Events › Paint Party for Teens with Paul Loughridge |Summer Reading 2026

Join us for this hands-on paint program lead by renowned artist, Paul Loughridge. We will provide all the supplies (canvas, easel, aprons, brushes, and water based acrylic paints) you need to create a masterpiece of your own. 

Space is limited. Please visit the Gilroy Library and register in person at the upstairs Information desk starting June 1. We will not take registration by phone or email. Please arrive on time otherwise your spot may be given to someone on the Waitlist. This event is for teens (ages 12-18). There is a Paint Party for Adults scheduled for Sunday, June 28 at 1:30pm. Register for only one Paint Party at an SCCLD library this summer. If we see that you've registered for another Paint Party at another library, we will cancel your registration to allow others the experience. 

This is a special event for this year's Summer Reading Program: Plant a Seed, Read.

For accessibility accommodations (ex. ASL), please fill out the online form at sccld.org/accessibility 7+ days prior to the event. If you need assistance with the form, speak with a staff member at your local library, call (408) 540-3945, or email us at ask@lib.sccgov.org.

Sign up for Summer Reading 2026: Plant a Seed, Read, June 1st – July 31st and visit the Gilroy Library to pick up your sign up prize! Earn a reward for reading 5 books and completing 1 activity by the end of August.

Sign up and track your books on paper or with Beanstack online: https://sccl.beanstack.org/reader365 or download the free Beanstack App.

Pick up your finishing reward at your local SCCLD library August 1st – 31st while supplies last.

All Summer Reading Program information available here: www.sccld.org/summer