3D Printing

Posted by on 03 May 18

Drop in to watch our new 3D printers in action and learn the basics of how they work.

Those who attend the program will be able to sign up to have a design from our pre-selected menu printed for them.

Open to all ages. No sign-up necessary!

History, Mystery, and Memoir: How Our Writing Partnership Put Us on the Path to Publication

Posted by bonnie on 01 May 18

Three local authors will be presenting their latest works. Come join us in the library’s Carnegie Reading Room on June 7, Thursday at 6:30pm.
Expect a lively discussion, free give-aways, and refreshments will be served.

History, Mystery, & Memoir:
How Our Writing Partnership Put Us On the Path to Publication

Amy S. Peele
Cut, a Medical Murder Mystery, 2017.
Amy has also written a memoir, Aunt Mary’s Guide to Raising Children the Old Fashioned Way.

Betsy Graziani Fasbinder
Filling Her Shoes, a Memoir of an Inherited Family, 2017.
Betsy has also written the novel, Fire and Water.

Christie Nelson
Beautiful Illusion, Treasure Island, 1939, 2018, a historical novel. Christie has also written two novels Woodacre and Dreaming Mill Valley.

Betsy Graziani Fasbinder, Christie Nelson, and Amy Peele have been together for seventeen years and continue to support and cheer one another on in their personal and professional lives. They call themselves The Bellas.

Betsy Graziani Fasbinder became a second mother to her first son when she married his widowed father. In her award-winning memoir, Filling Her Shoes: A Memoir of an Inherited Family, she reveals her conventional family that formed in an unconventional way, where love and loss are not opposites, but companions in life. The memoir has been honored with a Pinnacle Book Award, a Booklist Starred Review, an IPPY Award Gold Medal, and an Independent Press Award. Betsy is also the author of the award-winning novel, Fire & Water and has been a licensed psychotherapist in California since 1992 where she lives with her husband and their old blind doodle dog, her most faithful, if apathetic, writing companion, Edgar Alan Paw.
Betsy will give away a free audio version of Fire and Water.
www.betsygrazianifasbinder.com

Christie Nelson is a third generation San Franciscan, a longtime Marin resident, and author of the novels Woodacre, Dreaming Mill Valley and the newly published historical novel, Beautiful Illusion, Treasure Island, 1939, the story of the Golden Gate International Exposition. It has been described as “the next best thing to a time machine, a sparkling visit to Treasure Island’s fabulous world’s fair” by Anne Schnoebelen, Historian and VP of the Treasure Island Museum. The novel has been garnering “2018 Must-Read” accolades from publications including Buzzfeed and Parade Magazine.  She and her husband live in the 1880 brewmesiter’s house of the former San Rafael Brewery.
Christie will give away a copy of Beautiful Illusion. www.christienelson.com

Amy S. Peele, RN, enjoyed a 35 year career in transplantation and retired from UCSF in 2014. Her recently published, debut novel, CUT: a Medical Murder Mystery, has received several awards including winning in the 2017 Independent Press Awards.
CUT reflects her knowledge of and passion for organ donation and transplant issues in a suspenseful, yet humorous story, set in the Bay Area. It has been referred to as a page turner, and a mystery with a mission and a side of humor.
Amy loves comedy and improv and graduated from Chicago’s famed Second City Players Workshop in 1985. In addition to killing people in her mysteries and using their organs for transplant, she enjoys yoga and meditation.
Amy will give away a copy of CUT.
www.amyspeele.com

Cascada de Flores

Posted by on 26 April 18

Don’t miss premier bilingual theatre and music troupe, Cascada de Flores, when they bring their unique and hilarious performance to Pickleweed Library. These very talented musicians and performers will delight and engage  with their fun stories that weave traditional music, instruments and storytelling with modern themes that the whole family will enjoy.

Jeremy the Juggler

Posted by on 26 April 18

Join us for a fun, family show with Jeremy the Juggler. Enjoy wild juggling tricks, uni-cycle stunts and unbelievable magic. This show is for all ages, but especially children up to 10 years of age.

Explore Portugal & Southern Spain!

