NEW! 4th Tuesday Stories

We're celebrating the 11th Annual Menlo Park Storytelling Festival. This evening, drop in to be immersed in a world of wonder, in our new monthly event!

You’re invited to share stories, hear stories, and build community, during an open gathering of storytellers and listeners. Tell—or just listen!

For decades, the Southbay Storytellers and Listeners have shared the art of storytelling and developed new tellers. Learn about and enjoy the art from this multigenerational group of pros and enthusiastic amateurs. Adults and families are welcome!

Styles of stories shared:

Ancient lore and modern adaptations
Oral histories and personal true stories
Fables old and new
Satire - Parody
Folk tales from many cultures — bilingual storytelling is welcome

Anyone may offer to tell a story, singly or in tandem.

Join us monthly! 4th Tuesdays from 6-7:30 p.m. at Menlo Park Library.

Upcoming Themes:

Oct. 27: Spooky/Halloween
Nov. 24: Thanks
Dec. 22: Holiday

This is one of nine events in the 11th Annual Menlo Park Storytelling Festival. Join us for one event, or the whole series!
https://menlopark.gov/storytelling

Sun. Sept. 27 | Clara Kamunde: Afri-Crafty Tales | Belle Haven Library | All ages
Sat. Oct. 3 | Roopa Mohan presents Kasturba Gandhi | Menlo Park Library | Adults & teens
Sun. Oct. 18 | Hana Baba: Folktales from Sudan | Belle Haven Library | 6-Adult
Tues. Oct. 27 | Storytelling Meetup | Menlo Park Library | Adults & families
Thurs. Nov. 5 | John Weaver: Pumpkin Tales | Menlo Park Library | 4-Adult
Thurs. Nov. 12 | StoryFest! | Zoom | 6-Adult |
Sun. Nov.15 | Storytelling Workshop | Menlo Park Library | 10-Adult
Mon. Nov. 16 | Jeff Gere: True Supernatural Tales of Hawaii | Menlo Park Library | 9-Adult
Sat. Nov. 21 | Tellabration! ™ | Menlo Park Library | 5-Adult

About Storytelling:

Storytelling is telling stories--without using a book.
It's an ancient art form that predates libraries, and books, and writing.
It's not necessarily for children!
Traditional-style storytelling creates unique images in the mind of each listener.
According to the National Storytelling Network, "storytelling is the interactive art of using words and actions to reveal the elements and images of a story while encouraging the listener’s imagination. In storytelling, the listener imagines the story.”
According to the Storytelling Association of California (an organization dedicated to promoting storytelling as a living art form), storytelling is “orally passing on adventures, wisdom, experiences, surprise, history, laughter, beliefs and imagination.”

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