Baby Storytime
2025-09-16 10:15 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2025 Time: 10:15am – 11:30am Location: Oak Room Patio, Main Library 1st Floor
Sing, play, and read to your baby!
Please plan to arrive early to ensure admittance. Arrivals more than 5 minutes late are not guaranteed entrance.
Adults must have at least 1 age-appropriate child attending.
To ensure the quality of the Storytime, only the first 60 attendees will be admitted.
We have two storytimes, at 10:15am and 11:00am. If you don't make the 10:15am storytime please stick around for the next one at 11:00am. Staff will be there to assist you.
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!Canta, juega, y lee con su bebé!
Por favor planee a llegar temprano para asegurarse entrada. Los que llegan más de 5 minutos tarda no estarán garantizados entrada.
Adultos deben de tener por lo menos un niño de edad apropiado en asistencia.
Para asegurar la calidad del hora de cuento, solo los primeros 60 atendientes estarán admitados.
Ofreceremos dos horas de cuentos a las 10:15am y a las 11:00am. Si no puede atender la hora de cuento a las 10:15am, por favor quédese
para la siguiente a las 11:00am. Personal de la biblioteca estarán disponible para ayuda.
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給寶寶唱歌、玩樂和閱讀！
請提前抵達以確保入場。如遲到超過 5 分鐘不保證入場。
成人必須攜帶至少 1 位1歲半以下年齡的兒童參加。
為了確保故事時間的質量，只有前60名參與者才能入場。
我們有兩個故事時間，上午10點15分和11點。 如果你沒有趕上上午10:15的故事時間，請留下來在上午11:00的時段再入場。 工作人員將在那裡協助您。

Fall Outdoor Storytime
2025-09-16 10:30 - 11:00
Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2025 Time: 10:30 am – 11:00 am Location: Pioneer Park
Bring a blanket and enjoy stories, songs, and rhymes with our Children's Librarians in Pioneer Park. Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.
All ages welcome, no registration required. All events are weather permitting.

Cupertino StarBird Dine Out to Support Collins Elementary. Sep 16, 2025 All Day Event
2025-09-16 10:30 - 22:00 | 20080 Stevens Creek Blvd, 20080 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cueprtino, CA, 95014, United States
Eat at Starbird, Support Collins Elementary!
Skip cooking and support Collins Elementary at the same time! 🍗🎉
📍 Where: Starbird Chicken, 20080 Stevens Creek Blvd, Suite 100, Cupertino, CA📅 When: Tuesday, September 16 | 10:30 AM – 10:00 PM
Starbird Chicken will generously donate 20% of all sales to the Collins Elementary PTA during this all-day fundraiser. Whether you’re grabbing lunch, dinner, or anything in between, your meal will help fund valuable programs and activities for our kids.
✅ How to support:

In-store: Show the event flyer (printed or digital) at checkout

Online/kiosk: Use code CEPTA at checkout

Let’s come together as a community to make a difference—one delicious bite at a time!

Drop In Tech Help
2025-09-16 15:00 - 16:30
Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2025 Time: 3:00pm – 4:30pm Presenter: Francisco Location: Technology Lab
Do you have questions about your laptop, smartphone, or tablet? Join us for Drop-in Tech help. No appointment is needed, we help patrons on a first come first served basis. We meet in the 2nd floor Tech Lab and a clipboard for singing-up is at the 2nd floor reference desk starting at 2:30PM.

Tuesday PM Bookclub
2025-09-16 17:00 - 17:55
Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2025 Time: 5:00pm – 5:55pm Location: Conference Room
Join Librarian Rachael for a lively discussion of a very cool book. Drop in to the Conference Room at 5 PM to join the discussion in person, or join in on Zoom here:

Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://losgatosca-gov.zoom.us/j/92703658806

To sign up for the Tuesday Evening Book Club newsletter, click here:
http://libraryaware.com/36/Subscribers/Subscribe?showonlynewsletterlists=true

Read & Repeat
2025-09-16 17:15 - 18:00
Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2025 Time: 5:15 pm – 6:00 pm Location: 1st Floor Program Room
Repetition and active learning combine to strengthen pre-kinder skills as each week we explore a different science, language arts, math, social studies, and art concepts in a storytime geared toward smaller group learning.
We ask that registered families commit to attending all 3 sessions for their child's best learning experience.
Ages 3-5.

