Future Voices: Speech & Debate

Sun · Nov 8·3 PM – 4 PM·Seven Trees, 2nd Floor, Teen Room., San Jose

Interactive public speaking, argumentation, and debate sessions teach students to organize persuasive ideas, speak clearly, and think critically, for ages 5–12.

Sun · Nov 15·3 PM – 4 PM·Seven Trees, 2nd Floor, Teen Room., San Jose

Interactive public speaking, argumentation, and debate sessions teach students to organize persuasive ideas, speak clearly, and think critically, for ages 5–12.

Sun · Nov 22·12 PM – 1 PM·Educational Park, San Jose

Free program where high school students teach kindergarten to 3rd graders addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division at Educational Park, San Jose, for ages 5–10.

Sun · Nov 22·12 PM – 1 PM·Evergreen, Community Room, San Jose

Trained volunteers guide K‑3 students through individualized math games and lessons in Evergreen Library’s Community Room, building confidence and reinforcing fundamentals, free for ages 10 and under.

Sun · Nov 22·3 PM – 4:30 PM·Tully, San Jose

Vietnamese language class at Tully Library teaches basic grammar, spelling, dictation, writing, and reading, registration required in person, for ages 5–12.

Sun · Nov 22·3 PM – 4 PM·Alviso, Community Room 5050 N. 1st Street San Jose, CA 95002, San Jose

Play‑based math puzzles and games fill the Alviso Community Room, with trained volunteers guiding students as they explore at their own pace; free, for ages 5–12.

Tue · Oct 27·10:30 AM · 11 AM · 1 PM·Rose Garden, 2nd Floor, Group Study Room, San Jose

Weekly English conversation practice led by a trained facilitator in the library’s Rose Garden Group Study Room, ages 18 and up.

Tue · Oct 27·11 AM – 12:30 PM·Tully, Community Room, San Jose

Taiwanese Mahjong lessons and play sessions in Tully Community Room, teaching tile setup, game flow, set making, and winning strategies for ages 18 and up.