San Mateo County Libraries has partnered with StudyPoint to help you prepare for your upcoming standardized test! Whether you're planning on taking the PSAT, SAT, or ACT, we've got you covered. Attend one of the below free practice test sessions where you'll be placed into a virtual environment simulating the actual event. This will provide…
Guided Autobiography Writing Series
Take the time to sit down, reflect, and write about your life's journey. Everyone has a story in their life just waiting to be told! Participants in this four-part virtual Guided Autobiography series will explore ways to share their stories, whether for themselves, their family, or a wider audience. With writing prompts and exercises that…
Graphic Novel Book Club
Middle schoolers! Do you love reading graphic novels and comics books? Join us at this monthly Graphic Novel Book Club starting Thursday, September 24, 4:00 pm! In our first meeting, we’ll discuss Cece Bell’s El Deafo a Newbery Honor graphic novel memoir of Cece's life growing up as a (bunny) child with hearing loss. We’ll…
Cooking with SMCL: Recipes and Creations from Staff
Looking to add some recipes to your cooking repertoire! Join our Cooking With SMCL series to find out what are staff have been cooking during shelter in place! Each article includes pictures, recipes, and cook books recommended by our staff.
2018 Mid-Autumn Festival
Happy Mid-Autumn! This year, Mid-Autumn takes place on Monday, September 24th! The Mid-Autumn Festival is honored all throughout Asia, celebrating family, harvest and the full moon. San Mateo County Libraries invite you to join us and celebrate with paper lantern-making, Chinese brush painting, Chinese Button Knot bracelet crafts, moon cakes, and more! We're also bringing…
Jazz Appreciation Month
Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM) is a music festival held every April in recognition of the significant contribution that jazz music has made to society. The aim of this annual event is to pay tribute to jazz for its historic and cultural significance by encouraging schools, governments and organizations to participate in various events such as…
Usher in the Year of the Dog With San Mateo County Libraries
Chinese New Year, known as the Spring Festival in modern China or simply the Lunar New Year, is an important Chinese festival celebrated at the turn of the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar. Celebrations traditionally run from the evening preceding the first day, up until the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first calendar…
2017 Mid-Autumn Festival
Happy Mid-Autumn! With a rich tradition of celebrating family, harvest, and the full moon, the Mid-Autumn Festival is honored throughout Asia. This year, it falls on Wednesday, October 4 and San Mateo County Libraries are celebrating with storytelling, music, dance, lots of children's activities, and your favorite moon cakes! We're bringing in Chinese Brush painter Pauline…
Deadpool 2
I waited YEARS for a Deadpool movie ever since the first X-men movies came out in 2000. In 2009, I gleefully awaited Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool in X-Men Origins and was pleased for about...five minutes. That ending, well, let's say it wasn't what I had envisioned for my favorite fourth-wall-breaking-merc-with-a-mouth. And finally, FINALLY, last year we…
Spider-Man Homecoming
Spidey's back! Coming out 7.7.17, the webbed wall-crawler returns to the big screen after his team-effort in Captain America: Civil War. I loved their rebooted Vulture (dubbed "Flying Monster Guy" by Tony Stark), the homage to Miles Morales's buddy Ganke Lee, and the redesigned suit, which nods towards the comic's original webbed underarm wings. Here's…
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