Baylands Explorations

Sat · Sep 5·10:30 AM – 11 AM·Mitchell Park Library, Midtown Room, Palo Alto

Join Librarian Juliana on Saturdays from 10:30-11 AM at Mitchell Park Library for Family Storytime! Come sing, rhyme, and read stories with us! Make sure to follow us on YouTube for more stories, songs and rhymes, including a playlist of all of our favorite songs to sing!

Sat · Sep 5·Household Hazardous Waste Station, 2501 Embarcadero Way, · Palo Alto

Dispose unwanted hazardous household products such as used or expired medication, paints, solvents, fuels, cleaners, pesticides and more.

Sat · Sep 5·Mitchell Park Library, 3700 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303

Join local artists and Cubberley Artists-in-Residence Mik and May Gaspay for a hands-on quilting workshop designed for beginners.

Sat · Sep 5·Cantor Arts Center, 328 Lomita Drive, Stanford, CA 94305 · Palo Alto

Animal, Vegetable, nor Mineral is the first large-scale solo museum exhibition of Manila-born, Los Angeles-based artist Miljohn Ruperto (b. 1971). Working across photography, video, animation, generative artificial intelligence, and other mediums, Ruperto explores the ways humans have understood their place in the worl…

Fri · Sep 4·4 PM – 5 PM·College Terrace Library, Palo Alto

We have the LEGOs! Bring your imagination and build something fun! LEGOs will stay at the library, so be sure to snap a pic of your creation! In addition to being a great way to introduce the engineering and art concepts of STEAM, playing with LEGO’s supports early childhood development because children engage in probl…

Fri · Sep 4·10 AM – 1 PM·EcoCenter, 2560 Embarcadero Road · Palo Alto, CA

Bats Galore! Come explore these wonderfully wacky and spooky critters. — Monthly Tabletop Activities Topic: All About Bats . Drop in anytime to explore fun, hands-on activities about about Echolocation, Bat Morphology, and Bat Diets & Hunting. Or come visit our open air display at the Duck Pond, and hang out with our b…

Sun · Sep 6·2 PM – 4 PM·Mitchell Park Library, Midtown Room, Palo Alto

Join us for a hands-on exploration of robotics and the design thinking process! We will be learning how to interview, brainstorm, and make as we build solutions to real problems we find in the world around us. Participants will practice hands-on engineering and learn what it's like to compete in the FIRST Robotics Comp…

Sat · Sep 5·10 AM – 1 PM·EcoCenter, 2560 Embarcadero Road · Palo Alto, CA

Bats Galore! Come explore these wonderfully wacky and spooky critters. — Monthly Tabletop Activities Topic: All About Bats . Drop in anytime to explore fun, hands-on activities about about Echolocation, Bat Morphology, and Bat Diets & Hunting. Our interactive touchscreens and marshcam will also be available to explore.…

Sat · Sep 12·10 AM – 1 PM·EcoCenter, 2560 Embarcadero Road · Palo Alto, CA

Water is crucial to life – ours, plants and animals. Come visit for some fun hands-on activities to learn more, and see what you can do to help conserve it. — Monthly Tabletop Activities Topic: All About Bats! We’ll be outside on the deck today, enjoying the summer sun. Stop by to explore fun, hands-on activities all a…