Storytelling Festival Month-Long Affair at Menlo Park Library

The Menlo Park Library is planning for a month-long celebration of the oral tradition, with a Storytelling Festival featuring an array of professional tellers over the course of seven different events.

Every Monday evening at 7, a teller who is new to the library will perform. On selected afternoons, a favorite returning storyteller will share some tales. There will be events at both the Main Library and at the Belle Haven Branch. The performances are aimed toward adults, as well as children in elementary school and above.
Professional storytellers on the schedule include Megumi, Alicia Retes, Muriel Johnson, Linda Kennedy, Joan McCammon, Olga Loya, and John Weaver.

Storytelling is telling stories without using a book. According to the National Storytelling Network, "storytelling is the interactive art of using words and actions to reveal the elements and images of a story while encouraging the listener’s imagination. In storytelling, the listener imagines the story."

Schedule of Events:
Thursday, Nov. 2 John Weaver 4:00 p.m. Main Library
Monday, Nov. 6 Megumi 7:00 p.m. Main Library
Wednesday, Nov. 8 John Weaver 4:00 p.m. Belle Haven Branch
Monday, Nov. 13 Alicia Retes 7:00 p.m. Main Library
Wednesday, Nov. 15 Olga Loya 5:00 p.m. Belle Haven Branch
Monday, Nov. 20 Muriel Johnson 7:00 p.m. Main Library
Monday, Nov. 27 Linda Kennedy & Joan McCammon ("The Do-Tell Duo") 7:00 p.m. Main Library

The events are free, thanks to funding from the Friends of the Menlo Park Library. For more information, visit the Menlo Park Library online at menlopark.org/storytelling.