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Getting to the Root of the Matter – Marin Master Gardeners

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Getting To The Root Of The Matter by Lois Stevens

This presentation will provide home gardeners with an overview of why deep infrequent watering is recommended for maintaining healthy plants. Stevens will focus on root depths and their uptake of water and nutrients. She will explain efficient watering practices for Marin’s climate and soil conditions.

Speaker: Lois Stevens has been a UC Marin Master Gardener since 2008 and been gardening for nearly 50 years. She currently chairs the Marin Master Gardener Help Desk service, has been responsible for training new Master Gardeners, served on the Board of Directors, and makes presentations about the Master Gardener program and garden related topics at events such as this.

CE: 1 CE unit.

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Growing Roses

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Come and learn how to select, plant, and prune roses for our local gardens!

Rod Kerr is a UC Marin Master Gardener who has been growing and tending roses for 35 years.

CE: 1 CE unit.

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 3D Printing: An Introduction

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3D printers are more than just a trinket factory. This emerging technology unlocks creativity, encourages innovation, and lets engineers, artists, and tinkerers make their dreams a reality.

Michael Kim presents an overview of 3D printing: its history, its potential, and the surprising, useful, and beautiful things it can create.

Michael is a Mill Valley resident who studied engineering physics, product design, and art history. He has worked in design, advertising, and technology for 25 years. He retired from tech in 2015 to pursue teaching full-time in such areas as engineering, design, coding, robotics, and 3D printing.

Michael will answer these questions:

  • What is 3D printing?
  • Who invented 3D printing?
  • Hoe does a 3D printer work?
  • How long does it take to print?
  • Who can benefit from 3D printing?
  • Why is 3D printing important?
  • How do I get started in 3D printing?

 

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Family Storytime at the Mall

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Join us for Family Storytime at the library pop-up location! Enjoy 30 minutes of stories, songs, movement and more. Family Storytime is perfect for children ages birth – 5 and their caregivers.

This storytime will take place at our new pop-up location, formerly Payless Shoes, just down from the food court and the movie theaters inside the Northgate Mall.

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Winter Book Sale at the Friends Store

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Everything on sale for your reading, listening, watching pleasure. Your purchase at the Friends Store helps support our Summer Reading program, art lectures, and other adult and children’s programs, books, equipment, and much more.

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  • 4th Street Pop-Up Library

    Hours
    Sun: 10:00-5:00
    Mon: 10:00-7:00
    Tues: 10:00-7:00
    Weds: 10:00-7:00
    Thurs: 10:00-5:00
    Fri: 10:00-5:00
    Sat: 10:00-5:00

    Contact
    (415) 485-3323

    Address
    1009 4th Street
    San Rafael, CA 94901

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    Tues: 10:00-5:00
    Weds: 12:00-7:00
    Thurs: 10:00-5:00
    Fri: 10:00-5:00
    Sat: 10:00-5:00

    Contact
    (415) 485-3483

    Address
    50 Canal Street
    San Rafael, CA 94901

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    Fri: 10:00-5:00
    Sat: 10:00-5:00

    Contact
    (415) 890-5670

    Address
    5800 Northgate Drive Ste. 083
    San Rafael, CA 94903


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