All San Rafael Public Library programs are canceled through the end of March. Library patrons are advised to follow the recommendations issued by the Department of Public Health regarding social gatherings.
Come to our ever popular Family Storytime at our Mall Pop-Up location. Enjoy stories, songs, rhymes, puppets and felts. Perfect for youngsters ages 0 to 5 and their caregivers.
All San Rafael Public Library programs are canceled through the end of March. Library patrons are advised to follow the recommendations issued by the Department of Public Health regarding social gatherings.
This is an action-packed story time with stories, songs, fingerplays, puppets, flannelboard stories and Mother Goose. Perfect for children from birth to 18 months old, accompanied by a parent or caregiver.
Stay and Play for thirty minutes after Baby Time!
Tuesday Mornings, 10:30am-11am, with some breaks during holiday weeks.
This is an action-packed story time with stories, songs, fingerplays, puppets, flannelboard stories and Mother Goose. Perfect for children from birth to 18 months old, accompanied by a parent or caregiver.
Stay and Play for thirty minutes after Baby Time!
Tuesday Mornings, 10:30am-11am, with some breaks during holiday weeks.
Travel the world with Books Beyond Borders! Every month we read and discuss a book set in a different country. We do activities to learn more about each place we visit, and eat local snacks. For youth ages 8 to 12. Space is limited.
Club de Libro Mensual para jovenes de 9 a 12 años. Cupo limitado.
All San Rafael Public Library programs are canceled through the end of March. Library patrons are advised to follow the recommendations issued by the Department of Public Health regarding social gatherings.
Write concisely using 20 tips so you can keep your readers’ interest.
Mark Twain once said “I’m sorry I didn’t have time to make this shorter.” Library patrons will learn the advantage of making their point in fewer words.
Attendees receive a one-page list of 20 tips for writing concisely and then they will practice using the tips.
Chris Johnson has taught university-level writing classes from 1996 to 2018 (at Dominican University for 9 years) and has been writing and editing professionally for 30+ years. She specializes in non-fiction, book writing and publishing, and business correspondence. She also tutors people to use MS Word for PCs and is available by appointment through the San Rafael Public Library.
Creating a Beautiful and Firewise Landscape with Bob Mauceli and Jim Kasper
Concerned about how to have a beautiful garden AND reduce the risk of wildfire reaching your home? Using photos of real gardens, the UC Marin Master Gardeners show participants how to grow gardens that are as attractive as they are firewise. This includes ideas for creating the all-important 0-5’ house perimeter, how to break up the continuity of plants on slopes, proper pruning and mulching guidelines, non-combustible hardscape materials that enliven paths and patios, and key maintenance practices. Participants can expect to walk away with a clear understanding of what to do (and not do) in their gardens.
Before becoming a Marin Master Gardener in 2014, Bob Mauceli was a Master Gardener for 9 years in New York. He lives on a north Novato hillside that has 21 Tuscan olive trees and is landscaped using native trees, shrubs, ground covers and perennials. Bob is also a member of the California Native Plant Society, and is a birder. He has built natural habitats in all the places he and his family have lived.
Jim Kasper joined UC Marin Master Garden in 2011. His gardening areas of interest are California natives with particular attention to garden planning and plant selection for fire-risk mitigation and defensible space. Since a 12-acre fire on public land 1/4-mile from his home, Jim has been involved with various organizations including GGNRA, Marin County Parks, Marin Master Gardeners, fire agencies in Marin County and the Marin Chapter of the California Native Plant Society.
All San Rafael Library programs are canceled until further notice.
This is in accordance with the order directing residents to shelter at home for three weeks beginning March 17. You can read more about this order here.
ASSUMING WE ARE BACK TO NORMAL, THIS ART TALK HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO WEDNESDAY, JULY 1st at 1pm in COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
This exhibit at the De Young (March 21-July 26) examines how politics, gender, disability, and national identity influenced Kahlo’s diverse modes of creativity. The exhibition features highly personal items, which came to light in 2004 at her lifelong home, La Casa Azul (now Museo Frida Kahlo) in Mexico City—including approximately 30 photographs, 20 vibrant Tehuana costumes from her wardrobe, and personalized braces and prosthetics—alongside paintings and drawings by the artist and photographs reflecting her iconic style. Frida Kahlo’s oeuvre deals with many topics that were not only significant to the artist but are still relevant today.
This exhibition provides the Bay Area community and other museum visitors the opportunity to explore how Kahlo constructed her identity through self-fashioning with Tehuana dress and accessories, focusing on themes of disability and ethnicity, both in her life and in her art. This exhibition complements the Fine Arts Museums’ holdings and will feature modern and pre-Hispanic Mexican artworks from the museums’ collection.
Breaking with Tradition: Contemporary Women Artists is an introduction to the strong, innovative, successful women artists of the 20th-21st centuries. Painting, photography, works on paper, sculpture, cast glass, fiber and found objects are all materials used by these very relevant artists.
This talk is a companion to the Frida Kahlo and Judy Chicago art talks we’re having April 1st and May 6th.
Travel the world with Books Beyond Borders! Every month we read and discuss a book set in a different country. We do activities to learn more about each place we visit, and eat local snacks. For youth ages 8 to 12. Space is limited.
Breaking with Tradition: Contemporary Women Artists is an introduction to the strong, innovative, successful women artists of the 20th-21st centuries. Painting, photography, works on paper, sculpture, cast glass, fiber and found objects are all materials used by these very relevant artists.
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