"Through selected books and more than 100 free events, Silicon Valley Reads hopes to spark connection, empathy and understanding across Santa Clara County for its 2026 event under the theme Bridges to Belonging. Silicon Valley Reads will officially kick off on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, with a free in-person and live-streamed event at De Anza College in Cupertino with the authors of the three featured adult books."
"The Power of Bridging, a nonfiction work by John A. Powell, offers practical strategies to build an inclusive society where everyone feels they belong. Mainline Mama is Keeonna Harris' memoir about navigating motherhood with an incarcerated partner. Annie Hartnett's Unlikely Animals is a novel about connection and community as seen through the eyes of a woman caring for her dying father, who sees the ghost of natural historian Ernest Harold Baynes, among others."
Silicon Valley Reads 2026 will center on the theme Bridges to Belonging and will feature selected books alongside more than 100 free events across Santa Clara County. A kickoff event is scheduled for Jan. 15, 2026, at De Anza College in Cupertino, free and live-streamed. Featured adult books include The Power of Bridging by John A. Powell, Mainline Mama by Keeonna Harris, and Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett, each examining inclusion, family, and community. Events will include talks, classes, workshops, community discussions, kids crafts and other programs, with a full schedule posted at siliconvalleyreads.org. Separately, the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority will hold an interpretive host training on Nov. 15 at Tilton Ranch Complex in Morgan Hill (or at authority offices if weather is poor). The training runs 9 a.m.-1 p.m., qualifies volunteers for outreach, trail patrol, docent hikes, and habitat protection work at Mayyan Ooyakma, and requires sign-up by Nov. 12 via the provided link or email contact afterward.
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