San Francisco Library has updated its Web site. Now, you can easily find a storytime or a nice free event for your child in your neighborhood branch or any other branch in the city. Visit http://sfpl.org/news/events.html, and select Storytimes/Lapsits, Films & Videos, Special Programs or Teen Events.

Storytimes are free unless indicated. Times, locations and events are subject to change. Please call before attending.

SAN FRANCISCO

California Academy of Sciences, 875 Howard St. 415-321-8000. www.calacademy.org.

• Creature Feature Story Time, a session in which ages 3-7 listen to a story about an animal or specimen at the Academy, and get to touch it after. Fridays and Saturdays, 10:30am. Free with admission.

Richmond YMCA Childwatch Room. Baby Signs & Nursery Rhymes for 4-24 months. 3:30-4:30pm. $3. 360 18th Ave. 415-666.9622. www.ymcasf.org/Richmond/. 

The best way to get updated information on hours and storytimes is to access the library Web site, www.sfpl.org.  Or, you can call the branch library, which will have recorded information if an attendant is not available.

Main Library – Children’s Center, 100 Larkin St. (at Grove). 415-557-4554.

• Lapsit for ages 3 and under, Mondays, 10:30-11am; Family Storytime for ages 3-5, Tuesdays, 10:30-11:30am.
• Other pertinent Main Library numbers:

  Dial-A-Story-English: 415-437-4880.

  Spanish: 415-437-4882.

  Cantonese: 415-437-4883.

  Project Read: 415-557-4388.

  Teen Center: 415-557-4404.

SAN FRANCISCO BRANCH LIBRARIES

Anza, 550 37th Ave. (at Anza). 415-355-5717. Family Storytime, songs and stories for ages 6 and younger, Saturdays, 1:30-2pm. Preschool Storytime, for ages 3-6, Tuesdays, 10:30-11am.

Bayview/Anna E. Waden, 5075 3rd St. (at Revere). 415-355-5757. Preschool Storytime, for ages 3-5, Tuesdays, 10:30am.

Bernal Heights, 500 Cortland St. (at Moultrie). 415-355-2810. Preschool Storytime: Stories, songs and fingerplays, for ages 3-5, Thursdays, 11-11:30am.

Chinatown, 1135 Powell St. (at Jackson). 415-355-2888. Family Storytime: Stories and songs, Saturdays, 10:30am.

Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk, 3555 16th St. (at Market). 415-355-5616.

Excelsior, 4400 Mission St. (at Cotter). 415-355-2868. Infant/Toddler Lapsit for ages 3 and under, Tuesdays, 11-11:30am; Preschool Storytime for ages 3-5, Thursdays, 11-11:30am; Family Storytime: Songs, stories and fun for all ages, Saturdays, 11:30-noon.

Glen Park, 653 Chenery St. (at Diamond). 415-337-4740. Preschool Storytime: Music, fingerplays and stories, Tuesdays, 10:30am.

Golden Gate Valley, 1801 Green St. (at Octavia). 415-355-5666. Ages 3-5 on Tuesdays, 10:15am. Call to confirm.

Ingleside, 1649 Ocean Ave. (at Faxon). 415-355-2898. For ages 3-5, Wednesdays, 6pm.

Merced, 155 Winston Dr. (at 19th Ave.). 415-355-2825. Saturday Storytimes: longer stories and flannel board storytelling, for ages 3-7, 11:15am.

Mission, 300 Bartlett St. (at 24th). 415-355-2800. Preschool Storytime for ages 3-5, Thursdays, 10:10am. Bilingual (Spanish/English) Infant and Toddler Lapsit, for ages 3 and under, Thursdays, 11am.

Noe Valley/ Sally Brunn, 451 Jersey St. (at Castro). 415-355-5707. Preschool Storytime, “reading aloud” program for ages 2-5, Tuesdays, 10am.

North Beach, 2000 Mason St. (at Columbus). 415-355-5626. Lapsit, for ages 3 and under, Thursdays, 10:15 & 11:45am.

Ocean View, 345 Randolph St. (at Ramsell). 415-355-5615. Family Storytime: Stories, songs and more for ages 3-6, Tuesdays, 11-11:45am.

Ortega, 3223 Ortega St. (at 39th Ave.). 415-355-5700. Preschool Storytime, for ages 3-5, Tuesdays, 10:30am. Lapsit for ages 3 and under, Tuesdays at 11:30am.

Park, 1833 Page St. (at Cole). 415-355-5656. For ages 6-36 months, Thursdays, 11am.

Parkside, 1200 Taraval St. (at 22nd Ave.). 415-355-5770. Lapsit. Stories, fingerplays and songs with musical instruments for babies, toddlers and their parents. Saturdays, 10 & 11am.

Portola, 2450 San Bruno Ave. (at Silliman). 415-355-5660. Preschool Storytime, for ages 3-5, Tuesdays, 10:30am.

