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Resume and Interview Workshop
Monday, December 17: Menlo College's Career Services team show how to write and format your resume to grab any employer's attention--and to get past any algorithm.
Knitting Meetup
Wednesday, December 26: Meet the 4th Wednesday of every month from 7-9 to crochet, knit, sew, & laugh! All skill levels welcome.
January is for the BIRDS!
The Menlo Park Library starts off the new year on a high note, with a month of event focusing on our fine-feathered friends! Enjoy film, science, and hands-on projects of an avian nature.
| Film Screening: The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill | Wednesday, Jan. 2 6:30--8:00 pm Main | All ages |
| Mark Bittner & Judy Irving: the "Wild Parrots" Whisperers | Saturday, Jan. 5 11:00 am -- Noon City Council Chambers | Adults & teens |
| Film Screening: Pelican Dreams | Tuesday, Jan. 8 6:30--8:00 pm Main | All ages |
| Birds, Bats, and Pterosaurs: the Independent Evolutions of Powered Flight | Wednesday, Jan. 9 7:00--8:00 pm Main | Adults, teens, & tweens |
| Paper Cup Parrots | Saturday, Jan. 12 10:30--11:15 am Main | Ages 3-5 * Registration required * |
| San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory Family Science Fair | Sunday, Jan. 13 2:00--3:00 pm Belle Haven | Ages 6-12 with adult |
| Attracting Birds to Your Garden | Monday, Jan. 14 7:00--8:00 pm Main | Adults & teens |
| Junior Rangers: All About Birds | Tuesday, Jan. 15 4:00--5:00 pm Main | Ages 7-12 * Registration required * |
| Bay Area Avian Science Research | Tuesday, Jan. 22 7:00--8:00 pm Main | Adults & teens |
| Film Screening: Birders: the Central Park Effect | Wednesday, Jan. 23 7:00--8:00 pm Main | All ages |
| Storyteller John Weaver: These Stories are for the Birds! | Thursday, Jan. 24 4:00--4:45 pm Main | Ages 5-Adult |
| Adults Paint a Birdhouse | Monday, Jan. 28 6:30--8:00 pm Main | Adults & teens * Registration Required * |
| Warlords of the Air: Raptors | Tuesday, Jan. 29 6:30--8:00 pm Main | Adults & teens |
Board Game Meetup
Sunday, January 6: Would you like to play a game? Drop in and join us on the first Sunday of each month, from 12:30 - 3:30 p.m., for a chance to relax and unwind with other adults! A variety of games will be provided, and our facilitator will help explain how to play. Feel free to bring a game of your own to share!
Literature Book Club
Join us for our discussion group, which meets the 2nd Tuesday of every month from 7:15-8:30. Our club discusses a wide range of contemporary literary works: novels, short stories, essays, and poetry. Our mission is to closely read a selection of literary works and discuss them in a spirit of curiosity and respect.
January 8: "The Feast of Love," by Charles Baxter
February 12: "The Age of Innocence," by Edith Wharton
March 12: "Manhattan Beach," by Jennifer Egan
Sabor de Mi Cuba
Saturday, January 19: (Belle Haven Branch) Live music! Havana-born Carlitos Medrano and his fellow musicians fuse Afro-Cuban rhythms with world music influences, for a performance of original tunes that will have you out of your seat!
Speculative Fiction Book Group
Introducing our newest book group! Escape to other worlds through sci-fi, fantasy, horror, dystopia, and more. Meets at the Main Library on the 4th Monday of each month from 7:15--8:30.
January 28: "Frankenstein," by Mary Shelley
February 25: "The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet," by Becky Chambers
March 25: "Street Freaks," by Terry Brooks
War Comes Home: The Legacy
Coming to the Main Library in March-April, 2019: For veterans, returning home from war can be both an exhilarating and challenging experience. Our special exhibition and program series will explore separation and reunion over multiple American wars.
War Comes Home: The Legacy is a partnership between California Humanities, the California State Library and Exhibit Envoy.