Friends of the San Mateo Public Library Fall Book Sale

Shop all 3 days - new books every day at bargain prices!  

Friday, September 20, 2019, 10am - 4:30pm

Saturday, September 21, 2019, 10am - 4:30pm

Sunday, September 22, 2019, 1pm - 4:30pm

Educator's pre-sale, Thursday, September 19, 2019, 3pm - 6pm (pl...

The Main Library's Children's Area Will Be Temporarily Closed Starting August 4

The San Mateo Public Library will be beginning the Space Modification Project to update the Children’s Area of the Main Library in August!

This will be the first large scale update to the Children’s Area of the Main Library since the library’s grand openin...

Summer Learning Challenge

Read books and complete activities all summer and earn prizes!  To complete the challenge read for 30 blocks of 20 minutes and try 6 activities.  

• All reading counts - try fiction, nonfiction, comic books, magazines, audiobooks, and even ...

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Streaming Movies

Enjoy more than 30,000 independent, international, classic, or documentary films through Kanopy.   Create an account, download the app, and watch them on your smartphone, tablet, PC or smart TV.  You may view 10 movies per month; the loa...

Hoopla

Thousands of movies, TV shows, music albums and audiobooks to borrow for instant streaming or temporary downloading to a smartphone, tablet, or computer with your library card.