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	1 Libraries Closed for Cesar Chavez Day Libraries Closed for Cesar Chavez Day Apr 1 all-day Tickets	2 Baby Time! Mother Goose on the Loose 10:30 am Baby Time! Mother Goose on the Loose Apr 2 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am Tickets Baby Time! is a fun-filled thirty minute interactive session that uses rhymes, songs, puppets, musical instruments, and more to stimulate …read more Words With Wings: Writing as a Spiritual Practice: A Workshop with Susanne West 5:30 pm Words With Wings: Writing as a Spiritual Practice: A Workshop with Susanne West Apr 2 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets As a spiritual practice, writing is a powerful tool that can take you beyond the limitations of the thinking mind. …read more Chess Club for Adults & Teens 7:00 pm Chess Club for Adults & Teens Apr 2 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Love to play chess or simply want to learn what it’s all about? Visit our chess club! Feel free to drop …read more	3 Family Storytime 10:30 am Family Storytime Apr 3 @ 10:30 am – 11:00 am Tickets Join us for stories, songs, finger plays, puppets, and Mother Goose. For children birth to 5 years old, accompanied by …read more First Wednesday Art Talk – A Walk through the World of Jane Austen at the Legion of Honor 1:00 pm First Wednesday Art Talk – A Walk through the World of Jane Austen at the Legion of Honor Apr 3 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Tickets A Walk through the World of Jane Austen at the Legion of Honor This presentation explores the world of beloved …read more Math Club 2:45 pm Math Club Apr 3 @ 2:45 pm – 5:30 pm $Math Club @ San Rafael Public Library \| San Rafael \| California \| United States$ Tickets Come to Math Club at the Library! Math club will provide students in 3rd-7th grades the opportunity to practice math skills …read more Family Storytime / Lectura de Cuentos Para Toda La Familia 6:00 pm Family Storytime / Lectura de Cuentos Para Toda La Familia Apr 3 @ 6:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets Ven a escuchar historias bilingues y aprender nuevas canciones en Inglés y Español. Esta lectura es para todas las edades, especialmente para …read more	4 Family Storytime 10:30 am Family Storytime Apr 4 @ 10:30 am – 11:00 am Tickets Join us for stories, songs, finger plays, puppets, and Mother Goose. For children birth to 5 years old, accompanied by …read more Toddler Storytime / Lectura de cuentos para niños de 0 a 3 años 11:30 am Toddler Storytime / Lectura de cuentos para niños de 0 a 3 años Apr 4 @ 11:30 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Lectura de cuentos bilingües para niños de 0 a 3 años. Jueves a las 11:30 am. Seguido por 30 minutos …read more All Things Apple! with Beryn Hammil 1:00 pm All Things Apple! with Beryn Hammil Apr 4 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets If you have an Apple computer, iPad, or iPhone, and aren’t sure that you’re getting the most out of it …read more Great Books Reading and Discussion Group 1:30 pm Great Books Reading and Discussion Group Apr 4 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets Great Books Reading and Discussion Group Join the group for a monthly discussion of literature as “a fun and challenging …read more Intercambio Marin 6:00 pm Intercambio Marin Apr 4 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Intercambio Marin is a weekly, one-on-one language exchange program for English and Spanish speakers. Native speakers of both languages are paired-up or put in …read more	5 Preventing & Reversing Cognitive Decline: The Role Eating Strategies Play in Clarifying the Mind with Leni Felton 2:00 pm Preventing & Reversing Cognitive Decline: The Role Eating Strategies Play in Clarifying the Mind with Leni Felton Apr 5 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets We had 95 people attend Leni’s last appearance on February 15th! We had plenty of room in Council Chambers and …read more	6 Canceled – Virtual Reality 10:30 am Canceled – Virtual Reality Apr 6 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Tickets This session has been canceled. Please drop in to our location at the Northgate Mall any time to use our …read more