Sewing with FabMo: Hourglass Blocks - Part Two
2025-09-16 18:00 - 20:00
Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2025 Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Presenter: Gayatri Ratnam Location: 2nd Floor Program Room
Registration is required. Seats and materials are limited. Please only register if you plan on attending.
Join us for a two-part quilting program using upcycled fabric.

Part One (August 19): Piece fabric together to create the timeless hourglass block. You will participate in a swap and assemble your final, versatile quilt block. Please note that you will leave your quilt block at the library and will resume working with it the following month during the second program.
Part Two (September 16): Convert your hourglass blocks into one-of-a-kind mug rugs. Learn to quilt, block, sash and bind a quilt.

This craft project will be led by FabMo volunteer, Gayatri Ratnam.
This class is intended for adults, ages 18 and up.
This event is generously sponsored by the Friends of the Mountain View Library.

Sunnyvale Teriyaki Madness Dine Out to Support Columbia Middle School, Sep 17 2025, All Day Event
2025-09-17 10:00 - 21:00 | 134 E El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, 134 E El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, CA, 94087, United States
Eat for Columbia Middle School at Teriyaki Madness! Dine out at Teritaki Madness on Wednesday September 17th for All-Day Events in support of Columbia Middle School PTSA! Teriyaki Madness will donate 15% of your purchase to the Columbia Middle School PTSA when you dine in or take out.
Location:Teriyaki Madness 134 E El Camino RealSunnyvale, CA 94087
Don’t forget to show the attached flyer when you order and mention Columbia Middle School.
For App or Online, enter the code “fundraiser” in the coupon code box. Spread the word with friends, family, neighbors – everyone is welcome!Come out and support our public schools—every bite counts!

Toddler Storytime: 18 months-3 years old
2025-09-17 10:15 - 11:30
Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2025 Time: 10:15am – 11:30am Location: San Mateo Main
Toddler Storytime has two sessions: 10:15 am and 11:00 am.
Families who cannot attend the 10:15 storytime are encouraged to stay for the 11:00.
For children ages 18 months – 3 years.
Get up and get moving at our Toddler Storytime! Full of books, songs and fun actvities designed to help develop your child's language and motor skills. Registration is not required to attend storytime in the Oak Room. To ensure the quality of the Storytime, only the first 60 attendees will be admitted. Please come early to ensure admittance.
Para Pequeñitos: 18 meses a 3 años
¡Muévanse en nuestra hora de cuentos para niños pequeños! Lleno de cuentos, canciones y actividades diseñadas para ayudar a desarrollar el lengüaje y las habilidades motoras de su hijo/a.
No será mandatorio registrarse por la Hora de Cuentos en la Sala de Oak. Para asgurar la calidad de la Hora de Cuento, solamente los primeros 60 atendidos serán admitidos.
幼兒: 18個月至3歲
在幼兒故事時間㇐齊動起來！ 有很多書籍、歌曲和有趣的活動，可以幫助孩子發展語言和 運動技能 請計劃提前到達以確保入場。讀者無需預先登記即可參加在橡樹會議室舉行的故事時間. 為確保活動的品質, 只限前60位 讀者才能入場.

Baby Storytime
2025-09-17 10:30 - 11:15
Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2025 Time: 10:30 am – 11:15 am Location: 1st Floor Program Room
A musical storytime for infants, babies, and new toddlers with books, baby bounces, and dancing! After storytime, we will host a brief Stay & Play for grownups to connect and mingle. This program is designed for ages 0-18 months.
Assisted Listening Devices available upon request.

Preschool Storytime (Ages 2-5)
2025-09-17 11:00 - 11:30
Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2025 Time: 11:00am – 11:30am Location: Children’s Room
Join us for Preschool Storytime in the Children's Room every Wednesday at 11 am! We will sing, move, and read together as we work on developing our early literacy and school readiness skills while also building community connections. This program caters towards toddlers ages 2 to 5.

