May 2, 2019 - June 27, 2019 @ Art Gallery, 1st Floor
A native of Nanjing, China, Janny Huang graduated from the Jiangsu Academy of Traditional Chinese Painting in 1982 and has been working as a professional painter and teacher since then. Her artwork focuses primarily on subjects from nature in the traditional category of “bird and flower painting,” which also includes fish and insects. Through the simple means of color and ink, she strives to capture the tranquility that nature offers us, to evoke a sense of effortlessness, peace and harmony with the natural world. She pairs much of her work with calligraphed poems and sayings. Huang has exhibited her work both in California and internationally. ** Art Gallery, 1st Floor **
May 7, 2019 - June 26, 2019 @ Display Case, 2nd Floor
Eric Saint Georges was born in Paris, France, and moved to the U.S. in 1994. A workshop with the sculptor Petrus in 1978 triggered his passion for sculpture, but he pursued a career in electrical engineering for 35 years before deciding to devote himself to art full-time. His main focus is on figurative sculpture and drawing. He creates most of his sculptures in clay, either from life or from life drawings, then casts them in bronze. He now spends time between his studio in Los Gatos, CA, various life drawing sessions in the Bay Area, the West Valley College foundry, and teaching life drawing and sculpture. ** Display Case, 2nd Floor **
June 23, 2019, 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM @ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park and Pool
June 24, 2019, 7:00 PM - 7:45 PM @ Oak Room
Award winning performance by Andy Z who combines music, movement, storytelling and character puppets to engage all ages in a super fun experience. ** Oak Room **
June 25, 2019, 10:15 AM - 10:40 AM
Books and songs and rhymes for children 5 years old and younger, with adult. ** Marina Library **
June 25, 2019, 10:30 AM - 10:55 AM @ Children's Area -- Book Bubble
Interactive rhymes and songs, with short books, entertain infants under 12 months with a caregiver. ** Book Bubble **
June 25, 2019, 11:00 AM - 11:25 AM
June 25, 2019, 11:15 AM - 11:40 AM @ Children's Area -- Book Bubble
Interactive rhymes and songs, with short books, entertain infants under 12 months and accompanying adult. ** Book Bubble **
June 25, 2019, 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
For ages 3 to 6. Enjoy stories, songs and ukulele music with "Miss Mermaid." Bring your phone, if you wish, so you can take a photo with Miss Mermaid too.
June 25, 2019, 6:45 PM - 7:15 PM
Get ready for bed with stories and action rhymes. ** Hillsdale Library **
June 25, 2019, 7:00 PM - 10:30 PM
June 26, 2019, 10:15 AM - 10:40 AM
Stories, rhymes and songs for children 3 years old and younger, with an adult. ** Hillsdale Library **
June 26, 2019, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM @ Cedar Room, 1st Floor
Practice your conversation skills at this drop-in conversation group that is designed to give adult English language learners an opportunity to speak in an informal, relaxed atmosphere. ** Cedar Room, 1st Floor **
June 26, 2019, 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM @ Book Bubble
Stories and rhymes and songs for children ages 3 and 4 years old. ** Book Bubble, First Floor **
June 26, 2019, 11:00 AM - 11:25 AM
June 26, 2019, 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM @ Book Bubble
For children ages 4 and older. Explore your curiosity and creativity every week through books and special activities. ** Book Bubble **
June 26, 2019, 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
June 26, 2019, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM @ Laurel Room, 1st Floor
Are you interested in knitting but don't know where to start? Are you an advanced knitter and would like to share your skills with beginners? All levels (and crocheters too!) are welcome in this group. Come to knit, chat, learn, and contribute! Bring your knitting project and yarn, and any extra materials to share. For beginners, bring a pair of knitting needles (size 8 or larger) and a ball of skein of sport weight or worsted weight yarn. *** Laurel Room, 1st Floor ***
June 27, 2019, 10:30 AM - 10:55 AM
Stories, rhymes and songs for children ages 1 and 2, with an adult. ** Book Bubble **
June 27, 2019, 10:45 AM - 11:10 AM @ Laurel Room -- First Floor
Stories, rhymes and songs for children ages 1 and 2, with an adult. ** Laurel Room **
June 27, 2019, 11:15 AM - 11:40 AM
June 27, 2019, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM @ Oak Room
For tweens in 5th - 8th grade. Come turn one person's (clean) trash into a super creative take home treasure. Be creative! ** Oak Room **
June 27, 2019, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM @ Computer Lab, 3rd Floor
Come hang out with your friends and play games on the Nintendo Switch! Sign up not required. Just drop in! For students in 7th - 12 grades. ** Computer Lab, 3rd Floor **
June 27, 2019, 6:00 PM - 8:15 PM @ Oak Room, 1st Floor
Superhero adventure featuring the fictional African kingdom of Wakanda, starring Chadwicke Boseman and Michael B. Jordan. Part of the 2019 Juneteenth Film Festival. Presented by the African American Library Advisory Committee. [2018, Rated PG-13, Run-time: 2 hours and 14 minutes]. ** Oak Room, 1st Floor **
June 27, 2019, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM @ Central Park
June 27, 2019, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Join other writers in a supportive and social group for writers of all kinds every Thursday evening. Whether you write for personal, professional or other reasons, come prepared to work. This is not a critique or sharing group, but you are welcome to discuss your work during check-in time between 6:30pm - 7pm Writing is solitary, and this meeting is a chance to connect, and sometimes commiserate with other writers. Come late and leave early if you need to, and bring a charged laptop as outlets are limited. The meeting room varies. Melanie Shook and Korie Pelka of the California Writers Club-SF Peninsula Branch co-host these weekly meetings. Meeting rooms will vary so please email Cynthia McCarthy at cmccarthy@cityofsanmateo.org for notifications and updates.
June 28, 2019, 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
For ages 3 to 6. Enjoy stories, songs and ukulele music with "Miss Mermaid." Bring your phone, if you wish, so you can take a photo with Miss Mermaid too. ** Book Bubble **
June 28, 2019, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM @ Oak Room, 1st Floor
Come and test your knowledge at our after-hours trivia competition. Teams should be 2-6 people. Don't have a team? We'll find one for you! Bring your friends, enjoy the refreshments, and have a great time! ** Oak Room, 1st Floor **
June 29, 2019, 10:30 AM - 10:55 AM @ Book Bubble
Stories, rhymes and songs for children ages 3 and younger. ** Book Bubble **
June 29, 2019, 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Join us for a "green" musical performance that inspires children to learn and work together to build a more environmentally friendly world. For all ages
June 29, 2019, 11:15 AM - 11:40 AM @ Book Bubble
June 29, 2019, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM @ Oak Room
Join Jose-Luis Orozco for a family concert where children will sing, dance, clap and laugh in an interactive, bilingual musical experience! All ages are welcome. ** Oak Room **