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Where’s Waldo is coming to Daly City!

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FIND WALDO IN DALY CITY & COLMA! Local Businesses Join Forces in Beloved Annual Event Celebrating “Shop Local” Where’s Waldo? In Daly City and Colma of course! Celebrating its fourteenth anniversary in July 2026, Find Waldo Local has become a beloved summertime event in communities nationwide. This year, Candlewick Press and the American Booksellers Association are again teaming up with…
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Our First Book Fair!

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Our First School Book Fair! We hosted our very first school book fair this April at Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) Elementary School. This event supports PBC’s goal of encouraging youth readership and supporting l…
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CALIBA’s 2026 NorCal Spring Forum: How PBC Promotes Accessibility & Representation

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CALIBA’s 2026 NorCal Spring Forum: How PBC Promotes Accessibility & Representation – by Devon Oliver, SFSU Intern At PBC, we value stories for their ability to foster connection, encourage imagination, and creat…
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Healing through Books – Book Club

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Healing Book Club: The Alchemist – by Devon, SFSU intern ’26 PBC’s monthly Healing Book Club focuses on emotional wellness and healing through personal connections to literature and one other. At the recent meeting…
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Crescenciana by Kenneth Tan

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In Crescenciana, the book’s forward asks the reader to forgive the subject of the biography’s grammar. The apology is wholly unnecessary; Crescenciana bends the language to fit her emotional reality, turning the languag…
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April is National Poetry Month

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Feel like you don’t “get” poetry? Get in line. For many people, there’s a feeling that poetry is a purely academic activity. It’s something confusing that needs to be catalogued, analyzed and interpreted. Clarity has…
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New Hours and February Book Sale

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February brings new hours! We are happy to begin February with earlier weekday hours. We are now open: Tuesday -Friday 10 am – 8 pm Saturday and Sunday 10 am – 6 pm — This month, we are also hosting “…
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Book Clubs in 2026

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Join us for one or all three book clubs monthly, each unique, hosted by a different person, and yet all are creating community through books. Hope to see you there. Check our events page for specific dates/times. &nb…
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Donation Pause through January 18th

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Due to space issues, we are pausing donations through January 18. Thank you for understanding.   Other places to donate: Local libraries and Friends groups Prison Literature Project : Reference, How-t…
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Holiday Happenings at Peninsula Books

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Holiday Happenings November 22, 10 am-12 pm – Holiday Cards for Seniors Create and write holiday cards for Daly City seniors. All ages are welcome. Dec. 8, 6- 9 pm – Holiday Sip & Shop Add some extra fun to the…
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