Diego Rivera was one of the big men of 20th century art—big physically, in personality, and as an influence on American art at mid-century. His mural style was forged in the Mexican Revolution; in his American murals, he achieved an incongruous synthesis between a reverence for the indigenous cultures of his native land and an appreciation of the American industrial modernity. Overshadowed today by his wife Frida Kahlo, Rivera was a prodigious talent whose commitment to art as a political act resonates today. As he said, he didn’t believe in God, but he did believe in Picasso.
Independent Docent Speaker: Avril Angevine
Coinciding with Pan American Unity Exhibition at SFMOMA in June.
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.
November 18@ 2:00-3:30pm – All American Boys by Jason Reynolds, hosted by library staff member Jamie Poirier
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
Saturday, Sep 18, 2pm-3pm Give Voice to your Common App Essay
Familiarize yourself with the prompts and showcase your unique life stories: the experiences, interests, achievements and inspirations that reflect your best self on college applications.
Paula Nichols has over 12 years of experience helping high school
students to “Reflect, Focus, and Express” in creating meaningful narrative.
This is a free information session for teens (parents too).
Bonus! Participants may sign up for a complimentary private consultation post workshop at: PaulaNichols07@comcast.net.
Saturday, Sep 11, 2pm-3pm UC Personal Insight Statements
Learn how to choose relevant insight questions to showcase your unique life stories: the experiences, interests, achievements and inspirations that reflect your best self on college applications.
Saturday, Sep 18, 2pm-3pm Give Voice to your Common App Essay
Familiarize yourself with the prompts and showcase your unique life stories: the experiences, interests, achievements and inspirations that reflect your best self on college applications.
Paula Nichols has over 12 years of experience helping high school
students to “Reflect, Focus, and Express” in creating meaningful narrative.
This is a free information series for teens (parents too).
Bonus! Participants may sign up for a complimentary private consultation post workshop at: PaulaNichols07@comcast.net.
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.
October 21@ 2:00-3:30pm –Citizen, An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine, hosted by library staff member Margaret Stawowy.
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.
The Friends of the San Rafael Libraries will be offering an assortment of trade fiction and nonfiction, dictionaries in English and many other languages, history, travel, small art books, small cook books, large print books, and a multitude of other titles. There will be DVDs and CDs as well.
Join us under the giant oak tree where it is 10 degrees cooler than out on the street.
Friends of the San Rafael Library will hold their popular Buck- a- Book Sale from 9:00am to 1:00pm on the San Rafael Library Lawn. This is a lovely spot for an old-fashioned sale, set beneath the shelter of an enormous oak tree. Each book will be $1.00 or, in the case of children’s or very small books, 50 cents. Many categories of books will be offered with especially robust collections of large paperbacks, or trade, fiction and recent hard cover fiction. It’s a perfect time to select a nice stack of good reads for long afternoons at the beach, on the patio or deck.
