Menlo Park Library

10/15/2026

Join us this Sunday morning, Oct. 18 for Folktales from Sudan! Award-winning KALW journalist and host Hana Baba will be accompanied by oud music. menlopark.gov/storytelling

10/15/2026

We have a new video on our program archive! We Zoomed down to King City to explore the Monterey County Agricultural & Rural Life Museum, which preserves and showcases a train depot, working blacksmith shop, classic car collection, and a whole lot more.

Join us on a virtual visit to a museum exploring the central coast’s rich agricultural heritage! The Monterey County Agricultural & Rural Life Museum is a 7-building museum nestled in Southern Monterey County, in San Lorenzo Park, outside of King City. Focusing on agricultural and rural life in th...

10/15/2026

Did you miss last night's cooking lesson with Astig Vegan chef RG Enriquez-Diez? Well, you can still download the recipe and make her version of the classic Filipino soup, sinigang. https://bit.ly/4hPvJ59

10/14/2026

, all the way to Sept. 27, when performer Clara Kamunde kicked off our 11th Annual Menlo Park Storytelling Festival with her AfriCrafty Tales! Her tales of that classic trickster, Ananse the Spider, left our audience with smiles on their faces. Many more stories ahead! Join us Sunday, Oct. 18 for Hana Baba and Folktales from Sudan. https://menlopark.gov/storytelling

10/13/2026

Let's cook together Wednesday evening! We're Zooming to the Philippines Oct. 14 for a live cooking lesson with Astig Vegan chef RG Enriquez-Diez! RG will show us how to make her delicious version of the stew Sinigang. Sign up now for the Zoom and download the recipe! https://bit.ly/476vQmA

10/12/2026

Practice your English with people from all over the world! Drop in and meet other English language learners and work with our literacy staff and volunteer tutors. No registration is necessary. We meet at Menlo Park Library on 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, and at Belle Haven Library on 2nd & 4th Saturdays. https://bit.ly/4pMn1Xl

10/11/2026

Great things happening this week!

- 10/11: Co-Writing Workshop
- 10/14: Online Cooking Lesson: Vegan Filipino
- 10/18: Hana Baba: Tales from Sudan
- 10/18: Tea & Tarot

-- plus Middle Grade Book Group, Teen Media, and more! https://bit.ly/4pMn1Xl

10/10/2026

We enjoyed a wonderful performance at the library Oct. 3 by storyteller and Chautauqua scholar Roopa Mohan, portraying Kasturba Gandhi, activist and the wife of Mahatma Gandhi. This was one event in this year's Menlo Park Storytelling Festival. Many more to come! Visit menlopark.gov/storytelling.

10/10/2026

Read the latest Library and Community Services Newsletter featuring:

🌳 Open Space Odyssey
👻 Costumes for Kindness
📖 October Reads
🗣️ 11th Annual Storytelling Festival
🎈 Halloween parade and carnival
💧 Water exercise program at Belle Haven and Burgess Pools
🎃 Pumpkin Splash
🍬 Trunk-or-Treat

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10/09/2026

This Sunday, Oct. 11 at 2: join us for our monthly Co-Writing Workshop! Drop in and enjoy fun prompts, free writes, and literary community with other adults. https://bit.ly/4glQIMm