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.
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.
Dec 4: Flora la Fresca & The Art of Friendship by Veronica Chambers (Panamanian-American)
Jan 8: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba (Malawi).
Feb 5: Uprooted by Ruth Chan (Hong Kong).
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.
Sept 4:Mexikid, by Pedro Martín (Mexico)
Oct 2:Safiyyah’s War, by Hiba Noor Khan (France)
Nov 6:My Brigadista Year, by Katherine Paterson (Cuba)
Dec 4: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba (Malawi)
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
