos with friends and family. You will learn editing and organizing techniques using Picasa. You will also learn fun ways to manage and share photos using cool sites like Flickr and Snapfish.
The Sunnyvale Library will be closed from Monday, November 9, 2009, through Wednesday, November 11, for renovations related to the installation of a new Automated Materials Handling (AMH) system.
No library materials will be due on these days. The Library will reopen at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 12.
Thank you for your patience as we work to improve our library services! Learn more about the AMH project here.
