
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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Therapy animals, cookie and cupcake decorating, and Move & Groove activities are available at The Learning Center for Stress-Less Week.
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.
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.
Halloween Party in the Oak Room features a magic show, Trick‑or‑Treat parade, crafts, spooky sensory boxes, and a calming room, with stroller parking available, all ages.
Drop-in 3D printing at Hillsdale Library lets participants print 35‑minute files from a USB collection, first‑come, first‑served, with longer jobs by appointment, for ages 5–11.
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.
English language workshop improves reading, writing, speaking, and listening in the Main Library’s Laurel Room; registration required, contact Project Read, for ages 18 and up.
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.