# Storytime & Drawing Demo with author-illustrator Nidhi Chanani (Foster City Library) > Event for families in the San Francisco–Oakland–Fremont area (CA). Times are Pacific Time. - When: Sun, Nov 1 · 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM - Where: San Mateo County Libraries – Foster City Library, 1000 East Hillsdale Boulevard, Foster City, CA 94404 - Ages: Children and families - Price: Check official pricing - Status: Ended (last date Sun, Nov 1). - Organizer: San Mateo County Libraries - Official page: https://smcl.bibliocommons.com/v2/events/6ab5876708693b0f7374643a - Last checked: Fri, Oct 30 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Nov 2, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-01), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/storytime-and-drawing-demo-with-author-illustrator-nidhi-chanani-foste--listing-703b6f2e865ee7f0e348ff27 ## About An interactive Diwali storytime with Nidhi Chanani, illustrator of Binny's Diwali and author of What Will My Story Be?; she talks about becoming an artist, leads a draw-along demo and takes questions. 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