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Silicon Valley Reads 201715TH ANNIVERSARY SiliconValleyReads.org
Silicon Valley Reads 2017
15TH ANNIVERSARY
Authors • Panels • Films • Art Exhibit • DiscussionsActivities for children and teens
Free events for all ages throughout Santa Clara County
Calendar of EventsFebruary – March, 2017Calendar of EventsFebruary – March, 2017
Event location addresses on page 11Event listings in date order at SiliconValleyReads.org
Become a Silicon Valley Reads fan on Facebook! #SVReads
Fahrenheit 451Ray Bradbury
2004
When The Emperor Was DivineJulie Otsuka
The SouvenirLouise Steinman
2006
Tortilla CurtainT.C. Boyle
2007
Breaking ThroughFrancisco Jimenez
2003
Epitaph for a PeachDavid Mas Masumoto
2005
The Distant Land of My FatherBo Caldwell
2008
P A S T S I L I C O N V A L L E Y R E A D S S E L E C T I O N S
Not a Genuine Black Man Brian Copeland
2009
In Defense of Food Michael Pollan
2010
The Muslim Next DoorSumbul Ali-Karamali
The Butterfly MosqueWillow Wilson
2012 2011
The Year of the FogMichelle Richmond
Minefields of the HeartSue Diaz
The Long WalkBrian Castner
2013
2014
The Shallows: What The Internet Is Doing To Our Brains
Nicholas Carr
Mr. Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore
Robin Sloan
2015
We Need New NamesNoViolet Bulawayo
The Book of Unknown AmericansCristina Henriquez
Stealing Buddha’s DinnerBich Minh Nguyen
Memory of Water Emmi Itäranta
Sherwood Nation Benjamin Parzybok
2016
In 2002, local community and education leaders came up with an idea – what if everyone in Silicon Valley was asked to read the same book, at the same time, and talk about it? They selected Breaking Through by Santa Clara University professor Francisco Jimenez to be the inaugural book and scheduled a dozen free events.
Silicon Valley Reads has evolved into a more comprehensive program that each year includes more than 100 free activities throughout Santa Clara County for all age groups. What hasn’t changed is the goal – to use thought-provoking books and a theme relevant to issues in our region to encourage people to read, think, discuss and engage in sharing information and their diverse perspectives.
We want to promote reading, literacy, and the appreciation of literature among all members of
Celebrating Silicon Valley Read’s 15th anniversary
Silicon Valley Reads Co-chairs
Jill Bourne Library Director, City of San José
Mary Ann Dewan, Ph.D. Deputy Superintendent Santa Clara County Office of Education
Nancy Howe County Librarian, Santa Clara County Library District
the community to help support the education and lifelong learning that is critical for individual success and for Silicon Valley to maintain its leadership in creativity and innovation.
Thank you to everyone who has participated in and supported Silicon Valley Reads through the years. We look forward to seeing you at this year’s events. Silicon Valley Reads 2017
15TH ANNIVERSARY SiliconValleyReads.org
“In this important, deeply researched debut, [Benforado] draws on findings from psychology and neuroscience to show that police, jurors, and judges
are generally guided by intuitive feelings rather than hard facts in
making assessments...The new research challenges basic assumptions about most key aspects of the legal system, including eyewitness memory, jury deliberations,
police procedures, and punishment...An original and provocative argument that
upends our most cherished beliefs about providing equal justice under the law.”
– Kirkus Review
“[A] harrowing [portrait] of life behind bars . . . Gritty, visceral . . . Senghor writes about the process of atonement and the possibility
of redemption, and talks of his efforts to work for prison
reforms that might turn a system designed to warehouse into one
aimed at rehabilitation.” – Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
New York Times bestsellers are the centerpiece of Silicon Valley Reads 2017
Kick-Off EventThursday, Feb 23, 7:30 p.m.
Visual & Performing Arts Center, De Anza College, Cupertino
Adam Benforado, author of Unfair: The New Science of Criminal Injustice, is interviewed live on stage by Mercury News columnist Sal Pizarro, followed by audience Q&A and book signing. The adjacent Euphrat Museum of Art will be open 6:30-7:30 p.m. and during book signing for free viewing of the exhibit “Justice for All?” Co-sponsored by Commonwealth Club Silicon Valley and De Anza College.
Doors open at 6:45 p.m. No tickets or reservations required. First come, first seated. Please note you will need to purchase a $3 ticket for on-campus parking. Lots A and B are closest. See campus map at DeAnza.edu/map. Information: [email protected].
