The shared summer reading theme at the Gilroy and Morgan Hill libraries is “Every Hero Has A Story.” Gilroy Librarian Elizabeth Munoz-Rosas believes the Friends of the Gilroy Library belong in that category. “The FGL are our heroes,” she said.
It is gratifying indeed that our community recognizes the value of a community library – so much so that a continuation of the library parcel tax passed with a whopping 81 percent of the vote. Getting the necessary two-thirds majority to continue the $33.66 per year charge for a single family home was not a problem.
As part of the Santa Clara County Library District’s “Focus on Food” series, the Morgan Hill Library will host two guest speakers who are experts on nutrition and farming later this month.
More than 6,000 people passed through the new library’s doors during its grand opening on Saturday, gaping at its size and beauty, and enjoying its services for the first time.
After years of hearing “shhh!” at the Gilroy Library, teens can now be teens. In the old and interim library building, boisterous teens would often get hushed by older patrons, and sometimes even asked to leave by staff.