Authors

Francisco Jiménez: The Immigrant Experience, a Personal Story is topic on February 11

On Thursday, Feb. 11, from 5:00 to 6:00 pm celebrated author Francisco Jiménez talks about living a migrant's life and becoming a writer in a program

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on February 8, 2021

Anne Lamott is Kepler’s Literary Foundation guest on March 1

For a special, one-of-a-kind, multi-bookstore presentation and book launch, Kepler’s is proud to present the vividly funny Anne Lamott for Dusk, Night, Dawn: On Revival and Courage. For

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on February 4, 2021

Let’s Talk Books on January 13 features author Samantha Rajaram

Need some reading ideas? Want to know what’s new at your library? The friendly Menlo Park librarians are here to help. Let’s Talk Books is

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on January 11, 2021

Co-authors talk about fight for freedom and equality in California on January 12

Elaine Elinson and Stan Yogi, co-authors of Wherever There’s a Fight: How Runaway Slaves, Suffragists, Immigrants, Strikers, and Poets Shaped Civil Liberties in California will

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on January 8, 2021

Author Seema Yasmin talks about her book Muslim Women Are Everything on Jan. 7

Dr. Seema Yasmin shares her book, Muslim Women Are Everything: Stereotype-Shattering Stories of Courage, Inspiration, and Adventure in a program sponsored by the Menlo Park Library

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on January 5, 2021

Megan McDonald kicks off National Novel Writing Month on October 30

Get ready for a seat-of-your-pants writing adventure! Spend a month writing 50,000 words of a novel with hundreds of thousands of writers around the globe

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on October 27, 2020

Author John Billheimer talks about Hitchcock and the censors on October 27

The Menlo Park Library hosts Ladera resident John Billheimer virtually in a talk about his Edgar Award-winning dive into the fascinating career of filmmaker Alfred

by Linda Hubbard
on October 24, 2020

Dana Shields is author of new book – things I’ve learned about loss

In 2020, Willows neighborhood resident Dana Shields discovered that persistence pays. "After 19 years of trying to get published, my colorful little book things I’ve

by Linda Hubbard
on October 23, 2020

Menlo Park poet Lisa Rosenberg hosts local poets on October 24

Menlo Park-based poet Lisa Rosenberg is hosting a gathering of several local voices in contemporary poetry, reading from their latest books: Francesca Bell, Barbara Berman, Joe

by Linda Hubbard
on October 23, 2020

Daniel J. Siegel and Julie Lythcott-Haims appear jointly at Kepler’s on October 28

On Wednesday, October 28 at 6:30 pm, Kepler's is hosting Daniel J. Siegel and Julie Lythcott-Haims, bestselling authors and polymaths with expertise ranging from parenting

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on October 22, 2020