Past Silicon Valley Reads authors will help celebrate our 15th anniversary with a panel discussion about the power of books to help engage the community in meaningful dialogue about important issues. Participating authors at press time include: Francisco Jimenez (SVR 2003), Brian Copeland (SVR 2009), Michelle Richmond (SVR 2011),
The Power of Books: A Conversation with Past Silicon Valley Reads Authors
Sunday, March 26
Sumbul Ali-Karamali (SVR 2012) and Bich Minh Nguyen (SVR 2015). Returning as moderator is former Mercury News columnist Mike Cassidy who is now the storyteller at BloomReach, a Silicon Valley marketing technology company.
2 p.m. (Doors open at 1:15 p.m. for first come seating), Heritage Theater, Campbell
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Recognizing Our WrongsTue, Feb 28Whether it’s called bias, prejudice, stereotyping or bigotry, everyone has the tendency to prejudge people. In this panel discussion, representatives of local programs that have a similar goal – helping people recognize their own conscious and unconscious biased perceptions and how they are hurtful to others – will describe their efforts.
Panelists:Jon R. Gundry, Santa Clara County Superintendent of Schools, who is a national leader of the “My Name, My Identity” initiative that promotes valuing different cultures and languages by honoring and pronouncing student names correctly.
Tuyen Flack, Deputy Director of Silicon Valley FACES which is dedicated to creating and
promoting an empathetic and inclusive community free of bias, bigotry and violence through experiential learning programs and advocacy.
Ron Buford is Pastor of the Congregational Community Church in Sunnyvale and a leader of Racists Anonymous, a nondenominational program recently profiled by CBS News and NPR that uses the Alcoholics Anonymous 12-step model to address prejudices.
7 p.m., Milpitas Library Auditorium
Bryan StevensonAuthor, Just MercyFri, Feb 24
In conjunction with the San Jose State University Campus Reading Program, the Center for Literary Arts presents Bryan Stevenson discussing #1 New York Times bestseller Just Mercy, a powerful true story about the potential
for mercy to redeem us, and a clarion call to fix our broken system of justice -- from one of the most brilliant and influential lawyers of our time. Co-sponsored by the NAACP.
12 noon, Hammer Theatre, San Jose
“I was once inspired by the many innovators in Silicon Valley, and even behind prison walls, I realized that I had the power to create my reality, and so do you. I hope my story inspires you to challenge injustice wherever you find it, and I look forward to adding to the current conversations happening across the country around justice and equal access for all.”
Event location addresses on page 11Event listings in date order at SiliconValleyReads.org
Author Appearances More Thought-provoking Programs
“One of my goals was to challenge people to imagine an entirely different landscape of justice, with virtual trials designed to ensure uniformity and prisons reoriented toward rehabilitation. I can think of no better place than Silicon Valley to discuss the steps we can take to create a legal system that lives up to our ideals. I look forward to meeting you and starting this discussion.”
Fri, Feb 24, 11 a.m., Saratoga Library, Saratoga. Co-sponsored by Friends of the Saratoga Libraries.
Photo by: Joe Craig
“Justice for All?” includes works that look at our collective history and the unconscious bias that impacts our systems and lives. The artists face injustice and call for empathy to guide our actions and institutions. Artists include the ASARO Collective, Joseph Delappe, Adrian Discipulo, Rodney Ewing, Tatyana Fazlalideh, Yolanda Guerra, Taro Hattori, Jamil Hellu, David Izu, Emiko Omori, Oree Originol, Samuel Rodriquez, Kristina Sangsahachart and Judy Shintani. Special project with Marco Marquez’s graphic design students.
James Gibbons-Shapiro
Fri, Feb 24, 6:30 p.m., Los Altos Library, Los Altos. Adam will discuss his book with Santa Clara County Assistant District Attorney James Gibbons-Shapiro. Co-sponsored by Los Altos Library Endowment.
Sat, Feb 25, 3 p.m., Morgan Hill Library, Morgan Hill. Co-sponsored by Friends of Morgan Hill Library and AAUW.
Sun, March 19, 1 p.m., Cupertino Community Hall, Cupertino. Co-sponsored by Friends of Cupertino Library and Cupertino Library Foundation.
Adam BenforadoAuthor, Unfair: The New Science of Criminal Injustice
Sun, March 19, 3:30 p.m., Sunnyvale Public Library, Sunnyvale. Co-sponsored by Friends of Sunnyvale Public Library.
Mon, March 20, 6 p.m., West Valley Branch Library, San Jose.
