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April at Sunnyvale Public Library

Next week is National Library Week. As usual, we are offering a behind-the-scenes tour [ https://www.library.sunnyvale.ca.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/7750/74?curm=4&cury=2025 ]. Space is limited, so register early and kindly cancel if you cannot make the tour. It's also a great time to try the Library's recurring programs: calm your mind with Yoga at the Library [ https://www.library.sunnyvale.ca.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/7714/74?curm=4&cury=2025 ], practice English at ESL Conversation Group [ https://www.library.sunnyvale.ca.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/6945/74?curm=4&cury=2025 ], mend your clothes at Sewing Lab [ https://www.library.sunnyvale.ca.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/6860/74?curm=4&cury=2025 ], learn beginner technology skills at Get Connected [ https://www.library.sunnyvale.ca.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/6636/74?curm=4&cury=2025 ], play games at Senior Game Hour [ https://www.library.sunnyvale.ca.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/7416/74?curm=4&cury=2025 ], discuss Spanish-language books at Club de lectura en español [ https://www.library.sunnyvale.ca.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/7696/74?curm=4&cury=2025 ] and get your bike repaired at Bike Safety Information and Repair Workshop [ https://www.library.sunnyvale.ca.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/7566/74?curm=4&cury=2025 ]. We offer these programs on a weekly or monthly basis.

 

Also this month: Celebrate Earth Day! Read on to learn about the activities that will be available at this annual festival on Olive Avenue.

 

Finally, scroll down to our monthly recipe for a dessert to add to your Passover Seder.

 

Scroll down or visit our calendar [ https://www.library.sunnyvale.ca.gov/events/calendar-month-view ] to view more programs happening in April.

 

See you soon,

"Your Librarians"






Earth Day





Earth Day Festival. Empowering our community. April 5, 2025 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. We will cancel the event if it rains. [ https://sunnyvaleclimateaction.org/earth-day-festival-2025 ]
Earth Day Festival

Saturday, April 5, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Sunnyvale Civic Center

456 W. Olive Ave.

 

Show your love for the planet by attending Sunnyvale's Earth Day Festival. The event will feature family-friendly, sustainability-focused activities and information from local organizations. Bike to the event and explore a variety of environmental activities hands-free after checking your bike at our free valet.

 

Local non-profit organizations will be tabling along West Olive Avenue to share their expertise on environmental protection. Visit the community booths to learn about sustainable actions such as electrifying your home and starting a compost. Enjoy live entertainment at the amphitheater in the redwood grove with lunch served on reusable foodware.

 

Attend the festival to enjoy:


* Sustainable arts and crafts
* Guided urban canopy tours led by tree experts
* Food from local food trucks
* Bike valet parking to stroll through the event hands-free
* Resources to make the swap from gas to electric in your home
* Zero-emissions cars on display
* And more!

Join us in empowering our community and building a sustainable Sunnyvale. We hope to see you there.

 

To learn how to empower our community, visit SunnyvaleClimateAction.org [ https://sunnyvaleclimateaction.org/ ].

 

Questions? Email Green@sunnyvale.ca.gov or call 408-730-7717.

 






Tax Day is April 15





Tax Day is fast approaching. The Sunnyvale Public Library has no more tax events this year. However, read on to find where else you can get free help filing your taxes. You can pick up tax forms from our Information Desk.

 

Need to request an extension? Learn how from the IRS [ https://www.irs.gov/filing/individuals/when-to-file ]

 

VITA and TCE Tax Assistance

If you need help filling out your tax forms, you may be eligible for assistance from Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) or Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) volunteers. The IRS trains and certifies these volunteers in tax law.

 

Check the eligibility requirements and required documents [ https://www.irs.gov/individuals/free-tax-return-preparation-for-qualifying-taxpayers ]. Then use the button below to find a VITA or TCE tax event near you. Assistance is available in multiple languages. When finding a VITA or TCE tax event, please note whether the event requires an appointment.

 

*Find VITA or TCE tax help* [ https://irs.treasury.gov/freetaxprep/ ]






Be wary of tax-related scams

At this time of year, you may receive phone calls or text messages from strangers offering to help you with your taxes. When seeking tax help, only work with people and organizations you trust. If you are not sure whether an organization is trustworthy, ask your librarians at the Information Desk. They can help you look for red flags.






We Recommend





Read This

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"Real Americans [ https://sunnyvale.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S173C1971531 ]", by Rachel Khong

 

In immersive, moving prose, Rachel Khong weaves a profound tale of class and striving, race and visibility, and family and inheritance—a story of trust, forgiveness, and finally coming home.

