Jelly Jam Time

Posted by Aaron on 04 May 23

Jelly Jam Time’s Puppet shows invite young audiences to move, create, suggest, interact and play along with the puppets and performers. Come and experience the puppet magic with The Muffin Man, great for ages 0-5 years old.

Summer Sleepy Storytime!

Posted by Aaron on 04 May 23

Join us for an evening Summer Sleepy Storytime! We’ll have songs, rhymes, and fingerplays to wind down the day.

Local Art Talk: Evri Kwong and the Chinese Railroad Strike

Posted by on 03 May 23

The San Rafael Public Library is honored to present the artist, Evri Kwong, and his latest project: The Chinese Railroad Strike. Regular library patrons may recognize Evri as a familiar face in the library, working near the upstairs service desk. Evri is a native of Chinatown, a graduate of SF Art Institute, and professor. Read more about him here.

This event will be held at the San Rafael City Council Chambers, across the street at City Hall. Please note that there is no food or drink allowed in Council Chambers.

Artist Evri Kwong was born in San Francisco and raised in the Bay Area. He attended the San Francisco Art Institute where he received a BFA and MFA in Drawing and Painting. During graduate school, Kwong was awarded a full fellowship to study at the prestigious Skowhegan School Of Painting and Sculpture in Maine. He has received grants from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, the Lannan Foundation, and the Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Foundation Grant for Painting. Currently, he teaches at California College of the Arts in San Francisco as an adjunct professor in drawing and painting.

Kwong’s work is in numerous public and private institutions, most recently: de Young Museum in 2021, San Jose Museum of Art, Asian American Art Centre (NYC), The Lannan Foundation (Santa Fe, NM), Hana Bank in South Korea, Rene Di Rosa Preserve (Napa, CA), Ross School of Business (University of Michigan), Stanford University Hospital, Haggerty Museum, Djerassi Foundation, (Woodside, CA), deSaisset Museum (Santa Clara, CA).

His work has been written up in international magazines and newspapers and sighted in the book Asian American Primary Source Reader (2017, Yale Press) for a painting he made about Vincent Chin. He also appeared in the documentary film “Smitten” by filmmaker Nancy Kelly on the Rene Di Rosa Art Collection in Napa, CA.

“I am not a political artist. I am just an artist responding to the time we are living in.”
– Evri Kwong

Evri Kwong’s work has been featured in group and solo exhibitions across the country and abroad, including: Catharine Clark Gallery, SF; George Krevsky Gallery, SF; de Young Museum, SF; Southern Exposure Gallery, SF; Heidi Cho Gallery, NYC; Asian American Art Centre, NYC; Alternative Museum, NYC; David Beitzel Gallery, NYC; Track 16 Gallery, LA; Robert Berman Gallery, Santa Monica; Dwight-Hackett Projects, Santa Fe, NM; Gerald Peters Gallery Project Space, Santa Fe, NM; San Jose Museum Of Art; Triton Museum Of Art; Museum Of Sonoma County; Crocker-Kingsley Museum of Art; Rene Di Rosa Preserve, Napa; Lancaster Museum Of Art, PA; deSaisset Museum, Santa Clara; Gallery Godo, S. Korea, among others.

Local Art Talk: Evri Kwong’s King Cotton and Other Silly Matters

Posted by bonnie on 03 May 23

The San Rafael Public Library is honored to present local artist, Evri Kwong, and his latest project: King Cotton and Other Silly Matters.

Patrons who frequent our library may recognize Evri as a familiar face working near the upstairs service desk.

Here’s the Pacific Sun article that appeared after his art talk at the San Rafael Public Library last June 2023.

This event will be held in San Rafael City Council Chambers at 6pm. (Please note that there is no food or drink allowed in Council Chambers.)

“I am not a political artist. I am just an artist responding to the time we are living in.” – Evri Kwong

Artist Evri Kwong was born in San Francisco and raised in the Bay Area. He attended the San Francisco Art Institute where he received a BFA and MFA in Drawing and Painting. During graduate school, Kwong was awarded a full fellowship to study at the prestigious Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine. He has received grants from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, the Lannan Foundation, and the Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Foundation Grant for Painting. Currently. He is currently an adjunct professor of drawing and painting at California College of the Arts in San Francisco.

Kwong’s work is in numerous public and private institutions, most recently: de Young Museum Open in 2021 and the Triennial de Young Open 2023,

His work has been written up in international magazines and newspapers and cited in the book Asian American Primary Source Reader (2017, Yale Press) for a painting he made about Vincent Chin. He also appeared in the documentary film “Smitten” by filmmaker Nancy Kelly on the Rene Di Rosa Art Collection in Napa, CA.