Tue, March 21, 12 noon, Los Gatos Lodge. A special public meeting of the Los Gatos Rotary Club, co-sponsored by Friends of Los Gatos Library. Cost is $20 for a buffet lunch or $5 beverage service only. Reservations for non-Rotary members are required by emailing [email protected] and payment must be made at entry to the event using a credit card. Limited space available.
Tue, March 21, 7 p.m., Mountain View Public Library, Mountain View. Co-sponsored by Friends of Mountain View Public Library.
Wed, March 22, 7 p.m., Campbell Library, Campbell. Co-sponsored by Friends of Campbell Library.
Thur, March 23, 12:30-1:30 p.m., Montgomery Hall, Evergreen Community College, San Jose.
Thur, March 23, 7 p.m. Santa Clara City Library, Central Park Library, Santa Clara. Co-sponsored by Santa Clara City Library Foundation & Friends.
Fri, March 24, 4 p.m., Educational Park Branch Library.
Tue, March 21, 7 p.m., Cubberley Theater, Palo Alto. Co-sponsored by Friends of Palo Alto Library and Palo Alto City Library.
Wed, March 22, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Conference Room B, De Anza College, Cupertino.
Wed, March 22, 6:30 p.m., Gilroy Library, Gilroy. Co-sponsored by Friends of Gilroy Library.
Shaka SenghorAuthor, Writing My Wrongs: Life, Death, and Redemption in an American Prison
Thur, March 23, 12 noon, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, San Jose. Co-sponsored by Friends of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library.
Thur, March 23, 7 p.m., Milpitas Library Auditorium, Milpitas. Co-sponsored by Friends of Milpitas Library.
Book Discussion GroupsWriting My Wrongs will be discussed at the following public book group meetings. All are welcome to attend.
Tue, Feb 28, 6:30 p.m., Los Gatos Library
Tue, Feb 28, 7 p.m., Gilroy Library
Fri, March 3, 10:15 a.m., Gilroy Library
Mon, March 6, 7:30 p.m., Saratoga Library
The museum is open Mon-Thur, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. (except Feb 22); Sat, March 4, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; Thur, Feb 2 and Thur, March 2, 5-7 p.m. for open mic nights. Open to tour groups by appointment. Information: 408-864-5464.
The public is invited to meet the artists at a reception with music and refreshments and a brief program that includes a poetry reading by Santa Clara County Poet Laureate Arlene Biala, on Wed, Feb 15, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
A free drop-in Art & Empathy Workshop with ongoing activities is also scheduled for Sat, March 4, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at Euphrat Museum of Art.
“Justice for All” Art ExhibitFeb 1-March 23
Euphrat Museum of Art, De Anza College, Cupertino
With POETree . . . and justice for allMon, Feb 27Join Santa Clara County Poet Laureate Arlene Biala for a reading and poetry making event. Arlene will read poems focused on the Silicon Valley Reads theme “. . . and justice for all” and then invite participants to create some verse (“POETree leaves”) or entire poems. The event will conclude in a short Open Mic for anyone who would like to share what they wrote. Open to all ages.
7 p.m., Morgan Hill Library4 5
Phan Ngo, 27-year veteran of San Jose Police Department and newly-installed Chief of the City of Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety
Moderator:Barbara Marshman, Editorial Page Editor, Mercury News
Dennis R. Burns, recently retired Chief of Police for the City of Palo Alto who joined the department in 1982
David Honda, 25-year veteran of San Jose Police Department who in 2016 became Police Chief for the City of Watsonville
Procedural Justice is a national initiative that focuses on the way police and other legal authorities interact with the public. It is based on four principles: treating people with dignity and respect; giving citizens “voice” during encounters; being neutral in decision making; and conveying trustworthy motives.
In this panel discussion, three local police chiefs with a combined total of more than 75 years of law enforcement experience in Santa Clara County will discuss how local police departments are using procedural justice to build trust with the community to ensure individuals are being treated fairly and without bias.
Co-sponsored by Commonwealth Club Silicon Valley and League of Women Voters Cupertino-Sunnyvale, Southwest-Santa Clara Valley and San Jose-Santa Clara chapters.
Event location addresses on page 11Event listings in date order at SiliconValleyReads.org
Staged Reading of Off-Broadway hit show “The Exonerated”Wed, March 8
Local actors will perform a staged reading of this award-winning play by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen, which is based on interviews with more than 40 exonerated death row inmates across the U.S. One reviewer called it “An artful and moving evening of documentary theater … on one hand a devastating memorial to injustice, but also a tribute to the resilience of human hearts and minds.” It was performed off Broadway more than 600 times and a special performance with an all star cast was recorded and released as a film. Parental guidance warning: mature content and language. Local actors include Ramon Johnson, Estelle Piper, Michael Riley, Gary De Mattei, Thomas Times, Nick Dale, Joel Butler, Sarah Kishler and Corey Jackson. The cast will discuss the play with audience members following the performance.
