We are moving our 2nd Monday Night Book Club online via Zoom video conference facilitated by Librarian Pam Klein.
Please register in advance on Zoom. You will be sent an email confirmation with a password to enter the book club at the specified time.
We will be discussing Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower. There are eerie similarities depicted in this 1993 science fiction novel and the world we live in today.
This book is available (with no waitlist!) as an eBook through the library’s subscription to HooplaDigital.com Sign-up with your library card for eBooks, eAudiobooks, movies, TV, and music.
We are moving our April Northgate Library Book Club online! This month’s selection is Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout. Facilitated by Librarian Marilyn Boatright.
Join us for a sing-along with Teacher Noe of Noe’s Garden (formerly Meadowlark Music Class). Now you can experience our cozy, nature inspired class from the comfort of your own home! All you need to join us is a laptop, tablet or phone, and an internet connection.
ABOUT OUR CLASS: Noe’s Garden (formerly known as Meadowlark Music Class) is a nature – inspired music class for children aged 0 – 5 with caregivers, led by acclaimed indie singer-songwriter Noe Venable. We sing songs from around the world. Play along instruments, puppetry, and our magical Celtic harp make this an experience the whole family will enjoy.
HOW TO JOIN US: This sing-along starts at 10:30 AM Pacific Daylight Time. (West Coast time, USA.) It lasts 40 minutes. We’ll be ready to receive you 10 minutes before class starts, so we can all get settled and say hello. 😊
HOW TO USE ZOOM: If you’ve already successfully used Zoom before on this device, the software will automatically open when you click the link. If you’ve never used Zoom before, you’ll first be prompted to download the software. This software is free, safe, and trusted by businesses around the world. (You’re in good hands!)
After the software downloads, it will take you to our meeting.
You’ll see a window with a green button to “Join Audio Conference by Computer.”
Click this button, and that’s it! You’re in!
You may see yourself on the screen too, depending on whether or not your video is turned on. You can change this setting by pressing the button in the lower left hand corner of the screen, the one marked with an icon of a video camera.
Then you’re good to go.
IN CASE YOU’RE RUNNING LATE
If you’re on time to our meeting, you’ll hear me explain the following when we start.
However, if you’re running late, and miss this intro, the following info may be helpful.
Zoom has two possible screen views. Speaker view shows me, the teacher. “Gallery view shows everyone attending, each in a little window. That’s where you’ll be able to see your child, and yourself. You can toggle between these views with a button in the upper right hand corner of your screen.
GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR AT HOME SINGALONG!
I invite you and your child to participate however you can! If you have instruments at home, feel free to use them! In particular, I recommend having on hand
1) An egg shaker or shaker of your choice. (Spice jar works, too! Ideally plastic to minimize possible breakage. )
2) Something to wave. (A silk scarf, bandana, or even dish towel. Whatever you have on hand that you and your child can enjoy dancing around with.)
3) Something to bang. (A drum is great, but a pot with a wooden spoon works too!)
4) Your choice – Ukulele? Xylophone? There will be a point in the class where I invite you to play along with me, and that’s a great time to bring out whatever wild card instrument you might have lying around!
5) A lovey. There will be a moment where I put a doll to bed and sing a lullaby. Your child can rock their lovey to sleep along with me. 🙂
All of the instruments above are optional. You don’t need to have them to participate in class, but it’s fun if you do!
SEE YOU SOON!
Wishing you and your family health and safety in this time, and I look forward to continuing to support your family with gentle, joyful music making!
In this Family Program, you are invited to be a part of this fun, educational experience
Have your tablet or computer screen in a location that allows your child and you to sit comfortably, while providing space to also get up and move. This class mixes story time, with music and movement so we want to do everything possible to facilitate that.
If you have ever participated in our live Story Times or classes, you know that we love colorful scarves and things that make noise (like egg shakers, drums and maracas!). We are going to engage you and your child as much as possible, so if you have these items available it will add to your and their experience. If you do not have these instruments at home feel free to be creative with anything that can make music and movement; salt bottle, small towel, scarf or any kitchen utensil.
As a language modeler, you can be an active participant in this program and we want to invite you to have fun and engage your child during the presentation as well as afterwards with the activities that we will share.
Remember, you do not have to be fluent in Spanish to join this event; you just have to be enthusiastic!
En este programa familiar, estás invitado a ser parte de esta divertida experiencia educativa.
Tenga su tableta o computadora en un lugar que le permita a su hijo y a usted sentarse cómodamente, mientras proporciona espacio para levantarse y moverse. Esta clase mezcla la lectura de cuentos, con música y movimiento, y queremos hacer todo lo posible para facilitarlo.
Si alguna vez vino a la lectura de cuentos o storytime, sabe que nos encantan los pañuelos de colores y las cosas que hacen ruido (como huevos, tambores y maracas). Vamos a involucrarlo a usted y a su hijo tanto como sea posible, por lo que si tiene estos elementos disponibles utilicelos con ellos. Si no tiene estos instrumentos en casa, siéntase libre de ser creativo con cualquier cosa que pueda hacer música y movimiento; Una botella con sal, toalla pequeña, bufanda o cualquier utensilio de cocina.
Puede ser un participante activo en este programa y queremos invitarlo a divertirse e involucrar a su hijo durante la presentación, así como después, con las actividades que compartiremos.
Recuerde, no tiene que hablar español con fluidez para unirse a este evento; solo tienes que ser entusiasta!
ZOOM Instructions
Our online programs use the Zoom software program. If you have not already used Zoom, you can either create a free account (zoom.com) or not, but you will need to complete an approximately minute long software download for your computer, phone or tablet. We recommend having this done well before the class start so that you can focus on the fun!
