Join us on Tuesday, March 10, to meet friendly therapy pets from Love on a Leash in the Redwood Room. According to the National Institutes of Health, animals can reduce loneliness, increase feelings of social support, and boost your mood. There will also be coloring sheets and other relaxing activities available if you want to hang out to destress with your neighbors after meeting our therapy pets. This is a drop-in program between 5:30-6:30 p.m.; please come at the time that works for you.

This event is designed for adults to have an opportunity to destress, meet their neighbors and build community. Ages 18+ only please. For opportunities for children to interact with therapy pets, please see our Reading With Pets program for grades K-5.

Your attendance to this program grants permission to the City of Santa Clara to take your photograph/video and/or your child's photograph/video for marketing purposes. 

This program is presented as part of Silicon Valley Reads, a community engagement program that features books and an annual theme to bring people together by providing more than 100 free, public events for all ages each year. In today’s world, the need for connection is more important and more powerful than ever. Our 2026 theme, Bridges to Belonging, explores how we can build bridges... to one another, to our families, and to our communities, to create genuine belonging.