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Join us soon at 441 Westlake!
We are preparing our location at 441 Westlake (between JoAnn Fabrics and Color Me Mine)! We hope to see you browse our new and used book selection. As we build, we hope to have programs and activities for everyone to en…
Help us create Peninsula Books at Westlake
We have some exciting news! We will be opening a space at Westlake Center in Daly City!!! We are excited to build this community bookstore and community space. Now we need your help!
We ar…
Banned Book Bash
“It doesn’t always feel like you’re banning the book itself. Sometimes it feels like you’re banning the people who those books are about, that you’re saying that those lives are lives that should only exist in the shado…
Women’s World Cup Book List
During World Cup mania, find stories of inspirational women in their journey playing the game they love.
Chase Your Dreams – Julie Ertz
When Nobody Was Watching – Carli Lloyd
Raised a Warrior – Susie Petruccell…
Pride Titles
Check out these titles and more to show your pride and allyship.
Two Boys Kissing – David Levithan
Stella and her Family – Miriam Schiffer
All In – Billie Jean King
Gender Queer – Maia Kobabe
My Rainbow -…
April 2023 Peninsula Book Collaborative Picks
April is a busy month! We celebrate poetry, Earth Day, volunteer appreciation week, financial awareness month and more!! And, of course, there’s more than one book for each of these! Here’s a quick sample.
“The Hill…
Celebrating National Poetry Month with Jorge Argueta of Daly City
We are still celebrating National Poetry Month with Jorge Argueta of Daly City, San Mateo County’s 2023-2024 Poet Laureate and their first poet laureate of Hispanic descent.
Argueta has written many wonderful childre…
National Poetry Month April 2023
It’s National Poetry Month! Take time this month to create or read a poem. All month long, we will highlight poets and poems on our Instagram page.
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Our Top Picks to Close Out Women’s History Month
Before the end of Women’s History Month, we wanted to share some of our top picks.
“To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee
“The House on Mango Street” by Sandra Cisneros
“Interpreter of Maladies” by Jhumpa Lahi…