This class is designed specifically for beginners who want to learn more about their family history. The basics will be discussed on how to get started in your own research, from starting your family tree to finding information to add bark to the branches!
Our speaker, Jeffery Vaillant, President of the Sonoma County Genealogy Society, will get you started with tools and resources for beginning your family research.
At the San Rafael Libraries you have FREE in-library access to the most popular genealogy research tool – Ancestry.com.
In conjunction with our Summer Reading Program, Artist Rachel-Anne will share the traditional and beautiful art of Henna. Each participant will receive a special henna design from Rachel-Anne, as well as henna paste to practice with in the library and take home.
This program is for adults and teens.
Space is limited, please sign up at the Adult Reference Desk, or give us a call at 415-485-3321.
Sponsored by the Friends of the San Rafael Public Libraries.
Artist Rachel-Anne will share the traditional and beautiful art of Henna. Each participant will receive a special henna design from Rachel-Anne, as well as henna paste to practice with in the library and take home.
This program is for middle school aged youth entering grades 6-9. Registration and permission slips are required. Please sign up at the Children’s Room Reference Desk, or give us a call at 415-485-3322.
Sponsored by the Friends of the San Rafael Public Library.
Children ages five and older are invited to join us at Builders Club. We provide the Legos, you bring the ideas and imagination. Participants can both build freely and participate in a Lego Quest challenge. Space is limited. Please sign-up at the Children’s Reference Desk, or give us a call at 415-485-3322.
In this free presentation, you will get a deeper understanding of your child’s difficult behaviors, how to get help for yourself, and tools to restore your child to the loving person he/she truly is. Questions and answers will follow at the end of the presentation. The focus is infancy-early adolescence.
Sushila Hart is a mentor/consultant to parents and families. She is a Hand in Hand instructor where she facilitates Parent Support groups, and has many years experience as a preschool teacher. She has extensively studied early childhood through adolescence. She is presently a mentor/nanny for two families. Sushila has successfully raised her two daughters (now ages 26 & 28)
The San Rafael Friends of the Library will have a sale of Rare and Special Books & Charming Oldies at the First Presbyterian Church, across the street from the downtown library.
The sale for the general public will start on Saturday, March 12 from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm. Ample parking can be found on the street or in the lot at E and Mission Streets.
Included in this sale will be rare and special books from 1730 – 1960 including vintage sets, leather bound books, and charming oldies… covering history, cooking, and many books on the arts: fine art, architecture, and design. The will also be children’s books.
A Members’ OnlyPreview (with drinks and treats including delicious ‘library cookies’ and world famous brownies) will be from 2:00 – 4:30 on Friday, March 11.
You can become a member at the door starting at $15.
All proceeds of the sale will benefit the San Rafael Public Library and Pickleweed branch.
Want to learn about growing edibles? Come and hear about the preparation of planting beds and containers, selection of plant varieties including tomatoes, best watering practices and managing diseases and problems – lessons learned from a real garden!
The Speaker: Anne-Marie Walker, a UC Marin Master Gardener since 2005, leads a program teaching third and fourth grade students about edible gardening. She lives on an acre in San Rafael where she and her husband raised their four children who learned to grow vegetables and fruits for the family dinner table.
Have fun with your mini-Martian in this fun, hands-on space science program. Explore, create, and discover using simple materials, creativity, and imaginative problem-solving! Don’t forget to pack your sense of wonder for an out-of-this-world experience. No registration required. For families with kids of all ages. For more information, call Children’s Services at 415-485-3322. This event is part of the 2016 One Book One Marin series, and is sponsored by the Friends of the San Rafael Public Library.
Your San Rafael Library card gives you access to the library’s subscription to Ancestry.com. Find out how you can access the library’s subscription.
This class is will introduce you to Ancestry.com at the basic level. We’ll preform some basic census searches and see how that one search connects to others. You’ll also get tips on other eResources and organizations that will help you get started in creating your family tree.
More advanced Ancestry.com classes will be coming in March.
San Rafael just passed a Junior Second Unit ordinance that will allow homeowners to turn a spare bedroom into a private, legal rental unit to house family members, caregivers, or renters. Come find out what a junior second unit is, the benefits of having one, and what it takes to create one, step by step. There will be time for Q&A.
Lilypad Homes is a nonprofit organization dedicated to provide much-needed housing, to make home ownership more affordable, to house loved ones, caregivers and people who work in the community, and to create resilient, self-sufficient communities capable of housing critical service providers.
In conjunction with our Summer Reading Program, Artist Rachel-Anne will share the traditional and beautiful art of Henna. Each participant will receive a special henna design from Rachel-Anne, as well as henna paste to practice with in the library and take home.
Artist Rachel-Anne will share the traditional and beautiful art of Henna. Each participant will receive a special henna design from Rachel-Anne, as well as henna paste to practice with in the library and take home.
Children ages five and older are invited to join us at Builders Club. We provide the Legos, you bring the ideas and imagination. Participants can both build freely and participate in a Lego Quest challenge. Space is limited. Please sign-up at the Children’s Reference Desk, or give us a call at 415-485-3322.
Have fun with your mini-Martian in this fun, hands-on space science program. Explore, create, and discover using simple materials, creativity, and imaginative problem-solving! Don’t forget to pack your sense of wonder for an out-of-this-world experience. No registration required. For families with kids of all ages. For more information, call Children’s Services at 415-485-3322. This event is part of the 2016 
