About us
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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Garden Talk: Perennial Edibles
·OnlineOnlineJoin us online for some great gardening advice.
Plant once, harvest year after year! Our gardening experts will share information about vegetable and fruit plants that will produce for years.
Our Garden Talks take place online on the first Wednesday of each month.
Wednesday, October 07, 2026 | 06:30 PM - 07:30 PM
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Co-writing Workshop
Menlo Park Library, 800 Alma St, Menlo Park, CA, USJoin us for fun prompts, free writes, and literary community!
While this is not a class, it’s a chance to connect with other writers to discuss and share creative works with like-minded people.
Staff will provide structure and writing activities, but the main focus is getting into the habit of writing and sharing what you feel comfortable with to push your writing in the direction you want to go.
Menlo Park Library’s Co-Writing Workshop takes place monthly, on the second Sunday from 2-3 p.m.
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Fiction Book Group: The Adventures of Augie March
·OnlineOnlineJoin our Fiction Book Group online to discuss The Adventures of Augie March, by Saul Bellow.
The book is a coming-of-age novel that follows Augie March, a young man growing up in Chicago during the Great Depression. As Augie moves through a series of jobs, relationships, and adventures, he searches for his own identity and resists letting others determine his future.
Filled with humor, vivid characters, and philosophical reflections, the novel explores themes of freedom, ambition, self-discovery, and the pursuit of the American Dream.
Menlo Park’s Fiction Book Group meets virtually on the second Tuesday of each month.
Tuesday, October 13, 2026 | 06:30 PM - 07:45 PM
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Vegan Filipino Cooking Lesson: Sinigang
·OnlineOnlineZoom with us to the Philippines and cook along during a delicious cooking lesson!
Chef RG Enriquez-Diez of Astig Vegan will show us how to make her version of Sinigang, a sour, tamarind-based soup that is a Filipino classic.
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.
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 14, 2026 | 05:30 PM - 06:30 PM
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Past events
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