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Holiday Gift Wrapping

When you purchase from Peninsula Books between 10:30 am -6 pm on Dec. 14-15th and 21-22nd, you will have the opportunity for volunteers to wrap your gift. We will supply the paper, ribbons, and flair. Let our volunteers do the work for you.

Donations will be accepted.

Holiday Gift Wrapping

When you purchase from Peninsula Books between 10:30 am -6 pm on Dec. 14-15th and 21-22nd, you will have the opportunity for volunteers to wrap your gift. We will supply the paper, ribbons, and flair. Let our volunteers do the work for you.

Donations will be accepted.

Holiday Gift Wrapping

When you purchase from Peninsula Books between 10:30 am -6 pm on Dec. 14-15th and 21-22nd, you will have the opportunity for volunteers to wrap your gift. We will supply the paper, ribbons, and flair. Let our volunteers do the work for you.

Donations will be accepted.

Holiday Gift Wrapping

When you purchase from Peninsula Books between 10:30 am -6 pm on Dec. 14-15th and 21-22nd, you will have the opportunity for volunteers to wrap your gift. We will supply the paper, ribbons, and flair. Let our volunteers do the work for you.

Donations will be accepted.

Annual Banned Book Bash (Sept. 28th)

FUNDRAISER for Peninsula Book Collaborative

Saturday, September 28
5:30-8:00 pm
Peninsula Books (441 Westlake Center)

Join us for a night of celebrating banned books and the freedom to read. We will have banned books available for purchase, silent auction items, and more. Learn how to get involved to “liberate” books and what banned books need to be added to your your TBR list.  Light refreshments will be served.

Reception & Silent Auction begins at 5:30 pm
Silent Auction ends at 7:30 pm

 

Tickets are $20 and includes light refreshments.

We have a limited amount of free teacher tickets so register today!

 

Thanks to our donors/sponsors:

A.C.T
Balletto Vineyard
Bark Box
Charles Schulz Museum
Jill Eisenberg
Raquel Espana & Nadia Thind
Hafner Vineyard
J.Lohr Wines
Kendra Scott
Shauna Lobre
SF Giants
SF MoMA
Stag’s Leap
Sibby’s Cupcakes
Six Flags Discovery Kindom
Tanya Beat
Total Wine & More

Meet the Author and Cooking Demo

Join Shanta Sacharoff as she shares her experience as an author and provides a cooking demo and samples from her cookbook.

Event is free but RSVP’s are requested to ensure we have enough materials for the demo.

RSVP HERE

Join us for a Summer Bingo Challenge at Peninsula Books

Welcome summer!!! We are celebrating with having a summer Bingo challenge for adults! Pick up a Bingo sheet at our location beginning Thursday, June 6 or download (links below). Read books and complete Bingo challenge. Return your completed Bingo sheet to our location to receive a completion prize and be entered into a raffle for additional prizes.

June is also when we celebrate Pride, Juneteenth, and dads. We have a great selection of books to honor these events/holidays. We also have a pride event on June 13th with author TherActivist! Come on out.
Stay up to date with all of our events from our online calendar. There is something for everyone!

Books & Bongs

Join these celebrated authors for a painting party from 4-6pm at Color Me Mine then walk over to us (Peninsula Books next door)  for the authors panel from 6-7pm. We’d love to see you at both events, but if you can only make one, no worries! There is plenty of parking at the WestLake Shopping Center, just park near the Trader Joe’s.

Authors:

Penny Barthel

The Cannabis Gardener

Jamie Evans

High Times: Cannabis Cocktails

The High Times Cookbook: Let’s Get Baked

Cannabis Drinks

The Ultimate Guide to CBD

Haejin Chun

The High Times Cookbook: Let’s Get Baked

Monica Lo

The Weed Gummies Cookbook

TherActivist Author Discussion

Join TherActivist discussion their book, activism as part of our Pride festivities. They will answer questions and sign copies of their books.

The TherActivist: They/ Them/ Theirs book and documentary project shines light on the intersections of identity, diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging; gender expression and social justice activism against the backdrop of anti-Black racism, anti-LGBTQIA violence, and social exclusion. A combination of Black Lives Matter, LGBTQIA+ rights, equity and more! The TherActivist embodies a “therapeutic activism”

approach, while servicing and empowering people of color, LGBTQIA+ communities, and marginalized populations.

Books & Bongs

Join us for a author panel discussion on cannabis gardening and cooking with authors Jamie Evans, Penny Barthel, Monica Lo, and Haejin Chun.  This is part of a larger event that includes painting bongs at Color Me Mine. We will have their books available to purchase onsite and you can pre-order in advance through this link. 

Hope to see you there!

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