Join San Rafael Public Library staff as we read and engage with books in a variety of genres! Everything from thought-provoking and topical, to fun and light reads, fiction to non-fiction, and beyond. You can meet us on Zoom every third Thursday of the month, and also enjoy additional content related to our book club selections any time via Instagram and Facebook.
Please register in advance. After registering you will receive a link and instructions for how to participate on the day and time of the book club. We have some extra books put aside so contact us at 415-485-3323 if you need help requesting a book club book in our catalog.
June 16 @ 2:00-3:30 – What Tech Calls Thinking by Adrian Daub, hosted by library staff member William Calhoun
Join San Rafael Public Library staff as we read and engage with books in a variety of genres! Everything from thought-provoking and topical, to fun and light reads, fiction to non-fiction, and beyond. You can meet us on Zoom every third Thursday of the month, and also enjoy additional content related to our book club selections any time via Instagram and Facebook.
Please register in advance. After registering you will receive a link and instructions for how to participate on the day and time of the book club. We have some extra books put aside so contact us at 415-485-3323 if you need help requesting a book club book in our catalog.
May 19 @ 2:00-3:30 –The Queen of Water by Laura Resau, hosted by library staff member Lea Aschkenas
Upcoming Dates and Books:
June 16 @ 2:00-3:30 – What Tech Calls Thinking by Adrian Daub, hosted by library staff member William Calhoun
Join San Rafael Public Library staff as we read and engage with books in a variety of genres! Everything from thought-provoking and topical, to fun and light reads, fiction to non-fiction, and beyond. You can meet us on Zoom every third Thursday of the month, and also enjoy additional content related to our book club selections any time via Instagram and Facebook.
Please register in advance. After registering you will receive a link and instructions for how to participate on the day and time of the book club. We have some extra books put aside so contact us at 415-485-3323 if you need help requesting a book club book in our catalog.
April 21 @ 2:00-3:30 –The Resisters by Gish Jen, hosted by City Librarian Henry Bankhead
Join San Rafael Public Library staff as we read and engage with books in a variety of genres! Everything from thought-provoking and topical, to fun and light reads, fiction to non-fiction, and beyond. You can meet us on Zoom every third Thursday of the month, and also enjoy additional content related to our book club selections any time via Instagram and Facebook.
Please register in advance. After registering you will receive a link and instructions for how to participate on the day and time of the book club. We have some extra books put aside so contact us at 415-485-3323 if you need help requesting a book club book in our catalog.
Come join librarian and poet Margaret Stawowy for a discussion of Together in a Sudden Strangeness: America’s Poets Respond to the Pandemic, edited by Alice Quinn. March 16th marks the second anniversary of shelter-in-place, and this book was created in the months immediately following that historic day. In the words of William Carlos Williams, “It is difficult to get the news from poems, yet men die miserably every day for lack of what is found there.” For this particular book club , we request that you find a poem in the book that speaks to you, and if you wish, to share it with us in the group and tell us why it is meaningful.
Romi Marks will be providing online classes via Zoom every 3rd Wednesday of the month from 2:00 to 4:00 pm. Romi has an art studio degree from Sonoma State and has been practicing the visual arts since childhood. She is a Certified Zentangle Teacher (CZT), educated by the creators of Zentangle, Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas. Romi has been practicing and teaching Zentangle for many years, teaching at San Rafael Public Library since 2017.
Zentangle is a fun, relaxing and easy-to-learn art form that uses repetitive patterns to create beautiful images while improving focus and creativity. This new art form can be enjoyed by anyone, from beginners to professionals, providing artistic satisfaction and personal well being.
In this class you will delve in to the Zentanglemethod while creating a beautiful composition. Learn to draw patterns and use shading and color techniques to bring this Zentangle inspired composition to life. There will be a short guided meditation and lots of step by step instructions. This class is two hours so please plan accordingly. Join the call a few of minutes early so we can all begin on time. As space is limited, be respectful of the library and your fellow students by attending the class you have signed up for. If you sign up show up.
