Musical Storytime at San Pedro Valley Park

Let’s make music together! Join us for a silly, funny, song-and-dance-filled storytime for all ages.  This event will be held outdoors at San Pedro Valley Park. Please bring your blanket/seating and sun protection. Capacity limits may apply. Storytime may be canceled ......More

Let’s make music together! Join us for a silly, funny, song-and-dance-filled storytime for all ages.  This event will be held outdoors at San Pedro Valley Park. Please bring your blanket/seating and sun protection. Capacity limits may apply. Storytime may be canceled in the event of inclement weather or poor air quality.

Gem Painting at the Library!

Gem Painting is taking the crafting world by storm. It’s the perfect mixture of paint-by-numbers and mosaic art, without the paint! Instead, tiny gems make a beautiful pattern and sparkle in the light. Gem Painting is a recurring series that invites creative makers to......More

Gem Painting is taking the crafting world by storm. It’s the perfect mixture of paint-by-numbers and mosaic art, without the paint! Instead, tiny gems make a beautiful pattern and sparkle in the light. Gem Painting is a recurring series that invites creative makers to gather together in the same place at the same time every week. If you are interested in participating, be sure to register for the series, attend the first date, and then drop in on the dates that work for your schedule so you can work on your masterpiece.  Participants are not required to attend every session, but we will only be accepting new participants on a monthly basis. As this project aims to gather creative makers in community, each participant's gem painting materials will be labeled and held at the library until the month is complete. Check the schedule below for the dates where we will be providing canvases to new participants and where we will only be allowing pre-existing participants to drop in. April: April 2 -- 12:30-1:30 -- Canvases available for new participants April 9 -- 12:30-1:30 -- Drop in for pre-existing participants April 16 -- 12:30-1:30 -- Drop in for pre-existing participant April 23 -- 12:30-1:30 -- Drop in for pre-existing participants April 30 -- 12:30-1:30 -- Drop in for pre-existing participants This is a fun and relaxing activity that’s good for mental health and wellness. Come give it a try and socialize with your fellow community members

Power Up Afternoons: Magnetic Poetry

Craft your own set of magnetic poetry and then explore the Cut-Up Writing Technique, a writing exercise that encourages creativity through collaging words together. We'll bring the supplies; you bring the creativity! This drop-in weekly activity is intended for schoo......More

Craft your own set of magnetic poetry and then explore the Cut-Up Writing Technique, a writing exercise that encourages creativity through collaging words together. We'll bring the supplies; you bring the creativity! This drop-in weekly activity is intended for school-aged youth as part of Power Up Afternoons. During Power Up Afternoons, school-aged youth can focus on homework, join a hands-on program to rejuvenate after the school day or enjoy learning from a programming expert.

Power Up Afternoons: Soul Soup With Amber Hines

Weaving song, dance, and story together, Soul Soup invites you to play, explore, restore, and strengthen your connection to self and one another. Soul Soup is a family-style music ritual that combines interactive performance and relational education through music. Bay ......More

Weaving song, dance, and story together, Soul Soup invites you to play, explore, restore, and strengthen your connection to self and one another. Soul Soup is a family-style music ritual that combines interactive performance and relational education through music. Bay Area Native Amber Hines blends traditional and contemporary music with voice and live drum accompaniment that uplifts, builds social-emotional literacy, and creates community for all ages. This drop-in weekly activity is intended for school-aged youth as part of Power Up Afternoons. During Power Up Afternoons, school-aged youth can focus on homework, join a hands-on program to rejuvenate after the school day or enjoy learning from a programming expert.

Family Storytime

Come along on an imaginary adventure for Family Storytime. Hear new stories, sing songs, and learn wiggles that the whole family can enjoy together, from toddlers to grown-ups.

Musical Storytime at San Pedro Valley Park

Let’s make music together! Join us for a silly, funny, song-and-dance-filled storytime for all ages.  This event will be held outdoors at San Pedro Valley Park. Please bring your blanket/seating and sun protection. Capacity limits may apply. Storytime may be canceled ......More

Let’s make music together! Join us for a silly, funny, song-and-dance-filled storytime for all ages.  This event will be held outdoors at San Pedro Valley Park. Please bring your blanket/seating and sun protection. Capacity limits may apply. Storytime may be canceled in the event of inclement weather or poor air quality.