Evri Kwong’s work has been featured in group and solo exhibitions across the country and abroad, including: Catharine Clark Gallery, SF; George Krevsky Gallery, SF; Southern Exposure Gallery, SF; Heidi Cho Gallery, NYC; Asian American Art Centre, NYC; Alternative Museum, NYC; David Beitzel Gallery, NYC; Track 16 Gallery, LA; Robert Berman Gallery, Santa Monica; Dwight-Hackett Projects, Santa Fe, NM; Gerald Peters Gallery Project Space, Santa Fe, NM; San Jose Museum Of Art; Triton Museum Of Art; Museum Of Sonoma County; Crocker-Kingsley Museum of Art; Rene Di Rosa Preserve, Napa; Lancaster Museum Of Art, PA; deSaisset Museum, Santa Clara; Ross School of Business (University of Michigan); Stanford University Hospital; Haggerty Museum, Djerassi Foundation, (Woodside, CA); The Lannan Foundation (Santa Fe, NM); Gallery Godo, South Korea, Hana Bank in South Korea; among others.

This program is brought to you thanks to the support of The Friends of the Library.

CANCELED: Read To A Dog

Posted by on 14 April 23

Dogs are ideal reading partners, providing comfort and unconditional acceptance that can allow children to focus better and read with greater confidence. The Marin Humane Society’s SHARE a Book program is designed to help children improve their literacy skills, and to offer an opportunity for them to have fun reading – to dogs!

This program is intended for emerging readers in grades 1-3 who would love some fun, low-pressure reading time.

Gardening Workshop

Posted by Aaron on 10 April 23

Come enjoy a gardening workshop where you will get to create your own companion planting pot of basil and garlic together, along with information about care and how companion planting can add a new dynamic to your indoor and outdoor gardening experience. Planting kit available while supplies last.

Venga a disfrutar de un taller de jardinería en el que podrá crear su propia maceta de albahaca y ajo, junto con información sobre el cuidado y la plantación complementaria, puede agregar una nueva dinámica a su experiencia de jardinería interior y exterior. Kit de plantación disponible hasta agotar existencias.

Gardening Workshop

Posted by Aaron on 10 April 23

Come enjoy a gardening workshop where you will get to create your own companion planting pot of basil and garlic together, along with information about care and how companion planting can add a new dynamic to your indoor and outdoor gardening experience. Planting kit available while supplies last.

Venga a disfrutar de un taller de jardinería en el que podrá crear su propia maceta de albahaca y ajo, junto con información sobre el cuidado y la plantación complementaria, puede agregar una nueva dinámica a su experiencia de jardinería interior y exterior. Kit de plantación disponible hasta agotar existencias.

Gardening Workshop

Posted by Aaron on 10 April 23

Come enjoy a gardening workshop where you will get to create your own companion planting pot of basil and garlic together, along with information about care and how companion planting can add a new dynamic to your indoor and outdoor gardening experience. Planting kit available while supplies last.

Venga a disfrutar de un taller de jardinería en el que podrá crear su propia maceta de albahaca y ajo, junto con información sobre el cuidado y la plantación complementaria, puede agregar una nueva dinámica a su experiencia de jardinería interior y exterior. Kit de plantación disponible hasta agotar existencias.

Día de los Niños

Posted by Aaron on 06 April 23

Join us on Friday April 21st for an Earth-focused Día de los Niños celebration at all 3 of our locations!

10:30AM  Mariela’s Music Time

3:30PM  Park Ranger activity

All Day:  Seed & book giveaway!

Ven a celebrar el Día de los Niños y el Día de la Tierra el viernes, 21 de abril, en las 3 surcusales de la biblioteca!

10:30AM Mariela’s Music Time

3:30PM  Actividad con guardabosques

Todo el Día: ¡Regalaremos libros y semillas!

Día del Niño

Posted by davagy on 06 April 23

El Día del Niño es una celebración anual en América Latina, es un día para honrar la vida de los niños, su bienestar y felicidad. ¡Acompañanos a esta fiesta comunitaria para pasar un día de juego, obsequios de libros y mucha diversión en Pickleweed Park en San Rafael/Canal! ¡Prepárate para cantar y bailar con una actuación musical de Cascada de Flores!

Día Del Niño/Children’s Day is an annual celebration in Latin America, it is a day to honor the lives of children, their well-being and happiness. Join our community fiesta for a day of play, books giveaways and lots of fun at Pickleweed Park in San Rafael/Canal! Get ready to sing and dance with a musical performance by Cascada de Flores!

For disability accommodations please phone 415-473-3220 (Voice), CA Relay 711, or e-mail library@marincounty.org at least five business days in advance of the event. The County will do its best to fulfill requests received with less than five business days’ notice. Copies of documents are available in alternative formats, upon request.

Para adaptaciones por discapacidad, por favor llame a 415-473-3220 (Voz), Servicio de Retransmisión de CA 711, o envíe un correo electrónico a library@marincounty.org al menos con cinco días hábiles de anticipación al evento. El Condado hará su mejor esfuerzo para satisfacer las solicitudes recibidas con menos de cinco días hábiles de antelación. Hay copias de los documentos disponibles en formatos alternativos, previa solicitud.