7 Chinese Mahjong @ the Library 1:00 pm Chinese Mahjong @ the Library Apr 7 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets Join us for free Chinese Mahjong classes meeting every 1st & 3rd Sundays from 1:00 – 4:00 pm. Space is …read more	8 Speed-Learn Conversational Spanish 1:00 pm Speed-Learn Conversational Spanish Apr 8 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets Speed-Learn Conversational Spanish – Free! Want to learn a bit of conversational Spanish? Here is your opportunity! Using timeline based …read more Monday Night Reading/Discussion Group 6:30 pm Monday Night Reading/Discussion Group Apr 8 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets The Downtown library has a reading/discussion group that meets on the 2nd Monday of the month (except where noted for holidays) …read more	9 Baby Time! Mother Goose on the Loose 10:30 am Baby Time! Mother Goose on the Loose Apr 9 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am Tickets Baby Time! is a fun-filled thirty minute interactive session that uses rhymes, songs, puppets, musical instruments, and more to stimulate …read more Topics in Genealogy 2:00 pm Topics in Genealogy Apr 9 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets Our speaker, Jeffery Vaillant, Director of the Marin County Genealogy Society and genealogy junkie, loves a challenge, so come with …read more Virtual Reality 4:00 pm Virtual Reality Apr 9 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Tickets VIVE -Virtual Reality: Whether you’ve experimented with virtual reality systems or not, here is your chance to try out one …read more Chess Club for Adults & Teens 7:00 pm Chess Club for Adults & Teens Apr 9 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Love to play chess or simply want to learn what it’s all about? Visit our chess club! Feel free to drop …read more	10 Family Storytime 10:30 am Family Storytime Apr 10 @ 10:30 am – 11:00 am Tickets Join us for stories, songs, finger plays, puppets, and Mother Goose. For children birth to 5 years old, accompanied by …read more Family Storytime / Lectura de Cuentos Para Toda La Familia 6:00 pm Family Storytime / Lectura de Cuentos Para Toda La Familia Apr 10 @ 6:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets Ven a escuchar historias bilingues y aprender nuevas canciones en Inglés y Español. Esta lectura es para todas las edades, especialmente para …read more	11 Family Storytime 10:30 am Family Storytime Apr 11 @ 10:30 am – 11:00 am Tickets Join us for stories, songs, finger plays, puppets, and Mother Goose. For children birth to 5 years old, accompanied by …read more Toddler Storytime / Lectura de cuentos para niños de 0 a 3 años 11:30 am Toddler Storytime / Lectura de cuentos para niños de 0 a 3 años Apr 11 @ 11:30 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Lectura de cuentos bilingües para niños de 0 a 3 años. Jueves a las 11:30 am. Seguido por 30 minutos …read more Builder’s Club 3:30 pm Builder’s Club Apr 11 @ 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets Children ages five and older are invited to join us at Builders Club. We provide the Legos, you bring the …read more Intercambio Marin 6:00 pm Intercambio Marin Apr 11 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Intercambio Marin is a weekly, one-on-one language exchange program for English and Spanish speakers. Native speakers of both languages are paired-up or put in …read more	12 Getting to the Root of the Matter – Marin Master Gardeners 2:00 pm Getting to the Root of the Matter – Marin Master Gardeners Apr 12 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets Getting To The Root Of The Matter by Lois Stevens This presentation will provide home gardeners with an overview of …read more	13 Sidewalk Sale – Friends Books 10:00 am Sidewalk Sale – Friends Books Apr 13 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Tickets Friends Books will participate in the citywide Spring Sidewalk Sale in downtown San Rafael on Saturday, April 13 from 10 …read more Process Art 1:00 pm Process Art Apr 13 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Tickets Process Art emphasizes the process of making art. It is about the experience children have while they are creating. Children …read more
14	15 Speed-Learn Conversational Spanish 1:00 pm Speed-Learn Conversational Spanish Apr 15 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets Speed-Learn Conversational Spanish – Free! Want to learn a bit of conversational Spanish? Here is your opportunity! Using timeline based …read more Shipwrecks of Marin – with Brian K. Crawford 7:00 pm Shipwrecks of Marin – with Brian K. Crawford Apr 15 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Marin County is a graveyard of ships. Its steep rock-bound shores, treacherous currents, and frequent fogs have been the doom …read more	16 Baby Time! Mother Goose on the Loose 10:30 am Baby Time! Mother Goose on the Loose Apr 16 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am Tickets Baby Time! is a fun-filled thirty minute interactive session that uses rhymes, songs, puppets, musical instruments, and more to stimulate …read more Color Me Calm – Adult Coloring Group 2:00 pm Color Me Calm – Adult Coloring Group Apr 16 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets Color Me Calm Adult Coloring