To login to our event, follow the provided link and then;
‘Join Audio Conference by Computer’ –(Green button)
Once in the event, you can choose to turn on your video (recommended!) and audio (recommended!) in order to participate. As moderators, we will selectively mute your audio in order to maintain focus on the presenter.
There is a button in the top right to toggle between ‘Speaker View’, which gives the focus to the presenter and ‘Gallery View’, which shows the gallery of the audience (including you!)
Instrucciones de ZOOM
Nuestros programas en línea utilizan el programa de software Zoom. Si aún no ha utilizado Zoom, puede crear una cuenta gratuita (zoom.com) o no, pero deberá completar una descarga de software de aproximadamente un minuto para su computadora, teléfono o tableta. ¡Recomendamos hacer esto bien antes de que comience la clase para que pueda concentrarse en la diversión!
Para iniciar sesión en nuestro evento, siga el enlace proporcionado y luego;
“Únase a la conferencia de audio por computadora” – (botón verde)
Una vez en el evento, puedes elegir activar tu video (¡recomendado!) Y audio (¡recomendado!) Para participar. Como moderadores, silenciaremos selectivamente su audio para mantener el foco en el presentador.
Hay un botón en la esquina superior derecha para alternar entre “Speaker View”, que enfoca al presentador y “Gallery View”, que muestra la galería de la audiencia (¡incluido usted!)
Hasta pronto – We look forward to seeing you real soon!
Sponsored by the Friends of the San Rafael Public Library.
This is an online class. Please register in advance here.
After registering you will get a confirmation email with a password and link to join.
Journaling instructor, Peller Marion, presents a 3-class workshop series that will help you explore your personal story. As usual, all library programs are free!
Monday, June 22, 1:00 – 3:00 pm. Monday, July 27, 1:00 – 3:00 pm. Monday, August 24, 1:00 – 3:00 pm.
Discover a portal into your creative voice. Journaling helps you make sense out of your life, gather yourself and reflect, dig deep and discover what you really think and feel, figure out who you used to be and how you got to be who you are today, connect the dots of your life, and keep the door open to sparks and fireworks of original ideas.
Please have a blank journal, sketchbook and pen handy, or use a computer if you prefer.
PELLER MARION, is the author of Shark Attack and Other Mishaps, Shopping Lessons, Searching for the G Spot, Crisis Proof Your Career, Career Tune Up, and her forthcoming book: Age of Grace, Challenges to Attaining Elder Wisdom.
Peller received her doctorate degree at University of Massachusetts and was a professor of expressive therapies at Lesley University in Cambridge. She earned her MFA in fine arts at University of Washington. She is on the faculty of Dominican University Graduate School.
She has led workshops at Esalen Institute, Book Passage in Corte Madera, and the O’Hanlon Center in Mill Valley, and leads workshops nationally. She was an artist in residence in Rhode Island and Massachusetts schools.
Ex-president, board member, and member of the O’Hanlon Center since 1988, Peller facilitated the Artists’ Roundtable at OHCA, a monthly forum for exhibiting artists in The Gallery shows, and has had four one women shows at OHCA in the last ten years and four shows in New York City.
Her writing has appeared in The Corporate Transition Newsletter, Money Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, the Art Therapy Journal and has been excerpted in literary, psychological, and educational publications.
She is the publisher of Artemis Arts Library, San Francisco and has been a management consultant to corporations for thirty years.
Dr. Peller Marion is an organizational psychologist in San Francisco and Marin County. She specializes in guiding executives through personal and professional transitions and corporate teams through difficult real-time management issues.
For more information about Peller: http://pellermarion.com/biography.html
Sight words are high-frequency words like there, it, were and of; these words make-up 50% to 70% of text. Developing readers should memorize sight words so they don’t have to work as hard at decoding and can focus on the fun of reading.
In this workshop, reading specialist Kerry Bacho will teach you how to engage your child in learning sight words outside the classroom– even if you’re not a fluent English speaker!
Sight words son las palabras mas frecuentes como: there, it, were and of; estas palabras hace un 50% a 70% del texto. Los niños que están comenzando a leer necesitan memorizarlas y así ellos pueden concentrarse mas en la lectura y disfrutar de ella que en identificar dichas palabras.
En este taller, Kerry Bacho especialista de lectura le mostrará cómo ayudar y motivar a su niño para aprender los sight words en casa, incluso si el idioma Inglés no es su primer idioma!
The san rafael public library has a new teen space! Come to our ribbon cutting ceremony to enjoy out of this world games, snacks, and good times. And books! Everyone is welcome so bring a friend.
We are moving our 2nd Monday Night Book Club online via Zoom video conference facilitated by Librarian Pam Klein.
Join us for a sing-along with Teacher Noe of Noe’s Garden (formerly Meadowlark Music Class). Now you can experience our cozy, nature inspired class from the comfort of your own home! All you need to join us is a laptop, tablet or phone, and an internet connection.
We’re bringing our family storytime to you live online during this time of social distancing and sheltering in place. 
This is an online class.
PELLER MARION, is the author of Shark Attack and Other Mishaps, Shopping Lessons, Searching for the G Spot, Crisis Proof Your Career, Career Tune Up, and her forthcoming book: Age of Grace, Challenges to Attaining Elder Wisdom.
The san rafael public library has a new teen space! Come to our ribbon cutting ceremony to enjoy out of this world games, snacks, and good times. And books! Everyone is welcome so bring a friend.
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