Story Is the Thing

Wed · Nov 4·Menlo Park Library events

Gardening experts discuss top garden books of 2026 at Menlo Park Library.

Wed · Nov 4·Menlo Park Library, 800 Alma Street, Menlo Park, CA

Teens explore dungeons and embark on epic tabletop quests with friends at Menlo Park Library, for ages 13–19.

Wed · Nov 4·Palo Alto Enjoy! recreation

Science with a Twist (Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo) — Interactive activities explore physics, biology, chemistry, and earth science.

Wed · Nov 4·Stanford Events Calendar (talks) · Palo Alto

Exclusive opportunity for frosh, sophomores, and first‑year transfers to select Winter IntroSems with small classes, cutting‑edge scholarship, and hands‑on learning.

Sat · Oct 24·2 PM – 4 PM·Kepler's Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, CA 94025

Illustrator Shawn Harris leads an interactive collage workshop and open discussion of Her Right Foot at Kepler’s Books.

Thu · Oct 29·7 PM – 8 PM·Kepler's Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, CA, 94025

Douglas Stuart discusses his Booker‑prize‑shortlisted novel John of John, with Karen Joy Fowler, at Kepler’s Books.

Tue · Nov 3·7:30 PM – 9 PM·ONLINE only · Menlo Park

Online discussion of Erik Larson’s *The Demon of Unrest*: a saga of hubris, heartbreak, and heroism at the dawn of the Civil War.