The Library will be closed on Tuesday, November 11th, 2025 in observance of Veterans Day.
The Library will be Closed at 5:00 PM on Wednesday, November 26th and
All Day Thursday, November 27th and Friday, November 28th for Thanksgiving.
We will reopen on Saturday, November 29th at 10:00 AM.
Happy Thanksgiving!
The SeedLibrary at the Burlingame Public Library is open for business, and winter planting is on the schedule. Did you know you can plant artichokes, fava beans, onions, and radishes in the winter? Now is the time to order your free packets of seeds and get ready to experience the wonders of planting during the winter and year-round.
Smart Money for Everyday Families Saturday, November 15, 2025 from 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Lane Community Room
Join us for a free financial workshop that makes money concepts simple and actionable. Learn how to plan for your future, protect your income, and build long-term financial stability. We’ll cover:
Retirement Planning
Life Insurance & Annuities
Children’s Education Plans
Wealth Preservation
Tax-Exempt Strategies
Budgeting & Debt Solutions
Compound Interest
Perfect for working families and anyone looking to take control of their finances with confidence.
Simple Practices to Feel Calm and Centered
Monday, November 17 from 6PM-7PM Lane Community Room
Nicole Lapuyade leads a restorative hour designed to help you slow down and reconnect with yourself. Through gentle breathwork, mindful movement, sound, and guided visualization, you’ll learn practical techniques to ease stress, feel more grounded, and navigate daily life with greater clarity and calm. This is your invitation to pause, breathe, and deeply relax. Please bring a mat or blanket.
The Fight for Disability Rights-Scot Danforth on Ed Roberts Sunday, December 7 2:00 PM in Tech Lab
Bay Area native Ed Roberts set the groundwork for the Americans with Disabilities Act, starting with protests at UC Berkeley in the 60s. Scot Danforth has written an in-depth biography of this inspiring local hero.
Flow & Restorative Yoga with Nirel
Monday, December 8 from 6:00 PM-7:00 PM Lane Community Room
Join Nirel for an enriching flow and Restorative Yoga practice designed to harmonize the body and mind through mindfulness, gentle movement, and deep relaxation. This yoga practice begins with a flowing sequence to move and stretch the body, followed by restorative poses that encourage rest and rejuvenation. Embrace this opportunity to cultivate inner peace, release tension, and restore balance in a serene and supportive environment. All experience levels are welcome!
Enjoy the reflective practice of sound healing and restorative Yoga. Please bring your own bolster, yoga mat, and two blankets. Joseph Coffin of THE MATS Pacifica will lead this ancient practice of crystal and alchemy singing bowls. Participants will lie on the floor to experience Tibetan singing bowls being played on their chests and backs so bring what you will need for a comfortable experience.
Mondays 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Tuesdays 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Tech Lab
Join us at the Drop-in Sewing Lab on Mondays from 11am to 1pm and Tuesdays from 2pm - 4pm in The LAB! Bring your thread and fabric to finish your projects with the library's sewing machines. Whether you're a beginner or seasoned sewer, our makerspace is here to support your creativity. No experience necessary—just drop in and get stitching!
Third Thursday of the Month from 6 pm to 7 pm Upper Level Meeting Room
Fall 2025 Schedule
Join the Burlingame Library's mystery group, Booked on Crime. We read mysteries, thrillers, and sometimes true crime. We try to select books the library system owns in physical and e-format. No registration is needed, but if you want reminder emails, contact Cynthia at rider@plsinfo.org.
Nov 20: The Marlow Murder Club by Robert Thorogood
Judith Potts is seventy-seven years old and blissfully happy. She lives on her own in a faded mansion just outside Marlow, there's no man in her life to tell her what to do or how much whisky to drink, and to keep herself busy she sets crosswords for The Times newspaper. One evening, while out swimming in the Thames, Judith witnesses a brutal murder. The local police don't believe her story, so she decides to investigate for herself, and is soon joined in her quest by Suzie, a salt-of-the-earth dog-walker, and Becks, the prim and proper wife of the local vicar. Together, they are the Marlow Murder Club. When another body turns up, they realize they have a real-life serial killer on their hands.
Dec 18: The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco by Michelle Chouinard.
A true crime tour guide tries to track down a killer in this fleet-footed whodunit from Chouinard (the Jo Fournier series, as M.M. Choinard). Capri Sanzio, 49, owns and operates SF Killer Crime Tours in San Francisco. She was drawn to the job in part because her grandfather, William "Overkill Bill" Sanzio, was a convicted serial killer who died in prison, maintaining his innocence until the end. Due to a copycat killer she needs to clear her family’s name.
