• Paly Robotics Storybook Workshop

    Stop by to learn how to write and create your own custom storybook with the award-winning Paly Robotics team! No materials are needed, just your imagination and voice! At the end of the free workshop, you will get to take home your very own custom storybook.

  • Tai Chi with Nelson Ng

    Join us for a weekly Tai Chi session with Nelson Ng! In this weekly class, participants will learn the basic principles and the philosophy behind Tai Chi, gaining flexibility and a better sense of balance, through slow and gentle movement. Nelson started learning Chen's Tai Chi in 1989 from Master Gene Chen, who was a disciple of […]

  • mBot Coding Adventure for Kids

    Join the Space Cookies robotics team for a hands-on STEM workshop for students in grades 3–5. In this one-hour session, participants will learn the basics of block-based coding using mBots, small programmable robots. After a brief introduction to the robots and an overview of coding concepts, students will work in teams to program their mBot […]

  • Festival of Lights: A Diwali Celebration

    Join us at the Mitchell Park Community Center, as we celebrate Diwali! Enjoy fun activities for all ages including: Ongoing from 1-3 PM: Henna with teaching artist Rachel-Anne Palacios (Adobe Room; henna line closes at 2:30 PM!)Rangoli (chalk coloring craft outside in the Courtyard)Crafts (Decorating diyas and making lanterns in Adobe Room)All activities available while […]

  • 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! Proceeds benefit the Palo Alto libraries.  For the safety and comfort of all participants, masks are suggested and room occupancy will be lower than usual. Please […]

  • Figure Drawing Workshop: Drawing with Time

    Join CASP artist Sang-ah Choi for "5,4,3,2,1 – Drawing with Time"In this one-hour workshop, participants will practice figure drawing with pencils in timed cycles of 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 minutes. The session begins with a short demonstration on pencil line, focusing on variations in pressure and speed. Participants then take turns modeling, observing one another, […]

  • Bay Area Quiz Club

    Join the Bay Area Quiz Club for fun trivia and friendly competition!Bay Area Quiz Club (BAQC) is a volunteer run organization. We aim to have fun and enjoy quizzing in a friendly, inclusive environment. The focus of the club is to build a community around in-person quizzing in the Bay Area.Our quizzes take place from […]

  • CLOSED: Veterans Day

    All Palo Alto City libraries will be closed on Tuesday, November 11 for Veteran’s Day. Our eLibrary is open 24/7!

  • CLOSED: Veterans Day

    All Palo Alto City libraries will be closed on Tuesday, November 11 for Veteran’s Day. Our eLibrary is open 24/7!

  • CLOSED: Veterans Day

    All Palo Alto City libraries will be closed on Tuesday, November 11 for Veteran’s Day. Our eLibrary is open 24/7!