7 p.m., Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, San Jose
Hiring Without BiasWed, March 1Blind auditions are a standard practice in the symphony world. Musicians play behind a screen so that decision-makers are not swayed by their age, gender, race/ethnicity – the music performance stands on its own merits.
In this program, Liz Kofman, Ph.D., staff sociologist at Unitive, will describe how corporations are increasingly using technology tools to find the best qualified candidates for their jobs (and diversify their workforce) by mitigating unconscious bias throughout the hiring process.
7 p.m., Sunnyvale Public Library
Panel DiscussionSun, March 5Based on Adam Benforado’s book, Unfair: A New Science to Criminal Injustice, Indian Business & Professional Women will host a panel discussion to examine our biases towards race, culture, education, religion, financial status and demographics. The conversation will explore our comfort zones and discuss how to expand our perspectives to become more tolerant, open and non-judgmental human beings. Co-hosted by India Community Center.
3:30 p.m., India Community Center, Milpitas
Library FairTue, March 7Teen author Paul Volponi will be the special guest speaker at this annual event for teachers, school librarians and the public. Book signing follows his talk.
10-11:30 a.m., Santa Clara County Office of Education
In the Interests of Justice Mon, March 13California law permits judges to dismiss most jail convictions when it is in the “interests of justice” to do so. This evening we will hear the personal stories of people who have been changed forever by the redemptive power of an expungement in court. People who have had their records cleared will speak regarding their experiences in moving past their convictions to reach their potential. Students from the San Jose State University Record Clearance Project will discuss how the process of helping their clients changed their own views on education, justice and life.
6:30 p.m., Student Union Theater, San Jose State University, San Jose
Finding Justice for the InnocentIn 2001, new legislation was adopted in California permitting convicted inmates to seek DNA testing to prove their innocence. Since that time volunteers and staff of the Northern California Innocence Project, a nonprofit clinical program of Santa Clara School of Law, have worked to protect the rights of the innocent. Through their efforts, the Innocence Project has helped 18 people prove their innocence after they had, collectively, spent more than 230 years in prison. Maitreya Badami, Assistant Legal Director of the Northern California Innocence Project, will describe how she and her colleagues promote a fair, effective and compassionate criminal justice system, and she will share some of the heart-wrenching personal stories of falsely imprisoned people they have represented.
Sun, Feb 26, 2 p.m., Cupertino Community HallorSat, March 18, 2 p.m., Gilroy Library
INNOCENT
GUILTY
Art & Spirit: Creative Art from the IncarceratedA volunteer program called “Art & Spirit” in the Santa Clara County jails provides an opportunity for inmates to express themselves through the creative arts. Some of the art pieces created by
individuals and groups of inmates based
on the theme “Community, Transformation” will be on display in local libraries. For information
on locations and exhibit dates, visit
SiliconValleyReads.org.
Why are there so many negative stereotypes of Islam and Muslims? Stereotypes permeate film, television, books (both academic and popular), media and the Internet. Why, despite significant efforts, have these stereotypes only increased rather than decreased in recent years? Sumbul
Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen will speak on the “Race and Prosecutions” study released in 2016 that found Latinos and blacks are charged with misdemeanors and felonies at a higher rate than their proportion of the population. In releasing the results, DA Rosen launched an effort to identify and root out any systemic causes behind the inequities.
7 p.m., Saratoga Library, Saratoga
Race and ProsecutionsTue, March 21
Islamaphobia for Fun and Profit: Why Stereotypes about Islam and Muslims Persist
Fri, March 10Ali-Karamali, author of The Muslim Next Door: The Qur’an, the Media, and that Veil Thing, discusses the historical, psychological and monetary reasons behind the stereotypes. Co-sponsored by Los Altos Voices for Peace.
