Palo Alto City Library

Do you love to look at seed catalogs but wonder if you’ll really be able to grow plants from seed? Do you stare at the seed rack in your local […]

Calling all Swifties and creative writers!!! Join Burlingame Hillsborough 2024-2025 Youth Poet Laureate Sierra Elman as we explore the poetics of pop songs in this one-time workshop! Analyze the lyrics of […]

Teens Read the National Book Awards brings the excitement and prestige of the National Book Awards to an audience of young people through an exclusive, teen-focused event!The day before the […]

Join Librarian Jennifer (and Rocky Raccoon) on Tuesdays at 11:00 AM for Family Storytime at Children's Library! Come sing, rhyme, and read stories with us! While this storytime will be geared […]

We have the LEGOs! Bring your imagination and build something fun! LEGOs will stay at the library, so be sure to snap a pic of your creation!  In addition to […]

Each year, the National Book Award Finalists in Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People’s Literature gather the evening before the National Book Awards Ceremony to read excerpts from […]

Mindfulness meditation is a wonderful way to develop clarity, discipline, and perspective as well as improve your mental and physical health. Join online sessions with Phuong Pham, a Buddhist nun […]

Looking for a place for a weekly silent writing session? Join us in Rinconada Library's spacious Embarcadero Room every Wednesday morning right after the library opens. Feel free to find a […]

Join Librarian Heidi on Wednesday mornings at 10:30AM for Little Ones Storytime at Children's Library. Storytime includes a variety of early literacy activities such as stories, songs, rhymes, and movement activities. […]

Our ESL (English as a Second Language) conversation group program is a friendly and informal environment for adults (18 years old and older) to practice speaking and listening in English. […]