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Remade in America... True Story, The Film Project 2012 - 3rd Wednesdays

Presented by San Mateo County Library at Atherton Public Library

May 16-September 19, 2012

A 1953 Silver Streak trailer needs rebuilding and so does America. In a tiny town off Route 66, idiosyncratic characters hired to transform it personify the skill, community, humor and crusty broad-mindedness it will take America to find its way forward.

This is a unique opportunity to participate in making the film start to...

Live Action Storytime at the East Palo Alto Library

Presented by San Mateo County Library at East Palo Alto Library

May 19, 2012 - Ongoing

In this interactive storytime, kids of all ages read books, sing songs, and play games.

Paws for Tales - Reading Program

Presented by San Mateo County Library at Atherton Public Library

May 26, 2012

Children can improve their reading skills by reading to a trained therapy dog. Sign up in advance and join the fun.

Have a reluctant reader? Studies show children who are reluctant to read in front of peers are much less anxious with an animal present. Children don't perceive animals to be judgmental; mere animal presence helps them...

Recess... School's Out - Matinee in Pacifica

Presented by San Mateo County Library at Pacifica-Sharp Park Library

May 30, 2012

TJ and company must save summer vacation from disappearing forever in this feature film based on the television cartoon series.

Stages on Pages Author Tour - Teen Event

Presented by San Mateo County Library at Belmont Library

May 30, 2012

Please join us for a special "Stages on Pages" YA author tour! Each author will talk about their YA books that focus on the arts and discuss how their personal arts backgrounds fit into the story or writing craft. The audience will get to play a suspenseful and fun round of "author roulette" where the author will present...

The Muppets - Final Friday Flicks

Presented by San Mateo County Library at Atherton Public Library

May 25, 2012

With the help of three fans, The Muppets must reunite to save their old theater from a greedy oil tycoon.

Polynesian Dance Performance

Presented by San Mateo County Library at East Palo Alto Library

May 22, 2012

You are invited to a Polynesian Dance Performance in the East Palo Alto Community Room and City Council Chambers. Refreshments will be served.

The Muppets - Family Movie Night

Presented by San Mateo County Library at Pacifica-Sanchez Library

May 19, 2012

With the help of three fans, The Muppets must reunite to save their old theater from a greedy oil tycoon. Rated PG. 103 min

Lunch Bucket Paradise - Fred Setterberg, Author Talk

Presented by San Francisco/Peninsula Writers and San Mateo County Library at Belmont Library

May 19, 2012

Fred Setterfield, author of Lunch Bucket Paradise, is intrigued by the dotted line between fiction and memoir, and the hybrid forms that emerge from their meeting. In his talk, he will cover: the use of research and interviewing when building a base for fiction; the limitations of memory in writing about personal events in a fictional form and...

Born Believers... The Science of Children's Religious Belief - Justin Barrett, Author

Presented by San Mateo County Library and Books Inc. at San Mateo Main Library

May 17, 2012

Noted developmental psychologist and anthropologist at Oxford University, Justin Barrett, presents Born Believers: The Science of Children's Religious Belief, a fascinating theory about the value of religious faith that finds that humans are all predisposed to believe in God from birth.