7 p.m., Los Altos Library
2 p.m., Cupertino Community Hall, Cupertino
Building Trust with Procedural Justice
Sun, March 12
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Witch HuntSean Penn narrates this documentary about a local justice system that abused its own power. It tells the story of California resident John Stoll, who was arrested and subsequently charged with multiple cases of child molestation, including his own son. In the 1980s, Stoll’s was only one of an epidemic of false convictions in the area. Through interviews with those unjustly arrested, the film examines the morally hysteric climate that contributed to the situation. 90 minutes
Tue, Feb 7, 7 p.m., Saratoga LibraryWed, March 15, 6:30 p.m., Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
Presunto Culpable (Presumed Guilty) In December 2005, Toño Zuniga was picked up off the street in Mexico City and sentenced to 20 years for murder based on the testimony of a single, shaky eyewitness. This film, in Spanish with English subtitles, tells the heart-wrenching story of a man who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. 88 minutes
Sat, Feb 25, 3 p.m., Biblioteca Latinoamericana Branch LibrarySat, March 4, 1:40 p.m., Palo Alto City Library, Rinconada BranchSat, March 4, 2 p.m., Alum Rock Branch LibraryTue, March 14, 6:30 p.m., Mountain View Public LibraryWed, March 22, 4 p.m., East San Jose Carnegie Branch Library
Scenes of a CrimeOne of the most honored justice documentaries in recent years, this true crime documentary explores a haunting question: Why would an innocent man confess to something he didn’t do? Police investigating the suspicious death of a four-month-old boy secretly video-recorded nearly 10 hours of their interrogation of the child’s father, Adrian Thomas. The video provides a window on the hidden world of police interrogation techniques in wide use by investigators in the U.S., and became the focus of a contentious and controversial criminal trial in New York. The case – and the film – drew the attention of the Innocence Project, Center on Wrongful Convictions, and other legal advocates, and the resulting appeal brought new standards for police interrogation. 88 minutes
Sat, March 4, 1:30 p.m., Willow Glen Branch LibrarySat, March 4, 3:10 p.m., Palo Alto City Library, Rinconada BranchMon, March 6, 7 p.m., Campbell LibraryWed, March 8, 6:30 p.m., Sunnyvale TheaterSat, March 11, 11 a.m., Cambrian Branch LibrarySat, March 11, 11:30 a.m., Gilroy LibraryTue, March 14, 1 p.m., Evergreen Branch LibraryFri, March 17, 12:30 p.m., Educational Park Branch LibraryThur, March 23, 5 p.m., Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
Scottsboro: An American TragedyIn 1931, two white women stepped off a boxcar in Paint Rock, Alabama, with a shocking accusation of gang rape by nine black teenagers on the train. So began the Scottsboro case, one of the 20th century’s fieriest legal battles. The youths’ trial generated the sharpest regional conflict since the Civil War, led to momentous Supreme Court decisions, and helped give birth to the civil rights movement. 84 minutes
Tue, Feb 21, 7 p.m., Saratoga LibraryWed, March 1, 6:30 p.m., Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. LibraryFri, March 3, 12:30 p.m., Educational Park Branch LibrarySat, March 11, 1 p.m., Joyce Ellington Branch LibraryTue, March 14, 4 p.m., Hillview Branch LibraryWed, March 29, 5:30 p.m., Village Square Branch Library
13thThis 2016 documentary by director Ava DuVernay has won critical acclaim and many critics list it as one of the best films of the year. It is an in-depth look at the prison system in the U.S. and how it reveals the nation’s history of racial inequality. The film is titled after the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that outlawed slavery (unless as punishment for a crime). The documentary argues
that slavery is being effectively perpetuated through mass incarceration. 100 minutes
Thur, March 2, 6:30 p.m., Los Altos Library Sun, March 5, 2 p.m., Palo Alto City Library, Rinconada BranchSun, Feb 5, 2 p.m., Milpitas Library
Twelve Angry MenA jury argues a case in a stuffy room on a hot summer’s day. Eleven say “guilty!” But one holdout is convinced of the defendant’s innocence and stubbornly argues “reasonable doubt.” This tense courtroom drama is a remake of the Sidney Lumet 1957 classic and was produced for the Showtime cable network. 96 minutes
Tue, Feb 28, 1 p.m., Evergreen Branch LibrarySat, March 4, 1 p.m., Joyce Ellington Branch LibrarySun, March 5, 3:50 p.m., Palo Alto City Library, Rinconada BranchThur, March 9, 6:30 p.m., Mountain View Public LibrarySat, March 11, 2 p.m., Alum Rock Branch LibraryWed, March 22, 5 p.m., Edenvale Branch LibraryWed, March 29, 4 p.m., East San Jose Carnegie Branch Library
Event location addresses on page 11Event listings in date order at SiliconValleyReads.org
American DenialIn 1944 Nobel Laureate Gunnar Myrdal asked: How could America’s belief in liberty and equality also enable Jim Crow segregation? This PBS documentary uses Myrdal’s inquiry to probe — through a diverse chorus of commentators — the power of unconscious biases today in what some have called post-racial America. 60 minutes
Sat, Feb 25, 11 a.m., Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. LibraryWed, March 1, 6:30 p.m., Gilroy LibraryFri, March 3, 4 p.m., Almaden Branch LibrarySat, March 4, 4:50 p.m., Palo Alto City Library, Rinconada BranchThur, March 9, 5 p.m., Edenvale Branch LibraryMon, March 13, 5:30 p.m., Rose Garden Branch LibraryTue, March 14, 5:30 p.m., Bascom Branch LibraryThur, March 16, 1 p.m., Campbell LibrarySat, March 18, 1 p.m., Joyce Ellington Branch Library
The Central Park FiveIn 1989, five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem were arrested and later convicted of raping a white woman in New York City’s Central Park. “The Central Park Five” tells the story of that horrific crime, the rush to judgment by the police, a media clamoring for sensational stories and an outraged public – and the five lives upended by this miscarriage of justice. 120 minutes
Sat, March 4, 11:30 a.m., Palo Alto City Library, Rinconada BranchTue, March 7, 6:30 p.m., Saratoga LibraryFri, March 10, 12:30 p.m., Educational Park Branch LibraryThur, March 16, 5 p.m., Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. LibraryTue, March 21, 1 p.m., Evergreen Branch Library
Tue, March 14, 7 p.m., Los Altos Library
“Witch Hunt” director Dana Nachman will introduce the film and be on hand after the showing for Q&A.