Exuberant and explosive, "Real Americans" is a social novel par excellence that asks: Are we destined, or made, and if so, who gets to do the making? Can our genetic past be overcome?



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Cook This
Chocolate Hazelnut Macaroon Torte by Smitten Kitchen [ https://smittenkitchen.com/2013/03/chocolate-hazelnut-macaroon-torte/ ]

Passover is Jewish holiday that celebrates the freedom of the Hebrew people from enslavement in ancient Egypt according to the Torah. The celebration lasts for eight days and starts with a feast called the Passover Seder.

 

This year, add this Chocolate-Hazelnut Macaroon Torte [ https://smittenkitchen.com/2013/03/chocolate-hazelnut-macaroon-torte/ ] from Smitten Kitchen to your Passover festivities. The recipe is gluten-free, and the mildness is suitable for those guests with less of a sweet tooth. Although the recipe as written includes whipped frosting, dairy-free Seders can substitute this Marshmallow, or Seven Minute Frosting [ https://smittenkitchen.com/2008/02/homemade-devil-dog-ding-dong-or-hostess-cake/ ].

 

Find more Passover recipes in the cookbooks "Matzo: 35 Recipes for Passover and All Year Long [ https://sunnyvale.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S173C1738227 ]" and "Pesach for the Rest of Us [ https://sunnyvale.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S173C1250044 ]".






Upcoming Programs





*IN-PERSON: Veterans' Resource Fair*

Friday, April 4, 1 to 4 p.m.

Library Plaza

 

Get information and resources for veterans, including housing, benefits and counseling. Resource tables will include Veterans Affairs Palo Alto, Peninsula Vet Center, Swords to Plowshares, Santa Clara County Office of Veteran Services, Nation's First and HomeFirst. Registration is not required.

 

*IN-PERSON: Earth Day Adult Painting: Sunnyvale Wildflowers*

Saturday, April 5, noon to 2 p.m.

Olive Avenue, across from City Hall

 

Enjoy a free paint session among the wildflowers with Allie. Come to the Earth Day Festival that begins at 11 a.m. Then at noon, Allie will set up canvases by the wildflower pathways across from the City Hall entrance. Paint your own landscape of the local flora. Allie will assist everyone with tips and tricks on how to draw them, but this session will not have step-by-step instructions. Bring your amazing creativity to paint a unique creation! Advance registrations for this program are full. Day-of registration will be first-come, first-served.

 

*IN-PERSON: Yoga at the Library*

Sunday, April 6, 4 to 5 p.m.

Library Program Room

 

This all-level Vinyasa class is designed for both beginners and experienced yogis. Expect a thoughtful sequence that blends gentle warm-ups, flowing transitions and strength-building poses, ending with grounding stretches and relaxation. Modifications and variations will be offered throughout. Registration is not required. Bring your own yoga mat and any props that may serve you. Yoga mats will not be provided. [ https://sunnyvale.libcal.com/event/13542061 ]

 

*ONLINE: Parenting Program: Resources and Services for Children with Special Needs**

Wednesday, April 9, 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Online via Zoom – you will receive the link after registering

 

This online presentation by Parents Helping Parents will provide basic information about: rights when there is a suspected, or diagnosed, developmental delay; what services are available for young children; and how to qualify for services and get help or more information.

 

Register for Parenting Program: Resources and Services for Children with Special Needs [ https://sunnyvale.libcal.com/event/14359306 ]

 

"Generously sponsored by the Friends of the Sunnyvale Public Library."

 

*IN-PERSON: Behind-the-Scenes Library Tour*

Thursday, April 10, 11 a.m. to noon

Library Plaza

 

Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the circulation desk? Or where the books go once you put them through the automated returns? Join us for a behind-the-scenes tour of the Sunnyvale Public Library. Bring the questions you've always had about Library processes. The tour will meet on the Library Plaza at 11 a.m. Registration is required as spots are limited.

 

Register for Behind-the-Scenes Library Tour [ https://sunnyvale.libcal.com/event/14400955 ]

 

*IN-PERSON: Senior Game Hour*

Thursday, April 10, 1 to 2:30 p.m.

Library Program Room

 

Pull up a chair! Play a game with your neighbors. We'll have playing cards, UNO, board games, collaborative games and more. Feel free to bring a game of your own. This program was planned for older adults, but all adults are welcome. Registration is not required.

 

*IN-PERSON: Club de lectura en español*

Friday, April 11, 4 to 5 p.m.

