Create a Pumpkin Painting Using Watercolor, Crayon, and Pencil

Thu · Oct 29·10:30 AM – 11 AM·Los Altos Library, Orchard Room, Los Altos

Join the Children's Librarians for a fun, interactive 25-minute toddler storytime for early walkers, 1s, and 2s in the Orchard Room on Wednesday and Thursday mornings. Storytimes will be filled with stories, music, and fun activities! Due to limited space, we will begin handing out free tickets starting at 10 a.m. We l…

Thu · Oct 29·11 AM – 1 PM·Los Altos Library, Teen Room, Los Altos

Santa Clara County Library District residents 18 years and older are eligible to register for this in-person ESL class led by a professional ESL instructor. Join us to learn and improve your English listening and speaking skills. This class session is for beginner and intermediate ESL students (must have basic conversa…

Thu · Oct 29·6:30 PM – 8 PM·St. William Church, 611 S. El Monte Ave, Los Altos, CA

Sanctuary Youth Series is a faith-based mental health program for our teens (includes separate parent class too). We are grateful to be offering this program, once again after a successful first offering, for eight Thursday nights, 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm, starting September 17, 2026 Saint William Hall and Teen Center 611 S…

Thu · Oct 29·10 AM – 2 PM·O'Donohue Educational Farm, 175 Electioneer Rd, Stanford, CA 94305 · Palo Alto

Come to The O'Donohue Family Stanford Educational Farm to build your own seasonal, organic, flower bouquet using flowers grown on the campus farm. Follow provided directions, to make your bouquet. Flowers will be available in buckets for your choosing. Pay onsite via QR code. This is a weekly event occuring every Thurs…

Wed · Oct 28·4 PM – 5 PM·Los Altos Library, Orchard Room, Los Altos

Beginning readers in TK through 1st grade are invited to join us for the Story Explorers Book Club! We'll enjoy stories and activities featuring the Nat the Cat Series by Jarrett Lerner. Attendees are not expected to read the book ahead of time. We'll read together, have a short discussion of each book, move to music,…

Thu · Oct 29·3:30 PM – 5 PM·Woodside, Woodside

Come and create a Halloween bracelet while learning a basic crochet chain stitch. All materials will be provided while supplies last.

Thu · Oct 29·1 PM – 2:30 PM·East Palo Alto, East Palo Alto

Diyas [De-ah] are clay lanterns used across India, not only to light our religious altars but also to light our homes and public spaces during Diwali, the Festival of Lights. These lights indicate that good prevails over evil and that a period of peace is coming. Workshop participants will receive a brief history lesso…

Thu · Oct 1·Los Altos Library, Art Wall, Los Altos

Mamatha's Oil on Canvas: Rise Again will be on display at the Los Altos Library for the month of October. This exhibit brings together Mamatha Induvadan's original oil paintings of landscapes, flowers, the sea, and scenes of reflection and devotion. Through vivid color, texture, and expressive forms, the works explore…

Thu · Oct 1·Gilroy Library, Second-floor Adult Information Desk, Gilroy

Looking to brew up a little more positivi-tea in your life? Stop by the Gilroy Library starting October 1st to pick up a little pick-me-up: a kit featuring a small sample of tea. The tea of choice this time is H ōjicha (焙じ茶) ! Each kit contains: Two tea bags Two sugar packets A brochure with information about the tea,…