Pooling resources
The Cupertino Library was set to unveil its restored aquarium on Aug. 8 at 10:15 a.m. as part of the Santa Clara County Library District’s Strategic Plan.
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The Cupertino Library Foundation in 2024 made it a priority to update and refresh the 16-foot-long, 3,240-gallon saltwater aquarium, a key feature of the redesigned Cupertino Library when it opened in 2004. The restoration project includes a refurbished artificial reef and colorful fish.
The unveiling ceremony was to include a special ocean-themed storytime, craft projects, a photo booth and scavenger hunt.
Give a roof
The League of Women Voters of Cupertino-Sunnyvale is hosting a Zoom talk on Aug. 20 with GiveARoof.org founder Claudio Bono.
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After 36 years spent running high-pressure hotels across continents, Bono is now leading a mission that is reshaping the national conversation on homelessness. The goal of GiveARoof.org is for every individual’s homelessness to end within three years.
“No one should sleep on the pavement when I’ve spent a lifetime making beds,” Bono said in a release.
To join the meeting, visit https://bit.ly/4xj3yAr.
Strategizing hope
Author Jen Fisher will discuss her latest book, “Hope Is the Strategy,” on Aug. 17 at 7 p.m. at the Cupertino Library. Fisher will read excerpts from the book and open the floor for a conversation about what building hope as a daily practice looks like. The first 50 people will receive free signed copies of the book.
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Registration is required to bit.ly/4ga33mt.