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The City of Menlo Park's libraries offer a variety of programs, including art events, author talks, info sessions, craft sessions, music events, and more. To make the most of our programming efforts and this meetup page, we’d love for you to get involved. If you come to a program, say hi and let us know you saw it on meetup. If you have an idea for something you’d like to see at the library, send us a message. The library is a great space for community meetups and we’d love to play a role in making those connections!
See more events at our calendar, and check our hours and holiday closures.
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Seed Share
Menlo Park Library, 800 Alma St, Menlo Park, CA, USGarden lovers: join us for a special event!
Receive homegrown seeds and plant starts. If you have some to share, bring them along!
All are invited to attend—you do not have to bring seeds to participate in the seed share.
If you do have seeds to share, please be sure that they are clean and dry, and packaged in small quantities for distribution. Please label the packages with the plant name or variety.
Saturday, September 26, 2026 | 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
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Storyteller Clara Kamunde: Afri-Crafty Tales
Belle Haven Library, Belle Haven Community Campus, 100 Terminal Ave., Menlo Park, ca, USKenyan-born performer Clara Kamunde will ignite your imagination with African “How & Why” and “Origins” tales!
About Clara Kamunde:
Clara Kamunde is an Oakland-based, Kenyan-born cultural worker practicing at the intersection of arts education and social justice. Her career began with the Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles where, as a grantee for the Artist-In-The-Community program, she collaborated with community organizations to produce and present site-integrated programming in urban parks, recreation areas and historic sites, and schools located in underserved communities throughout Greater Los Angeles. For her contribution in supporting access to quality arts programming with DCA, she was awarded an Honorary Citation by the City of Los Angeles. She was formerly a fellow at the International Center for Studies in Creativity at Buffalo State University where she earned a master’s degree in Creativity Studies.
The power of creativity and play to catalyze personal change inspires Clara’s work. Clara brings her experiences to the classroom to encourage play-based self-realization and to enable individuals and communities to thrive.
This is one of nine events in the 11th Annual Menlo Park Storytelling Festival. Join us for one event, or the whole series!
https://menlopark.gov/storytelling- Sun. Sept. 27 | Clara Kamunde: Afri-Crafty Tales | Belle Haven Library | All ages
- Sat. Oct. 3 | Roopa Mohan presents Kasturba Gandhi | Menlo Park Library | Adults & teens
- Sun. Oct. 18 | Hana Baba: Folktales from Sudan | Belle Haven Library | 6-Adult
- Tues. Oct. 27 | Storytelling Meetup | Menlo Park Library | Adults & families
- Thurs. Nov. 5 | John Weaver: Pumpkin Tales | Menlo Park Library | 4-Adult
- Thurs. Nov. 12 | StoryFest! | Zoom | 6-Adult |
- Sun. Nov.15 | Storytelling Workshop | Menlo Park Library | 10-Adult
- Mon. Nov. 16 | Jeff Gere: True Supernatural Tales of Hawaii | Menlo Park Library | 9-Adult
- Sat. Nov. 21 | Tellabration! ™ | Menlo Park Library | 5-Adult
About Storytelling:
Storytelling is telling stories--without using a book.
- It's an ancient art form that predates libraries, and books, and writing.
- It's not necessarily for children!
- Traditional-style storytelling creates unique images in the mind of each listener.
- According to the National Storytelling Network, "storytelling is the interactive art of using words and actions to reveal the elements and images of a story while encouraging the listener’s imagination. In storytelling, the listener imagines the story.”
- According to the Storytelling Association of California (an organization dedicated to promoting storytelling as a living art form), storytelling is “orally passing on adventures, wisdom, experiences, surprise, history, laughter, beliefs and imagination.”
This free event received funding support from the Friends of the Menlo Park Library.
Sunday, September 27, 2026 | 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
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Cozy Coloring Corner
Menlo Park Library, 800 Alma St, Menlo Park, CA, USColoring for adults is back! Color or sketch with us in the creative environment of the library.
Bring your own materials or take some humble printer paper and see what you create. We’ll provide coloring sheets & colored pencils and put together a still life for you to try your hand at.
All levels welcome. This is not a class, but a social event around a fun activity.
Cozy Coloring Corners takes place on the last Sunday of each month.
- Sunday, August 30, 2026 | 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
- Sunday, September 27, 2026 | 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
- Sunday, October 25, 2026 | 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
- Sunday, November 29, 2026 | 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Menlo Park Library, 800 Alma St., Menlo Park, CA
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Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Group: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
·OnlineOnlineJoin our Science-Fiction & Fantasy Book Group online or in person to discuss The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum.
L. Frank Baum's perennial classic. Caught in a cyclone, Kansas farm girl Dorothy Gale, and her dog Toto, are transported to the magical land of Oz. To make it home, Dorothy must journey across the land to find the famous Wizard of Oz. Along the way, she befriends the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion—each searching for something they believe they lack—and is pursued by the vengeful Wicked Witch of the West.
Menlo Park’s Science-Fiction & Fantasy Book Group meets hybrid, online and in-person, on the 4th Monday of each month.
Monday, September 28, 2026 | 06:30 PM - 07:45 PM
Hybrid event! Join us by Zoom webinar (register for link) or in person.
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Past events
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