• In cooperation with the Santa Clara Unified School District's literacy program, the library's Bookmobile and a Youth Services librarian make monthly visits to Family Literacy classes at four elementary schools. Members of these classes are children and parents who are learning English as a second language and are newcomers to the United States.

• The librarian presents a program of stories, songs, and fingerplays, and everyone in the family, from grandparents to preschoolers, joins in the singing, laughter, and fun.

• A typical program would be:

• A flannelboard version of "Oh, A Hunting We Will Go!" - A reading of Silly Sally - Singing "I Know An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly," with puppets

Parents and children then visit the Bookmobile, to choose books and videos to borrow.

• Funds for the program come from the California State Department of Education, and are also used to purchase books that are given to the program's participants to help them establish their own home libraries.

• Introducing families to library services is an important goal of the Youth Services Division.