Playtime Storytime

Come along for an active, playful family storytime. Hear new stories and get your wiggles out with the whole family. We'll play and learn together! Best for ages 3-5.

Coventry & Kaluza: Circus & Comedy!

Award-winning circus comedians, Coventry & Kaluza bring a variety of skills and thrills to their show, which features juggling, acrobatics, music, comedy, dog tricks, and high numbers hula hooping. It’s interactive fun for the whole family! This program replaces our r......More

Award-winning circus comedians, Coventry & Kaluza bring a variety of skills and thrills to their show, which features juggling, acrobatics, music, comedy, dog tricks, and high numbers hula hooping. It’s interactive fun for the whole family! This program replaces our regular Family Storytime.

Fiction Book Club: Best of the 21st Century

For 2025, we will look at the New York Times’s lists of the best books of the 21st Century and choose 12 fiction titles that appeared in both the Book Review’s list and Readers Top 100 to read and discuss. Titles for the first six months will be chosen by library staff......More

For 2025, we will look at the New York Times’s lists of the best books of the 21st Century and choose 12 fiction titles that appeared in both the Book Review’s list and Readers Top 100 to read and discuss. Titles for the first six months will be chosen by library staff and book club participants will vote on the remaining six books. To accommodate different schedules, this book club will meet twice a month - on the first Monday of the month at 6 PM and on the first Wednesday of the month at 10:30 AM. Stop by on the day that works for you to share your opinion and whether you would rate the chosen title in your personal top 100! For our August meeting, we will be reading and discussing Americanah by Chimimanda Ngozi Adichie.

Spanish Conversation Club

Are you a beginner or intermediate-level Spanish student? If so, we invite you to join our weekly Spanish conversation club where you can meet fellow Spanish learners while practicing your comprehension and speaking skills. Heritage Spanish-speaking staff will be on ha......More

Are you a beginner or intermediate-level Spanish student? If so, we invite you to join our weekly Spanish conversation club where you can meet fellow Spanish learners while practicing your comprehension and speaking skills. Heritage Spanish-speaking staff will be on hand to facilitate the group and assist in pronunciation. 

Peninsula Ukulele Group: Open Rehearsals

The Flea St Band is the house band for the Peninsula Ukulele Group. They lead songs and host a monthly ukulele play and sing-along session at the San Carlos Library. They will now open their monthly afternoon rehearsal sessions to the Peninsula Ukulele Group and the ......More

The Flea St Band is the house band for the Peninsula Ukulele Group. They lead songs and host a monthly ukulele play and sing-along session at the San Carlos Library. They will now open their monthly afternoon rehearsal sessions to the Peninsula Ukulele Group and the San Carlos community to participate. The songs rehearsed are typically beginner to intermediate level, with some optional riffs and fingerpicking. Knowledge of basic ukulele chords, reading tablature and chord diagrams is helpful. These sessions are not a formal lesson, but they can provide lessons occasionally. The sessions are casual, low-stress and always fun! All levels and instruments are welcome - you can also join to sing along if you don’t play an instrument. Let’s have some fun playing music together!

Art Explorers: Clay

Let's make something beautiful! During this drop-in time, we’ll explore a different theme or medium, allowing kids to experiment with various art forms and techniques. Art Explorers encourages kids to discover their artistic talents and develop new skills in a fun, sup......More

Let's make something beautiful! During this drop-in time, we’ll explore a different theme or medium, allowing kids to experiment with various art forms and techniques. Art Explorers encourages kids to discover their artistic talents and develop new skills in a fun, supportive environment. Children under age 6 must be accompanied by an adult. Today, let's play with model magic clay.

San Carlos Stitchers

Do you like to crochet or knit? Bring your own crochet, knitting or hand craft sewing project and meet other local stitchers in this informal drop-in group. We meet weekly from 6-8 PM on Tuesdays.

Fiction Book Club: Best of the 21st Century

For 2025, we will look at the New York Times’s lists of the best books of the 21st Century and choose 12 fiction titles that appeared in both the Book Review’s list and Readers Top 100 to read and discuss. Titles for the first six months will be chosen by library staff......More

For 2025, we will look at the New York Times’s lists of the best books of the 21st Century and choose 12 fiction titles that appeared in both the Book Review’s list and Readers Top 100 to read and discuss. Titles for the first six months will be chosen by library staff and book club participants will vote on the remaining six books. To accommodate different schedules, this book club will be meeting twice a month - on the first Monday of the month at 6 PM and on the first Wednesday of the month at 10:30 AM. Stop by on the day that works for you to share your opinion and whether you would rate the chosen title in your personal top 100! For our August meeting, we will be reading and discussing Americanah by Chimimanda Ngozi Adichie.

