Thanks to the Santa Clara County Library District, our community has a very special opportunity to learn about the indomitable Dolores Huerta and her lifelong contribution to farm workers’ rights, women’s rights, and social justice. Her accomplishments are a testament to the catchphrase she coined, “¡Sí, se puede” (Yes, we can!). Plan a holiday visit and bring family and friends to Gilroy Library to experience a new bilingual exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution Travel

Dolores Huerta A Woman of Influence During Women’s History Month we honor Dolores Huerta, one of California’s most influential women leaders. Huerta’s fight for human rights and social justice is as relevant today as it was in the 1960s and ‘70s. Her passionate and effective activism influenced American history and became a model for generations of women, men and youth to follow. Join us to connect with Huerta’s remarkable story during a multi-media virtual event presented by

Water has been central to the development of our region’s agricultural economy—from orchards, row crops and vineyards to cattle ranches, chicken and egg farms, and nurseries. As with other natural resources, water is precious, finite, and must be conserved. Our water management practices have greatly evolved since the first primitive wells were drilled and “sack dams” were fashioned from burlap and earth. We’ve learned that pumping without recharging groundwater leads to shor