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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.
Upcoming events
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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: V for Vendetta
·OnlineOnlineJoin our Science-Fiction & Fantasy Book Group online or in person to discuss V For Vendetta, by Alan Moore.
In an alternate, near-future England without political freedom, personal freedom, and precious little faith in anything, comes a mysterious man in a white porcelain mask who fights political oppressors through seemingly absurd acts of terrorism.
A story about the blurred lines between ideological good and evil, V For Vendetta is considered not only one of the most important graphic novels ever, but also one of the great works of fiction.
Menlo Park’s Science-Fiction & Fantasy Book Group meets hybrid, online and in-person, on the 4th Monday of each month.
Monday, October 26, 2026 | 06:30 PM - 07:45 PM
Hybrid event! Join us by Zoom webinar (register for link) or in person.
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NEW! 4th Tuesday Stories
Menlo Park Library, 800 Alma St, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA, Menlo Park, CA, USWe're celebrating the 11th Annual Menlo Park Storytelling Festival. This evening, drop in to be immersed in a world of wonder, in our new monthly event!
You’re invited to share stories, hear stories, and build community, during an open gathering of storytellers and listeners. Tell—or just listen!
For decades, the Southbay Storytellers and Listeners have shared the art of storytelling and developed new tellers. Learn about and enjoy the art from this multigenerational group of pros and enthusiastic amateurs. Adults and families are welcome!
Styles of stories shared:
- Ancient lore and modern adaptations
- Oral histories and personal true stories
- Fables old and new
- Satire - Parody
- Folk tales from many cultures — bilingual storytelling is welcome
Anyone may offer to tell a story, singly or in tandem.
Join us monthly! 4th Tuesdays from 6-7:30 p.m. at Menlo Park Library.
Upcoming Themes:
- Oct. 27: Spooky/Halloween
- Nov. 24: Thanks
- Dec. 22: Holiday
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.”
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Poetry Night
Menlo Park Library, 800 Alma St, Menlo Park, CA, USJoin our community of poetry lovers by sharing and listening to great poems with us!
We’re opening the mic! Whether you’re sharing your original work, or a favorite piece by another poet—or you’d just like to sit and listen—let’s enjoy some wonderful poetry together.
If you'd like to read a poem, but don't have one to bring, we'll have copies of poems by a variety of famous poets available.
Our host for the evening will be local poet Charlotte Muse.
About Charlotte Muse:
Award-winning poet Charlotte Muse received her MFA in Creative Writing from San Francisco State University. She has taught poetry there and for UC Berkeley Extension, the Stanford Upward Bound Program, The Foothill Summer Youth College, the Lifelines Project for cancer patients and their caregivers, and at many other venues.
Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026
6 p.m.
Menlo Park Library, 800 Alma St., Menlo Park, CAThis free event received funding support from the Friends of the Menlo Park Library.
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