Comedy, juggling, magic, and audience participation engage youngsters to re-envision issues around recycling, water conservation or wastewater science. Best suited for children of all ages.
This program is generously sponsored by the Friends of the San Rafael Library
Comedia, malabares, magia y participación del público invitan a los pequeños a reimaginar temas como el reciclaje, la conservación del agua o la ciencia de las aguas residuales. Ideal para niños de todas las edades.
Este programa es generosamente patrocinado por los Friends of the San Rafael Library
Come learn how to make Origame Cranes and help us with our 1,000 Cranes Community Art Project! The tradition of folding 1,000 origami cranes, knows as Senbazuru, is believed to bring blessings. For all ages.
You can also pick up a folding kit at any SRPL Library Branch. Make sure to return your finished origami cranes by May 16!
Artist Phoebe Deutsch will show you how to make ceramic tiles from scratch, exploring texture and decoration techniques. We will use foraged botanical inspiration from the local area and learn about local flora along the way. This wonderful opportunity to learn a new craft using heritage skills and to contribute to our communities eco building. Celebrate community, traditional skill, and nature.
Author talk with Susie Nadler: The Lies We Tell About the Stars
Susie will join us for a reading and discussion about her debut novel, Lies We Tell About the Stars, and about the inspiration for and process of bringing her book from concept to reality!!
The Lies We Tell About the Stars is a gorgeous debut about friendship, grief, and new beginnings set in near-future San Francisco in the aftermath of a catastrophic earthquake and on the cusp of the first human mission to Mars.
Celeste Muldoon is alone when the Big One finally hits, because, for the first time ever, her best friend stood her up after school. Nicky and Celeste share a birthday, matching tattoos, an obsession with the upcoming Mars mission, and pretty much everything else. So why did he ghost her on the day she needed him most?
Susie Nadler was born and raised in San Francisco, where she still lives with her husband and their teenage twins. As a school librarian, she gets to spend most of her time doing the best possible things: reading and talking to kids about books. She has an MFA from the University of Montana and was a Brown Handler writer-in-residence at the San Francisco Public Library.
Read It, Watch It, Solve It Book Club: A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder
Email Brianna to reserve a copy of the book, available for pick up by July 6th. Read at your own pace but be ready to discuss at our first meeting on Monday, July 13th where we’ll chat about the book and watch the first episode of the show.
Meets every Monday from 3:30 to 5:00 pm on July 13, 20, 27, August 3, 10
Disclaimer: Our book club selection, A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, explores mature and sometimes intense topics. This includes depictions or discussions death by suicide, self-harm, murder, underage drug and alcohol use, drunk driving, animal/pet death, and sexual assault.
We want everyone to feel comfortable and informed—please take a moment to consider whether this material is a good fit for you.
Get ready to dive into the world of tiny, detailed, and delightful creations in this hands-on air-dry clay workshop! Whether you’re a budding artist or simply love crafting, this session will guide you through the process of creating your very own miniature food items, cute trinkets, and decorative objects, all from air-dry clay.
In this 2 hour workshop, you’ll learn how to sculpt and shape small-scale food items like mini cakes, donuts, and sushi, or quirky little objects such as tiny plants, and books. Our expert instructor Phoebe Deutsch will demonstrate step-by-step techniques to help you master the art of detailing such as adding texture, color blending, and even painting your creations for that realistic touch.
Three session cumulative series, registration is required and assumes students will attend all three classes.
Part 1: Thursday, 6/18 – meet each other and become familiar with Napangardi’s work
Part 2: Thursday, 6/25 – planning projects and beginning work
Part 3: Thursday, 7/2 – extended time to work on projects
Students will learn about Dorothy Napangardi’s art and influences and adapt her way of working to make their own drawings. Dorothy Napangardi was an Indigenous Australian artist whose paintings translate aerial views of her home landscape into abstract patterns. She used artistic approaches rooted in the landscape, tradition, and embodied knowledge to create a visual language about her home.
After learning about and discussing Napangardi’s work, we’ll have an extended conversation about our own neighborhoods. We’ll look at our neighborhoods from a birds eye point of view to find any patterns and select sites that are important to us like parks, walking trails, and third spaces and use them to create our own unique patterns.
About the Instructor
Megan Broughton is a multidisciplinary artist based in San Francisco, CA, addressing the climate crisis, loss, transformation, and the sublime. She has exhibited widely, with highlights at Berkeley Art Center, Richmond Art Center, and SFArtsED Gallery at Minnesota Street Project. Notable residencies include MaréMotrice in Greenland and The Arctic Circle Residency in Svalbard. She has taught art at The Oxbow School, California State Summer School for the Arts, and SFArtsED among others. Megan holds a BFA from the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). She was a 2023 California Arts Council Emerging Individual Artist Fellow.