Level Up Lounge

Need a place to hang out this summer? We have a space just for incoming 5th-8th graders on the second floor of the library on special days. Drop in, game on our laptops or Nintendo Switch, do a craft or maker activity, and just relax with friends without being shushed ......More

Need a place to hang out this summer? We have a space just for incoming 5th-8th graders on the second floor of the library on special days. Drop in, game on our laptops or Nintendo Switch, do a craft or maker activity, and just relax with friends without being shushed in the main library. 

Preschool Pals: Fishing for Shapes

This program is for ages 3-5 with their caregivers. Let’s learn together through play! We’ll read a story, learn a song or game, then do a related activity. Capacity limited to 20 kids – when registering, please ONLY register for the child, not the adult. [We will assu......More

This program is for ages 3-5 with their caregivers. Let’s learn together through play! We’ll read a story, learn a song or game, then do a related activity. Capacity limited to 20 kids – when registering, please ONLY register for the child, not the adult. [We will assume a caregiver is in attendance with each child.] Let's identify different shapes by playing a fun fishing game.

Bilingual Hindi Storytime

Join us for a special bilingual Hindi and English storytime the whole family will love. Open to families with children of all ages who will enjoy listening, singing, and playing along. 

Playtime Storytime

Come along for an active, playful family storytime. Hear new stories and get your wiggles out with the whole family. We'll play and learn together! Best for ages 3-5.

Family Storytime

Come along on an imaginary adventure for Family Storytime. Hear new stories, sing songs, and learn wiggles that the whole family can enjoy together. Songs and stories are best suited for toddlers and preschoolers. Capacity limits may apply. 

Spanish Conversation Club

Are you a beginner or intermediate-level Spanish student? If so, we invite you to join our weekly Spanish conversation club where you can meet fellow Spanish learners while practicing your comprehension and speaking skills. Heritage Spanish-speaking staff will be on ha......More

Are you a beginner or intermediate-level Spanish student? If so, we invite you to join our weekly Spanish conversation club where you can meet fellow Spanish learners while practicing your comprehension and speaking skills. Heritage Spanish-speaking staff will be on hand to facilitate the group and assist in pronunciation. 

Creator Club: Rube Goldberg Machines

This learning workshop is designed for incoming 1st-4th graders. We’ll explore a scientific concept, then design and make our own project around it. Get ready to collaborate with other kids and try out new ideas! Capacity limited to 20 kids.  Who was Rube Goldberg? We......More

This learning workshop is designed for incoming 1st-4th graders. We’ll explore a scientific concept, then design and make our own project around it. Get ready to collaborate with other kids and try out new ideas! Capacity limited to 20 kids.  Who was Rube Goldberg? We'll learn about chain reactions and see what we kinds of machines we can make.

Trivia Night

Please join us at the San Carlos Library for our monthly Trivia Night! Bring your friends or come alone for a fun-filled evening of trivia. Topics will be broad and will vary from month to month. This program will take place on the 2nd Tuesday of each month.  ...More

Please join us at the San Carlos Library for our monthly Trivia Night! Bring your friends or come alone for a fun-filled evening of trivia. Topics will be broad and will vary from month to month. This program will take place on the 2nd Tuesday of each month. 

San Carlos Stitchers

Do you like to crochet or knit? Bring your own crochet, knitting or hand craft sewing project and meet other local stitchers in this informal drop-in group. We meet weekly from 6-8 PM on Tuesdays.

Level Up Lounge

Need a place to hang out this summer? We have a space just for incoming 5th-8th graders on the second floor of the library on special days. Drop in, game on our laptops or Nintendo Switch, do a craft or maker activity, and just relax with friends without being shushed ......More

Need a place to hang out this summer? We have a space just for incoming 5th-8th graders on the second floor of the library on special days. Drop in, game on our laptops or Nintendo Switch, do a craft or maker activity, and just relax with friends without being shushed in the main library.