SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIF. – Santa Clara County Library District (SCCLD) is kicking off National Library Card Sign-up Month, opens a new window in September with a big assist from the Bay Area’s new National Women’s Soccer League team, Bay Football Club, opens a new window. Two original library card designs featuring the team’s logo will only be available through SCCLD libraries and Bookmobile to all residents.
“Watching the U.S. women’s soccer team win gold at the Paris Olympics was both exciting and inspiring,” said County Librarian Jennifer Weeks. “Now, SCCLD is delighted to join with another team of tremendous footballers, the women of Bay FC, to encourage our residents to come explore the library and the many free resources, programs and services that we offer. Bay FC and SCCLD are a dream pairing, on and off the field.”
Bay FC was founded by four U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team icons -- Brandi Chastain, Aly Wagner, Danielle Slaton, and Leslie Osborne. Bay FC are in the middle of their inaugural season, opens a new window at PayPal Park in San José.
Information about how to get a SCCLD library can be found here. Supplies of the new library cards are limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis.
Enjoy titles about women soccer stars, including Bay FC founders, here. SCCLD also has offerings about the “beautiful game” for kids.
The two new card designs, in Bay FC team colors.
About the Santa Clara County Library District
The Santa Clara County Library District (SCCLD) promotes knowledge, ideas, and cultural enrichment. Founded in 1914, its collection includes more than 2.3 million books, videos, CDs, DVDs/Blu-rays, audiobooks, eBooks and extensive online resources accessible from anywhere with an internet connection.
The Library Journal has repeatedly recognized SCCLD as one of America’s Star Libraries, rated it as a 5-Star library in their 2022 Index of Public Library Service, one of only five library systems in the United States with expenditures over $30 million given this honor. In 2014 and 2019, SCCLD won Innovator Awards from the Urban Libraries Council. SCCLD also received a Challenge Award in 2019 from the California State Association of Counties and an Innovative Project of the Year Award (Large District) from the California Special Districts Association in 2020.
SCCLD includes two bookmobiles, an online library, seven community libraries and one branch library, serving the cities of Campbell, Cupertino, Gilroy, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Milpitas, Monte Sereno, Morgan Hill, Saratoga, and the unincorporated areas of Santa Clara County. In Calendar Year 2023, SCCLD had over 373,000 library accounts, more than 1.2 million unique website visits, and a circulation of nearly 11.3 million items. Program attendance was over 183,000.
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