Online Author Talk : Gabe Henry
2025-09-17 11:00 - 12:00
Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2025 Time: 11:00am – 12:00pm Location: Online
Register here and submit your questions for the author before the event begins.
Have you ever wondered why the English spelling of words is sometimes… well… just weird? Come on a surprisingly hilarious journey with us and author Gabe Henry through the history of the English language, while we discuss troublemakers like Mark Twain who broke all the rules.
Anyone who has the misfortune to write in English will, every now and then, struggle with its spelling. In our erratic system, choir and liar rhyme, daughter and laughter don’t, and somehow you and ewe can’t agree on a single letter. So why do we still use it? If our spelling is so inconsistent, why haven’t we tried to fix it?
In the comic annals of linguistic history, legions of rebel wordsmiths have died on the hill of spelling reform, risking their reputations to simplify English spelling. This book is about them: Mark Twain, Eliza Burnz, Noah Webster, Upton Sinclair, Emma Dearborn, Theodore Roosevelt, Benjamin Franklin, and the countless other “simplified spellers” who, for a time in their lives, became fanatic about writing kof instead of cough, tung for tongue, and fyzics for physics (and tried futilely to get everyone around them to do it too).
In Enough is Enuf, Gabe Henry humorously traces the “simplified spelling movement” from medieval England to Revolutionary America, from the birth of standup comedy to contemporary pop music, and explores its lasting influence in words like color (without a U), plow (without -ugh), and the iconic ’90s ballad “Nothing Compares 2 U.” Finally, Henry brings us to the digital age, where the swift pace of online exchanges now pushes us all 2ward simplification.
Register now for this informative and entertaining conversation to find out why Gabe Henry thinks UR not a bad speller, the English language is.
About the Author: Gabe Henry is the author of three books including the poetry anthology Eating Salad Drunk, a humor collaboration with Jerry Seinfeld, Bob Odenkirk, Mike Birbiglia, Margaret Cho, and other titans of comedy. Eating Salad Drunk was featured in The New Yorker in February 2022 (“A Smattering of Haiku for the Burnout Age”) and ranked one of Vulture’s Best Comedy Books of 2022. Henry’s work has been published in TIME, New York Magazine, The New Yorker, the Weekly Humorist, US News & World Report, and more. He has spent more than a decade exploring the strange and forgotten history of simplified spelling, which, by his own admission, has only made him a worse speller. He lives and works in New York. Learn more at www.gabehenry.com.
To register, or to watch at a later date visit the Author Talk webpage.

Our Failed Attempts to Make English Eezier to Spell with Author Gabe Henry
2025-09-17 11:00 - 12:00
Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2025 Time: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Presenter: Gabe Henry Location: Online
Registration is required. Click this link to attend the virtual event.
Have you ever wondered why the English spelling of words is sometimes… well… just weird? Come on a surprisingly hilarious journey with us and author Gabe Henry through the history of the English language, while we discuss troublemakers like Mark Twain who broke all the rules.
Anyone who has the misfortune to write in English will, every now and then, struggle with its spelling. In our erratic system, choir and liar rhyme, daughter and laughter don’t, and somehow you and ewe can’t agree on a single letter. So why do we still use it? If our spelling is so inconsistent, why haven’t we tried to fix it?
In the comic annals of linguistic history, legions of rebel wordsmiths have died on the hill of spelling reform, risking their reputations to simplify English spelling. This book is about them: Mark Twain, Eliza Burnz, Noah Webster, Upton Sinclair, Emma Dearborn, Theodore Roosevelt, Benjamin Franklin, and the countless other “simplified spellers” who, for a time in their lives, became fanatic about writing kof instead of cough, tung for tongue, and fyzics for physics (and tried futilely to get everyone around them to do it too).
In Enough is Enuf, Gabe Henry humorously traces the “simplified spelling movement” from medieval England to Revolutionary America, from the birth of standup comedy to contemporary pop music, and explores its lasting influence in words like color (without a U), plow (without -ugh), and the iconic ’90s ballad “Nothing Compares 2 U.” Finally, Henry brings us to the digital age, where the swift pace of online exchanges now pushes us all 2ward simplification.
Register now for this informative and entertaining conversation to find out why Gabe Henry thinks UR not a bad speller, the English language is.
Not able to attend live? You can access the recording for this event and all Online Author Series events on our website shortly after they conclude.
About the Author: Gabe Henry is the author of three books including the poetry anthology Eating Salad Drunk, a humor collaboration with Jerry Seinfeld, Bob Odenkirk, Mike Birbiglia, Margaret Cho, and other titans of comedy. Eating Salad Drunk was featured in The New Yorker in February 2022 (“A Smattering of Haiku for the Burnout Age”) and ranked one of Vulture’s Best Comedy Books of 2022. Henry’s work has been published in TIME, New York Magazine, The New Yorker, the Weekly Humorist, US News & World Report, and more. He has spent more than a decade exploring the strange and forgotten history of simplified spelling, which, by his own admission, has only made him a worse speller. He lives and works in New York. Learn more at www.gabehenry.com.

