Events

Join us on Wednesday, February 8 from 6:30-7:30 pm to welcome Kai Harris, author of the coming-of-age novel, What the Fireflies Knew.In the vein of Jesmyn Ward’s Salvage the Bones and Sue Monk Kidd’s The Secret Life of Bees, What the…

Join us to meet local author Annalee Newitz as they discuss their newest book, The Terraformers, out January 2023! The Terraformers is a sweeping, uplifting and illuminating exploration of the future. Destry's life is dedicated to…

On Wednesday, March 8 at 6:30 PM, San Mateo County Libraries is thrilled to welcome Illyanna Maisonet, Author of Diasporican: A Puerto Rican Cookbook.

Illyanna Maisonet spent years documenting her family’s Puerto Rican recipes and…

Join San Mateo County Libraries on Wednesday, March 22 from 6:00-7:00 PM to welcome author Meng Jin in a discussion of her mesmerizing short story collection, Self-portrait With Ghost.

"Self-Portrait fires on all cylinders. Hopscotching…

Meet the New York Times bestselling author Alka Joshi as she discusses her newest book, and conclusion to The Jaipur trilogy, The Perfumist of Paris! The Perfumist of Paris brings readers to 1970s Paris, where Radha's budding career as a…

Join us as we welcome Bay Area local Joanna Ho, author of the young adult novel The Silence That Binds Us.

The Silence That Binds Us is a hopeful and heart-rending young adult novel about healing, poetry and speaking truth to power. After…

Join us on Tuesday, June 13, 2023 at 7:00 pm and meet local author Mike Chen as he discusses his newest book, VAMPIRE WEEKEND and takes questions from the audience! Register here to receive your free Zoom invitation. A genre-mashup of…