The most pure and powerful form of sharing is the time-honored act of storytelling.
Writing and sharing life stories with others is an enjoyable way to find new meaning in life, put the past into perspective, as well as develop a growing appreciation of your life and the lives of others.
Come join Melanie Vetter for a free talk on the Power of Story and hear the benefits of writing your stories, both for your self and those you love.
Melanie is a Certified Senior Advisor®, Guided Autobiography Instructor, and Legacy Coach. Melanie brings a unique blend of knowledge, passion, and warmth to her role as an instructor, helping people connect with their sense of purpose and create a positive legacy through writing and intergenerational sharing. As a former Harvard trained attorney, Melanie’s distinct approach enhances traditional estate planning through value driven legacy documents. Using writing workshops and individual coaching, Melanie helps her clients to recognize and maximize independence, tranquility, and deep meaning in their life.
The Space Station Museum presents Retired Air Force pilot Don Shields with a presentation about his experiences with the Apollo Lunar Module, Skylab, and being in the Space Race!
This program is part of a series of events in celebration of One Book One Marin 2016, a county-wide reading program, whose featured title this year is The Martian, by Andy Weir. Tons of events are happening county-wide. Hope to see you there!
While people have yet to set foot on the red planet, robotic explorers have extended our senses to Mars, giving us our first views of the surface. Giant volcanoes, canyons, polar ice caps, surface frost and clouds await the first explorers.
Join us as Jay Trimble of NASA Ames Research Center talks about the exploration of Mars, what we’ve learned from our robotic explorers, and what the fictional astronaut Mark Watney might see in Acidalia Planitia, his home on Mars.
At NASA Ames, Jay is the Mission Operations and Ground Data System Manager for the Resource Prospector Lunar Rover Mission. Prior to this, Jay founded and led the User Centered Technology Group, which developed the MERBoard Touchscreen for Mars Rover Operations. He has also worked at the UC Berkeley Space Science Lab, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the Johnson Space Center.
This program is part of a series of events in celebration of One Book One Marin 2016, a county-wide reading program, whose featured title this year is The Martian, by Andy Weir. Tons of events are happening county-wide. Hope to see you there!
Travel back almost 5 billion years with Vivian White, of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, to discover how our Sun and planets formed from a cloud of dust. See how today’s scientists are using clues from all over our Solar System and beyond to piece together our humble beginnings. Find out what questions we still have and how we aim to answer them with future missions.
Vivian Whitehas been an astronomy educator with the Astronomical Society of the Pacific for a decade. She uses her degree in physics, a Dobsonian telescope, and a fascination with human learning to inspire people to look up in wonder at the riches of the night sky.
Vivian designs activities for the NASA Night Sky Network, a coalition of over 450 astronomy clubs across the US. Her love of the sky has taken her far and wide – the most recent adventures include teaching astronomy to Buddhist monks in India, visiting cloud top observatories in Chile, and giving tours of the sky on the White House lawn. Her blog is called My Head is in the Stars.
This program is part of a series of events in celebration of One Book One Marin 2016, a county-wide reading program, whose featured title this year is The Martian, by Andy Weir. Tons of events are happening county-wide. Hope to see you there!
Join us for a book discussion of this year’s One Book One Marin selection, The Martian, by Andy Weir! What did you think of this tale of intrepid botanist/astronaut Mark Watney, who uses his science smarts and droll humor to survive after being left for dead alone on Mars? Did you see the Golden Globe-winning movie based on the book? Share your thoughts and explore the book more with librarian Pam Klein.
This program is part of a series of events in celebration of One Book One Marin 2016, a county-wide reading program. Tons of events are happening county-wide. Hope to see you there!
Show them how much you love them
with a beautiful handmade card!
Using a variety of papers, decorative embellishments,
found objects, rubber stamps, and ephemera,
you’ll create a valentine greeting specifically tailored
to the object of your affection. Feel free to bring your own supplies – but no loose glitter, please!