This event is generously sponsored by the Friends of the Mountain View Library.

Kids Knitting (Ages 7+)
2025-09-17 15:00 - 16:00
Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2025 Time: 3:00pm – 4:00pm Location: Children’s Room
For ages 7+ only: Join Librarian Robert in the Children's Room and learn to knit! Learn the basic skills to get started on a simple project and practice your stitching.

Pin Making in the Teen Room
2025-09-17 15:00 - 16:00
Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2025 Time: 3:00pm – 4:00pm Location: Teen Room
Join Library staff to make your own custom pins in the Teen Room. Design your own backpack pins and have fun meeting new folks.

3D Printing Appointments @ Hillsdale Branch
2025-09-17 15:30 - 16:30
Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2025 Time: 3:30pm – 4:30pm Location: Hillsdale Library- Programming Space
Are you interested in 3D Printing? Join us at the Hillsdale Library for 3D Printing Appointments. 1:1 appointments will be offered Mondays and Wednesdays. All equipment will be provided by the library. Create your own design in Tinkercad or print a design from Thingiverse. Printing can vary based on detail and the design can be printed to pickup at a later date.
You can register here.
Any Questions? Contact Joey Squillacioti by phone or email.
Phone: 650-522-7886
Email: jsquillacioti@cityofsanmateo.org

ESL Conversation Club
2025-09-17 16:00 - 17:00
Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2025 Time: 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Presenter: Staff Adult Location: 1st Floor Program Room
Are you learning or improving your spoken English? Come practice with us! We are offering this as a hybrid program. We will meet in person at the first floor program room. Can't make it in person? We will also provide a Zoom link.
Casual conversation and friendly company. Everyone is welcome.

Sunnyvale Pizza My Heart & Tastea Dine Out to Support Bishop Elementary School, Sep 17 2025, 4pm-9pm
2025-09-17 16:00 - 21:00 | 110 E. El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, CA, 110 E. El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, CA, 94087, United States
Eat for Bishop Elementary at Pizza My Heart & Tastea – Wednesday, September 17 ( both places are at the same plaza)
Location:
📍 Pizza My Heart & Tastea, 110 E. El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, CA🕓 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM
A portion of proceeds from your order will go toward supporting field trips for Bishop’s students. Enjoy delicious pizza and refreshing boba while giving back to our school community.
Online Orders Welcome!Use code: BE917 when ordering online at Pizza My Heart to ensure proceeds are attributed to Bishop Elementary.

Cupertino Chiptle Dine Out to Support Stocklmeir Elementary. Sep 17, 2025 from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM
2025-09-17 17:00 - 21:00 | 20688 Homestead Road, Cupertino., 20688 Homestead Road, Cupertino, CA, 95014, United States
Dine at Chipotle and support Stocklmeir Elementary School – 25% of sales go to Stocklmeir PTA! 🐼💛
📍 20688 Homestead Rd, Cupertino
💻 Order online with code 4CQGZRC or show the flyer in-store.
NOTE: Only applies on orders placed and picked up between 5 – 9 pm.
Let’s share some local love and make a difference together! 💛

Pajama Storytime
2025-09-17 17:30 - 18:00
Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2025 Time: 5:30pm – 6:00pm Location: Book Bubble, Main Library Children’s Area
Please wear pajamas (parents can too!) to this evening storytime featuring stories, songs, and rhymes. For all ages. Stuffies welcome.
Plan to arrive early to ensure admittance.

