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The City of Menlo Park's libraries offer a variety of programs, including art events, author talks, info sessions, craft sessions, music events, and more. To make the most of our programming efforts and this meetup page, we’d love for you to get involved. If you come to a program, say hi and let us know you saw it on meetup. If you have an idea for something you’d like to see at the library, send us a message. The library is a great space for community meetups and we’d love to play a role in making those connections!
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Virtual Tour: The Museum of Medical HistoryLink visible for attendees
Join us for a virtual trip to our state capital city, to tour The Museum of Medical History of the Sierra Sacramento Valley Medical Society!
The museum showcases developments in, from the mid-1800‘s through today. The museum is organized by various themes:
- Patent medicines and pharmacology
- Basic science and laboratory medicine
- Antibiotics and infectious diseases
- Medical diagnosis and therapy
- Surgical diagnosis and therapy
- Nursing
- Asian medicine
- Radiology
- Quackery
- Sacramento Valley’s local medical history
Museum displays include a turn-of-the-century doctor’s office diorama, a functioning 1950-era iron lung, Civil War amputation kits, and a variety of medical art.
Our tour guide will be museum curator Dr. Bob LaPerriere, who will share some fascinating insights and answer our questions.
This special event is being held in conjunction with the National Library of Health exhibition Take Two and Call Me in the Morning: The Story of Aspirin Revisited, on display at Menlo Park Library from May 28 until July 6, 2024.
This free event received funding support from the Friends of the Menlo Park Library.
Monday, June 10, 2024 | 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
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@menlolibrary on Twitter - English Conversation ClubMenlo Park Library, Menlo Park, CA
Do you want to improve your English? Practice with us!
Virtual Conversation Club is an opportunity for English language learners to develop their fluency by practicing with others under the guidance of skilled volunteer tutors. From hobbies to holidays, we discuss a variety of topics to encourage cultural exchange.
Learn about:
• World cultures and traditions
• U.S. history
• English vocabulary and phrasesTakes place Tuesdays from Noon-1 at Menlo Park Library, 800 Alma Street.
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@menlolibrary on Twitter - Book Discussion: Other Voices, Other RoomsLink visible for attendees
Join us online to discuss Truman Capote’s debut novel, the publication of which brought him to international prominence, a twenty-three-year-old prodigy.
Other Voices, Other Rooms begins as thirteen-year-old Joel Knox, after losing his mother, is sent from New Orleans to rural Alabama to live with his estranged father—who is nowhere to be found. Instead, Joel meets his eccentric family and finds a kindred spirit in a defiant little girl. Despite its themes of waylaid hopes and lost innocence, this semiautobiographical coming-of-age novel revels in small pleasures and the colorful language of its time and place.
About Truman Capote:
Truman Capote was born September 30, 1924, in New Orleans. After his parents’ divorce, he was sent to live with relatives in Monroeville, Alabama. It was here he would meet his lifelong friend, the author Harper Lee. Capote rose to international prominence in 1948 with the publication of his debut novel, Other Voices, Other Rooms. Among his celebrated works are Breakfast at Tiffany’s, A Tree of Night, The Grass Harp, Summer Crossing, A Christmas Memory, and In Cold Blood, widely considered one of the greatest books of the twentieth century.
Twice awarded the O. Henry Short Story Prize, Capote was also the recipient of a National Institute of Arts and Letters Creative Writing Award and an Edgar Award. He died August 25, 1984, shortly before his sixtieth birthday.
Menlo Park’s Fiction Book Group meets virtually on the second Tuesday of each month.
Tuesday, June 11, 2024 | 06:30 PM - 07:45 PM
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@menlolibrary on Twitter - Medicare Fraud PreventionBelle Haven Library, Belle Haven Community Campus, Menlo Park, CA
Learn what you can do to protect yourself or a loved one from Medicare fraud.
Billions of dollars are lost annually due to fraudulent Medicare claims, putting you at risk. Personal information such as your name, Medicare number, and those related to a Medicare Advantage plan, medigap policy or prescription drug plan, are used to bill your insurance for supplies and services you did not receive. Not only does this affect your finances, but it can also endanger your access to medical care and the security of your personal information.
Join Virginia Kroger with HICAP of San Mateo County for this seminar and learn the many facets of Medicare fraud. Understand the three crucial steps to guard your Medicare coverage, and take with you valuable tips and information to protect yourself from medical identity theft.
About HICAP:
The Health Insurance Counseling & Advocacy Program (HICAP) is a state and federally funded program that provides free, unbiased counseling and community education on Medicare and related health insurance issues. HICAP does not sell, endorse, or recommend any specific health insurance. HICAP counselors are registered by the California Department of Aging and provide confidential one-on-one counseling appointments both in person and over the phone.
Wednesday, June 12, 2024 | 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Belle Haven Library, Belle Haven Community Campus, 100 Terminal Ave., Menlo Park, CA, 94025More free events with Menlo Park Library:
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