Group 3rd Tuesdays at 2 pm (no class in November) Coloring isn’t just for kids…it’s …read more Chess Club for Adults & Teens 7:00 pm Chess Club for Adults & Teens Apr 16 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Love to play chess or simply want to learn what it’s all about? Visit our chess club! Feel free to drop …read more	17 Family Storytime 10:30 am Family Storytime Apr 17 @ 10:30 am – 11:00 am Tickets Join us for stories, songs, finger plays, puppets, and Mother Goose. For children birth to 5 years old, accompanied by …read more Zentangle @ the Library 2:00 pm Zentangle @ the Library Apr 17 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets We’re now providing 2 classes on the same day – always the 3rd Wednesday, at 2 pm and at 6 …read more Family Storytime / Lectura de Cuentos Para Toda La Familia 6:00 pm Family Storytime / Lectura de Cuentos Para Toda La Familia Apr 17 @ 6:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets Ven a escuchar historias bilingues y aprender nuevas canciones en Inglés y Español. Esta lectura es para todas las edades, especialmente para …read more Zentangle @ the Library 6:00 pm Zentangle @ the Library Apr 17 @ 6:00 pm – 7:45 pm Tickets We’re now providing 2 classes on the same day – always the 3rd Wednesday, at 2 pm and at 6 …read more	18 Family Storytime 10:30 am Family Storytime Apr 18 @ 10:30 am – 11:00 am Tickets Join us for stories, songs, finger plays, puppets, and Mother Goose. For children birth to 5 years old, accompanied by …read more Toddler Storytime / Lectura de cuentos para niños de 0 a 3 años 11:30 am Toddler Storytime / Lectura de cuentos para niños de 0 a 3 años Apr 18 @ 11:30 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Lectura de cuentos bilingües para niños de 0 a 3 años. Jueves a las 11:30 am. Seguido por 30 minutos …read more Northgate Book Club 1:00 pm Northgate Book Club Apr 18 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Tickets Join us for a new book club at Peet’s Coffee at the Northgate Mall! Peet’s is located on the outside …read more Memory Lab Workshop 1:30 pm Memory Lab Workshop Apr 18 @ 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Tickets Treasured family photos, slides, negatives, and documents are often fragile and easily damaged by a variety of environmental factors. Learn …read more Intercambio Marin 6:00 pm Intercambio Marin Apr 18 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Intercambio Marin is a weekly, one-on-one language exchange program for English and Spanish speakers. Native speakers of both languages are paired-up or put in …read more	19 Sing and Dance with Miss Kitty 10:30 am Sing and Dance with Miss Kitty Apr 19 @ 10:30 am – 11:15 am Tickets Miss Kitty will join us for a series of fun family concerts that are just right for kids birth to …read more	20 Día Ecológico de los Niños/Earth Day and Day of the Child 9:00 am Día Ecológico de los Niños/Earth Day and Day of the Child Apr 20 @ 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Tickets Join us for this day of fun in celebration of Earth Day and Day of the Child. Starting at 9am, …read more Knitting Circle @ the Library 10:00 am Knitting Circle @ the Library Apr 20 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets This free program meets every 3rd Saturday of the month from 10 am – 12 noon. We are so fortunate …read more Earth Day at the Library 11:00 am Earth Day at the Library Apr 20 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm Tickets Celebrate Earth Day with games and activities on the library lawn. Take part in recycling games. Make seed bombs …read more LGBTQ+ at the Library 4:00 pm LGBTQ+ at the Library Apr 20 @ 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets Join us for snacks, games, a queer book talk, an “Ask a Queer Adult” panel and more! Meet cool people …read more
21 Chinese Mahjong @ the Library 1:00 pm Chinese Mahjong @ the Library Apr 21 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets Join us for free Chinese Mahjong classes meeting every 1st & 3rd Sundays from 1:00 – 4:00 pm. Space is …read more	22 Speed-Learn Conversational Spanish 1:00 pm Speed-Learn Conversational Spanish Apr 22 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets Speed-Learn Conversational Spanish – Free! Want to learn a bit of conversational Spanish? Here is your opportunity! Using timeline based …read more	23 Baby Time! Mother Goose on the Loose 10:30 am Baby Time! Mother Goose on the Loose Apr 23 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am Tickets Baby Time! is a fun-filled thirty minute interactive session that uses rhymes, songs, puppets, musical instruments, and more to stimulate …read more Keynote for iPad Interest Group 2:00 pm Keynote for iPad Interest Group Apr 23 