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All Things Apple!

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All Things Apple classes with Beryn Hammil will be taking a break for the entire month of October and the first week of November. Classes will resume on November 8th.

If you are new to the class and would like to register for classes in November, please email: bonnie.groshong@cityofsanrafael.org

Your request will be forwarded to the instructor who will send you a welcome packet with joining instructions after November 5th.

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Genealogy Series: Ancestry.com

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Genealogy Series with the Marin County Genealogical Society

Join us for our Genealogy Series, hosted by the Marin County Genealogical Society.

Ancestry.com
Ancestry.com provides powerful tools to unlock your ancestor’s lives, learn how to search through billions of records from all over the world and build a family tree to store and organize your family history. We will cover both the library edition and the subscription version of Ancestry.com.

About the presenter:
Sierra Pope is an accomplished genealogist who has researched ancestors all over the world – including Germany, the DAR Library in Washington DC, and many graveyards and  courthouses along the way. Sierra is a former President of the Marin County Genealogical Society.

Next programs:
November 2: Hands-on workshop with Ancestry.Com
November 16: Timelines and Chronologies
November 30: Beyond Ancestry

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Genealogy Series: Beginning Genealogy

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Genealogy Series with the Marin County Genealogical Society

Join us for our Genealogy Series, hosted by the Marin County Genealogical Society.

Beginning Genealogy
Where to start? Researching your family history is a labor of love; rewarding and fascinating. First up, the basics. Then we will dive into building your family tree and how to find those census, birth, and military records that bring your ancestors to life 

About the presenter:
Nancy O’Connor Evans, from the Marin County Genealogical Society, has been researching her family history for many years and is a frequent speaker on several genealogy topics including Ancestry.com, DNA for Genealogy, and Irish Genealogy.

Next programs:
October 19: Ancestry.Com
November 2: Hands-on workshop with Ancestry.Com (limit of 15 attendees)
November 16: Timelines and Chronologies
November 30: Beyond Ancestry

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Teen Drop-In Art & Games

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Teen drop-in art & games

Come to the Downtown library and have some fun! We’ll have an array of board games, tabletop games, and VR headsets set out to use, as well as a bunch of different art supplies. Feel free to bring your own sketchbooks and tools, your newest MTG deck build, that D&D character sheet you’ve been working on, or anything else!

This event is for teens in grades 7-12.

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Read To A Dog

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Read to a Dog!

Dogs are ideal reading partners, providing comfort and unconditional acceptance that can allow children to focus better and read with greater confidence. The Marin Humane Society’s SHARE a Book program is designed to help children improve their literacy skills, and to offer an opportunity for them to have fun reading – to dogs!

This program is intended for emerging readers in grades 1-3 who would love some fun, low-pressure reading time.


Marin Humane Society SHARE a Book es un programa diseñado para ayudar a los niños en su lectura y habilidades literarias, y al mismo tiempo ofrece la oportunidad de divertirse leyendo a los caninos!

Este programa está diseñado especialmente para niños en los grados 1-3 quienes disfrutarán leer sin presión alguna.

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Read To A Dog

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Read to a dog. Leer a un perro.

Dogs are ideal reading partners, providing comfort and unconditional acceptance that can allow children to focus better and read with greater confidence. The Marin Humane Society’s SHARE a Book program is designed to help children improve their literacy skills, and to offer an opportunity for them to have fun reading – to dogs!

This program is intended for emerging readers in grades 1-3 who would love some fun, low-pressure reading time.


Marin Humane Society SHARE a Book es un un programa diseñado para ayudar a los niños en su lectura y habilidades literarias, y al mismo ofrece la oportunidad de divertirse leyendo a los caninos!

Este programa está diseñado especialmente para niños en los grados 1-3 quienes disfrutarán leer sin presión alguna.

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Read To A Dog

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Read to a dog. Leer a un perro.

Dogs are ideal reading partners, providing comfort and unconditional acceptance that can allow children to focus better and read with greater confidence. The Marin Humane Society’s SHARE a Book program is designed to help children improve their literacy skills, and to offer an opportunity for them to have fun reading – to dogs!

This program is intended for emerging readers in grades 1-3 who would love some fun, low-pressure reading time.


Marin Humane Society SHARE a Book es un un programa diseñado para ayudar a los niños en su lectura y habilidades literarias, y al mismo ofrece la oportunidad de divertirse leyendo a los caninos!

Este programa está diseñado especialmente para niños en los grados 1-3 quienes disfrutarán leer sin presión alguna.

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Read To A Dog

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Read to a Dog! header

Dogs are ideal reading partners, providing comfort and unconditional acceptance that can allow children to focus better and read with greater confidence. The Marin Humane Society’s SHARE a Book program is designed to help children improve their literacy skills, and to offer an opportunity for them to have fun reading – to dogs!

This program is intended for emerging readers in grades 1-3 who would love some fun, low-pressure reading time.


Marin Humane Society SHARE a Book es un programa diseñado para ayudar a los niños en su lectura y habilidades literarias, y al mismo tiempo ofrece la oportunidad de divertirse leyendo a los caninos!

Este programa está diseñado especialmente para niños en los grados 1-3 quienes disfrutarán leer sin presión alguna.

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Read To A Dog

Posted by davagy on

Read to a Dog! ¡Leele a un Perro!

Dogs are ideal reading partners, providing comfort and unconditional acceptance that can allow children to focus better and read with greater confidence. The Marin Humane Society’s SHARE a Book program is designed to help children improve their literacy skills, and to offer an opportunity for them to have fun reading – to dogs! Signups will be at the children’s desk the morning of the event. Limited spots will be available.

This program is intended for emerging readers in grades 1-3 who would love some fun, low-pressure reading time.


Marin Humane Society SHARE a Book es un programa diseñado para ayudar a los niños en su lectura y habilidades literarias, y al mismo tiempo ofrece la oportunidad de divertirse leyendo a los caninos! Se le atenderá por orden de llegada. Habrá una lista para registrarse en el escritorio del área de niños el día del evento. Cupo limitado.

Este programa está diseñado especialmente para niños en los grados 1-3 quienes disfrutarán leer sin presión alguna. 

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Read To A Dog

Posted by davagy on

Read to a Dog! ¡Leele a un Perro!

Dogs are ideal reading partners, providing comfort and unconditional acceptance that can allow children to focus better and read with greater confidence. The Marin Humane Society’s SHARE a Book program is designed to help children improve their literacy skills, and to offer an opportunity for them to have fun reading – to dogs! Signups will be at the children’s desk the morning of the event. Limited spots will be available.

This program is intended for emerging readers in grades 1-3 who would love some fun, low-pressure reading time.


Marin Humane Society SHARE a Book es un programa diseñado para ayudar a los niños en su lectura y habilidades literarias, y al mismo tiempo ofrece la oportunidad de divertirse leyendo a los caninos! Se le atenderá por orden de llegada. Habrá una lista para registrarse en el escritorio del área de niños el día del evento. Cupo limitado.

Este programa está diseñado especialmente para niños en los grados 1-3 quienes disfrutarán leer sin presión alguna. 

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