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Mango Languages Mango Languages

Let the library help you to learn a foreign language! Get started with Mango Languages today!
Let the library help you to learn a foreign language! Get started with Mango Languages today!
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Minecraft for Makers Minecraft for Makers

eBooks for all ages! Learn to code with Python or set up your own server with these awesome guides from Safari books.
eBooks for all ages! Learn to code with Python or set up your own server with these awesome guides from Safari books.
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The Latest and Greatest in eBook Comics The Latest and Greatest in eBook Comics

New digital editions of your favorite graphic novels—over 6000 to choose from!
New digital editions of your favorite graphic novels—over 6000 to choose from!
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Kids & Teens

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Hack Your Planner Hack Your Planner

Sep 22nd | 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Mitchell Park Library
Do you want to get creative while upgrading your time management skills? Then this workshop is for you! Ages 13-18
Do you want to get creative while upgrading your time management skills? Then this workshop is for you! Ages 13-18
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Intergenerational Storytime Intergenerational Storytime

Sep 19th | 11:00am - 11:30am
College Terrace Library
Join us for a special storytime designed exclusively for seniors living with memory care issues and toddlers (aged 18 mo - 3 years).
Join us for a special storytime designed exclusively for seniors living with memory care issues and toddlers (aged 18 mo - 3 years).
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SPECIAL STORYTIME EVENT-Music Together SPECIAL STORYTIME EVENT-Music Together

Sep 20th | 10:30am - 11:00am
Downtown Library
Children and their caregivers are invited for this special storytime event.
Children and their caregivers are invited for this special storytime event, a FREE preview of the Palo Alto Community Services Department's Music Together Class.
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Golden Thread Fairytale Players Golden Thread Fairytale Players

Oct 9th | 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Rinconada Library
Golden Thread Fairytale Players present: Leila's Quest for Flight!
Golden Thread Fairytale Players present: Leila's Quest for Flight! When the optometrist shatters little Leila’s dream of becoming a pilot, a menagerie of mythic birds gather to help her accomplish her goal.
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Banned Book Movie Night! Banned Book Movie Night!

Sep 24th | 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Mitchell Park Library
Celebrate National Banned Books Week at the library by watching A Wrinkle in Time (2018), creating blackout poetry, and munching on popcorn!
Celebrate National Banned Books Week at the library by watching A Wrinkle in Time (2018), creating blackout poetry, and munching on popcorn!
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It's Welcome Week in Palo Alto! It's Welcome Week in Palo Alto!

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Welcoming Week 2019 takes place September 12-22. Library staff have put together a list of titles that celebrate the "United States of US."
Welcoming Week 2019 takes place September 12-22. Library staff have put together a list of titles that celebrate the "United States of…
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Short Stories Short Stories

recommended by pacl_books
Enjoy the gem of a short story, brilliant in design and satisfying to the core.
Enjoy the gem of a short story, brilliant in design and satisfying to the core.
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Back to School Back to School

recommended by pacl_books
Keep the library in mind for your homework and learning needs. Primary sources? Reliable information? Study tools? We have the resources!
Keep the library in mind for your homework and learning needs. Primary sources? Reliable information? Study tools? We have the resources!
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Meditation for Relaxation Meditation for Relaxation

recommended by pacl_books
Looking for some relaxation? Check out one of these books!
Looking for some relaxation? Check out one of these books!
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Shark Week Reads Shark Week Reads

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Enter the fascinating world of sharks off-screen with one of these great reads!
Enter the fascinating world of sharks off-screen with one of these great reads!
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Summertime and the living's easy! Summertime and the living's easy!

recommended by pacl_books
It's the Dog Days of summer and we're all feeling the heat. Check out these books that take place during summer.
It's the Dog Days of summer and we're all feeling the heat. Check out these books that take place during summer.
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International Justice Book List International Justice Book List

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July 17 is the anniversary of the creation of the International Criminal Court; these books explore different aspects of justice worldwide.
July 17 is the anniversary of the creation of the International Criminal Court; these books explore different aspects of justice worldwide.
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Podcasts Podcasts

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Podcasts can be educational, entertaining, political, scary and fun conversations to listen to while walking or driving in your car.
Podcasts can be educational, entertaining, political, scary and fun conversations to listen to while walking or driving in your car.

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Vintage Media Lab Vintage Media Lab

Digitize your memories with the Vintage Media Lab.
Digitize your memories with the Vintage Media Lab.
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Book Club Kits Book Club Kits

Is your book club looking for its next title? Then check out a Book Club Kit! Search “book club kit” in our catalog for a list of titles.
Is your book club looking for its next title? Then check out a Book Club Kit! Search “book club kit” in our catalog for a list of titles.
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Discover and Go Discover and Go

Use your library card to get free and low-cost tickets to museums, science centers, zoos, theaters and other fun cultural attractions.
Use your library card to get free and low-cost tickets to museums, science centers, zoos, theaters and other fun cultural attractions.
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Creative Tools Laptop Creative Tools Laptop

Explore your creativity with our Creative Tools Laptop, loaded with powerful software: Adobe Creative Cloud, Fusion 360, Blender and more!
Explore your creativity with our Creative Tools Laptop, loaded with powerful software: Adobe Creative Cloud, Fusion 360, Blender and more!
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Brainfuse Brainfuse

Brainfuse is an online homework and study tools suite for kids and adults.
Brainfuse is an online homework and study tools suite for kids and adults.
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Tunes & Flicks

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Black Cats, Treasure Hunters & Samurai Black Cats, Treasure Hunters & Samurai

From Kurosawa to classic Japanese horror to modern classics, stream movies to your device compliments of the Palo Alto City Library.
From Kurosawa to classic Japanese horror to modern classics, stream movies to your device compliments of the Palo Alto City Library.
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Wow Yourself Wow Yourself

Whether it's parrots on Telegraph Hill or Black Holes lurking in our Galaxy, get your science on with our streaming documentary…
Whether it's parrots on Telegraph Hill or Black Holes lurking in our Galaxy, get your science on with our streaming documentary collection.
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Unlimited Kids Views Unlimited Kids Views

You can now stream most kids movies, shows and lessons on Kanopy Kids without limit.
You can now stream most kids movies, shows and lessons on Kanopy Kids without limit.
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A Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe A Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

recommended by pacl_books
Are you ready for Avengers: Endgame? If you’re attempting to watch all the Marvel films this list ranks the films from "MUST SEE" to "SKIP".
Are you ready for Avengers: Endgame? If you’re attempting to watch all the Marvel films this list ranks the films from "MUST SEE"…
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Otaku Cinema Otaku Cinema

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Otaku is a Japanese term describing people who show intense enthusiasm for an aspect of pop culture. More than nerds, these fans of anime,…
Otaku is a Japanese term describing people who show intense enthusiasm for an aspect of pop culture. More than nerds, these fans of anime,…
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