Melody Yan Fusion Music Performance

Melody Yan's Fusion Music is an incorporation of Western music with Chinese traditional musical instruments, such as Guzheng. The gorgeous sounds from the Guzheng, coupled with the aesthetics of music shaped by Chinese culture, induce a wonderful state of tranquility i......More

Melody Yan's Fusion Music is an incorporation of Western music with Chinese traditional musical instruments, such as Guzheng. The gorgeous sounds from the Guzheng, coupled with the aesthetics of music shaped by Chinese culture, induce a wonderful state of tranquility in the listeners. Melody expands her music beyond the traditional conformity, collaborating with diverse talented musicians and dancers from different steps of life, and together, creates the kind of unique musical expressions and performances that make life worth living. Melody Yan is a Guzheng player, educator and performer from Sichuan, China. She adapts American classic and contemporary music to Chinese guzheng to create her unique branch of fusion music, mixing the rich tone of the West with the charm of the East. She founded Melody Yan Fusion Music group in seeking to bridge East West cultures.

Power Up Afternoons: Snack and Paint - Hibiscus Spam

Join us for a snack and paint with artist Alex. Paint a fun and funky combination inspired by a popular snack food and tropical flowers. Registration is required. Young children must be accompanied by an adult. Instructed by local artist, Alex Martinez. Alex is a Fil......More

Join us for a snack and paint with artist Alex. Paint a fun and funky combination inspired by a popular snack food and tropical flowers. Registration is required. Young children must be accompanied by an adult. Instructed by local artist, Alex Martinez. Alex is a Filipino-American artist/illustrator from the Bay Area. Her work is inspired by pop culture, animation, and her Filipino heritage. This activity is intended for school-aged youth as part of Power Up Afternoons. During Power Up Afternoons, school-aged youth can focus on homework, join a hands-on program to rejuvenate after the school day or enjoy learning from a programming expert.

Family Storytime

Come along on an imaginary adventure for Family Storytime. Hear new stories, sing songs, and learn wiggles that the whole family can enjoy together, from toddlers to grown-ups.

Musical Storytime at San Pedro Valley Park

Let’s make music together! Join us for a silly, funny, song-and-dance-filled storytime for all ages.  This event will be held outdoors at San Pedro Valley Park. Please bring your blanket/seating and sun protection. Capacity limits may apply. Storytime may be canceled ......More

Let’s make music together! Join us for a silly, funny, song-and-dance-filled storytime for all ages.  This event will be held outdoors at San Pedro Valley Park. Please bring your blanket/seating and sun protection. Capacity limits may apply. Storytime may be canceled in the event of inclement weather or poor air quality.

Family Storytime

Come along on an imaginary adventure for Family Storytime. Hear new stories, sing songs, and learn wiggles that the whole family can enjoy together, from toddlers to grown-ups.

Mayan Backstrap Weaving

Registration is required. For ages 15 years and older.  Join Sari Monroy Solís (Maya Kaqchikel/Xicana fiber artist) in this two-hour workshop that includes both a history and instruction on how to use a Mayan backstrap loom. Weaving on a Mayan backstrap loom is a......More

Registration is required. For ages 15 years and older.  Join Sari Monroy Solís (Maya Kaqchikel/Xicana fiber artist) in this two-hour workshop that includes both a history and instruction on how to use a Mayan backstrap loom. Weaving on a Mayan backstrap loom is an ancestral art that dates to time immemorial and continues to be used today. It is a traditional expression of culture and identity in Indigenous communities of Central and South America. In this workshop, you will learn about the history of the backstrap loom and how to use it to make brocade cloth. You will learn to weave with the help of your teacher, Sari Monroy, who was taught to weave by her elders and community in Guatemala. The class will use 100% cotton thread and work with a traditional wood loom while learning the history of its structure and connection to culture and identity.