Menlo Park Library events for adults

Native American Cultural Impact on the United States is topic on November 21

Colonization of this continent had a cultural impact upon its native people—but was the impact of the Native American populations on what would evolve into

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on November 19, 2022

Historical Trauma and Generational Trauma on Native Populations is topic on November 9

What are the challenges faced by Native Americans today based on the past and are there new challenges today? Representatives of San Mateo County Behavioral

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on November 6, 2022

Paint night with El Comalito Collective on August 18

Artists from El Comalito Collective are leading us through a bilingual painting tutorial! Paint your own work of art, beautiful nopales with fruit and flowers

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on August 15, 2022

Madeline Morgan and the Fight for Black History in Schools is topic on August 8

Struggles over history, representation, and race are far from a new phenomenon: in A Worthy Piece of Work: The Untold Story of Madeline Morgan and

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on August 7, 2022

Storyteller Kirk Waller: Love, Loss and Lasting Memories on July 21

Acclaimed storyteller Kirk Waller will join the Menlo Park Library online to share stories and songs to touch the heart on Thursday, July 21, from

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on July 18, 2022

Hear from local writer and photographer Mark Coggins on July 20

Join the Menlo Park Library to talk with local writer and photographer Mark Coggins on Wednesday, July 20 from 3:00 to 4:30 pm. Register via

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on July 17, 2022

Love Without Freedom: Juneteenth Storytelling with Muriel Johnson on June 16

Despite the ever-present threat of separation, the bonds that enslaved African Americans held were never easily severed. On Thursday, June 16 from 6:30 to 7:30

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on June 14, 2022

Expressions of Gender in Asian Art is topic on June 15

Gender-fluid and gender-ambiguous depictions have existed in Asian art for thousands of years. A docent from the Asian Art Museum will join the Menlo Park

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on June 13, 2022