San Mateo Public Library

At the San Mateo Library: Rob Caughlan's book, Surfer in the White House - and other Salty Yarns is a chronicle of his life as a surfer and political activist. Caughlan is a powerful and entertaining speaker, alternating between inspiring and illuminating accounts of environmental problems and victories and funny and sometimes poignant stories about […]

From the San Mateo Public Library: Join us for a screening of the film Do the Right Thing , by Spike Lee. Synopsis: On the hottest day of the year on a street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, everyone's hate and bigotry smolders and builds until it explodes into violence. In celebration of United Against Hate Week, SMPL and […]

From the San Mateo Public Library: Join us for a screening of the film Zoot Suit , by Luis Valdex. Synopsis: When barrio leader Henry Reyna and his friends are unjustly convicted on circumstantial evidence, activist lawyers Alice Bloomfield and George Shearer fight the blatant racially motivated miscarriage of justice to win them their freedom. In celebration of […]

From the San Mateo Public Library: Bay Area music legend Domingo Balinton, who learned his craft during the Fillmore's "Harlem of the West" Era, performs R&B, Blues and Soul during this special evening event.

From the San Mateo Public Library: Join pianist and producer Ronny Michael Greenberg in the Oak Room for Piano Roulette, an immersive and interactive experience where tradition and surprise take center stage! It will begin with a selection of piano works by eminent composers such as Liszt, Rachmaninoff, Debussy, and Chopin. Then it will shift […]

From the San Mateo Public Library's website: Join us for an after hours craft session at the library with three easy projects. All craft supplies will be provided. Paper Wreath […]