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.
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!
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
On the third Friday of every month, join us for coffee and books. We will have a Keurig set up with a variety of flavors for you to enjoy and hot water if you are a tea drinker. Sit, relax and spend time at Peninsula Books. See you there.
Sponsored by Sobrato Foundation in 2026
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.
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.
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:
The Cannabis Gardener
High Times: Cannabis Cocktails
The High Times Cookbook: Let’s Get Baked
Cannabis Drinks
The Ultimate Guide to CBD
The High Times Cookbook: Let’s Get Baked
The Weed Gummies Cookbook
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.
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!
We are partnering up with Daly City Partnership and Skyline.Bookbox for a Children’s Books Swap. Bring children’s books in good condition to share with others. All languages welcome and bringing books is not a requirement to attend.
We are celebrating our first Independent Bookstore Day this year. We will will kick it off at Gilman Brewery in Daly City for Peninsula Book Collaborative Birthday Bash. We will have Book Trivia, prizes, food and a drink ticket for those who attend. The event is for all ages and you can create a team and come together, find a team there, or play on your own. This is a fundraiser to support the Collaborative. Tickets are $25 and we have a few free tickets for educators/library staff as well. Get your ticket or sponsor the event today.
Join us for our first Indie Bookstore Day. We will have prizes throughout the day, special giveaways, and Indie Bookstore exclusives.
Some things we have in process:
Head over to our event page for more updates leading up to the day.