Free Job Search Webinar

Rebecca Kieler was here again today presenting How to Find Job Leads in Today's Market.  She recommended a new approach to your job search focusing on determining your job goal, preparing your pitch then networking in new and effective ways.

She is making this webinar available to Santa Clara city job seekers. 

6 Ways to Set the Stage for your Successful Career Transition!
http://kielercareerconsulting.com/webinar/

This is an interview winning resume program she recommends.
http://jobsearch.kajabi.com/sp/11040-3-steps-to-an-interview-winning-resume

Don't forget that the Library has Brainfuse Adult resources.  Brainfuse has job training programs and live resume review.  Just upload your resume and a career professional will review it in 24 hours or less.  Find Brainfuse from our homepage by pressing the large blue Electronic Resources button on the lower left.  From there choose the A-Z Listing, selecting B for Brainfuse.  From home include your library card number.

Any questions?  Call 408-615-2900 during library hours or stop by the 2nd floor Reference desk.

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Career Clarity - Find the Right Job for You

Rebecca Kieler of Kieler Career Consulting lead a group of job seekers through the process of career exploration today at the Library.  Students learned strategies for finding the right career for future job success.  The process is not always a straight path but when the job seeker follows the complete cycle of career discovery, success will be achieved.

There is a free follow-up webinar on Thursday, October 10 from 5:30 - 6:45 p.m.  Just go to http://kielercareerconsulting.com/webinar/#!
and sign up.

Come back tomorrow for another free job search workshop taught by Rebecca Kieler:  Target Your Job Search from 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. in the Margie Edinger Room.  There will be five other workshops for job seekers between now and November 19.  We hope to see you there.

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The Royal Baby: Genealogical Connections from the New England Historic Genealogical Society

The Royal Baby: Genealogical Connections

by Christopher C. Child, Genealogist of the Newbury Street Press, and Scott C. Steward, Editor-in-Chief

His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge, son of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, is related to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, both Roosevelt and Bush presidents, and President Barack Obama, among many others. The royal baby is also a cousin of the wives of seven presidents, including Nancy Reagan. Other notable American kin include the actors Kevin Bacon and Humphrey Bogart; television anchorman Anderson Cooper; explorer Meriwether Lewis; poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; and celebrity chef Julia Child.

More than any other potential British monarch, the House of Windsor's newest member has relatives in every walk of British life, from the Prince and late Princess of Wales's royal and noble kin to the upper middle class and working class families of the Duchess of Cambridge's parents.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are themselves fifteenth cousins through Sir Thomas Fairfax, who died during the reign of Henry VIII.  A branch of this family moved to Virginia in the mid-seventeenth century, and many Americans are descended from the Fairfaxes.

Learn more about the newest member of the British royal family at American Ancestors.org/royal-celebration.  Explore the royal child's Presidential and celebrity connections, test your knowledge of British royalty with trivia, and match photos of the baby's living relatives to his family tree.

Two additional sites may be of interest.  The Bridgeman Art Library offers an online gallery that features paintings and photographs of British monarchs and their children in their younger years.  The official website of the British monarchy is here.

Read about Princess Diana's ancestry:  The Ancestry of Diana, Princess of Wales for Twelve Generations. 

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Python Ron and Wildlife Associates at the Library!

Animals from around the world came with Python Ron last week. Children were able to look, touch, and hold exotic reptiles. Some reptiles got a hold of the kids and didn’t let go.

He brought a scorpion, tarantula, lizards, corn snake, boa, and more, but many kids agreed the python was the main attraction.

We also had wildlife this week with the Wildlife Associates who captivated the kids with their animals.

~posted by gm

Teens Nesting Dolls Craft

Last week, teens were using their imaginations to make their own nesting dolls. What is a nesting doll? Nesting dolls are a set of wooden dolls of decreasing size placed inside the other, like this...

Some teens painted traditional dolls where each one was identical, while others painted different characters from Harry Potter, Star Wars, Garfield, Angry Birds, and Totoro!

Such patience with the tiny paintbrushes.

I was impressed by the artistic talent of those teens who came prepared ahead of time with photos of their subjects, and also those who told me that they just winged it.

In case you missed the memo, Teens, be sure to join us at our upcoming teen programs! Teens(grades 7-12) need to sign up ahead of time, so hurry because space and materials are limited. The calendar for teen programs can be found here.

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The Bubble Lady

The Bubble Lady came to entertain our School Age crowd on Tuesday. She was very entertaining- the children were screaming! It was nice how she incorporated storytelling with bubbles. Bubbles were everywhere…tiny ones, BIG looooooong ones, kids were put in bubbles, and magic bubbles (the bubbles that would stay around for a while on objects in the room.) I have never seen so many bubbles before! I never knew you could make so many bubbles out of such odd things… a can? Really? Yes, really.

What was their favorite part at the program?
“The best part was being in a bubble!” –said a boy with bubbles stuck in his hair.
 

If you missed the show today, be sure to catch our upcoming shows! School Age programs are on Tuesdays at 3pm, and are for children going into 1st-6th Grades. The calendar can be found by clicking here.

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Library Card Discount at Local Shops - Discover Santa Clara

Discover Santa Clara

My experiences using the Discover Santa Clara library card discount have included delicious freshly made ice cream on a hot day, a free phyllo dessert at a lively, friendly, tasty Greek restaurant, free Korean ice cream bars at a local florist (in addition to the beautiful arrangement) and delicious pizza at a friendly, small pizza store.

A few weeks ago on a busy Friday night, three of us visited Athena Grill which offers a 10% off discount.  We were acknowledged immediately and quickly seated in spite of the full crowd.  Our food was very tasty and we were quite full when the owner asked if we wanted the freshly made dessert special.  We declined but he insisted and "bought one for us."  We shared a Galaktoboureko which is semolina custard wrapped in phyllo with lemon zest syrup.  It was light and crispy with an amazing lemon flavor.  Yum!

The next Friday night we tried Gugu's Pizza and Pasta.  Once again the food was wonderful, discounted 10% and the staff was friendly.


With temperatures up last Friday, we headed for Mission City Creamery for freshly made ice cream at a 10% discount.  Business was brisk and it was fun to watch kids and their ice cream.  Ice cream is such a happy food. 

Saturday was my wedding anniversary so I got my pick of the four participating florists.  Not being big planners, we found out that Citti's (offering a 15% off discount) was closed at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday but we just went up Scott Blvd. to Fuji's Florist  at 1900 Warburton Ave.  Fuji's offers a 10% discount.  Flowers were ordered but it was too hot to walk around the area while we waited.  When I got impatient and went back inside the salesman was having a Korean ice cream bar and he offered them to us. 

We had Korean honey dew melon flavored treats on that hot afternoon!  Local businesses can provide these positive impromptu experiences that you can't get in a big chain stores.  Getting the discounts and specials is nice but being introduced to some truly special local businesses is even better. 

If you haven't taken your library card and visited one of our 30+ participating small businesses, you are missing out.  It will all end July 31st so don't wait.  Tell us about your experiences.

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