Silicon Valley Reads Film Festival @ Bluelight CinemasAll showings are free and begin at 6 p.m.
Mon, March 6 – Twelve Angry MenWed, March 8 – Scenes of A CrimeMon, March 13 – The Central Park FiveWed, March 15 – Witch HuntMon, March 20 – American DenialWed, March 22 – Scottsboro: An American Tragedy
To guarantee a seat, make a reservation at CupertinoLibraryFoundation.org
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Activity ProgramsThese programs will be offered at many public libraries in February and March. Check with your local library for dates and times.
ABCs of Social JusticeChildren ages 5-10 are invited to make and illustrate their own “ABCs of Social Justice” books and talk about what the concepts of “fairness” and “social justice” mean.
Unity WreathChildren will create a wreath of handprints of different sizes and colors to take home.
Community Kindness QuiltParticipants will draw or write in a square things that describe what all people have in common. The squares will be assembled into Community Kindness Quilts for display in the library.
Event listings in date order at SiliconValleyReads.org
Activities for Children and TeensWriting About WrongsAn essay contest for teens ages 12-18Teens ages 12 to 18 are invited to enter the “And Justice for All” essay contest sponsored by San José Public Library. Essays of 400-500 words should describe a social injustice and propose a solution to that injustice. A panel will select winners for first, second, and third place prizes of $250, $100, and $50 respectively. Pick up an entry form starting Feb. 23 at any San José Public Library location. The deadline for essay submission is March 17.
Silicon Valley Reads 2017 Event LocationsAlmaden Branch Library 6445 Camden Ave., San Jose
Alum Rock Branch Library 3090 Alum Rock Ave., San Jose
Bascom Branch Library 1000 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose
Berryessa Branch Library 3355 Noble Ave., San Jose
Biblioteca Latinoamericana Branch Library 921 S. First St., San Jose
Bluelight Cinemas 21275 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino
Calabazas Branch Library 1230 S. Blaney Ave., San Jose
Cambrian Branch Library 1780 Hillsdale Ave., San Jose
Campbell Library 77 Harrison Ave., Campbell
CHAC Family Resource Center Trinity United Methodist Church 748 Mercy St., Mountain View
Chávez Family Resource Center César Chávez Elementary School 2000 Kammerer Ave., Room 20, San Jose
Cubberley Theatre 4000 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto
Cupertino Community Hall 10350 Torre Ave., Cupertino
Cupertino Library 10800 Torre Ave., Cupertino
De Anza College 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library 150 E. San Fernando St., San Jose
East Carnegie Branch Library 1102 E. Santa Clara St., San Jose
Edenvale Branch Library 101 Branham Lane East, San Jose
Educare Family Resource Center 1399 Santee Dr., San Jose
Educational Park Branch Library 1771 Educational Park Dr., San Jose
Euphrat Museum of Art, De Anza College 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino
Evergreen Branch Library 2635 Aborn Rd., San Jose
Evergreen Valley College 3095 Yerba Buena Rd., San Jose
Gilroy Library 350 W. Sixth St., Gilroy
Hammer Theatre 101 Paseo de San Antonio Walk, San Jose
Heritage Theater 1 W. Campbell Ave., Campbell
Hillview Branch Library 1600 Hopkins Dr., San Jose
India Community Center 525 Los Coches St., Milpitas
Joyce Ellington Branch Library 491 E. Empire St., San Jose
Los Altos Library 13 S. San Antonio Rd., Los Altos
Los Gatos Library 100 Villa, Los Gatos
Los Gatos Lodge 50 Los Gatos-Saratoga Rd., Los Gatos
Milpitas Library 160 N. Main St., Milpitas
Morgan Hill Library 660 W. Main Ave., Morgan Hill
Mountain View Public Library 585 Franklin St., Mountain View
