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National Potato Chip Day 2013
National Potato Chip Day 2013
March 13, 2013
Barbara Stephens, chips, Collective Brain, events, food, holiday, Holidays, March, National Potato Chip Day, potato chips, San Mateo County Library blog, snacks, ultimate holidays, Foster City

Celebrate March 14 at Foster City Library.

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March 14th is National Pi Day
March 14th is National Pi Day
March 11, 2013
Albert Einstein, Brighid Gonzales, Collective Brain, holiday, Holidays, Math, Mathematics, National Pi Day, Pi, Pie, recipes, San Mateo County Library blog, Brisbane

Celebrate the never ending mathematical constant.

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Barely a Million Years
Barely a Million Years
February 11, 2013
adaptation, Australia, classic, Collective Brain, drama, DVD, film, holiday, horror, Joan Lindsay, Karen Choy, movie, mystery, novel, Peter Weir, Picnic at Hanging Rock, recommendations, San Mateo County Library blog, trailer, Valentine's Day, youtube, Half Moon Bay

Valentine’s Day movie pick: the eerily beautiful Picnic at Hanging Rock.

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Listen Up February 2012
Listen Up February 2012
February 14, 2012
Collective Brain, crush songs, Evie D., holiday, love songs, music, romantic songs, San Mateo County Library blog, Valentine's Day, Valentine’s Day music, Foster City

Love songs for Valentine's Day (crushing, longing, and  more).

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Day of the Dead
Day of the Dead
October 14, 2011
All Souls Day, Armando Ramirez, Day of the Dead, Die de los Muertos, Half Moon Bay, holiday, Joe Toschik, Jose Posada, Oaxaca, Pan de Muerte, San Mateo County Library blog, tradition, Half Moon Bay

Remembering the Departed during this annual tradition.

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Here’s to Daddies!
Here’s to Daddies!
June 17, 2011
celebration, daddies, daddy, dads, Ellie Anderson, families, family, fathers, fathers’ day, holiday, Holidays, kids blog, love, parents, picture books, San Mateo County Library blog, Belmont

Books about great Dads--for Father’s Day and every day.

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Anti-Valentine’s Day!
Anti-Valentine’s Day!
February 14, 2011
Anti-Valentines Day, celebrate, Collective Brain, heartbreak, holiday, Kim Day, love, San Mateo County Library blog, valentine, Valentine's Day, Pacifica Sanchez, Pacifica Sharp Park

For the teenager in all of us.

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Tamal Party!
Tamal Party!
December 22, 2010
Alejandro Gallegos, Christmas, Collective Brain, cooking, cuisine, Diana Kennedy, family, holiday, masa, Mexican, recipes, San Mateo County Library blog, tamal, tamales, tradition, Millbrae

Family secrets revealed.

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Christmas Movies: Beyond the Basics
Christmas Movies: Beyond the Basics
December 20, 2010
Christmas, christmas movies, Collective Brain, film, holiday, San Mateo County Library blog, seasonal, Warren Netz, winter, Millbrae

Discover a lesser-known favorite.

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The Evolution of Santa Claus
The Evolution of Santa Claus
December 17, 2010
coca-cola, Collective Brain, festive, holiday, Holidays, Josh Pearce, San Mateo County Library, Santa Claus, seasonal, sinterklaas, San Carlos

Varied incarnations throughout the years.

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