Santa Clara City Library

What does "home" mean to you? In honor of this year’s Silicon Valley Reads theme, Bridges to Belonging, we are weaving our stories together—literally!

We invite neighbors of all ages to visit the Santa Clara City Library and grab a strip of construction paper. Write a note about your culture, what you love about your community, or what makes you feel like you belong. Your story will become a link in a massive Chain of Kindness that will grow throughout the Silicon Valley Reads season, connecting our libraries together in a vibrant display of unity.

This passive craft activity will be available for all ages at the Central Park Library, Mission Branch Library and Northside Branch Library during the month of February. Please ask at the service desk to participate.

This program is presented as part of Silicon Valley Reads, a community engagement program that features books and an annual theme to bring people together by providing more than 100 free, public events for all ages each year. In today’s world, the need for connection is more important and more powerful than ever. Our 2026 theme, Bridges to Belonging, explores how we can build bridges... to one another, to our families, and to our communities, to create genuine belonging.