Study Room

 

¡Únete a nuestro Club de lectura en español! Nos reuniremos una vez al mes y tendremos copias del libro para el mes siguiente. En nuestra tercero sesión, nos pondremos de acuerdo sobre como será el Club de lectura y también discutiremos temas y autores para futuras sesiones. Nuestro primer libro es "Solito" [ https://sunnyvale.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S173C1937691 ] por Javier Zamora. Tenemos copias disponibles y podemos ayudarte a solicitar una copia de la biblioteca, si es necesario. Hablaremos sobre el libro en nuestra tercero sesión del Club en 4/11/2025. En la sala de estudio.

 

*IN-PERSON: Arab American Heritage Month Movie Screening: Theeb (2014)*

Sunday, April 13, 4 to 5:30 p.m.

Library Program Room

 

The 2014 Academy Award nominee film "Theeb "takes place in 1916, when war is raging in the Ottoman Empire. Hussein raises his younger brother Theeb ("Wolf") in a traditional Bedouin community that is isolated by the vast, unforgiving desert. The brothers' quiet existence is interrupted when a British Army officer and his guide ask Hussein to escort them to a water well located along the old pilgrimage route to Mecca. Registration is not required.

 

*ONLINE: The Language of Flowers in Asian Art**

Monday, April 14, 7 to 8 p.m.

Online via Zoom – you will receive the link after registering

 

Flowers have been represented in art for thousands of years. Their properties symbolize both human and divine qualities. This talk, featuring objects from the Asian Art Museum’s collection, focuses on some of the flowers often found in Asian art⁠ and the messages they convey. This one-hour online lecture by Asian Art Museum community speaker docent Jane Dalisay is followed by a Q&A. Registration is required.

 

Register for The Language of Flowers in Asian Art [ https://sunnyvale.libcal.com/event/13414580 ]

 

*ONLINE: Monthly Book Group**

Wednesday, April 16, 7 to 8 p.m.

Online via Zoom – you will receive the link after registering

 

Exchange perspectives about books while getting to know your neighbors. This month's selection is "My Monticello" [ https://sunnyvale.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S173C1907041 ], by Jocelyn Nicole Johnson. A young woman descended from Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings driven from her neighborhood by a white militia. A university professor studying racism by conducting a secret social experiment on his own son. A single mother desperate to buy her first home. Each fighting to survive in America. Registration is required.

 

[ https://sunnyvale.libcal.com/event/13334152 ]Register for Monthly Book Group [ https://sunnyvale.libcal.com/event/13334154 ]

 

"Generously sponsored by the Friends of the Sunnyvale Public Library."

 

*ONLINE: Author Talk with David Sedlak**

Thursday, April 17, 7 to 8 p.m.

Online via Zoom – you will receive the link after registering

 

Join us for a talk with David Sedlak, author of "Water for All". The book analyzes the world’s several water crises, as well as investigates the existing and emerging solutions that can be used to solve them. Sedlak offers an informed and hopeful approach for rethinking our assumptions about the way that water is managed. With this knowledge we can create a future with clean, abundant and affordable water for all. Registration is required.

 

Register for Author Talk with David Sedlak [ https://sunnyvale.libcal.com/event/14087629 ]

 

*IN-PERSON: Senior Center Book Group*

Friday, April 18, 11 a.m. to noon

Sunnyvale Senior Center, Laurel Room

550 E Remington Drive

 

Join us for a monthly book group at the Senior Center. This month's selection is "The Accidental President [ https://sunnyvale.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S173C1786474 ]", by Albert J. Baime. Discover dramatic, pulse-pounding story of Harry Truman’s first four months in office, when this unlikely, small-town former farmer and haberdasher had to take on Germany, Japan, Stalin and the atomic bomb, with the fate of the world hanging in the balance. Registration is not required.

 

Learn more about Senior Center Book Group [ https://sunnyvale.libcal.com/event/13563908 ]

 

"Generously sponsored by the Friends of the Sunnyvale Public Library."

 

*IN-PERSON: Introduction to Chinese Brush Painting*

Friday, April 19, 3 to 4:30 p.m.

Library Program Room

 

Celebrate the joys of Chinese painting. Artist-instructor Pauline Tsui will teach you to paint seasonal flowers, fruits and small animals. This program is a beginner's level class. Art supplies such as brushes, ink and paper will be provided. This workshop is for adults. Registration is required. Please register for this high-demand program only if you plan to attend.

 

Register for Introduction to Chinese Brush Painting [ https://sunnyvale.libcal.com/event/14083431 ]

 

*IN-PERSON: Afternoon Mindfulness Practice*

Saturday, April 20, 2 to 3 p.m.

Library Program Room

 

Take a break during the day and join us for an hour of guided internal awareness practice. We'll be doing gentle exercises for connecting to our body, breath, thoughts, and emotions. Registration is not required.

 

*IN-PERSON: Garden To Table: Food Waste Prevention*

Saturday, April 26, 1 to 3 p.m.

