 Image: Lidded jar with design of a lotus pond, 1522-1566. Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China. Porcelain with underglaze cobalt and overglaze multicolor decoration. Asian Art Museum, The Avery Brundage Collection, B60P78+.a-.b.
Monday, Nov. 10, 7 to 8 p.m.
This insightful tour of the museum’s collection traces the development of ceramic art from its ancient origins, revealing the wide-ranging influence of Chinese ceramics on ceramic traditions across Asia and worldwide.
This one-hour online lecture by Asian Art Museum community speaker docent Lydia Zane is followed by a Q&A.
Registration is required. Please arrive on time to ensure your spot. Waitlisted registrants will receive the Zoom link a couple minutes after the program begins.
Wednesday, Nov. 12, 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Spend time relaxing and coloring. Coloring pages, pencils and markers are provided. Supplies are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.
This program is for adults and will take place in our Program Room. Registration is not required.
Generously sponsored by the Friends of the Sunnyvale Public Library.
Thursday, Nov. 13, 1 to 3 p.m.
Rediscover time-honored treasures and underappreciated productions from across cinematic history as part of our Classic Film Club! Make sure to arrive on-time for an introduction to the selected film and get to know your neighbors with a post-screening discussion.
This month's screening celebrates film noir with perhaps the genre's most celebrated feature, Billy Wilder's Double Indemnity (1944). When slick salesman Walter Neff (Fred MacMurray) walks into the swank home of dissatisfied housewife Phyllis Dietrichson (Stanwyck), he intends to sell insurance, but he winds up becoming entangled with her in a far more sinister way. Featuring scene-stealing supporting work from Edward G. Robinson and the chiaroscuro of cinematographer John F. Seitz, Double Indemnity is one of the most entertainingly perverse stories ever told and the standard by which all noir must be measured. (Criterion Collection)
Classic Film Club will meet the 2nd Thursday of each month. All screenings take place in the Library Program Room.
Can't make it to the program? Check out the film with your library card!
Thursday, Nov. 13, 6 to 7 p.m.
Join us for a Sewing by Hand. Each month will feature a different hand sewing project that can be completed in about an hour even if you’ve never sewn before. For November we are making a pumpkin.
This program is for adults only. It will take place in the Fiction Room. Registration is not required but supplies are limited (first come first served). Register for an email reminder.
Thursday, Nov. 13, 6 to 7 p.m.
Join us for an online presentation with Anna Ziwarts, author of When Driving Is Not an Option: Steering Away from Car Dependency, as we discuss the importance of including people who can’t drive in accessible planning decisions and further cover how improving our transportation system with nondrivers in mind will create healthier, climate-friendly communities for everyone.
Anna Zivarts is a low-vision parent, nondriver and author. Anna created the #WeekWithoutDriving challenge and is passionate about bringing the voices of nondrivers to the planning and policy-making tables. Anna sits on the boards of the League of American Bicyclists, the Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium and the Washington State Transportation Innovation Council. She also serves as a member of TRB's Committee on Public Health and Transportation (AME70) and the National Aging and Disability Transportation Center Coordinating Committee.
This program will take place online over Zoom. Registration is required.
Community & Climate is an adult lecture series focused on global climate action, aiming to raise community awareness and engage residents in building a healthier and more just world. Learn more about upcoming talks with the links below in our Sustainability Corner.
Friday, Nov. 14, 4 to 5 p.m.
¡Únete a nuestro Club de lectura en español! Nos reuniremos una vez al mes y tendremos copias del libro para el siguiente mes. En nuestra noveno sesión, nos pondremos de acuerdo sobre como será el Club de lectura y también discutiremos temas y autores para futuras sesiones.
Nuestro libro este mes es La sombra del viento de Carlos Ruiz Zafon. Discutiremos el libro en el 14 de noviembre. Tenemos copias disponibles y podemos ayudarte a pedir una copia de la biblioteca, si es necesario.
En la sala de la ficción de la biblioteca.
This program will take place in the Fiction Room.
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