Friends of the Library Board Meeting
2025-09-17 19:00 - 21:00
Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2025 Time: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Location: 2nd Floor Program Room
The Friends of the Library Board Meeting is open to the public. More information for the Friends of the Mountain View Library can be found here: http://www.mvlibraryfriends.org/

Stars Infant Program Information Table
2025-09-18 10:45 - 11:45
Date: Thursday, September 18, 2025 Time: 10:45am – 11:45am Location: Children’s Room
This is a tabling event that will be held in our Children's Room right before, during and a little after our Storytime program. Drop in and talk to a representative from the Stars Infant Program and Stars Therapy Services organization.
Stars Bay Area Inc has a reputation for providing comfortable and secure early intervention, speech and occupational therapy to children birth-3 years of age. Their remarkable inteventionists and therapists are what make their services one of the most recognized in California.
Find out more about their free consultation services at their information table, or visit their website: https://www.starsinfantprogram.com/

Wonderful Ones Storytime
2025-09-18 11:00 - 11:30
Date: Thursday, September 18, 2025 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 will sing, move, and read together as we work on developing our early literacy skills while also building community connections. This program is specifically intended for the developmental stages of one year olds but concepts can be transferred to similar ages.

Let's Create
2025-09-18 15:00 - 17:00
Date: Thursday, September 18, 2025 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 celebrates the experience of discovery. This program is for children ages 5 and up.

This event is generously sponsored by the Friends of the Mountain View Library.

Puzzle Swap!
2025-09-18 17:00 - 18:00
Date: Thursday, September 18, 2025 Time: 5:00pm – 6:00pm Location: Conference Room
Have lots of already completed puzzles at home? Would you like to get some other puzzles, for FREE?
Come on down to the library and bring your puzzles. You'll be able to swap yours for someone else's jigsaw treasures.

Sci-Fi Trivia Night
2025-09-18 18:30 - 19:30
Date: Thursday, September 18, 2025 Time: 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Location: 2nd Floor Program Room
Registration is required and seats are limited. This event is intended for adults, ages 18 and up only.
Join us to test your knowledge on all things sci-fi and fantasy related! In teams of 5, you will work together to answer 40 questions from 4 sci-fi related categories. Fly solo or come with your friends, the top 3 teams will take home a prize. If you come in sci-fi/fantasy costume, your team will receive 2 bonus points! Light refreshments and snacks will be provided.
A Sci-Fi September Event

This event is generously sponsored by the Friends of the Mountain View Library.

Play, AI, and Growing Up: What Gen Z Is Telling Us
2025-09-18 19:00 - 20:00
Date: Thursday, September 18, 2025 Time: 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Presenter: Keren Wong Location: 1st Floor Program Room
What happens when kids design with AI instead of just using it? Design researcher, Keren Ruth Wong, shares insights from the IDEO Play Lab. How is Gen Z co-creating tech tools that are creative, weird, and deeply human? Come explore how AI might help us connect, create, and grow together.

Emily Butterfly Storytelling Show (Ages 3-10)
2025-09-19 16:00 - 17:00
Date: Friday, September 19, 2025 Time: 4:00pm – 5:00pm Location: Children’s Room
Emily Butterfly is an interstellar story teller who lives to delight children with her magically unique form of puppetry, storytelling and song. Be mesmerized by Emily Butterfly's storytelling voice and her handmade felted puppets, costume, and props. She will be performing her show about consent: "The Grab It Habit And The Power Of Please."

Technology Exploration
2025-09-20 10:00 - 12:00
Date: Saturday, September 20, 2025 Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm Location: Book Bubble
Please join us for Technology Exploration in the Book Bubble on Saturday 10 AM-12 PM!
This two hour program is for children, family, and friends to drop in and explore 3-D printing, program Bee-Bots & Cubelets, and/or other assorted tech devices.
No registration is required- Parental guidance is encouraged.
Please note: 3-D Printing through this program is for kids only- not adults. Additionally, we will not 3-D print for 0-2 years old, as the prints can be considered a choking hazard.

Drop-in Bike Clinic
2025-09-20 10:30 - 13:30
Date: Saturday, September 20, 2025 Time: 10:30 am – 1:30 pm Presenter: Ryan Murphy Location: Bike Fix-it Station (Outside Franklin St. Entrance)
Come join us every third Saturday of the month for the Drop-in Bike Clinic!

Use our tools to work on your bike. All ages welcome.
Professional bike mechanic Ryan Murphy will be available for advice and help with:

Changing a tire
Adjusting gears and brakes
Identifying that mysterious noise, and more!

Meet at our Dero Fix-it station, on Franklin Street.

This event is generously sponsored by the Friends of the Mountain View Library.
