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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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Possibly Puppets: Save the Day for Snail
Belle Haven Library, Belle Haven Community Campus, 100 Terminal Ave., Menlo Park, ca, USIt’s the final performance in Menlo Park’s 9th Annual Summer Puppetry Festival. Join us as we welcome Possibly Puppets for the first time!
Puppeteer Risa Lenore combines live acting and puppetry in this show made from reclaimed materials. Children become part of the performance by making the sound effects, joining as puppeteers, and helping Gladsy the snail search for a new home.
Sunday, August 23, 2026 | 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Belle Haven Library, 100 Terminal Ave., Menlo Park, CAAbout the Menlo Park Summer Puppetry Festival:
We’re presenting our 9th Annual Summer Puppetry Festival! Menlo Park celebrates puppetry in its many forms, with a series of puppet shows and related events featuring beloved performers from throughout the Bay Area and beyond. Drop in for one event, or join us for the entire series.
https://menlopark.gov/puppetryPERFORMANCES:
| June 28 | Pop & Go Puppets | Belle Haven Library |
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| July 9 | The Puppet Company | Menlo Park Library |
| July 26 | Fratello Marionettes | Belle Haven Library |
| July 30 | Puppet Art Theater | Menlo Park Library |
| Aug. 23 | Possibly Puppets | Belle Haven Library |OTHER EVENTS:
| June 9 | The Science & Psychology of Muppet Design | Menlo Park Library |
| July 18 | Shadow Puppet Workshop (Ages 8-Adult) | Belle Haven Library |
| Aug. 12 | Meet Mallory Lewis | Zoom |
| Aug. 26 | Film: Shari & Lamb Chop | Menlo Park Library |This free program series received funding support from the Friends of the Menlo Park Library.
Sunday, June 28, 2026 | 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Belle Haven Library, 100 Terminal Ave., Menlo Park, CAMore free events with Menlo Park Library
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Sci-Fi Fantasy Book Group: These Memories Do Not Belong to Us
·OnlineOnlineJoin our Science-Fiction & Fantasy Book Group online or in person to discuss These Memories Do Not Belong to Us, by Yiming Ma.
In a far-off future, every citizen is fitted with a Mindbank, an intracranial device capable of recording and transmitting memories between minds. This technology allows memories to be edited, marketed, and even corrupted for personal gain.
After the sudden passing of his mother, an unnamed narrator inherits a collection of banned memories from her Mindbank so dangerous that even possessing them places him in jeopardy. Determined to release his mother's memories to the world before they are destroyed forever, he will risk everything—even if the cost is his own life.
Menlo Park’s Science-Fiction & Fantasy Book Group meets hybrid, online and in-person, on the 4th Monday of each month.
Monday, August 24, 2026 | 06:30 PM - 07:45 PM
Hybrid event! Join us by Zoom webinar (register for link) or in person.
Belle Haven Library, 100 Terminal Ave., Menlo Park, CAMore free events with Menlo Park Library
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Create Quilt-Inspired Art
Menlo Park Library, 800 Alma St, Menlo Park, CA, USJoin our visiting teaching artist and make your own piece of art using felt and paper!
Learn about the historical significance of fabric in American culture, particularly within the African American community. Create your own piece of art inspired by traditional quilting patterns or design your own story quilt inspired by Faith Ringgold’s Caldecott Honor picture book, Tar Beach.
This free event received funding support from the Friends of the Menlo Park Library.
Tuesday, August 25, 2026 | 03:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Menlo Park Library, 800 Alma St., Menlo Park, CA, 94025More free events with Menlo Park Library
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Film Screening: Shari and Lamb Chop
Menlo Park Library, 800 Alma St, Menlo Park, CA, USCelebrate our 9th Annual Summer Puppetry Festival with this special documentary screening!
Before Fred Rogers and Jim Henson, there was Shari Lewis.
Lewis was a children’s television pioneer whose whimsical creations and ebullient spirit guided generations of children as they came of age, with the beloved sock puppet characters Charlie Horse, Hush Puppy and, of course, Lamb Chop.From Shari’s early years of TV success, to her 1990s comeback in her 60s, director Lisa D’Apolito’s heartfelt documentary charts the life, loves, and career hits and misses of the spunky perfectionist who forever changed the landscape of children’s entertainment.
About the Summer Puppetry Festival:
We’re presenting our 9th Annual Summer Puppetry Festival! Menlo Park celebrates puppetry in its many forms, with a series of puppet shows and related events featuring beloved performers from throughout the Bay Area and beyond. Drop in for one event, or join us for the entire series. View the schedule at menlopark.gov/puppetry.
Don't miss meeting the daughters of Shari Lewis!
Aug. 12: Meet Mallory Lewis - Zoom + library screeningsThis free program series received funding support from the Friends of the Menlo Park Library.
Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Menlo Park Library, 800 Alma St., Menlo Park, CAMore free events with Menlo Park Library
Menlo Park Library on social media:
@menloparklibrary on Instagram & Facebook
@menlolibrary on Twitter/X2 attendees
Past events
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