Library Program Room

 

Learn how to reduce your carbon footprint and prevent food waste from entering our landfills. Reducing our food waste is one of the most powerful actions we can take to address climate change and build a greener future. Registration is not required.

 

[ https://sunnyvale.libcal.com/event/13851569 ]Learn more about Garden to Table: Food Waste Prevention [ https://sunnyvale.libcal.com/event/14096638 ]

 

*IN-PERSON: Bharatanatyam Dance Performance *

Saturday, April 26, 4:30 to 5 p.m.

Library Program Room

 

Join us for a performance of Bharatanatyam, a classical Indian dance form known for its intricate footwork and expressive gestures. Featuring both beginner and advanced learners trained under Guru Nagabrinda Thiru Sridhar, this student showcase highlights the beauty, discipline and grace of this ancient art. Registration is not required.

 

Learn more about Bharatanatyam Dance Performance [ https://sunnyvale.libcal.com/event/14315553 ]

 

*IN-PERSON: City Nature Challenge: Intro to iNaturalist*

Sunday, April 27, 1:30 to 3 p.m.

Adult Fiction Room

 

Learn how to take part in the City Nature Challenge, an international event to document wildlife in participants' cities. We'll give you a brief tutorial on using the iNaturalist app to get started. After you learn how to record and share your nature observations, we'll head outside to explore the wild plants and animals around the library! This program is for all ages. Registration is not required.

 

Learn more about City Nature Challenge: Intro to iNaturalist [ https://sunnyvale.libcal.com/event/14398688 ]

 

*IN-PERSON: Firebird Youth Chinese Orchestra Performance*

Saturday, May 3, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

Library Program Room

 

Celebrate Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with a performance by the Firebird Youth Chinese Orchestra. This program is for all ages. Registration is not required. Arrive early as seats will be limited.

 

*IN-PERSON: Lotería Game Night!*

Monday, May 5, 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Library Program Room

 

Lotería is a traditional Mexican board game in the style of Bingo. Players match images from a deck of cards to the images on their "tabla", or board. The first player to have all the images on their "tabla" matched wins the round. Winners will receive a prize! Both seasoned Lotería players and beginners are welcome. This game will be presented in English and is adults only. Registration is not required but is encouraged.

 

Register for Lotería Game Night! [ https://sunnyvale.libcal.com/event/14000649 ]

 

*IN-PERSON: Silent Book Club*

Wednesday, May 7, 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Library Program Room

 

Silent Book Clubs are catching on around the world, as a way to meet other book lovers in your area and read together in quiet camaraderie. Bring a book of your choice, or choose one from the Library's shelves. After an hour of silent reading, there will be time to socialize with your neighbors about what you've read or anything else. Registration is not required.

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Ongoing Programs

* *Next ESL Conversation Group Online: *Monday, April 14 - Register [ https://sunnyvale.libcal.com/event/13781708 ] [ https://sunnyvale.libcal.com/event/13781701 ]
* *Next ESL Conversation Group In-Person:* Monday, April 7
* *Next Sewing Lab:* Tuesday, April 8
* *Next Get Connected:* Wednesday, April 9
* *Next Bike Safety Information & Repair Workshop**:* Saturday, April 12
* *Next Friends of the Library Book Sale:* Saturday & Sunday, May 17 & 18

Check our Events Calendar [ https://www.library.sunnyvale.ca.gov/events/calendar-month-view ] for times and descriptions of each program.






Got Kids?





[ https://sunnyvale.libcal.com/event/13284291 ]
IN-PERSON: Day of the Child Celebration featuring 123 Andrés

Saturday, April 19, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Library Program Room & Children's Room

 

Celebrate Day of the Child with us! We will have a lively concert with a special performance by 123 Andrés, followed by children's crafts.

 

This program is for children of all ages and their caregivers.

 

123 Andrés' concert will be in the Program Room. Crafts will be in the Children's Room.

 

No registration required, but space is limited. Doors will close when the room is full. 

 

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íCelebra el Día del niño con nosotros! Tendremos una actuación especial de 123 Andrés, seguido por manualidades para los niños.

 

Este programa es para niños de todas las edades y sus cuidadores.

 

El concierto de 123 Andrés será en la Sala de programas y las manualidades serán en el la Sala de niños.

 

No es necesario registrarse, pero el espacio y los maeriales son limitados. Las puertas se cerrarán cuando la sal esté llena.

 

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Accessibility

Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Sunnyvale will make reasonable efforts to accommodate persons with disabilities. If you require special accommodation, please contact the library at 408-730-7300 or chat with a librarian [ https://sunnyvale.libanswers.com/ ] at least three days in advance of the program.






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