Potrero, 1616 20th St. (at Connecticut). 415-355-2822. Evening Storytime, for ages 3 and older, Tuesdays, 7pm. Infant/Toddler Lapsit: stories, songs and rhymes, for ages 3 and under. Thursdays, 10:30-11am.

Presidio, 3150 Sacramento St. (at Baker). 415-355-2880.

Richmond/Senator Milton Marks, 351 9th Ave. (at Clement). 415-355-5600. Lapsit: Stories, fingerplays and more, for ages 3 and under, Saturdays, 11am. Family Storytime: stories and fingerplay fun, for ages 5 and under, Tuesdays, 11am.

Sunset, 1305 18th Ave. (at Irving). 415-355-2808. Closed for renovation as of September 2005.

Visitacion Valley, 45 Leland Ave. (at Bayshore). 415-355-2848. Preschool Storytime, for ages 3-5, Tuesdays, 10:30am.

West Portal, during renovation, events held at Clubhouse at West Portal Playground (Ulloa and Lenox Way). Family Lapsit for ages 3 and under, Tuesdays, 10:30am. For ages 3 and older, Saturdays at 10:30am.

Western Addition, 1550 Scott St. (at Geary). 415-355-5727. No storytimes as of September 2005.

Coyote Point Museum, 1651 Coyote Point Dr., San Mateo. 650-342-7755. www.coyoteptmuseum.org. Friday’s Fables: Storytime with animal encounters for ages 2-8, Fridays at 3pm. Free with admission.

Hiller Aviation. Ages 3-5 “Soar with Books” every fourth Saturday of the month. Activities include a short tour, aviation book reading time and art project. Free for ages 7 and younger. Email Katie@hiller.org for reservations. 601 Skyway Rd., San Carlos Airport. 650-654-0200. www.hiller.org.

Peninsula Public Library System, www.plsinfo.org; www.smcl.org.

Atherton, 2 Dinkelspiel Station Ln. 650-328-2422. Through Nov. 29: Itsy-Bitsy, for ages 3 and under, Tuesdays at 10:30am. Preschool, for ages 3-6, Tuesdays at 3:30pm. Musical Storytime, second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at 4pm.

Belmont, 650-591-8286. Closed until Spring 2006.

Brisbane, 250 Visitacion Ave. 415-467-2060. Babies and Books, for ages 30 months and under, Wednesdays at 11-11:25am. Preschoolers, ages 30 months and older, songs, movement and stories, Wednesdays, 11:30-noon.

Burlingame, 480 Primrose Rd. (at Bellevue). 650-558-7400.

• Preschool Story Time, Mondays, 1pm, Nov. 7, 14, 21 and 28 and Dec. 5 and 12.

• Preschool Story Time, Tuesdays, 10:30am, Nov. 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 and Dec. 6 and 13.

• Bedtime Story Time for ages 2-5, Mondays, 7pm.

• Toddler Story Time, Wednesdays, 10:30am, Nov. 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 and Dec. 7 and 14; and, Thursdays, 10:30am, Nov. 3, 10 and 17 and Dec. 1, 8 and 15.

• Saturday Story Time, Saturdays, 11am, Nov. 5 and 19 and Dec. 3 and 17.

Burlingame-Easton Branch, 1800 Easton Dr. 650-340-6180.

• Bedtime Story Time, Wednesdays, 7pm, Nov. 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 and Dec. 7 and 14.

• Toddler Story Time, Thursdays, 11:30am, Nov. 3, 10 and 17 and Dec. 1, 8 and 15.

Daly City-Bayshore Branch, 2960 Geneva Ave. 650-991-8074. No storytime.

Daly City-John D. Daly Branch, 6351 Mission St. 650-991-8073. No storytime.

Daly City-Serramonte Main Branch, 40 Wembley Dr. 650-991-8023. For ages 3-5, on Wednesdays, 10:15am. Family Storytime, Wednesdays at 7:15pm.

Daly City-Westlake Branch, 275 Southgate Ave. 650-991-8071. Family Storytime, second and fourth Tuesdays, 7pm. For ages 3-5, Thursdays, 10:15am and 1:15pm.

East Palo Alto, 2415 University Ave. 650-321-7712.

• Family Bilingual Storytime, Mondays, 7pm.

• Pajama Storytime, for ages 3-8, Tuesdays at 7pm.

• Preschool Storytime: songs, stories, finger plays and more for ages 3-5 and their caregivers, Wednesdays at 10:15am.

• Baby Storytime, Wednesdays, 11am.

• Family Storytime, for ages 3-8, Saturdays at 10:30am.

Foster City, 1000 East Hillsdale Blvd. 650-574-4842.

• Infant Storytime (prenatal to age 18 months), Mondays, 10:30am.

• Preschool, for ages 3-5, Tuesdays & Fridays, 10:30am.

• Toddler Storytime, for ages 1-3, Wednesdays & Thursdays, 10:30am.