Computer Help Drop-In
Mondays and Thursdays 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Wednesdays and Saturdays 10 am to 12 noon
Need specific assistance or have a general computer question? We are here to help! Every Monday and Thursday 2 pm to 4 pm and Wednesday and Saturday 10 am to noon in the Tech Lab (Lower Level), the library hosts a Computer Help Drop-In. There are Volunteer Computer Tutors available to work one-on-one with you. Regardless if you want to set up your first email or figure out your cell phone's contact list, we can help. Laptops are provided or bring in your own device. Stop in and see if we can help you.
Let's Talk! Conversation for English Learners
Each week there are two sessions to practice your spoken English in a relaxed, friendly setting.
Step into the future during our Mixed Reality Lab! Try out the latest Meta Quest 3 VR headsets and experience immersive virtual and mixed reality environments. Whether you're exploring new worlds, learning cutting-edge tech, or just curious about VR, this hands-on session is for you. Drop in and discover the possibilities!
Curious about what happens after 3D Printing Request Forms are turned in at the Lower Level Information Desk? Learn about the library's 3D printers, how to use slicing software, and share your 3D printed creations with other 3D printing enthusiasts!
Please join us for our next meeting of the Caregiver Support Group, which will feature a very special guest speaker. Christina Irving, LCSW is the Client Services Director for the Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA). Her topic will be “Self-Care and Resilience for Family Caregivers." For more than 40 years, FCA has provided services to family caregivers of adults with physical and cognitive impairments, such as Parkinson’s, stroke, Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia. They provide a wide variety of services, and our speaker will provide us with some great ideas to put into practice.
Thankful Scavenger Hunt
November 1 - 30, 2025
Visit the Burlingame Main Library's Children Room or Easton Branch Library and search for some thankful friends and families. Solve the secret phrase and get a surprise. One per child, while supplies last.
BPL Homework Center
For Grades K-8
Every Monday & Tuesday, 4:00 PM-5:30 PM in the Lane Room
Tuesday, September 30, 2025 through Tuesday, November 18, 2025*
*There will be no Homework Center on 11/11
Build school skills and confident literacy! We welcome kindergarteners through 8th graders to be paired with a Teen mentor (with a 3.5+ GPA) for homework help and reading practice.
Parent or guardian must sign permission form at first session attended
Featuring published Author, Educator and Founder of Jamie’s Mandarin, Jamie Chiahui Gao.
This program is presented in Mandarin.
Saturday, November 8, 2025 at 11 am in the Children's Room
No Registration Required!
Sign Language Storytime
November 12 & December 10 from 10:30 AM - 11: 15 AM
Lane Room
Join Teacher Bill from Happy Baby Signs for Sign Language Storytime! in the Lane Room at Burlingame Public Library. This is an excellent method to improve your communication with your infant or toddler. No registration required.
Book Club Fun!
Read the book, we talk about it, and do a fun activity!
For 2nd and 3rd graders. Registration is required.
Thursday, November 13, 2025 from 4-5 pm in the Lane Room
Read and Discuss Marya Khan and the Incredible Henna Party by Saadia Faruqi & Make Henna designs on cardstock paper
Wednesday, November 19, 2025 from 4:00 PM-5:00 PM Lane Room
Have a story to share? Want to write but don't know where to start? Want to connect with other teens who have an interest in writing? Wherever you are in your writing journey, come join us for our Teen Fiction Workshop! We'll be warming up with writing prompts, sharing projects and ideas, and relaxing with snacks and refreshments.
Join us for an afternoon of poetry writing and discussion with Burlingame-Hillsborough Youth Poet Laureate, Ollie Ballard!
Burlingame-Hillsborough Youth Poet Laureate
Youth Poet Laureate
Will it Be You?
Applications for the 2026-27 Burlingame Hillsborough Youth Poet Laureate are open from November 1, 2025 through February 28, 2026. If you're a Burlingame-Hillsborough teen passionate about poetry, civic engagement, and social impact, this prestigious position may be for you!
To review the full list of rules, duties, benefits, and application requirements, visit
Interested in joining a book club and meeting some new people?
Great Conversations Book Club
The Great Conversations Book Club meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month and is a community book club that meets in the Library, but is not staffed by the Burlingame Public Library. The Library assists the group in acquiring reading materials and booking a meeting space. The group's reading selections are based on materials from the Great Books Foundation.
For more information or to join the group, please contact Joan at 650-347-6754.