Library branches set up Día de los Muertos altars and crafts
Community altars open at two branches, with crafts, a film and a tasting through Nov. 5.
SAN JOSE - Several San José Public Library branches mark Día de los Muertos with altars, crafts and a film, the library's event calendar shows. The Mexican holiday honors loved ones who have died. An ofrenda is an altar set up to remember them.
- Biblioteca Latinoamericana, 921 S. First St.: community ofrenda, Oct. 27 to Nov. 4. Visitors may leave a copy of a photo or a small keepsake and pick it up Nov. 4 to 6.
- Educational Park, 1772 Educational Park Drive: Adult Craft Club paints calaveras, or decorated skulls, Saturday, Oct. 31, 3 to 4 p.m. Registration required.
- Educational Park: family showing of the film "Coco" with a craft, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2 to 3:45 p.m.
- Bascom, 1000 S. Bascom Ave.: community ofrenda, Nov. 1 to Nov. 10. Bring a copy of a photo or write a name on a tag; pick up photos by Nov. 15.
- Cambrian, 1780 Hillsdale Ave.: children's craft and food tasting, Thursday, Nov. 5, 4 to 5 p.m., first come, first served.
All five events are free. The altars are open whenever each branch is open. Only the adult craft club requires registration.