• Pajama Storytime, for ages 3-8, Wednesdays, 7pm.

• Family Storytime, for ages 3-8, Saturdays, 10:30am.

• Funday, for ages 3-8, Sundays at 2pm.

Half Moon Bay, 620 Correas St. 650-726-2316.

• Storytime for ages 3 and under. Mondays 11:30am.

• Preschool for ages 3-5, Tuesdays, 10:30am.

• Bilingual for all ages, Wednesdays, 7pm.

• Libros y bebes, for ages 3 and under, Saturdays, 9:30am.

Menlo Park Main, 800 Alma St. 650-330-2530.

• For ages 2-3, Wednesdays, 10:15am.

• For ages 1-23 months, Wednesdays, 11:15am.

• Pajama Storytime, for ages 5 and under, Wednesdays, 7pm.

• For ages 3-5, Thursdays, 11:15am.

Menlo Park, Belle Haven Branch, 413 Ivy Dr. 650-329-0145.

Millbrae Library, 1 Library Ave. 650-697-7607.

• Pajama Storytime, for ages 3-5, Tuesdays, 7pm, through Dec. 6.

• Early Bird Storytime, for ages 2 1/2-4, Thursdays, 10:30am, through Dec. 8.

• Itsy-Bitsy Storytime, for ages 30 months and under, Fridays, 9:30am, through Dec. 9.

Pacifica-Sharp Park Branch, 104 Hilton Way. 650-355-5196.

• For ages 3-5, Tuesdays, 10:30am, through Dec. 13.

• Bilingual Storytime, for the whole family, 10:30am, Nov. 5 and 19 and Dec. 3 and 17.

• Free Homework Center for grades K-8, Monday-Thursday, 2:45-5:45pm while school is in session. Registration required.

Pacifica-Sanchez Branch, 1111 Terra Nova Blvd. 650-359-3397.

• For ages 18-36 months with parent, Wednesdays, 10:45am, through Dec. 14.

• For ages 3-5, Wednesdays, 11:30am, through Dec. 14.

• For ages 18 months and under, Saturdays, 10:30am, through Nov. 12.

• Pajama Storytime: Stories and crafts for ages 4 and older, Nov. 21,

• Fun Feast them! 7pm, Dec. 12,

• December Lights, 7pm.

Portola Valley, 4575 Alpine Rd. 650-851-0560.

• Baby Storytime: rhymes, songs and lapsit activities for ages 1-18 months, Thursdays, 10:30am.

• Toddler Storytime: finger plays, stories, songs and fun for ages 18-36 months, Tuesdays, 10:30am.

• Preschool Storytime, Tuesdays, 11:15am.

Redwood City – Downtown, 1044 Middlefield Rd. 650-780-7017.

• Chuck’s Evening Deluxo Bedtime Storytime for ages 3-8, Mondays, 7:15pm.

• Jacky’s Tuesday Surprises, Preschool Storytime, for ages 3-5, Tuesdays, 10:30am.

• Toddler Storytime, for ages 1-3, Tuesdays, 11:30am.

• Tiny Tales for pre-walkers, Wednesdays, 11am.

Redwood City-Schaberg Branch, 2140 Euclid Ave. 650-780-7010.

• Caroll’s Monday Marvels, Preschool Storytime, for ages 3-5, Mondays, 10:30am.

• Toddler Storytime, for ages 1-3, Mondays, 11:30am.

Redwood City-Fair Oaks Branch, 2510 Middlefield Rd. 650-780-7261.

• Elisa’s Cuentos con Gusto – Stories in Spanish / Cuentos en Español, Tuesday / Martes, 11am.

San Carlos Library, 610 Elm St. 650-591-0341.

• Babies and Books, for ages 2 1/2 and under, Mondays, 10:15 and 11am, through Nov. 14.

• Big Kids’ Storytime, for ages 4 and older, Mondays, 4pm, through Nov. 14.

• Bilingual Storytime, Tuesdays, 10am, through Nov. 15.

• Bilingual Storytime II, first Saturday of each month, 10am.

• Pajama Time, for ages 2 1/2 and older and their caregivers, Tuesdays, 7pm, through Nov. 15.

• Preschool Time I, for ages 2 1/2 and older, Wednesdays, 10am, through Nov. 16.

• Preschool Time II, Thursdays, 2pm, through Nov. 17.

San Mateo-Hillsdale Branch, 205 W. Hillsdale Blvd. 650-522-7880.

• Family Pajama Storytime, Tuesdays, 7pm.

• Books Babies: Songs, stories & rhymes for ages 23 months and under, Wednesdays, 10:15am.

• Toddler Storytime, for ages 2-4, Wednesdays, 11am.

San Mateo-Marina Branch, 1530 Susan Ct. 650-522-7890. Books Babies: Songs, stories & rhymes for ages 23 months and under, Fridays, 10:15am; for ages 2-4 at 11am.

South San Francisco, 840 W. Orange Ave. 650-829-3861.