Do you have any glasses at home that you don't use? Glasses-4-Change, a local youth-led organization, is now collecting second hand glasses.
A Neighborhood Treasure: Historical Photos of the Children’s Library
Did you know the first freestanding library in the United States intended solely for children is in your neighborhood?
Celebrate TeenTober 2025!
Celebrate TeenTober at PACL! Discover teen services, upcoming events, and our Resource Fair with allcove on Oct 26.
Book Review: Caraval by Stephanie Garber
Caraval by Stephanie Garber Age Rating: 13+ Genre: Fantasy YA Length: 407 pages Stars: 5/5 The Book of Caraval will transport you to a dark, romantic, wonderland-like world where the Mad Hatter is calling the shots. The book follows 17-year-old Scarlett, who has dreamed of taking her sister Donatella to the magical game of Caraval…
Migrate to Foothills Nature Preserve with a Parks Pass to See Tarantulas this Fall!
Tarantula migration season is upon us! Foothills Nature Preserve is home to the Hairy Tarantula and the Smooth Tarantula.
Book Review: A Forgery of Fate by Elizabeth Lim
By: Zhendi C., Grade 10 Overall rating 4.5/5. A cursed dragon lord bound to love with an artist that paints the future… It was not the background setting that amazed me first, but the book. I literally mean the physical book itself—the pages were covered with gold paints that shine whenever you flip it. Although…
Family Resources at the Library: TK-5th Grade (Ages 4-11)
Children in grades TK–5th, range in age from 4-11 years old. The library can be a space to support this age group with a variety of literacy-based programs, activities, and spaces for social interaction.
Book Review: Cruel Prince by Holly Black
By: Stella Y., Grade 8 Genre: YA fantasy Length: 416 pages Stars: 5/5 Cruel Prince is a real page-turner, quickly rising in the ranks to become my new favorite series. The story follows Jude, a 17-year-old girl whisked away to the Fairre world after her parents are brutally murdered. For 10 years, she has been…
Book Review: Listen, Slowly – A Journey into Roots and Self
By: Yunhan L., Grade 8 The experience of discovering one’s roots, as anyone who has done so can attest, is deeply grounding and often offers a change in perspective. Mai, who is known as Mia to her friends, has a name that captures the duality of life as a native of the California sand…
Leave a Note at the Palo Alto Library Empathy Walls!
By: Erin M., Grade 10 Passing by one of the Palo Alto libraries, you may have seen a bright wall covered in sticky notes. At a glance, the walls might just seem like an array of squares, a cheerful display, something pretty to look at, but it is so much more than that. It is…
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