Paws For Tales @ Hillsdale Branch
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Join us for Paws for Tales at Hillsdale Library! Register to guarantee a ten-minute reading session with a friendly therapy dog! Walk-ins are also welcome. For kids ages 5 and up.
Join us for Paws for Tales at Hillsdale Library! Register to guarantee a ten-minute reading session with a friendly therapy dog! Walk-ins are also welcome. For kids ages 5 and up.
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Creative movement and songs accompany stories on the Oak Room Patio, Main Library 1st Floor, for ages 19 months–2.
Toddler Storytime at Hillsdale Library Programming Space offers books, songs, and movement activities for children 19 months–2, with one adult per child, limited to 35 participants.
Virtual meeting with a UC Davis transfer representative to discuss transfer requirements and admissions from College of San Mateo, plus TOP webinars and undergraduate admissions events.
Virtual meeting with a CSU Academic Rep to discuss admissions and transfer information from CSM to CSU East Bay.
Sing, play, and read with babies in the Oak Room at San Mateo Main Library, limited to the first 60 arrivals, for ages 18 months and under.
Boulder Book Club & Craft meets at Book Bubble to discuss The Aquanaut, snack, and create a themed craft, registration required for free book, for ages 7–11.
Drop-in genealogy assistance on the second floor of San Mateo Main Library; appointments can be arranged by emailing librarian@smcgs.org, for ages 18 and up.
Cross stitch lessons with fun, colorful beginner patterns and all materials provided at Book Bubble, Main Library Children’s Area, for ages 8+ (grades 3‑5+), registration required.
Reading skill practice and book discussions take place in the Main Library’s Laurel Room.
Teen Advisory Group (Laurel Room) — Teens assist library staff on projects and plan future teen programs, earning community service hours; 8th‑12th graders welcome, no commitment required.
Weave a potholder on a loom or craft a seasonal evergreen tree from pipe cleaners, with snacks, in the Oak Room for ages 13–19.
Books, songs, and movement activities fill the Oak Room storytime, limited to the first 60 participants, for ages 18 months–3 years.