Gilroy’s brand-new library will open for the first time to the public on Saturday. It will be an historic celebration no Gilroyan should miss!
10 a.m. Honor Guard presentation/Pledge of Allegiance by Dave Galtman
10:10 a.m. Invocation by Chaplain Malcom McPhail
10:15 a.m. Mayor Al Pinheiro
10:30 a.m. Tom Haglund, city administrator
10:35 a.m. Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero
10:45 a.m. Melinda Cervantes, Santa Clara County librarian
10:50 a.m. Lani Yoshimura, Gilroy head librarian
11:15 a.m. Ribbon cutting
11:30 a.m. Open house and festivities
Noon to 12:45 p.m. Capulli Tonalequeh Aztec Dance Group – Paseo outdoors
Noon to 1 p.m. Storybook character visit – Courtyard
Noon to 3 p.m. Friends of the Library book sale – Friends Area
Noon to 3 p.m. Playaway Demonstrations, learn about audio/video players you can borrow – The Nest
Noon to 4 p.m. Electronic Library, learn about eBooks – Training Room
Noon to 5 p.m. Reading Program, county’s adult and family literacy service – Reading Program Office
1 p.m. Bilingual Storytime – Storyroom
1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Professional roving magician – Courtyard
2 p.m. Meet Author G. Willow Wilson, author of “The Butterfly Mosque” – Community Room
3 p.m. Children’s Storytime – Storyroom
3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Storybook character visit – Courtyard
4 p.m. Meet Author G. Willow Wilson, author of “The Butterfly Mosque” – Community Room
