Beginning today
– Earth Day – the Gilroy Library will have reusable book bags
available for purchase for $1 each. The woven bags, made from
recycled material, will replace the free plastic bags the library
has previously provided to patrons for carrying books, DVDs and
other materials home and back.
”
The premise of a library is really about recycling
– sharing and reusing resources in order to reduce
consumption,
”
said Melinda Cervantes, Santa Clara County Librarian.
”
We continue to look for ways to contribute to a sustainable
future.
”
Although plastic can be recycled, it is a petroleum product and
its manufacture uses oil and energy resources, according to
Cervantes. An estimated 100 billion plastic bags end up in
landfills where they can take more than 1,000 years to degrade.
To call attention to global warming, the library will also
launch on Earth Day an online
”
research
”
scavenger hunt with prizes.
Details:
To have your event listed in the digest, www.santaclaracountylib.org
Become a Scout
Interested in Cub Scouts or Boy Scouts? There will be a presentation at the Masonic Lodge, 8387 Wren Ave., at 6:30 p.m. today.
Details: 842-2526 or visit www.AllProDad.com.
Dinner and dance at winery
Lana Wright Competition Dancers, a youth nonprofit organization, will be hosting its 3rd annual dinner and dance event at Guglielmo Winery Sunday. Enjoy a dance show, lunch outdoors at the winery, live and silent auction and fabulous prizes. Proceeds from fundraiser will help the dance team travel to Las Vegas this summer to compete in a national competition.
To make a donation or to purchase event tickets please call 778-1178.
Fun at the Gilroy Library
Enter a Teen Poetry Contest at the Gilroy Library, 7387 Rosanna St. One winner from middle school and one from high school will receive a $25 cash prize. Deadline is April 30. A complete rules and entry forms are available at the library and online at heckerpasswinery.com.
