• Magical Bridge Storytime

    Date: Thursday, January 8, 2026 Time: 10:00 am - 10:30 am Location: Offsite Stop by the Bookmobile for stories, songs, and rhymes in the heart of Rengstorff Park! Enjoy a […]

  • Park-It Market

    Date: Thursday, January 8, 2026 Time: 10:00am - 11:15am Location: Lobby Join the team from West Valley Community Services for their twice monthly Park-It Market.  On the second and fourth […]

  • Wonderful Ones Storytime

    Date: Thursday, January 8, 2026 Time: 11:00am - 11:30am Presenter: Jenn Laredo Location: Children's Room Join us for Wonderful Ones Storytime in the Children's Room  every Thursday at 11 am! We […]

  • Let's Create

    Date: Thursday, January 8, 2026 Time: 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Location: 1st Floor Program Room Drop in  for an afternoon of art and crafts that is self-directed, choice-driven, and […]

  • Creative Break: Create Your Own Reading Journal!

    Date: Thursday, January 8, 2026 Time: 4:30pm - 6:00pm Location: Conference Room Have you been wanting to start journaling or using a planner but can't find the time or space […]

  • Pageturners: My Friends by Fredrik Backman

    Palo Alto Pageturners meets on the second Thursday of the month in the Embarcadero Room. At the end of each year, we suggest and vote on books to read and […]

  • Graphic Novel Book Club

    Monthly book discussion on a graphic novel selected by the group! This program is for readers age 16 and up. 2025-2026 titles: September 11: Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud (1994), […]

  • Pages and Paws Reading Buddy

    Date: Friday, January 9, 2026 Time: 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Location: 1st Floor Program Room Therapy reading dogs provide a comforting presence for children as they navigate the exciting […]

  • External Event: FOPAL Book Sale

    Don't miss this month's Friends of the Palo Alto Library Book Sale! There will be three rooms with over 70,000 books, CDs, DVDs, puzzles, etc., new & gently used, all sorted, very reasonably priced! […]

  • Meditation with Sara

    Join us for a guided meditation experience with Sara.  Welcome to all experience levels.  This will be a seated meditation session that lasts about 30 minutes.