San Mateo County Libraries now offers short, easy-to-follow video tutorials that can help you get the most out of our Online Resources. Ever wanted to try out an eBook, but didn’t know where to start? Want to try one of our streaming video services? Our video tutorials can help! To find our video tutorials, you’ll…
¡Ahora Están Disponibles Más Libros Electrónicos En Español!
Español | English Español ¡Ahora están disponibles más libros electrónicos en español! Con la tarjeta de Las Bibliotecas del Condado de San Mateo, nuestros usuarios pueden disfrutar de miles de títulos nuevos en español a través de la plataforma electrónica Odilo. Descubre miles de títulos. Usuarios pueden tomar prestados hasta 10 títulos cada mes. Odilo…
Best Audiobooks of 2017
There's nothing like sitting on a comfy couch with a toasty beverage and turning the pages of a good book. But if you're like me and have a long commute, audiobooks are pretty great too! And in my opinion, the production caliber of audiobooks keep getting better and better. Celebrity narrators, special sound effects, and…
Stream Award-Winning Movies With Your Library Card
San Mateo County patrons now have access to more than 30,000 films for free through Kanopy! All you need is your library card to watch award-winning documentaries, rare and hard-to-find titles, cinema classics, and movies from around the world. Kanopy offers a “Netflix-like” experience for streaming movies. You can watch Kanopy movies from any computer…
eMagazines Are Your Holiday Helper
It’s the most wonderful time of year: Festive lights are up, cookies are bountiful, and carols seem to follow you wherever you go. But wait, Christmas is how many days away? And, whoa, Hanukkah has already started? Kwanzaa starts when? And you haven’t bought gifts for anyone yet? If this scenario sounds relatable, don’t stress…
Ahoy, Matey! International Talk Like a Pirate Day is Nigh
Shiver me timbers, arrrrr you ready for International Talk Like a Pirate Day on September 19? Don’t be marooned; San Mateo County Libraries can help you get your sea legs when it comes to pirate parlay. Mango, an online language learning program available for free through the library, offers a Pirate course that will turn…
August is Read a Romance Month!
As the season winds down, why not add some romance novels to your summer reading list? Read a Romance Month (RARM) is a fun way to check out a new-to-you (or not!) genre and find some fresh favorite authors. Founded and organized by romance book reviewer and advocate Bobbi Dumas, RARM highlights authors and books…
Summer Recipes to Beat the Heat!
We’ve still got one more month of summer so now is the time to start really honing your culinary skills for cool treats and delicious eats before Labor Day. San Mateo County Libraries has an array of cookbooks, magazines, and videos to help you cool off during those hot days (and nights). Cookbooks From refreshing…
Power Up Your Adult Summer Learning With Online Resources
Summer Learning doesn’t just apply to children and teens! Adults can sharpen their skills over the summer (or really any season) with free online resources through San Mateo County Libraries. To unlock these resources, all you need is your San Mateo County Libraries card beginning with “29041.” Lynda.com Lynda.com provides a large library of streaming…
Silicon Valley Is Back for Season 4!
In a previous life, I was a tech journalist in San Francisco and covered the success and excess of the Bay Area technology industry. There have been a few different fictionalized accounts of the tech start-up scene, but none have been more accurate – and cringingly hilarious – as HBO’s Silicon Valley. The show kicked off…
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