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Palo Alto City Library Spring Author Series: Pearl Sofaer
The Palo Alto City Library Spring Author Series continues with local author, singer, and artist Pearl Sofaer. She will tell stories from her family memoir, Baghdad to Bombay:... |
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on Mar 17, 2009 at 8:36 pm by JESSICATHELIBRARIAN, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Palo Alto City Library Spring Author Series: Firoozeh Dumas
Palo Alto City Library is excited to invite the community to the first ever Spring Author Series. The Series kicks off with Firoozeh Dumas, the author of Funny in Farsi and L... |
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on Mar 5, 2009 at 4:58 pm by Booklover, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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why does palo alto library not part of the santa clara county library
the county library has many more collections, newer books and multimedia material.
I wonder why we are still holding down the fort with our own library, with the older col... |
justwondering |
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on Jul 8, 2011 at 9:56 pm by Hmmm, a resident of East Palo Alto |
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San Mateo County is Reading Daughter of Fortune this Fall
Welcome to our second fall community read! Our first community reading event was launched last year with The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini. The libraries of San Mateo County... |
Kathleen Beasley |
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on Sep 19, 2007 at 5:57 pm by Kathleen Beasley, a resident of Atherton |
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Sign-up Now for Summer Reading Programs
The popular annual Kids, Teen and Adult Summer Reading Programs are back. For this year’s night-themed program, kids can “Dream Big READ!,” teens will “Own the Night,” and ad... |
Kathy Shields |
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on Jun 2, 2012 at 10:06 am by Kathy Shields, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
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Are You Planning a Wedding?
Drop into the Main Library at 1213 Newell Rd. and visit the display of wedding books. You will find everything to help you plan your special day from beginning to end. Topic... |
Kathy Shields |
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on Feb 15, 2012 at 12:18 pm by Kathy Shields, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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New Book Review Offering from the Library
Attention Palo Alto Book Lovers! Would you like to read reviews by others in your community? Or have you wondered what the librarians are reading? You can now find out by s... |
Kathy Shields |
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on Aug 3, 2009 at 12:55 pm by Reader, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Palo Alto Library Offering New Service - BookLetters!
Palo Alto City Library wishes to introduce you to a new service, BookLetters, an email newsletter and readers advisory service on books, authors and customized newsletters cre... |
Kathy Shields, Reference Librarian |
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on Feb 13, 2009 at 12:01 pm by Simon, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
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Library Hosts Teen Video Or Comic Contest
The Palo Alto City Library is celebrating Teen Read Week 2007 from October 14-19. The theme this year is "LOL@YourLibrary" and the Library is sponsoring a "TEEN VIDEO OR COMI... |
Laurie Hastings |
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on Sep 12, 2007 at 12:29 pm by Laurie, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
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BEECH STREET...The Summer of 59'
Read about the Palo Alto community in 1959....This book has been reviewed as an enchanting and charming novel AND it takes place in Palo Alto, California.The author Paula Siro... |
Marie |
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on Oct 12, 2006 at 6:12 pm by April, a resident of the Palo Alto Hills neighborhood |
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Goodbye Harry Potter
I have reread all of the Harry Potter books and have just finished rereading "The Deathly Hallows". On my second reading of book 7 I have changed my opinion of it. At first, ... |
nat |
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on Oct 13, 2007 at 6:30 pm by natasha, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood |
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Join Palo Alto Reads -- "Funny in Farsi"
"Funny in Farsi" by Firoozeh Dumas is a humorous and lighthearted memoir about the author leaving Iran at the age of 7 and coming to live in Whittier, California. Told in sho... |
Palo Alto City Librarians |
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on Nov 20, 2006 at 3:51 pm by Marianne, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood |
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The next parenting bestseller "Bringing up Bebe"
I predict this will be the next parenting book everyone will be talking about. I have already read two separate articles in separate publications recommending it and from what... |
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on Jan 25, 2012 at 11:16 am by Parent, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
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Palo Alto Libraries vs. Borders
A few months ago my mother visited for an extended period and asked about going to the local library. I flippantly replied "yeah, it's called Borders - just up the road".
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on May 30, 2007 at 4:29 pm by Questions & Comments, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Bank of America Home Loan Modification, are you eligible ?
Bank of America is one of the largest and best institutions in North America. As the economic has turndown its becoming tough for a number of home loan borrowers to repay the ... |
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on Jan 8, 2010 at 12:51 am by Raksh Martin, a resident of Woodside |
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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
I would like to recommend this book to all. It is by Alexander McCall Smith and it is about Africa, but not in the way you expect. It is a mystery, but not in the way you expe... |
Reader |
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on Jun 8, 2008 at 7:58 pm by Reader, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
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Kindle not elibrary compatible!
I'm shocked to learn that my Kindle is incompatible with the elibrary software. Will Amazon ever support e library books? Basically the answer is no... really never. http:/... |
shocked in Silicon Vallley |
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on Sep 21, 2011 at 2:26 pm by palo alto mom, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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Fantastic New Utopian Fiction Novel
Check out HERA or EMPATHY, a work of utopian fiction by William Leiss. This meaty novel explores all kinds of issues-- religion, philosophy, bioethics and more.
Hera is on... |
Thomas Sigel |
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on Sep 27, 2006 at 2:06 pm by Thomas Sigel, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Whatever he Likes lyrics
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Talkin'Christ on |
Young D.T.-100 |
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on Mar 29, 2013 at 9:09 am by Young D.T.-100, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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