Events
Family Craft: Finger Painting
In Progress,Get your fingers in the paint and your imagination in full swing! Join us for a colorful finger painting adventure using bright, bold tempera paints—perfect for little hands and big creativity! Children ages 4–11 are invited to…
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Poet Mary Oliver's advice for life is to "pay attention, be astonished, and tell about it" -- something you can do on the road or even close to home! Nature journaling is one such activity that encourages you to pay close attention to…
Palo Alto Pageturners meets monthly on the second Thursday of the month in the Embarcadero Room. We vote on books to read and sometimes invite local authors to discuss their books. You don't have to register, but you will receive a reminder…
Join Librarian Heidi on Friday mornings at 11:00AM for Family Storytime at Downtown Library. Come sing, rhyme, and read stories with us! While this storytime will be geared towards those older than 2 years, all ages are…
Our ESL (English as a Second Language) / Learn English conversation group is a friendly informal environment for adults (18 years and older) to practice listening to and speaking English. It is ideal for English learners who enjoy making…
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 being a great way to introduce the engineering and art concepts of STEAM,…
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…
The Palo Alto Demonstration Garden is open to the public every Saturday morning, from 10 am–noon, May through October, with Master Gardeners on site to answer your gardening questions. This event is free and no registration is…
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.
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Join us on the second Saturday of the month established local yoga teacher Patricia Becker! Patricia takes us through exercises to loosen joints, improve flexibility, improve cognition, and increase strength in Rinconada Library's…
Join Librarian Alicia on Saturdays at 11:00 AM for Family Storytime at Mitchell Park Library. Come sing, rhyme, and read stories with us! While this storytime will be geared towards those older than 2 years, all ages are welcome!
Make…
Come and improve your mental and physical health in mindfulness meditation sessions led by Phuong Pham. Each session is 45 minutes of sitting and/or walking meditation followed by 15 minutes of group sharing and Q&A. It is open to all…
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Dance through the story of The Firebird with Academy of Ballet and Etiquette! After the performance, participants will re-join the audience to review a puppet story of this famous Russian folktale.
The Academy of Ballet uses the…
Come enjoy the park at night with Santa Clara County Parks!
Join a Park Ranger for a night time adventure through the park. Learn about the night time animals that call the park home and enjoy the beautiful views of the night time sky. Meet…
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…
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Poet Mary Oliver's advice for life is to "pay attention, be astonished, and tell about it" -- something you can do on the road or even close to home! Nature journaling is one such activity that encourages you to pay close attention to…
Join us at noon on select Sundays for leisure origami! Each Sunday will bring a different origami project. All skill levels and ages welcome!
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…
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Join us for a hands-on exploration of robotics and the design thinking process!
In this five-week program, we will be learning how to interview, brainstorm, and make as we build solutions to real problems in climate change and…