At its board meeting on May 2024, the Milpitas Unified School District presented The Villages Library with a certificate of recognition for Outstanding Volunteers for 2023/2024. The library has been donating paperback books to the Santa Clara County Correctional Facility (Elmwood) and Main Jail (Hedding Street) on a regular basis for the past eight years. Thank you to Kristie Kayser, head librarian and Cheryl Peterson, book sales manager for designating duplicate copies of paperbacks donated by our Villagers to these facilities. It was said “that the gift of reading to the justice-involved adult learners is an incredible gesture that brings much joy to many.” As Ernest Hemingway said, “There is no friend as loyal as a book.” Thank you, Villagers, for donating your paperbacks to The Villages Library.
