Los Altos Library

Intermediate Mass Black Holes; Meteor Showers or Space Debris? Thursday, November 19, 2026 7:00pm–8:30pm

Los Altos History Museum November 19, 2026 – January 24, 2027 losaltoshistory.org/exhibit/… Visitors are invited to bring non-perishable food for the Community Services Agency’s collection bin in the lobby. They can also decorate lunch bags that Hope’s Corner will fill with food.

Participants will learn how to create adorable, tactile winter songbirds using yarn and fabric.  Programs is designed for adults and teens.  All supplies will be provided.  No registration necessary.  Seating will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

We will have a timed puzzle challenge with teams of 3-4 to see who can assemble the puzzle fastest! Winners get a prize and since it is Halloween we will also be holding a costume contest. Please pre-register if you are interested in being on a puzzle team! Space is limited.

Program is free and open to the public.  No registration necessary.

Join us for a talk with Mark Groves about his book Liberated Love, where he shares how to break unhealthy patterns and build stronger, more fulfilling relationships. This book explains how to stop codependency, set clear boundaries, and create healthy connections.

October 22, 6:30pm All materials will be provided.  Program is designed for adults and teens.  No registration necessary.

Join Cherie Dimaline about Funeral Songs for Dying Girls, where she shares the eerie, emotional story of a teen who sparks a ghost rumor and meets a very real spirit. This book follows a girl living in a cemetery shed as she faces grief, identity, and unexpected connections.

Bring whatever you need for your work (e.g. computer, reference materials, notebook).  While this is not an instructional session, you can get peer support for questions as well as access to the library's genealogy collection, including Ancestry and other databases.

In this one-hour class, you'll learn the basics of family history research: how to find information, what records to look for, organizing your findings, documenting your sources, and more. Taught by volunteers from the Los Altos Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.

In this talk, we will explore the expectations of planet formation theory, and the constraints that are now available form observations, as we work toward the goal of understanding how common Earth-like worlds are and finding such cosmic neighbors.