Santa Clara County Library

Welcome to the Gilroy Library
7387 Rosanna Street • Gilroy, California • 95020-6193 • 408.842.8207 Lani D. Yoshimura, Community Librarian • Gilroy_Manager@library.sccgov.org Questions about library accounts • circulation@library.sccgov.org
Hours:	Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs.	- Closed - 01:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. - 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. - 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.	Fri. Sat. Sun.	- 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. - Closed

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Connecting with the Community

Holiday Closure Information

The Gilroy Library is Moving!

GILROY LIBRARY
is Moving Downtown

The Library will be closed starting Wednesday, December 2, 2009

We will reopen in mid to late January 2010
at the temporary location:

7652 Monterey Street, Gilroy

WHY THE MOVE?
In 2008, the citizens of Gilroy voted to build a new library. During construction, the library will move to a temporary site downtown for about 2 years.

HOLDS
Holds that arrive at Gilroy Library for you while we are closed will be sent to Morgan Hill Library for pickup. You may also choose to do the following:

Change the pickup location of your hold to another Santa Clara County library.
Make your holds inactive. You will keep your place on the hold queue. Reactivate your hold when the library reopens.

HOW CAN YOU HELP?
Stock up on library materials before we close. Most items borrowed just prior to the move will be due in February 2010. You will enjoy an extended loan period. The library will benefit by having fewer books to move!

RETURNS
Returns will be accepted at our current location until closing time on Tuesday, December 1st. Between December 2nd and the reopening of the library at the temporary facility, return items to Morgan Hill Library or Bookmobile or keep them at home.

BOOKMOBILE
Bookmobile has regular stops in South County. (408) 293-2326 ext. 3060

Library Support Groups

Closed for Thanksgiving

We will be closed on Thursday, November 26th
and Friday, November 27th

Gilroy Library Booksale!

Don't miss our huge booksale on Saturday, November 21st
(10am - 1pm).

Children's Story Times are
Tuesdays and Wednesdays at the Gilroy Library

Children's Story Times
No sign-ups are required.

Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m.
Families invited. Children, wear your pajamas, if you want.

Wednesdays at 10:15 a.m.
For ages 2 to 5

Baby Story Times
Times vary. Please check with the Children's Librarian.
For ages 1 month to 18 month

Smokey the Bear visits kids in many towns - photo image

Questions? Please call the library for more information at 408.842.8207.

Programs & Events

Story times: Jan. 3 through Dec. 12 on Wednesdays at

10:15 a.m. for ages 2-5, and Jan. 2 through Dec. 11 on Tuesdays at 7pm for all ages.

The Gilroy Writing Project

Gilroy Library Book Club

Next meeting:
Tuesday
January 26th, 2010
at 7 p.m.
Gilroy Library

Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts

Having escaped an Australian maximum security prison, a disillusioned man loses himself in the slums of Bombay, where he works for a drug kingpin, smuggles arms for a crime lord, and forges bonds with fellow exiles.

See our Gilroy Library Book Club page for more information!

Read the Winning Entries in the 2009 Gilroy Library Writing/Storytelling Contest: "Survival of the Funniest: Finding Laughter in Life's Challenges."

Not A Genuine Black Man by Brian Copeland is the Silicon Valley Reads selection for 2009.

See our "Gilroy Library: Survival" page for information about the winners of the Survival writing contest, which concluded in April 2009.

More information on Silicon Valley Reads events and Copeland's book can be found on the Silicon Valley Reads site.

2008 Gilroy Library "Forgiveness" Writing Contest Winners and Silicon Valley Reads Information:

The Distant Land of My Father by Bo Caldwell was the Silicon Valley Reads selection for 2008.

See our "Gilroy Library: Forgiveness Winners" page for information on the winning entries and the 2008 writing contest. More information on Silicon Valley Reads events and Caldwell's book can be found on the Silicon Valley Reads site.