Robotics Workshop | Alviso Lib

July 12, 2025 @ 10:30 am 4:00 pm

Events at the local libraries.

Today: Robotics Workshop at Alviso Library.

In this Full Day workshop, participants will get hands-on experience building and programming robots! Provided by the Power Beans Foundation participants will learn

  • Robot design and engineering principles
  • Hands on VEX V5RC Robot Building
  • Programming with VEXCode
  • Teamwork and Collaboration skills

Participants will work in teams to build their robots, program them, and showcase their robot in a friendly competition towards the end of the program!

Audience: Pre-Teens, ages 10-12 Teens, ages 12-18 Source

ADA Accommodation Requests | Double-check the event information on the event website as sometimes events are canceled or details changed.

Free
5050 North First St
San Jose, CA 95002 United States
408-263-3626
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Build & Balance Challenge | Vineland Lib

June 17, 2025 @ 3:00 pm 4:00 pm

Events at the local libraries.

Today: Engineering Explorers: Build & Balance Challenge at Vineland Library.

Get ready to build, create, and explore! In this exciting hands-on program, kids become mini engineers as they take on awesome design challenges. They’ll have a blast learning how buildings stand tall, and bridges stay strong—all while using their imagination and teamwork!

Free. No registration required. Audience: Recommended for Kids, ages 5-10, Source

ADA Accommodation Requests | Double-check the event information on the event website as sometimes events are canceled or details changed.

Free
1450 Blossom Hill Rd.
San Jose, CA 95118 United States
1-408-808-3000
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Build & Balance Challenge | Alviso Lib

June 29, 2025 @ 3:00 pm 4:00 pm

Events at the local libraries.

Today: Engineering Explorers: Build & Balance Challenge at Alviso Library.

Get ready to build, create, and explore! In this exciting hands-on program, kids become mini engineers as they take on awesome design challenges. They’ll have a blast learning how buildings stand tall, and bridges stay strong—all while using their imagination and teamwork!

Free. No registration required. Audience: Recommended for Kids, ages 5-10, Source

ADA Accommodation Requests | Double-check the event information on the event website as sometimes events are canceled or details changed.

Free
5050 North First St
San Jose, CA 95002 United States
408-263-3626
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Math Festival | Alviso Lib

June 22, 2025 @ 3:00 pm 4:00 pm

Events at the local libraries.

Today: Math Festival at Alviso Library.

The Julia Robinson Math Festival is an event that provides students with fun and meaningful math experiences to develop their mathematical confidence, joy, and problem solving skills.

At the festival, there will be a variety of play-based, manipulative-based math puzzles and games for students in grades K – 8 and their parents/caregiver. Each activity will be led by at least one trained volunteer who will introduce the activity and keep students engaged and excited as they explore. The festival will be open for 1.5 hours, during which time kids will get to explore the festival at their own pace, choosing where they want to go and for how long they want to do each activity.

Free. No registration required. Audience: Recommended for Kids, ages 5-10, Pre-Teens, ages 10-12 Source

ADA Accommodation Requests | Double-check the event information on the event website as sometimes events are canceled or details changed.

Free
5050 North First St
San Jose, CA 95002 United States
408-263-3626
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Reading Program | Alviso Lib

June 21, 2025 @ 2:00 pm 3:30 pm

Events at the local libraries.

Today: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Reading Program at Alviso Library.

This program is designed to foster an appreciation for reading among children by studying selected works by Arthur Conan Doyle and featuring the famous, classic literary character: Sherlock Holmes. Participants will read a copy of one of Holmes’ adventures and engage in a craft activity. Through the reading and activities, they will learn about inference and prediction, cause and effect, foreshadowing, among other literary elements.

Audience: Recommended for Ages 5-10. Source

ADA Accommodation Requests | Double-check the event information on the event website as sometimes events are canceled or details changed.

Free
5050 North First St
San Jose, CA 95002 United States
408-263-3626
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