Northwood Family Resource Center Northwood Elementary School, Bldg. 700 2760 E. Trimble Rd., San Jose
Palo Alto City Library, Rinconada Branch 1213 Newell Rd., Palo Alto
Pearl Avenue Branch Library 4270 Pearl Ave., San Jose
Rose Garden Branch Library 1580 Naglee Ave., San Jose
Santa Clara Central Park Library 2635 Homestead Rd., Santa Clara
Santa Clara County Office of Education 1290 Ridder Park Dr., San Jose
Santa Teresa Branch Library 290 International Circle, San Jose
Saratoga Library 13650 Saratoga Ave., Saratoga
Seven Trees Branch Library 3590 Cas Dr., San Jose
Student Union, San Jose State University 211 S. 9th St., San Jose
Sunnyvale Public Library 665 W. Olive St., Sunnyvale
Sunnyvale Theater 550 E. Remington Dr., Sunnyvale
Tully Community Branch Library 880 Tully Rd., San Jose
Village Square Branch Library 4001 Evergreen Village Square, San Jose
Vineland Branch Library 1450 Blossom Hill Rd., San Jose
West Valley Branch Library 1243 San Tomas Aquino Rd., San Jose
Willow Glen Branch Library 1157 Minnesota Ave., San Jose
Writing Workshops with Paul Volponi
During his visit to Silicon Valley for a series of special Silicon Valley Reads presentations at local high schools,
award-winning Young Adult author Paul Volponi will offer creative writing workshops for teens. Two of his 14 fiction books – Black and White and Rikers High – incorporate his experience as a teacher of incarcerated youth at Rikers Island in New York.
Wed, March 8, 7-8:30 p.m., Cupertino Library – Limited to 15. Advance registration required.
Thur, March 9, 4-5:30 p.m., Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
“With POETree . . . and justice for all”Teens are invited to join Santa Clara County Poet Laureate Arlene Biala for a reading and poetry making event. Arlene will read poems focused on the Silicon Valley Reads theme “. . . and justice for all” and then invite participants to create some verse (“POETree leaves”) or entire poems. The event will conclude in a short Open Mic for anyone who would like to share what they wrote.
Tue, March 28, 6 p.m., Saratoga Library
Family Program with Sergio RuzzierSergio Ruzzier, author of Bear and Bee, will end a week of special programs at local elementary schools with a public program for children and parents.
Sat, March 4, 11 a.m., Berryessa Branch Library
What does “justice for all” mean to you?A creative challenge to tweens in grades 6-8Students in grades 6-8 throughout Santa Clara County are invited to think about this year’s Silicon Valley Reads theme “…and justice for all” and put their creative talents to work to explain what these powerful words mean to them. Creative categories include:
• Poetry (any style including free verse, rap, song, acrostic, etc.)
• Essay/Written Speech
• Narrative (non-poetry)
• Visual (any style including graphic image, poster, cartoon, etc.)
One student in each category will be randomly selected to receive a $25 Amazon gift card. Some entries will be posted on the Silicon Valley Reads website and displayed in local public libraries and the Santa Clara County Office of Education Learning Multimedia Center. Identification of participants will include first name only, grade and school.
Each entry must fit on one side of an 8.5x11 sheet and stapled to the entry form that can be picked up at public libraries in Campbell, Cupertino, Gilroy, Los Altos, Milpitas, Morgan Hill, San Jose and Saratoga or downloaded from the Silicon Valley Reads website, SiliconValleyReads.org. Entries can be submitted at any of the participating libraries or sent through your school to the Santa Clara County Office of Education Learning Multimedia Center. You may also send entries via email to [email protected]. Deadline for entries is March 15 and winners will be announced by March 24.
