Silk Road Teas will introduce, discuss and taste rare, artisanal teas from China. These select teas are grown on small traditional farms, made each harvest season in very limited quantities & crafted to local customs in processing and taste profile. Participants will have the opportunity to learn how high-grade artisanal teas are grown, skillfully crafted and processed creating some of the world’s finest tasting teas.
This event will be held at City Hall in the third floor conference room; seating is limited to about 20 chairs. The third floor is accessible by elevator.
To sign up, please email Lea at lea.aschkenas@cityofsanrafael.org or call 415-485-3336.
Like reading? Like learning about life in other places and times? We’ve got just the club for you! Join us for our Books Beyond Borders book club in which we’ll travel through time and place to better understand our present world. Each month, read the selected book (limited free copies available, otherwise check yours out at the library) and then we’ll meet to discuss it, sample some related food and maybe music, and do a fun related craft or writing activity. Occasional special guests will include the book’s author or a visitor from the culture or time we’ve read about.
Mar 5: Indian no More by Charlene Willing and Traci Sorell (Umpqua people of Oregon and California).
Apr 2: The Unforgotten Coat by Frank Cottrell-Boyce (England and maybe Mongolia).
May 7: Johnny, the sea, and me by Melba Escobar (Colombia).
Jun 4: Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani (India). Author visit!
To sign up, please email Lea at lea.aschkenas@cityofsanrafael.org or call 415-485-3336.
Like reading? Like learning about life in other places and times? We’ve got just the club for you! Join us for our Books Beyond Borders book club in which we’ll travel through time and place to better understand our present world. Each month, read the selected book (limited free copies available, otherwise check yours out at the library) and then we’ll meet to discuss it, sample some related food and maybe music, and do a fun related craft or writing activity. Occasional special guests will include the book’s author or a visitor from the culture or time we’ve read about.
May 7: Johnny, the sea, and me by Melba Escobar (Colombia).
Jun 4: Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani (India). Author visit!
This program is brought to you thanks to the support of The Friends of the Library.
Este programa llega a usted gracias al apoyo de Los Amigos de la Biblioteca.
To sign up, please email Lea at lea.aschkenas@cityofsanrafael.org or call 415-485-3336.
Like reading? Like learning about life in other places and times? We’ve got just the club for you! Join us for our Books Beyond Borders book club in which we’ll travel through time and place to better understand our present world. Each month, read the selected book (limited free copies available, otherwise check yours out at the library) and then we’ll meet to discuss it, sample some related food and maybe music, and do a fun related craft or writing activity. Occasional special guests will include the book’s author or a visitor from the culture or time we’ve read about.
Jun 4: Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani (India). Author visit!
See you back in the fall!
This program is brought to you thanks to the support of The Friends of the Library.
Este programa llega a usted gracias al apoyo de Los Amigos de la Biblioteca.
To sign up, please email Lea at lea.aschkenas@cityofsanrafael.org or call 415-485-3336.
Like reading? Like learning about life in other places and times? We’ve got just the club for you! Join us for our Books Beyond Borders book club in which we’ll travel through time and place to better understand our present world. Each month, read the selected book (limited free copies available, otherwise check yours out at the library) and then we’ll meet to discuss it, sample some related food and maybe music, and do a fun related craft or writing activity. Occasional special guests will include the book’s author or a visitor from the culture or time we’ve read about.
September 3: A Sky of Paper Stars by Susie Yi (Korea).
October 1: The Bicycle Spy by Yona Zeldis McDonough (France).
This program is brought to you thanks to the support of The Friends of the Library.
Este programa llega a usted gracias al apoyo de Los Amigos de la Biblioteca.
To sign up, please email Lea at lea.aschkenas@cityofsanrafael.org or call 415-485-3336.
Like reading? Like learning about life in other places and times? We’ve got just the club for you! Join us for our Books Beyond Borders book club in which we’ll travel through time and place to better understand our present world. Each month, read the selected book (limited free copies available, otherwise check yours out at the library) and then we’ll meet to discuss it, sample some related food and maybe music, and do a fun related craft or writing activity. Occasional special guests will include the book’s author or a visitor from the culture or time we’ve read about.
