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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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Film Screening: Gather
Belle Haven Library, Belle Haven Community Campus, 100 Terminal Ave., Menlo Park, ca, USIn honor of Indigenous Peoples Day, join us for a documentary about Native American movements toward food sovereignty.
We'll meet:
- The Ancestral Guard, a group of environmental activists from the Yurok Nation (Northern California), trying to save the Klamath river
- Elsie Dubray, a young scientist from the Cheyenne River Sioux Nation (South Dakota), conducting landmark studies on bison
- Nephi Craig, a chef from the White Mountain Apache Nation (Arizona), opening an indigenous café as a nutritional recovery clinic
Accolades:
- Red Nation Film Festival Best Documentary Feature, 2020
- New York Times Critic’s Pick, Sept. 2020
- James Beard Foundation Media Award for Best Documentary, June 2022
This free event received funding support from the Friends of the Menlo Park Library.
Monday, October 13, 2025 | 06:00 PM - 07:15 PM
Belle Haven Library, 100 Terminal Ave., Menlo Park, CA, 94025More free events with Menlo Park Library
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•OnlineBook Discussion: When We Cease to Understand the World
OnlineJoin our Fiction Book Group online to discuss When We Cease to Understand the World, by Benjamin Labatut.
"A fictional examination of the lives of real-life scientists and thinkers whose discoveries resulted in moral consequences beyond their imagining. (It) is a book about the complicated links between scientific and mathematical discovery, madness, and destruction." - Publishers Weekly
About the Author:
Benjamín Labatut was born in Rotterdam in 1980 and grew up in The Hague, Buenos Aires, and Lima. He published two award-winning works of fiction prior to When We Cease to Understand the World, which is his first book to be translated into English. His latest book, The Maniac, was his first to be written in English. Labatut lives with his family in Santiago, Chile.
Menlo Park’s Fiction Book Group meets virtually on the second Tuesday of each month. There will be no November meeting, due to the Veterans Day holiday.
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 | 06:30 PM - 07:45 PM
Zoom webinarMore free events with Menlo Park Library
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Teen Media Wednesdays
Belle Haven Library, Belle Haven Community Campus, 100 Terminal Ave., Menlo Park, ca, USTeens: we are now watching movies AND playing video games at the library! Join us for Teen Media Wednesdays, where we will either be watching a film or playing video games in the Teen Zone.
All films are rated PG-13 or lower and all video games are rated E10 or lower. Drop in and find out what the movie or game of the week is, and use the suggestion box in the Teen Zone to request future movies and games. Snacks are provided.
https://menlopark.gov/Government/Departments/Library-and-Community-Services/Events/Events-for-adults/202501-05-teen-media-wednesdays
This free event received funding support from the Friends of the Menlo Park Library.
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•OnlineFilipino Cooking Lesson (Zoom)
OnlineFree event! Zoom with us to the Philippines and cook along during a sweet and delicious cooking lesson.
Chef RG Enriquez-Diez of Astig Vegan will show us how to make a pair of traditional sweet snacks, both of them crowd-pleasers suitable for holidays or any given Wednesday.
On the menu:
- Biko (sweet rice cakes)
- Air-fried Kamote Cue (caramelized sweet potato)
Sign up, download the recipes and join us!
About RG Enriquez-Diez:
RG Enriquez-Diez is the founder of the website Astig Vegan, demonstrating Filipino food can be vegan, healthy, and delicious without losing its soul. She is the author of the cookbook Filipino Vegan.RG was born and raised in Bacoor Cavite, Philippines, where she grew up helping her mother cook traditional Filipino food for the family. RG was 15 when she and her family moved to the San Francisco Bay Area. She became a vegan in college and has traveled around the U.S. and the Philippines, teaching at workshops and festivals. She’s been featured in outlets including The San Francisco Chronicle, VegNews, Buzzfeed, and Bon Appétit. RG’s vegan culinary journey has led to her being able to call her homeland "home" once again.
What does “Astig” mean? RG explains, "'Astig' is a Tagalog (Filipino dialect) slang word for tough, unique, or gutsy. I look at vegan Filipino food as something 'Astig.'"
This free event received funding support from the Friends of the Menlo Park Library.
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 | 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
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Past events
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