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The City of Menlo Park's libraries offer a variety of programs, including art events, author talks, info sessions, craft sessions, music events, and more. To make the most of our programming efforts and this meetup page, we’d love for you to get involved. If you come to a program, say hi and let us know you saw it on meetup. If you have an idea for something you’d like to see at the library, send us a message. The library is a great space for community meetups and we’d love to play a role in making those connections!
See more events at our calendar, and check our hours and holiday closures.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- 1, 2, 3-- By the Sea! Music with MaryLee SunseriMenlo Park Library, Menlo Park, CA
Join us outside to sing and dance along to fun songs about sea animals with MaryLee!
MaryLee creates shows with the very youngest children in mind. Her audience participation performances are beloved by babies, toddlers, preschoolers and their grownups. MaryLee engages the adults in the audience, asking them to lap-sit with their little ones.
There will be jumping, clapping and singing along!
About MaryLee:
MaryLee Sunseri is a singer/songwriter/performer of traditional and original songs for young children. She has produced and arranged 16 albums of songs, and has been honored with two American Library Notable Children's Recordings, as well as four Parents Choice Foundation Awards.
Her credits include more than 30 years as a solo artist performing in public libraries, parent centers and preschools, festivals, folk clubs, and academic groups throughout California, Massachusetts, Washington and County Cork, Ireland.
In 2001, MaryLee received her certificate of study in Musical Theatre from London Drama School with distinction in singing.
This free event received funding support from the Friends of the Menlo Park Library.Thursday, August 21, 2025 | 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Event will be held outside, on the library lawn.
Menlo Park Library, 800 Alma St., Menlo Park, CA, 94025More free events with Menlo Park Library
Menlo Park Library on social media:
@menloparklibrary on Instagram & Facebook
@menlolibrary on Twitter/X - Summer Puppetry Festival: Bob Baker Marionette TheaterMenlo Park Library, Menlo Park, CA
Our 8th Annual Summer Puppetry Festival continues, with a special visit from a legendary puppetry institution! The famed Bob Baker Marionette Theater of Los Angeles is returning to Menlo Park Library.
Enjoy Bob Baker's Marionette Medley, a greatest-hits show full of endless magic. A vast array of colorful creatures enchant with song and dance ranging an opera-signing chicken to a tap-dancing frog. Our guest performer from Bob Baker Marionette Theater will bring over 60 years of Southern California marionette history to you, in a testament to the legacy of Bob Baker and the worlds of fantasy and imagination that he founded.
About the Summer Puppetry Festival:
We’re presenting our 8th Annual Summer Puppetry Festival! Menlo Park celebrates puppetry in its many forms, with a series of puppet shows and related events featuring beloved performers from throughout the Bay Area and beyond. Drop in for one event, or join us for the entire series.
Performances:
- June 29 | The Puppet Company | Belle Haven Library
- July 27 | Fratello Marionettes | Belle Haven Library
- Aug. 10 | Steve Chaney & Corny Crow | Belle Haven Library
- Aug. 22 | Bob Baker Marionette Theater | Menlo Park Library
- Aug. 24 | Luce Puppet Company | Belle Haven Library
Other events:
- June 9 | Author talk: A Century of California Puppetry | Menlo Park Library
- June 24 | Documentary: I Am Big Bird | Menlo Park Library
- July 22 | Mini-puppet workshop (Ages 4-7, with adult) | Belle Haven Library
This free program series received funding support from the Friends of the Menlo Park Library.
Friday, August 22, 2025 | 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Performance will be outside, on library lawn.
Menlo Park Library, 800 Alma St., Menlo Park, CA, 94025More free events with Menlo Park Library
Menlo Park Library on social media:
@menloparklibrary on Instagram & Facebook
@menlolibrary on Twitter/X - Summer Puppetry Festival: Tale of the Dragon's TaleBelle Haven Library, Belle Haven Community Campus, Menlo Park, CA
Our 8th Annual Summer Puppetry Festival concludes with Puppet Art Theater, on tour from our state’s capital—with a dragon!
There are problems in the kingdom! A dragon has been spotted in the hills above the castle, and the King has been giving all of the kingdom’s gold to a wizard who claims he can keep the dragon away.
Princess Penny suspects something is fishy. Will she get to the bottom of the mystery?
About Puppet Art Theater:
Puppet Art Theater, formed in 1994 by Art Grueneberger, performs hundreds of programs each year virtually and at venues throughout the state. The company also builds and tours educational shows for government agencies, corporations and other organizations that deliver important educational messages to elementary school students.
About the Summer Puppetry Festival:
We’re presenting our 8th Annual Summer Puppetry Festival! Menlo Park celebrates puppetry in its many forms, with a series of puppet shows and related events featuring beloved performers from throughout the Bay Area and beyond. Drop in for one event, or join us for the entire series.
Performances:
- June 29 | The Puppet Company | Belle Haven Library
- July 27 | Fratello Marionettes | Belle Haven Library
- Aug. 10 | Steve Chaney & Corny Crow | Belle Haven Library
- Aug. 22 | Bob Baker Marionette Theater | Menlo Park Library
- Aug. 24 | Puppet Art Theater | Belle Haven Library
Other events:
- June 9 | Author talk: A Century of California Puppetry | Menlo Park Library
- June 24 | Documentary: I Am Big Bird | Menlo Park Library
- July 22 | Mini-puppet workshop (Ages 4-7, with adult) | Belle Haven Library
This free program series received funding support from the Friends of the Menlo Park Library.
Sunday, August 24, 2025 | 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Belle Haven Library, 100 Terminal Ave., Menlo Park, CA, 94025More free events with Menlo Park Library
Menlo Park Library on social media:
@menloparklibrary on Instagram & Facebook
@menlolibrary on Twitter/X - Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Group: Even Though I Knew the EndLink visible for attendees
Join us online to discuss Even Though I Knew the End, by C.L. Polk.
An exiled auspex who sold her soul to save her brother's life is offered one last job before serving an eternity in hell.When she turns it down, her client sweetens the pot by offering up the one payment she can't resist: the chance to have a future where she grows old with the woman she loves. Now she has just three days to track down the White City Vampire, Chicago's most notorious serial killer.
The Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Group meets online on the 4th Monday of each month.
Monday, August 25, 2025 | 06:30 PM - 07:45 PM
Zoom webinar (register for link)More free events with Menlo Park Library
Menlo Park Library on social media:
@menloparklibrary on Instagram & Facebook
@menlolibrary on Twitter/X
