TUESDAY
27
OCTOBER
Santa Teresa Branch Library
54 upcoming events for kids and families at Santa Teresa Branch Library, straight from the calendar we read every week.
Library · San Jose · Updated October 21, 2026
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- Part of San José Public Library
Upcoming events here (54)
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Puzzle swapping at Santa Teresa, San Jose, with 350‑piece and larger puzzles, limited to three to five trades per week, ages 10 and up.
WEDNESDAY
28
OCTOBER
Puzzle swapping at Santa Teresa, San Jose, with 350‑piece and larger puzzles, limited to three to five trades per week, ages 10 and up.
Story, song, bounce, and play session for infants and caregivers in Santa Teresa Community Room, 20‑25‑minute story and song segment then 40‑minute open play, ages 5 and under.
THURSDAY
29
OCTOBER
Puzzle swapping at Santa Teresa, San Jose, with 350‑piece and larger puzzles, limited to three to five trades per week, ages 10 and up.
Stories, songs, rhymes, fingerplays and movement activities fill the Santa Teresa Community Room for families, for ages 5 and under.
FRIDAY
30
OCTOBER
Puzzle swapping at Santa Teresa, San Jose, with 350‑piece and larger puzzles, limited to three to five trades per week, ages 10 and up.
SATURDAY
31
OCTOBER
Puzzle swapping at Santa Teresa, San Jose, with 350‑piece and larger puzzles, limited to three to five trades per week, ages 10 and up.
Scavenger hunts in Santa Teresa’s Children’s Area offer weekly themed image checklists, prizes at the table while supplies last, free, for ages 10 and under.
SUNDAY
1
NOVEMBER
Puzzle swapping at Santa Teresa, San Jose, with 350‑piece and larger puzzles, limited to three to five trades per week, ages 10 and up.
MONDAY
2
NOVEMBER
Puzzle swapping at Santa Teresa, San Jose, with 350‑piece and larger puzzles, limited to three to five trades per week, ages 10 and up.
TUESDAY
3
NOVEMBER
Puzzle swapping at Santa Teresa, San Jose, with 350‑piece and larger puzzles, limited to three to five trades per week, ages 10 and up.
WEDNESDAY
4
NOVEMBER
Puzzle swapping at Santa Teresa, San Jose, with 350‑piece and larger puzzles, limited to three to five trades per week, ages 10 and up.
Story, song, bounce, and play session for infants and caregivers in Santa Teresa Community Room, 20‑25‑minute story and song segment then 40‑minute open play, ages 5 and under.
THURSDAY
5
NOVEMBER
Puzzle swapping at Santa Teresa, San Jose, with 350‑piece and larger puzzles, limited to three to five trades per week, ages 10 and up.
Stories, songs, rhymes, fingerplays and movement activities fill the Santa Teresa Community Room for families, for ages 5 and under.
FRIDAY
6
NOVEMBER
Puzzle swapping at Santa Teresa, San Jose, with 350‑piece and larger puzzles, limited to three to five trades per week, ages 10 and up.
Teen-led discussion of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, Delicious in Dungeon, and Inside Out & Back Again with Kahoot games in Santa Teresa Community Room, for ages 13–18.
SATURDAY
7
NOVEMBER
Puzzle swapping at Santa Teresa, San Jose, with 350‑piece and larger puzzles, limited to three to five trades per week, ages 10 and up.
SUNDAY
8
NOVEMBER
Puzzle swapping at Santa Teresa, San Jose, with 350‑piece and larger puzzles, limited to three to five trades per week, ages 10 and up.
MONDAY
9
NOVEMBER
Puzzle swapping at Santa Teresa, San Jose, with 350‑piece and larger puzzles, limited to three to five trades per week, ages 10 and up.
Make rangoli art with colorful sand at Santa Teresa Community Room, Wee Love Art Diwali program, free, no registration, for ages 5 and under.
TUESDAY
10
NOVEMBER
Puzzle swapping at Santa Teresa, San Jose, with 350‑piece and larger puzzles, limited to three to five trades per week, ages 10 and up.
WEDNESDAY
11
NOVEMBER
Puzzle swapping at Santa Teresa, San Jose, with 350‑piece and larger puzzles, limited to three to five trades per week, ages 10 and up.
Story, song, bounce, and play session for infants and caregivers in Santa Teresa Community Room, 20‑25‑minute story and song segment then 40‑minute open play, ages 5 and under.
THURSDAY
12
NOVEMBER
Puzzle swapping at Santa Teresa, San Jose, with 350‑piece and larger puzzles, limited to three to five trades per week, ages 10 and up.
Stories, songs, rhymes, fingerplays and movement activities fill the Santa Teresa Community Room for families, for ages 5 and under.
Native American Heritage Month storytime at Santa Teresa Community Room offers library readings celebrating culture, free, for ages 5 and under; tickets at Information Desk 60 minutes prior.
Santa Teresa Book Club meets in the library’s community room and via Zoom to discuss selected fiction and historical fiction titles, ages 18 and up.
Leaf rubbing, size and color sorting, and vein observation activities in the Santa Teresa Community Room — Free, for ages 5 and under, supplies limited.
FRIDAY
13
NOVEMBER
Puzzle swapping at Santa Teresa, San Jose, with 350‑piece and larger puzzles, limited to three to five trades per week, ages 10 and up.
Paint mini canvases in the Santa Teresa Community Room, with all supplies provided and one canvas per teen, Free, for ages 13–18.
SATURDAY
14
NOVEMBER
Puzzle swapping at Santa Teresa, San Jose, with 350‑piece and larger puzzles, limited to three to five trades per week, ages 10 and up.
Read aloud to gentle, trained assistance dogs in Santa Teresa’s Community Room, practicing reading skills beside cute furry friends. Free, ages 5–10.
Participants build terrariums or aquariums, learn environmental science and ecology, and take their creations home; free, ages 12 and up.
Scavenger hunts in Santa Teresa’s Children’s Area offer weekly themed image checklists, prizes at the table while supplies last, free, for ages 10 and under.
SUNDAY
15
NOVEMBER
Puzzle swapping at Santa Teresa, San Jose, with 350‑piece and larger puzzles, limited to three to five trades per week, ages 10 and up.
MONDAY
16
NOVEMBER
Puzzle swapping at Santa Teresa, San Jose, with 350‑piece and larger puzzles, limited to three to five trades per week, ages 10 and up.
TUESDAY
17
NOVEMBER
Puzzle swapping at Santa Teresa, San Jose, with 350‑piece and larger puzzles, limited to three to five trades per week, ages 10 and up.
WEDNESDAY
18
NOVEMBER
Puzzle swapping at Santa Teresa, San Jose, with 350‑piece and larger puzzles, limited to three to five trades per week, ages 10 and up.
Story, song, bounce, and play session for infants and caregivers in Santa Teresa Community Room, 20‑25‑minute story and song segment then 40‑minute open play, ages 5 and under.
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