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 County of San Mateo LGBTQ Commission: In honor of Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR), we invite the community to join us at San Mateo Public Library on Monday, November 20, from 4:30-6:30pm. TDOR has traditionally been about honoring the trans people who have been murdered simply by being themselves (the highest number are […]
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 […]
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: 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 […]
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. […]
At the Main San Mateo Library: Co-authors Dana Dargos and Said Al Bizri will talk about their book Einstein in the Attic, which is a science fiction novel that transports readers into […]
At the San Mateo Public Library (Main) Although we're coming out of the COVID pandemic, many of our lives have been forever changed by the event. Join us for a […]
Join the San Mateo Public Library as they unveil their newest special collection! Browse the new additions, meet with genealogy volunteers, and start the journey into your family history. Come […]