K. Lang-Slattery became fascinated with her uncle’s World War II stories and began taping him in 1991. After two decades of research, she decided to write a novel about Herman’s life as a teenage refugee, as well as his experiences as an intelligence officer in General Patton’s Third Army. This award-winning novel was described by Kirkus Reviews as “an engaging tale of one man’s involvement in the world’s most horrific war.”
Some of the greatest contributions in defeating the Nazis and winning World War II came from
intelligence gathered by immigrant soldiers. Herman Lang was trained at Camp Ritchie in Maryland, where 9,000 immigrant soldiers– primarily German and Austrian Jews, learned the principles of psychological warfare, counter-intelligence, and interrogation,through which they obtained information about German force levels, troop movements, and the physical and psychological state of the German soldiers.
Come explore science, technology, engineering, art and math at the library! We’re hosting a series of STEAM Saturdays, with STEAM powered stories, rhymes, songs, crafts, experiments, and sensory experiences for preschool children ages 3-6 and their caregivers.
Please wear comfy clothes that are okay to get messy!
Register at the Children’s Reference Desk, or by calling us.
Exhibition dates: October 8 – January 29 at the Legion of Honor
The Fine Arts Museums present the first major exhibition in the United States devoted to the Le Nain brothers—Antoine (ca. 1598–1648), Louis (ca. 1600–1648), and Mathieu (1607–1677). Unmarried and childless, the brothers lived and worked together as they produced some of the most enigmatic and arresting paintings of their time.
The exhibition, organized in conjunction with the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, and the Musée du Louvre-Lens, France, brings together more than 40 works from international lenders to highlight the Le Nains’ full range of production, including altarpieces that have never before traveled to the United States, such as Nativity of the Virgin from the Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris. It also displays the private devotional paintings, portraits, and tender images of peasants for which the brothers are best known, including the Museums’ own Peasants before a House, one of the artists’ most accomplished outdoor genre scenes.
Born in the small town of Laon, in the Picardy region of France, the Le Nains were reportedly trained by an unknown artist in their hometown. Little is known about their artistic activity until 1629, when Antoine Le Nain is documented as a painter in the guild of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Recognized by their peers as leaders in the contemporary artistic landscape, all three were elected early members of the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture and counted many distinguished figures among their patrons.
The presentation and its substantial catalogue offer new research concerning the authorship, dating, and meaning of the brothers’ paintings. Anticipating the significance of The Brothers Le Nain, the international art magazine Apollo recently identified it as the “most important and original Old Masters exhibition in the U.S. in 2016.”
Learn how to knit in a fun, supportive environment! Carmen from Dharma Trading Company will teach a series of 5 knitting classes in October and November. Absolute beginners are welcome, as are knitters with a little experience! We will be completing simple, fun projects, and all materials will be provided!
Class dates:
October 5th, 12th & 19th
November 2nd & 9th
These classes are for middle school youth in grades 6-8. Register at the Children’s Reference Desk, or by calling us at 415-485-3322.
Sponsored by the Friends of the San Rafael Public Library.
Come celebrate Day of the Dead with artist Rachel-Anne Palacios! Learn about some of the traditions behind the cultural celebration. Build your own ofrenda to remember your loved ones, and create fun take home items like calavera, jaguar and butterfly masks, dancing skeleton puppets and paper marigolds!
This program has something to offer for families with kids of all ages! No registration required.
Sponsored by the Friends of the San Rafael Library.
Understanding our climate and micro-climates is key to choosing the right plants for our gardens, especially in the context of climate change.
Come and learn how climate affects our gardens and best practices we can employ to adapt our gardens to climate change.
Speaker Kathy Hunting, a Master Gardener since 2014, is an environmental health scientist by training. She lives on a sunny acre in Point Reyes Station where her garden is full of tasty vegetables and fruits. She also attempts to grow ornamentals that the deer will not find tasty.
This series of 3 classes, starting on September 15th will provide an overview of the different ways online marketing can promote and streamline your business. Primarily focusing on the roles your website could play, we’ll also touch on email marketing, social media, other tools, and how all of these broadly can be used in concert to support your business or organizational goals.
Subsequent classes will cover mapping your customer/client journeys and translating them into potential online marketing solutions.
Attendance in the first class on the 15th is required for 2nd and 3rd classes (on the 22nd and 29th).
An ongoing, free Spanish conversation group that meets every Monday afternoon at 1 pm.
If you ever wanted to learn a bit of conversational Spanish, here is your opportunity.
This integrated 4 week course covers the fundamentals of basic verbs, grammar, and tenses used to speak in present, past, and future contexts. Each course module builds on the previous week’s content but it is possible to drop-in at any point, and learn something. Congratulations and kudos to those who complete all 4 modules.
Instructors: Joseph Cillo, instructional technologist + Carol Costa, native speaker, Madrid Spain
December 11 – Session 1
Introduction/Basics; Present: present indicative tense, present progressive tense; Super Present: acabar de …. form, estar a punto de …. form
December 18 – Session 2
Future: ir + a + infinitive form, future tense, conditional tense
December 25 – no class – closed for Christmas
January 1 – no class – closed for New Years
January 8 – Session 3
Past 1: past tense, present perfect tense, imperfect tense
January 15 – no class – closed for Martin Luther King Day
January 22 – Conversational Practice with Carol Costa
January 29 – Session 4
Past 2: past perfect tense; Summary/Recap
February 5, 12, 26 & March 5: Sessions 1-4 repeats (closed February 19 for Presidents’ Day)
K. Lang-Slattery became fascinated with her uncle’s World War II stories and began taping him in 1991. After two decades of research, she decided to write a novel about Herman’s life as a teenage refugee, as well as his experiences as an intelligence officer in General Patton’s Third Army. This award-winning novel was described by Kirkus Reviews as “an engaging tale of one man’s involvement in the world’s most horrific war.”
Some of the greatest contributions in defeating the Nazis and winning World War II came from
Come celebrate Day of the Dead with artist Rachel-Anne Palacios! Learn about some of the traditions behind the cultural celebration. Build your own ofrenda to remember your loved ones, and create fun take home items like calavera, jaguar and butterfly masks, dancing skeleton puppets and paper marigolds!
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