STEAM Lab Saturday: ChompSaw Rocket!

Sat · Nov 7·10 AM – 1 PM·EcoCenter, 2560 Embarcadero Road · Palo Alto, CA

Explore hands‑on Earthquake and plate tectonics activities, rock formation demos, mineral property stations, interactive touchscreens and Marshcam on the EcoCenter deck, free.

Sat · Nov 7·10 AM – 12 PM·Gamble Garden, 1431 Waverley Street, Palo Alto, CA

Worm Composting Workshop at Gamble Garden, Palo Alto.

Sat · Nov 7·10:30 AM – 11 AM·Mitchell Park Library, Midtown Room, Palo Alto

Librarian Juliana leads sing‑along rhymes and story reading in the Midtown Room at Mitchell Park Library, ages 5 and under.

Sat · Nov 7·10:30 AM – 12 PM·EcoCenter, 2560 Embarcadero Road · Palo Alto, CA

EcoCenter hosts a bat science program where docents guide participants through activities with real bat specimens and explore local bat myths, free, ages 6–11.

Sat · Nov 14·3 PM – 4 PM·Children's Library, Secret Garden, Palo Alto

Librarian Jennifer shares Native American folk tales and guides making traditional clay pinch pots in the Secret Garden, Children’s Library, Palo Alto, ages 6–11.

Thu · Nov 19·3:30 PM – 4:30 PM·Children's Library, Treetop Room, Palo Alto

Create colorful mosaics using beans and lentils on paper with glue, all supplies provided in the Treetop Room, Children’s Library, Palo Alto, for ages 6–11.

Sun · Nov 8·10 AM – 11:30 AM·Gamble Garden, 1431 Waverley Street, Palo Alto, CA

Planting Tulip Bulbs for Spring at Gamble Garden, 1431 Waverley Street, Palo Alto.

Fri · Oct 23·12 PM – 1 PM·Mitchell Park Library, Midtown Room, Palo Alto

Learn English: Beyond the Basics (Mitchell Park Library, Midtown Room) — In‑person 7‑week class covering grammar, pronunciation, and idioms for advanced adult learners, ages 18 and up.

Fri · Oct 23·4 PM – 5 PM·College Terrace Library, Palo Alto

Build with LEGOs at College Terrace Library, snapping photos of creations; imagination fuels STEAM play for ages 18 months–11.