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Silicon Valley Reads 2012

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Silicon Valley Reads has announced the selection of two books for 2012 with the theme "Muslim and American — Two Perspectives". The books are The Muslim Next Door: The Qur´an, the Media, and That Veil Thing by Sumbul Ali-Karamali and The Butterfly Mosque by G. Willow Wilson. The events begin on Wednesday, January 25 in Campbell and will continue into April in various places throughout Santa Clara County.

Sumbul Ali-Karamali will speak at the Morgan Hill Library on Saturday, March 10, 2012 at 1 p.m.

Sheba Karim, author of Skunk Girl, a young adult novel about being a teenage Muslim in small town America, will speak at the Morgan Hill Library on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 7 p.m.

"Getting to Know American Muslims and Their Faith" with Ismael Nass-Duce of the Islamic Network Group will be presented at the Morgan Hill Library on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at 6 p.m.

G. Willow Wilson will speak at the Gilroy Library on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 2 p.m.

Get the flyer. (PDF, 940 kB)

Visit Silicon Valley Reads for a full calendar of dates and times in PDF format.

Silicon Valley Reads is a joint project of Santa Clara County Library, Santa Clara Valley Office of Education, and San José Public Library Foundation.

Download a printable list of these and other Friends events in Adobe PDF format.
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Recent Events

35th Anniversary

On Wednesday, October 21, 2009, at the beginning of the city council meeting, the City of Morgan Hill presented a proclamation to the Friends declaring the week as National Friends of Libraries Week and recognizing the Friends' 35th anniversary.
We then celebrated the 35th Anniversary of the Friends of the Library with party on Saturday afternoon, October 24, 2009. Displays included old newsletters, photos, a slide show and memorabilia from the recent past as well as the early days of the Friends. Thanks to all who contributed to the history display board. You can still view the flyer (PDF, 815 kB).

Meet the Library Artists

The artists whose works have contributed to the beauty of the library building attended a reception in their honor on Thursday, August 27, including Selina Rodriguez of Arizona. Her two painted metal sculptures, "Echoes", were recently installed on the walls in the international area of the library. Local Morgan Hill artists Paul Loughridge, creator of the robot sculptures in the children's area, and Don Jensen, who has two wood pieces on display, also attended. Peter Bartczak, who, along with the late Victoria Sulski, who painted the children's mural, came from Paradise for the event.

"Echoes", by Selina Rodriguez

Robot Day

Robot sculpture by Paul Loughridge Robot Day was on July 18, 2009, the second anniversary of the opening of the new library. Paul Loughridge, creator of the robot sculptures located in the Children's area, announced the winner of the contest to name the robots. This was followed by a build-a-robot craft activity for kids, ages 6-13.







Previous Speakers Forums

On Thursday, December 15, author David Marin talked about "This is US: The New All American Family" — the story of adopting three young, abandoned Mexican-American siblings in 2004. He was 45, divorced, had never had children and had a lot to learn. He currently lives in Gilroy with his children, now ages 10, 12 and 14. He is Director of Advertising for Mainstreet Media (publisher of the Morgan Hill Times). Printable flyer (PDF, 1.0 MB).

Thursday, October 27, 2011 — "Clean Energy Nation: Freeing America from the Tyranny of Fossil Fuels" was presented by Friends member Martin Cheek. Written with Congressman Jerry McNerney, Martin's book has just been published and is available at BookSmart. Printable flyer (PDF, 1.9 MB).

Saturday, August 27, 2011 — "How to Garden with Nature in Mind for 12 Months of Color" was presented at the Morgan Hill Library with Alrie Middlebrook. Attendees learned how to start or expand a native plant garden for year-round color. Printable flyer. (Adobe PDF format, 224 kB)

Library Grand Opening

The new Morgan Hill Library opened at 660 W. Main Ave. on Saturday, July 21, 2007, just a short distance from its former location. Read the description of the new facility here.

Morgan Hill Library Grand Opening Day, July 21, 2007

See the Grand Opening Photo Gallery. Also see former Head Librarian Rosanne Macek's photos of the Donor Reception held at the library a week earlier.

(The Groundbreaking Ceremony for the new Morgan Hill Library took place on May 13, 2006.  Click here to view a photo gallery of the event.)