In conjunction with our Summer Reading Program…Reading Takes You Everywhere…
Discover the delicious history of chocolate in this workshop led by Sean Taylor. Participants will learn about the cultural impact of the Cacao plant from 2000BC to the present as they taste traditional hot chocolate, European hot chocolate and more.
Space is limited, registration required. Call the library at (415) 485-3324 to register or stop by the reference desk.
Sponsored by the Friends of the San Rafael Libraries.
In conjunction with our Summer Reading Program…Reading Takes You Everywhere…
Learn the secret to brewing your own delicious Kombucha at home. Sean Taylor will lead the class through the basics of brewing, and provide participants with SCOBY (the Kombucha mushroom) and tea to start their own batches at home.
Each participant should also bring a mason jar (or similar) to the class.
Registration required – Call the library at (415) 485-3324 to register or stop by the reference desk.
About the instructor: “Hi! My name is Sean Taylor and I travel the world as a winemaker, chocolate maker, and fermentation specialist. I teach workshops and bring people together to explore the art and science of chocolate making and fermentation. Fermentation has brought me all over the world, from solo hitchhiking through Southern Africa, to bicycling through the Cordilleras Blancas mountains of Peru, to chocolate making in the jungles of Costa Rica. Through these culinary creations my goal is to engage my community in healthy living, food sustainability, and community building. I call San Rafael home.”
Check out our 3D printer or to experiment with virtual reality using our VIVE virtual reality system. Open to all ages!
3D Printing:
Drop in to watch our 3D printer in action and learn more about how it works. Those who attend will also be able to sign up to have an item from our pre-selected menu printed for them. No reservation is necessary for the 3D portion of the event.
VIVE and Oculus Go Virtual Reality:
Whether you’ve experimented with virtual reality systems or not, here is your chance to try out one of our many games. Fly around the planet and visit distant locations with Google Earth; step into a virtual work world with “Job Simulator;” or solve puzzles as you interact with a cool virtual world with “Retne.”
Reserve your place by stopping by a reference desk or calling the library at (415) 485-3321
You have the option of signing-up to use the Vive, or Oculus Go virtual reality systems. Which should you choose?
The Oculus Go may be a good choice for those who haven’t experienced VR before and want a simple, fun first experience. With the Go you’ll be able to turn your head to see 360-degrees around you, but walking towards something will not bring you any closer to it. In contrast, with the Vive you are able to explore the full digital space that you see. However, it may take you a little bit longer to become comfortable using the Vive system.
Check out our 3D printer or to experiment with virtual reality using our VIVE virtual reality system. Open to all ages!
3D Printing:
Drop in to watch our 3D printer in action and learn more about how it works. Those who attend will also be able to sign up to have an item from our pre-selected menu printed for them. No reservation is necessary for the 3D portion of the event.
VIVE Virtual Reality:
Whether you’ve experimented with virtual reality systems or not, here is your chance to try out one of our many games. Fly around the planet and visit distant locations with Google Earth; step into a virtual work world with “Job Simulator;” or solve puzzles as you interact with a cool virtual world with “Retne.” Reserve your place by stopping by a reference desk or calling the library at (415) 485-3321
Check out our 3D printer or to experiment with virtual reality using our VIVE virtual reality system. Open to all ages!
3D Printing:
Drop in to watch our 3D printer in action and learn more about how it works. Those who attend will also be able to sign up to have an item from our pre-selected menu printed for them. No reservation is necessary for the 3D portion of the event.
Vive and Oculus Go Virtual Reality:
Whether you’ve experimented with virtual reality systems or not, here is your chance to try out one of our many games. Fly around the planet and visit distant locations with Google Earth; step into a virtual work world with “Job Simulator;” or solve puzzles as you interact with a cool virtual world with “Retne.”
Reserve your place by stopping by a reference desk or calling the library at (415) 485-3323
You have the option of signing-up to use the Vive, or Oculus Go virtual reality systems. Which should you choose?
The Oculus Go may be a good choice for those who haven’t experienced VR before and want a simple, fun first experience. With the Go you’ll be able to turn your head to see 360-degrees around you, but walking towards something will not bring you any closer to it. In contrast, with the Vive you are able to explore the full digital space that you see. However, the Vive may take a little more time to learn to use.
Check out our 3D printer or to experiment with virtual reality using our VIVE virtual reality system. Open to all ages!
3D Printing:
Drop in to watch our 3D printer in action and learn more about how it works. Those who attend will also be able to sign up to have an item from our pre-selected menu printed for them. No reservation is necessary for the 3D portion of the event.
VIVE Virtual Reality:
Whether you’ve experimented with virtual reality systems or not, here is your chance to try out one of our many games. Fly around the planet and visit distant locations with Google Earth; step into a virtual work world with “Job Simulator;” or solve puzzles as you interact with a cool virtual world with “Retne.” Reserve your place by stopping by a reference desk or calling the library at (415) 485-3321
Drop in to check out our 3D printer or to experiment with virtual reality using our VIVE virtual reality system. No need to sign up. Open to all ages!
3D Printing:
Drop in to watch our 3D printer in action and learn more about how it works. Those who attend will also be able to sign up to have an item from our pre-selected menu printed for them.
VIVE Virtual Reality:
Whether you’ve experimented with virtual reality systems or not, drop in for your chance to try out one of many games. Fly around the planet and visit distant locations with Google Earth; step into a virtual animated story with “Pearl;” or solve puzzles as you interact with a cool virtual world with “Retne.”
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
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.
Amy S. Peele
Betsy Graziani Fasbinder
Christie Nelson
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.
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.
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.