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…
Book Review: The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
By: Stella Y., Grade 8 Age Rating: 12+ Genre: Mystery Length: 348 pages Stars: 5/5 A compelling read and one of my favorite series, The Inheritance Games, is out of this world. The story follows a 17-year-old girl who unexpectedly inherits a fortune from billionaire Tobis Hawthorn. To claim the money, she must live at…
Book Review: The Tenant by Freida McFadden
By: Zhendi C., Grade 10 Overall rating 4/5. Is what you’ve seen really what it is? Or isn’t? Or is it? Or…isn’t? In the book, the protagonist Blake accepted a tenant called Whitney into his house. She looked pretty, kind, and harmless until Blake found out emptied shampoo and toothpaste, rotten apples gathered on the…
Partner with Palo Alto City Library
We're excited to bring back in-person volunteering at the library! The following info is for prospective adult volunteers (ages 18 and older). If you're a teen looking for volunteer hours, then please check our teen volunteer blog. If you are interested in library-related volunteering, in-person, then consider being a... Library program host! We're always looking…
Family Resources at the Library: Infants
Each developmental stage in a child’s life is unique and comes with its own milestones. The library can play an important role in supporting families with infants.
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