Sunnyvale Celebrates New Library

Sunnyvale welcomed community members on Oct. 31 to the opening of its first branch library. The Sunnyvale Lakewood Branch Library and Learning Center hosted hundreds of guests for a Halloween-themed grand opening. Children dressed up as characters like Ash Ketchum from “Pokémon” and Elsa from Disney’s “Frozen.” Some members of the Sunnyvale City Council also wore costumes. Council Member Charlsie Chang wore a bee outfit, and Council Member Eileen Le cosplayed Ms. Frizzle from “The Magic School Bus.” Sporting a purple Willy Wonka coat and gray wig, Mayor Larry Klein told attendees, “Think of your library card as your very own golden ticket to endless learning and imagination.” The Lakewood library serves a part of Sunnyvale with the lowest percentage of resident library-card holders. Prior to the library’s opening, some community members would travel up to four miles to the main library near city hall — one of the farthest distances to a library of any Silicon Valley city. D