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets KEYNOTE FOR iPAD INTEREST GROUP Fourth Tuesday of each month, 2:00 PM The GGCS (Golden Gate Computer Society), in conjunction …read more Virtual Reality 4:00 pm Virtual Reality Apr 23 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Tickets VIVE -Virtual Reality: Whether you’ve experimented with virtual reality systems or not, here is your chance to try out one …read more Teen Advisory Board 6:00 pm Teen Advisory Board Apr 23 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets Come participate in our Teen Advisory Board! TAB is a place where you can share your opinions and directly improve …read more Chess Club for Adults & Teens 7:00 pm Chess Club for Adults & Teens Apr 23 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Love to play chess or simply want to learn what it’s all about? Visit our chess club! Feel free to drop …read more	24 Family Storytime 10:30 am Family Storytime Apr 24 @ 10:30 am – 11:00 am Tickets Join us for stories, songs, finger plays, puppets, and Mother Goose. For children birth to 5 years old, accompanied by …read more Math Club 2:45 pm Math Club Apr 24 @ 2:45 pm – 5:30 pm $Math Club @ San Rafael Public Library \| San Rafael \| California \| United States$ Tickets Come to Math Club at the Library! Math club will provide students in 3rd-7th grades the opportunity to practice math skills …read more Family Storytime / Lectura de Cuentos Para Toda La Familia 6:00 pm Family Storytime / Lectura de Cuentos Para Toda La Familia Apr 24 @ 6:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets Ven a escuchar historias bilingues y aprender nuevas canciones en Inglés y Español. Esta lectura es para todas las edades, especialmente para …read more	25 Family Storytime 10:30 am Family Storytime Apr 25 @ 10:30 am – 11:00 am Tickets Join us for stories, songs, finger plays, puppets, and Mother Goose. For children birth to 5 years old, accompanied by …read more Toddler Storytime / Lectura de cuentos para niños de 0 a 3 años 11:30 am Toddler Storytime / Lectura de cuentos para niños de 0 a 3 años Apr 25 @ 11:30 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Lectura de cuentos bilingües para niños de 0 a 3 años. Jueves a las 11:30 am. Seguido por 30 minutos …read more Intercambio Marin 6:00 pm Intercambio Marin Apr 25 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Intercambio Marin is a weekly, one-on-one language exchange program for English and Spanish speakers. Native speakers of both languages are paired-up or put in …read more	26 Next Chapter: Walking Over the Earth with Lauren Kruse Diephof 2:00 pm Next Chapter: Walking Over the Earth with Lauren Kruse Diephof Apr 26 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets Lauren Kruse Diephof has been a world traveler most of her life, but it wasn’t until she was 74 years old …read more	27 Community Meeting: Help shape the future! 11:00 am Community Meeting: Help shape the future! Apr 27 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets The City of San Rafael is examining options for building new and improved library facilities. This is stage three of …read more Read to a Dog 11:00 am Read to a Dog Apr 27 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Readers aged 5 and older are invited to book an appointment to read to a dog at the San Rafael …read more
28	29 Speed-Learn Conversational Spanish 1:00 pm Speed-Learn Conversational Spanish Apr 29 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets Speed-Learn Conversational Spanish – Free! Want to learn a bit of conversational Spanish? Here is your opportunity! Using timeline based …read more A Path to Financial Independence 6:15 pm A Path to Financial Independence Apr 29 @ 6:15 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets A Path to Financial Independence with Brian O’Donnell In your 20’s/30’s/40’s and feeling overwhelmed by finances? Want a path out …read more	30 Baby Time! Mother Goose on the Loose 10:30 am Baby Time! Mother Goose on the Loose Apr 30 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am Tickets Baby Time! is a fun-filled thirty minute interactive session that uses rhymes, songs, puppets, musical instruments, and more to stimulate …read more Chess Club for Adults & Teens 7:00 pm Chess Club for Adults & Teens Apr 30 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Love to play chess or simply want to learn what it’s all about? Visit our chess club! Feel free to drop …read more Community Meeting: Help shape the future! 7:00 pm Community Meeting: Help shape the future! Apr 30 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets The City of San Rafael is examining options for building new and improved library facilities. This is stage three of …read more

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