March 4: Music for Tigers, by Michelle Kadarusman (Australia)
April 1: Letters from Cuba, by Ruth Behar (Cuba)
May 6: Orange for the Sunsets, by Tina Athaide (Uganda)
June 3: The Circuit: The Graphic Novel, by Francisco Jiménez (Mexico and California)
This program is brought to you thanks to the support of The Friends of the Library.
Este programa llega a usted gracias al apoyo de Los Amigos de la Biblioteca.
To sign up, please email Lea at lea.aschkenas@cityofsanrafael.org or call 415-485-3336.
Like reading? Like learning about life in other places and times? We’ve got just the club for you! Join us for our Books Beyond Borders book club in which we’ll travel through time and place to better understand our present world. Each month, read the selected book (limited free copies available, otherwise check yours out at the library) and then we’ll meet to discuss it, sample some related food and maybe music, and do a fun related craft or writing activity. Occasional special guests will include the book’s author or a visitor from the culture or time we’ve read about.
January 7: Lion Dancers, by Cai Tse (Tasmania)
February 4: Me, Frida, and the Secret of the Peacock Ring, by Angela Cervantes (Mexico) *Zoom Author Visit!
March 4: Music for Tigers, by Michelle Kadarusman (Australia)
April 1: Letters from Cuba, by Ruth Behar (Cuba)
May 6: Orange for the Sunsets, by Tina Athaide (Uganda)
June 3: The Circuit: The Graphic Novel, by Francisco Jiménez (Mexico and California)
This program is brought to you thanks to the support of The Friends of the Library.
Este programa llega a usted gracias al apoyo de Los Amigos de la Biblioteca.
To sign up, please email Lea at lea.aschkenas@cityofsanrafael.org or call 415-485-3336.
Like reading? Like learning about life in other places and times? We’ve got just the club for you! Join us for our Books Beyond Borders book club in which we’ll travel through time and place to better understand our present world. Each month, read the selected book (limited free copies available, otherwise check yours out at the library) and then we’ll meet to discuss it, sample some related food and maybe music, and do a fun related craft or writing activity. Occasional special guests will include the book’s author or a visitor from the culture or time we’ve read about.
October 1: The Bicycle Spy by Yona Zeldis McDonough (France).
This program is brought to you thanks to the support of The Friends of the Library.
Este programa llega a usted gracias al apoyo de Los Amigos de la Biblioteca.
To sign up, please email Lea at lea.aschkenas@cityofsanrafael.org or call 415-485-3336.
Like reading? Like learning about life in other places and times? We’ve got just the club for you! Join us for our Books Beyond Borders book club in which we’ll travel through time and place to better understand our present world. Each month, read the selected book (limited free copies available, otherwise check yours out at the library) and then we’ll meet to discuss it, sample some related food and maybe music, and do a fun related craft or writing activity. Occasional special guests will include the book’s author or a visitor from the culture or time we’ve read about.
December 3: Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park (Sudan)
January 7: Lion Dancers, by Cai Tse (Tasmania)
February 4: Me, Frida, and the Secret of the Peacock Ring, by Angela Cervantes (Mexico) *Zoom Author Visit!
March 4: Music for Tigers, by Michelle Kadarusman (Australia)
April 1: Letters from Cuba, by Ruth Behar (Cuba)
May 6: Orange for the Sunsets, by Tina Athaide (Uganda)
June 3: The Circuit: The Graphic Novel, by Francisco Jiménez (Mexico and California)
This program is brought to you thanks to the support of The Friends of the Library.
Este programa llega a usted gracias al apoyo de Los Amigos de la Biblioteca.
To sign up, please email Lea at lea.aschkenas@cityofsanrafael.org or call 415-485-3336.
Like reading? Like learning about life in other places and times? We’ve got just the club for you! Join us for our Books Beyond Borders book club in which we’ll travel through time and place to better understand our present world. Each month, read the selected book (limited free copies available, otherwise check yours out at the library) and then we’ll meet to discuss it, sample some related food and maybe music, and do a fun related craft or writing activity. Occasional special guests will include the book’s author or a visitor from the culture or time we’ve read about.
November 5: I Can Make this Promiseby Christine Day(Upper Skagit people in Washington State)
December 3: Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park (Sudan)
This program is brought to you thanks to the support of The Friends of the Library.
Este programa llega a usted gracias al apoyo de Los Amigos de la Biblioteca.