For beginners, you can pick up a one-time, free starter kit at the upstairs adult reference desk at the San Rafael Library (1100 E Street). The kit contains 4 – 4.5 x 4.5 Zentangle tiles, one Micron 05 pen, and colored pencils.
If you think you’ll be attending more classes, stock up on these supplies online or from your local art store:
After registering you will receive an email from tangledyogi@romiart.com with the Zoom link.
Romi made a YouTube video of this class so if you could not attend or would like to experience Zentangle for the first time, click the link: https://youtu.be/K27cl334x6g
Join us for a free workshop about mental health and dementia issues in older adults.
How to Detect:
● The differences between normal aging and abnormal aging behaviors.
● Symptoms and behaviors.
How to Connect:
● Appropriate responses with compassion to client behavior.
● Good ways to communicate with older adults.
● Older adults to support services.
Who Should Attend?
Marin County Community members supporting the needs of older adults
About Marin Aging Action Initiative
This workshop was created and produced by the members of the Marin Aging Action Initiative Mental Health and Dementia Workgroup. The initiative is a collective effort of over 65 different agencies, grassroots organizations, commissions and neighborhood groups, funded by the County of Marin.
Join us for a free workshop about mental health and dementia issues in older adults.
How to Detect:
● The differences between normal aging and abnormal aging behaviors.
● Symptoms and behaviors.
How to Connect:
● Appropriate responses with compassion to client behavior.
● Good ways to communicate with older adults.
● Older adults to support services.
Who Should Attend?
Marin County Community members supporting the needs of older adults
About Marin Aging Action Initiative
This workshop was created and produced by the members of the Marin Aging Action Initiative Mental Health and Dementia Workgroup. The initiative is a collective effort of over 65 different agencies, grassroots organizations, commissions and neighborhood groups, funded by the County of Marin.
Join us for a free workshop about mental health and dementia issues in older adults.
How to Detect:
● The differences between normal aging and abnormal aging behaviors.
● Symptoms and behaviors.
How to Connect:
● Appropriate responses with compassion to client behavior.
● Good ways to communicate with older adults.
● Older adults to support services.
Who Should Attend?
Marin County Community members supporting the needs of older adults
About Marin Aging Action Initiative
This workshop was created and produced by the members of the Marin Aging Action Initiative Mental Health and Dementia Workgroup. The initiative is a collective effort of over 65 different agencies, grassroots organizations, commissions and neighborhood groups, funded by the County of Marin.
Join us for a free workshop about mental health and dementia issues in older adults.
How to Detect:
● The differences between normal aging and abnormal aging behaviors.
● Symptoms and behaviors.
How to Connect:
● Appropriate responses with compassion to client behavior.
● Good ways to communicate with older adults.
● Older adults to support services.
Who Should Attend?
Marin County Community members supporting the needs of older adults
About Marin Aging Action Initiative
This workshop was created and produced by the members of the Marin Aging Action Initiative Mental Health and Dementia Workgroup. The initiative is a collective effort of over 65 different agencies, grassroots organizations, commissions and neighborhood groups, funded by the County of Marin.
Join us for a free workshop about mental health and dementia issues in older adults.
How to Detect:
● The differences between normal aging and abnormal aging behaviors.
● Symptoms and behaviors.
How to Connect:
● Appropriate responses with compassion to client behavior.
● Good ways to communicate with older adults.
● Older adults to support services.
Who Should Attend?
Marin County Community members supporting the needs of older adults
About Marin Aging Action Initiative
This workshop was created and produced by the members of the Marin Aging Action Initiative Mental Health and Dementia Workgroup. The initiative is a collective effort of over 65 different agencies, grassroots organizations, commissions and neighborhood groups, funded by the County of Marin.
Teacher (CZT), educated by the creators of Zentangle, Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas. Romi has been practicing and teaching Zentangle for many years, teaching at San Rafael Public Library since 2017.
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