Kick off Summer San Mateo County Libraries has tons of summer fun waiting for you at the San Mateo County Fair, June 8 – June 16. The County Fair is one of our favorite events of the year, and we are working hard to make sure all of our visitors have a fun and rewarding…
Take the 2019 Summer Learning Challenge
It's back! This year’s Summer Learning Challenge begins June 1st, 2019 and runs through August 31st. The Summer Learning Challenge is a fun -- and FREE -- way to engage children, families, and adults by challenging them to read, explore new activities, and learn new skills, all summer long! Sign up in person at your…
My Brilliant Friend
HBO's adaptation of Elena Ferrante's My Brilliant Friend is bellissimo! A Love Story With Books I married my husband, Ole, because he's fun, hilarious, adorable, cerebral...and a reader! When I first saw his bookshelves, I was like, "Ooh la la!" And, "Wow, he really likes Jonathan Franzen." One of our first disagreements was over a…
There Otter Be an Appreciation Day for These Cute Animals
Did you know that there are 13 species of otters? Otters are either semiaquatic (meaning they live partly on land and partly in water), aquatic (live in both fresh and salt water), and marine (live primarily in salt water). Here in California, we are most familiar with the adorable sea otter, which are most famously…
Rise Up And Sing: The 100 Year Anniversary of Pete Seeger
Known for the civil rights anthem We Shall Overcome, Pete Seeger would have been 100 years old this month. Born May 3, 1919, events of his long life tell the history of the struggle for social justice of the last century and into the next. Seeger sang for strikers in the 1940s, served in World…
The Return of John Wick in Chapter 3 Parabellum
Please be advised, this blog post contains mild spoilers for John Wick and John Wick: Chapter 2. Go Along for the Ride Do you love dogs, ruthless competence, and revenge? In the first John Wick film, when the titular character uttered the words "it's personal" with chilling calm, it was personal for me too. I…
Art-o-mat at the San Carlos Library
Art for Five Dollars? Where can you buy art for $5 other than a garage sale? Try the San Carlos Library's Art-o-Mat, a retired cigarette vending machine converted to sell art. Deposit $5 for the thrill of pulling the knob for an original work of art hand-made by a real artist! San Carlos Library's Art-o-mat…
Making on the Move at Maker Faire!
Our bright blue Book Bikes have visited local parks, festivals, schools, and residential centers. We’ve even used them to hand out ice cream on Canada Road and Summer Learning prizes at coffee shops, and as moving displays in our libraries. Now our Book Bikes are touring Maker Faire Bay Area 2019 and creating interactive pop-up…
Joins Us for Bike to Work Day on May 9!
Get out and Ride! For 25 years Bay Area residents have been getting out of their cars and biking to work, celebrating bicycles as a fun and healthy way to commute. This year tens of thousands of regular and first-timers alike will bike to work on Thursday, May 9, 2019, for the 25th Bay Area…
Join us in Celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
San Mateo County Libraries Celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
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