Storytimes
Storytimes at many libraries in February and March will feature a reading of Bear and Bee by Sergio Ruzzier. Some storytimes will have guest readers including Earthquakes players and local elected officials – check with your local library for dates and times. There will also be special bilingual readings of Bear and Bee, including:
Vietnamese/English – Wed, March 1, 5:30 p.m., Seven Trees Branch Library
Mandarin/English – Thur, March 2, 11 a.m., Los Altos Library
Spanish/English – Sat, March 4, 10:15 a.m., Morgan Hill Library
Spanish/English – Mon, March 6, 7 p.m., Gilroy Library
Vietnamese/English – Thur, March 9, 11:30 a.m., Tully Branch Library
Other Special ActivitiesBooks and Art: Kindness CountsStories and art projects for familiesWed, March 1, 3:30 p.m., Campbell Library
Storywalk and Friendship CraftTue-Thur, Feb 21-23, all day, Cupertino Library
Friendship StorytimeStories, songs, craftThur, Feb 23, 10:30 a.m., Saratoga Library
Family Reading ProgramFIRST 5 Santa Clara County will host readings of Bear and Bee for children under the age of 6 and their families at local Family Resource Centers, open to the public. The first 40 families in attendance at each event will receive a free copy of the book to take home.
Tue, Feb 14, 2-4 p.m., Chávez Family Resource Center, San Jose
Fri, Feb 24, 10 a.m.-12 noon, CHAC Family Resource Center, Mountain View
Fri, March 3, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Northwood Family Resource Center, San Jose
Fri, March 10, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Educare Family Resource Center, San Jose
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Thank you for supporting Silicon Valley Reads!
2 0 1 7 S P O N S O R S
Cupertino Library FoundationFriends of Almaden Branch LibraryFriends of Bascom Branch Library
Friends of Campbell LibraryFriends of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Library
Friends of Gilroy LibraryFriends of Los Gatos LibraryFriends of Milpitas Library
Friends of Morgan Hill LibraryFriends of Mountain View Public
LibraryFriends of Palo Alto City Library
Friends of Sunnyvale Public LibraryFriends of the Saratoga Libraries
Santa Clara City LibrarySanta Clara City Library Foundation
and FriendsAnd many individuals!
S I L I C O N V A L L E Y R E A D S C O M M U N I T Y A D V I S O R Y B O A R DCo-Chairs Jill Bourne
Mary Ann Dewan, Ph.D.Nancy Howe
Board Members Tom AtkinsonDiana Bautista
Muhammed ChaudhryMark Coker
Jacquie DavidsonJoseph DiSalvo
Rhonda Farber, Ph.D.Alice Gosak
Stacey GreenwellJon R. Gundry
Margaret HengelKara IwahashiRobert Kieve
Deepka LalwaniJane Light
Jack Lucas, Ed.D.Rosanne Macek
Michelle McGurkMary McLaneDiane McNutt
Alyce ParsonsSal Pizarro
Josh RussellCarmen Sigler
Marisa SpataforeGeri Weimers
C O M M U N I T Y P A R T N E R S
Barnes & NobleBluelight CinemasBookSmartCampbell LibraryChávez Family Resource CenterCenter for Literary ArtsCHAC Family Resource CenterCommonwealth Club Silicon ValleyCupertino LibraryDe Anza CollegeEducare Family Resource CenterEvergreen Valley College
Gilroy LibraryHicklebee’s BookstoreIndia Community CenterIndian Business & Professional WomenLeague of Women Voters – Southwest Santa Clara Valley, Cupertino- Sunnyvale and San Jose-Santa Clara chaptersLiveSVLos Altos LibraryLos Altos Voices for Peace
Los Gatos LibraryLos Gatos RotaryMilpitas LibraryMorgan Hill AAUWMorgan Hill LibraryMountain View Public LibraryNorthern California Innocence ProjectNorthwood Family Resource CenterRecycle BookstoreRotary Club of San JoseSan José Public Library
San Jose State University Campus Reading programSan Jose State University Record Clearance ProjectSanta Clara City LibrarySanta Clara County Reading CouncilSaratoga LibrarySilicon Valley FACESSunnyvale Public LibraryVillage House of BooksWest Valley College
With special thanks to Deborah Anthonyson, Diana Argabrite, Allison Book-Arango, Sarah Kishler, Gail Mason, Beth Olshewsky, Don Phillips, Trina Richbourg, Leslie Tanaka-Loza, Jennifer Weeks and Therese Wiese
To see a complete list of sponsors, visit SiliconValleyReads.org
S C H O O L P A R T N E R S
Franklin Elementary SchoolHomestead High School
Luigi Aprea Elementary SchoolLuther Burbank School
Lynbrook High SchoolMurdock Portal Elementary School
Nimitz Elementary SchoolOsborne School
Palo Alto High SchoolSherman Oaks Elementary School
Sobrato High SchoolWilcox High School
Silicon Valley Reads is proud to present educational programs in local public schools including:
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