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Club de Lectura en Español

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Te gustaría conocer nuevos personas y mejorar  tu hábito de lectura? Únete a nuestro Club de Lectura en Español! Leemos un libro diferente cada mes: De ficción, o No ficción, de  autores reconocidos, libros controversiales o simplemente libros ligeros para disfrutar. Nos reunimos una vez al mes para conversar y compartir nuestra opinión acerca del libro leído durante el mes.

Tenemos copias reservadas o puedes obtener alguna copia de nuestro catálogo de bibliotecas, si te gustaría tener más información al respecto llámanos al 415-485-3483 o comunícate al correo electrónico:  alejandra.barrios@cityofsanrafael.org


DESPUES DE LA REUNIÓN:

Reyna Grande. Charla/platica del autor con Yaccaira Salvatierra.

Para celebrar el Mes de la Herencia Hispana, la galardonada escritora Reyna Grande presentará el lanzamiento de su novela “Un Corrido de Amor y Gloria” a través de una plática/charla/entrevista bilingüe con la poetisa Yaccaira Salvatierra.

Su nueva novela está basada en el periodo de tiempo de la guerra mexicano-estadounidense, y también en la antología de “Somewhere We Are Human: Voces auténticas sobre la migración, la supervivencia y los nuevos comienzos.”

Al final de la entrevista, habrá una sesión de preguntas y respuestas y una firma de libros.

Reyna Grande es la escritora más vendida de “La distancia entre nosotros”, en la que relata sobre su vida antes y después de llegar a Estados Unidos desde México como niña inmigrante indocumentada. Esta obra está disponible en ediciones para adultos y para jóvenes. Sus escritos hablan sobre la inmigración, la separación familiar, el trauma lingüístico y familiar, el precio del Sueño Americano. Reyna en su trayectoria como escritora ha recibido múltiples premios y sus obras literarias ya forman parte de la colección de enseñanza en escuelas, universidades y ciudades de todo Estados Unidos.

Yaccaira Salvatierra es poeta y traductora en California. Es una educadora dedicada a las comunidades históricamente marginadas y resilientes. Hija de inmigrantes de México y Perú, vive en Oakland, California.


Este mes:

A través de cien montañas por Reyna Grande

Las próximas reuniones (los viernes a la biblioteca del centro):

18 de Noviembre: El esbirro por Sergei Kourdakov

16 de Diciembre: El asco por Horacio Castellanos Moya

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Hora de Cuentos de Drag bilingüe / Bilingual Drag Storytime

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Hora de cuentos de Drag

Una hora de cuentos de drag, co-auspiciada por el Centro Spahr, donde las familias con LGBTQ y los niños que preguntan en la escuela primaria y más jóvenes pueden reunirse, socializar y hacer nuevas amistades. Serviremos refrigerios de té ligero después de cada cuento. Vístete con un traje que te haga sentir especial.

¿Qué es la Hora de Cuentos de Drag?

La Hora de Cuentos de Drag es un programa divertido e importante que celebra la diversidad, la forma en que los niños pueden vestirse y actuar. Anima a los niños a mirar más allá de los estereotipos de género y a abrazar la exploración sin las trabas de sí mismos. Programas como La Hora de Cuentos de Drag fomentan la aceptación de la diferencia y ayudan a prevenir la intimidación, a la vez que proporcionan una experiencia literaria agradable.

La Hora de Cuentos de Drag (Drag Storytime en inglés) es exactamente lo que parece: personas vestidas de una manera que exagera el género y que leen cuentos a los niños. Esta lectura de cuentos captura la imaginación y el juego de la fluidez de género desde la niñez y les da a los niños modelos de rol glamurosos y positivos sobre las diferencias de género. En espacios como estos, los niños pueden ver a personas que desafían las rígidas restricciones de género e imaginan un mundo en el que la gente pueda presentarse como quiera y en el que el disfraz sea real.


Drag Storytime

This is part of a series of drag storytimes, co-hosted by the Spahr Center, where families with LGBTQ+ and questioning kids in elementary school and younger can meet, socialize, and make new friendships. We will serve light teatime refreshments after each storytime. Dress in an outfit that makes you feel special!

Drag Storytime FAQs

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Memoir Writing Workshop with Jacqueline Kudler

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Memoir Writing Workshop

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Each of us has a story wanting to be told and a rich store of memory waiting to be mined for it. Veteran writers seem to know exactly where to look, and how to shape the raw autobiographical material into art. We will draw on lessons from the masters for insights into crafting our own personal narratives. Jacqueline Kudler (M.A. English Literature) has been teaching Tales Told from Memory at the College of Marin for 31 years. She is a published poet and feature writer. In 2010, she was honored with the Outstanding Teacher Award from the College of Marin Emeritus Program.

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Books Beyond Borders

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For 5th-8th graders
Second Wednesday at 4pm

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.

In person outside the Pickleweed Library, weather and public health situations permitting.

September 14 — Miss Quinces, by Kat Fajardo (visitor from Honduras)

October 12 — Betty Before X, by Ilyasah Shabazz

November 9 — The Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna, by Alda Dobbs (virtual author visit)

December 14 — Amina’s Song, by Hena Khan

A crop of the cover of Miss Quinces by Kat Fajardo.

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Books Beyond Borders

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For 5th-8th graders
Second Wednesday at 4pm

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.

In person outside the Pickleweed Library, weather and public health situations permitting.

December 14 — Amina’s Song, by Hena Khan

A close crop of the cover of Amina's Song by Hena Khan.

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Books Beyond Borders

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For 5th-8th graders
Second Wednesday at 4pm

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.

In person outside the Pickleweed Library, weather and public health situations permitting.

November 9 — The Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna, by Alda Dobbs (virtual author visit)

December 14 — Amina’s Song, by Hena Khan

A banner image of The Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna by Alda Dobbs.

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Books Beyond Borders

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For 5th-8th graders
Second Wednesday at 4pm

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.

In person outside the Pickleweed Library, weather and public health situations permitting.

October 12 — Betty Before X, by Ilyasah Shabazz

November 9 — The Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna, by Alda Dobbs (virtual author visit)

December 14 — Amina’s Song, by Hena Kahn

A crop of the cover of Betty Before X by Ilyasah Shabazz

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Books Beyond Borders

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For 5th-8th graders
Second Wednesday at 4pm

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.

In person outside the Pickleweed Library, weather and public health situations permitting.

Borders by Thomas King

January 4Borders, by Thomas King

February 1The Other Half of Happy, by Rebecca Balcarcel

March 1Extra Credit, by Andrew Clements

April 5Soul Lanterns, by Shaw Kuzki

May 3Code Talker, by Joseph Bruchac

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