Events
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Join us on Facebook at 11 AM for Family Storytime. This all-ages storytime features stories, songs & more! Make sure to follow us on YouTube for more stories, songs and rhymes, including a playlist of all of our favorite songs to sing!
- All day
All Palo Alto City libraries will be closed for Memorial Day on Monday, May 30.
Our eLibrary is open 24/7!
Join us for our very first What's Up Wednesday of the summer! We're kicking off our Summer Reading Program with car track painting. Explore colors with this child-directed, open-ended art project.
This event will take place…
Join Librarian Alicia on Thursdays at 11:00 AM for Family Storytime at Mitchell Park Library. Come sing, rhyme, and read a story with us! This storytime is for all ages.
Make sure to follow us on YouTube for more stories, songs…
- Online event
Calling all Minecraft players! Have you ever wanted to teach someone how to play Minecraft? Now is your chance! Teach A Librarian How To Play Minecraft is back in 2022. We are streaming live on the Library’s Twitch.tv account on…
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It's STEAM Lab Saturday! Join Librarian Alicia on June 4th at 12:00PM on our Facebook page for a fun-filled live-stream of STEAM activities.
Get your engineering skills working in today's STEAM Lab with some simple objects from around…
We are kicking off our Summer Reading Program with "Colors of India" presented by Dholrhythms Dance Company! There will be vibrant and colorful dance performances highlighting rhythms of Punjab, India followed by a fun,…
Join us for a brief history and presentation of the art of Mexican Tin and make a Milagro with Rachel-Anne Palacios, a self-taught, multicultural artist, whose pieces reflect the respect she has for culture, spirituality, elders, and…
Registration opens May 25 at 10:00am
Join Librarian Alicia on Thursdays at 11:00 AM for Family Storytime at Mitchell Park Library. Come sing, rhyme, and read a story with us! This storytime is for all ages.
Make sure to follow us on YouTube for more stories, songs…
Join Andy as he takes children on an imaginary tour of Andyland! This performance will feature music & movement and storytelling. Andy takes children on an imaginary tour of Andyland, and engages them with character voices,…
Join Librarian Alicia on Thursdays at 11:00 AM for Family Storytime at Mitchell Park Library. Come sing, rhyme, and read a story with us! This storytime is for all ages.
Make sure to follow us on YouTube for more stories, songs…
- Online event
Teach A Librarian How To Play Videogames -- that you chose! Each month on the third Thursday we will be playing a game chosen by you. Genshin Impact? Story of Seasons? The choice is up to you. Join us for our monthly Minecraft stream…
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Get creative and collaborate to design Artist Trading Cards to swap and save! An artist trading card (ATC) is a small work of art that's the size of a trading card (like baseball cards or Pokemon cards). The only rule is that each card…
Registration opens June 8 at 10:00am
Join Librarian Alicia on Thursdays at 11:00 AM for Family Storytime at Mitchell Park Library. Come sing, rhyme, and read a story with us! This storytime is for all ages.
Make sure to follow us on YouTube for more stories, songs…
Join us for a half hour of brain-twisting fun! We will solve life size sudoku puzzles, play creative-thinking games, and more. Sure to get your kid(s) laughing and having fun with others. This session is tailored for children ages…
Registration opens June 15 at 10:00am
Join us for a half hour of brain-twisting fun! We will solve life size sudoku puzzles, play creative-thinking games, and more. Sure to get your kid(s) laughing and having fun with others. This session is tailored for children ages…
Registration opens June 15 at 10:00amJoin Librarian Alicia on Thursdays at 11:00 AM for Family Storytime at Mitchell Park Library. Come sing, rhyme, and read a story with us! This storytime is for all ages.
Make sure to follow us on YouTube for more stories, songs…
It's STEAM Lab Saturday! Join Librarian Alicia for this in-person STEAM Lab activity.
Explore the science of diffusion by making coffee filter flowers! Create patterns with various colors and then predict how those colors will interact…
Registration opens June 18 at 10:00am
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All Palo Alto City libraries will be closed for Independence Day on Monday, July 4.
Our eLibrary is open 24/7!
Amazing and colorful parrots will perform over 25 tricks during this exciting bird show! Ed and Julie Cardoza’s macaws, cockatoos, and amazons have been featured on The Tonight Show, Pet Star, The Ellen show and even the Guinness…