Posted by bonnie on 25 April 18

In conjunction with our Summer Reading Program…Reading Takes You Everywhere…

Explore Portugal & the Spanish Moorish cities of Seville, Grenada, & Cordoba with Rea Franjetic

Medieval castles, cobblestone villages, captivating cities and golden beaches: the Portugal experience can be many things. History, great food and idyllic scenery, that is why Portugal has become THE place to visit in 2018.

Continue into Spain’s most cosmopolitan area, bridging cultures of East and West and hub of a sea-borne empire, Seville, Cordoba and Granada. These cities retain both the swagger of its seafaring heyday, and the sensual flavor of Moorish al-Andalus.

Rea Christina Franjetic is owner and president of Cosmopolitan Adventure Tours, a member of the International Ecotourism Society since 1998
“Ecotourism: Conserve the environment and improve the well-being of local people”

Let’s Explore Cuba!

Posted by bonnie on 25 April 18

In conjunction with our Summer Reading Program…Reading Takes You Everywhere…Let’s Explore Cuba!

Rea Franjetic, will take you through a photographic and cultural journey of the Island of Cuba as she got to know it during her many visits, before and after it became ‘the place to visit’.  Discover the many facets of this small but very diverse island and the latest developments.

Rea Christina Franjetic is owner and president of Cosmopolitan Adventure Tours, members of the International Ecotourism Society since 1998.
“Ecotourism: Conserve the environment and improve the well-being of local people”

Babysitting 101

Posted by Aaron on 24 April 18

Learn the skills needed to become an A+ babysitter or parent’s helper!

This class will cover:

*Basic child development & responding appropriately to needs
*Safety
*Emotional care & support
*Physical care—diapering & toileting, feeding, bathing/washing up
*Bedtime & naptime
*Age appropriate activities & play
*Handling emergencies

(First aid and CPR will not be covered)

This class is for teens and tweens ages 11+. Space is limited; register by calling us at (415)485-3322. If you cannot make it, please call us asap so we can give your space to someone else!

Does My Voice Count? Voter Rights and Voter Suppression – 50 Years Later…What’s Changed?

Posted by bonnie on 18 April 18

In 1965, the Voting Rights Act was enacted marking the beginning of the end of voter suppression and disenfranchisement of blacks and people of color in the U.S.

Soon afterwards the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and Southern Christian Leadership Council issued a call to students to come to Mississippi to help register black voters during the 1965 Christmas vacation. It was called Mississippi Freedom Christmas.

Jim Lemkin, a volunteer photographer for SNCC, traveled the rural roads of Tylertown, Mississippi with a group of northern college students getting the word out that voter suppression was now illegal. Against a backdrop of southern resentment and hostility, students went door to door informing black residents of Wallthall County that they could now register to vote (many for the first time in their lives) and taking them to a Federal registrar to complete the voter registration process.

This slide presentation and discussion follows the work of a handful of students moved by compassion and the call to action for social justice.  We will also explore the consequences of the repeal of a key provision of the Voting Rights Act in 2013 that opened the doors to voter suppression once again.

Jim Lemkin, ND is a naturopathic doctor, photographer, documentary filmmaker and teacher. He has produced films that have appeared on PBS and elsewhere.

Friends Anniversary Book Sale!

Posted by bonnie on 16 April 18

All books, CDs, DVDs and audio books will be marked down!

This is a great time to stock up on some Spring reading for those sunshine & showers days.

During the sale we will not be accepting book donations at the shop, so donations must be made between 9:30 and 11:30 Monday thru Friday at the Annex /trailer.

Día de los Niños with Colors of Spanish

Posted by on 16 April 18

Join us for an afternoon of fun celebrating Día de los Niños / Children’s Day with a special performance by Colors of Spanish. Guadalupe Tausch of Colors of Spanish will share bilingual music, movement, and adventure ideal for children birth to 8 years old. Participants will get a Spanish language or bilingual book to keep, and enjoy face-painting, sidewalk chalk, lawn games, and other fun following the performance. Snacks will also be provided.

No registration, all are welcome! Sponsored by the California State Library and the Friends of the San Rafael Public Library.