This is a sale beloved by bibliophiles, artists, altered book creators, designers and anyone who loves old books. The location is the Program Room at the downtown library at 1100 E Street at Fifth Avenue. We’ll offer a lively range of titles: western history, poetry, vintage cookbooks, large format art books, fiction, science, sets of classics, paper ephemera, classical music CDs and much more.
Member Preview will be on Friday, March 6 from 11:30am to 12:30pm. You may renew your membership or join online or at the door on the day of the sale.
Following the Member Preview, the sale will be open to the public from 12:30pm to 3:30pm.
Hours on Saturday, March 7 will be from 10:00am – 3:30pm, half-price sale will begin at 2:00pm.
All items have been donated and researched.
More than 400 individuals and families help support the San Rafael Libraries each year through their membership in Friends of the San Rafael Public Libraries.
The Friends participate in fundraising, advocacy, and volunteering all of which plays an important part in supporting library programs such as Summer Reading, Art Talks, and others throughout the year.
Become a volunteer! Volunteers organize and staff book sales, research rare books, sort book donations, and work at the Friends Books store at 1016 C Street.
This is a sale beloved by bibliophiles, artists, altered book creators, designers and anyone who loves old books. The location is the Program Room at the downtown library at 1100 E Street at Fifth Avenue. We’ll offer a lively range of titles: western history, poetry, vintage cookbooks, large format art books, fiction, science, sets of classics, paper ephemera, classical music CDs and much more.
Member Preview will be on Friday, March 6 from 11:30am to 12:30pm. You may renew your membership or join online or at the door on the day of the sale.
Following the Member Preview, the sale will be open to the public from 12:30pm to 3:30pm.
Hours on Saturday, March 7 will be from 10:00am – 3:30pm, half-price sale will begin at 2:00pm.
All items have been donated and researched.
More than 400 individuals and families help support the San Rafael Libraries each year through their membership in Friends of the San Rafael Public Libraries.
The Friends participate in fundraising, advocacy, and volunteering all of which plays an important part in supporting library programs such as Summer Reading, Art Talks, and others throughout the year.
Become a volunteer! Volunteers organize and staff book sales, research rare books, sort book donations, and work at the Friends Books store at 1016 C Street.
Due to the scheduled PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS), the three Halloween/Ghost Stories at the Mansion events scheduled for Monday 10/28 are CANCELLED. We apologize for the inconvenience & hope to see you next year. – San Rafael Library & Recreation Staff
Join us for a silly Halloween storytime, spooky craft and trick or treating through the 17 room haunted mansion! Costumes encouraged.
Due to the scheduled PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS), the three Halloween/Ghost Stories at the Mansion events scheduled for Monday 10/28 are CANCELLED. We apologize for the inconvenience & hope to see you next year. – San Rafael Library & Recreation Staff
Join us for spooky school age stories, crafts and trick or treating at the haunted Falkirk Mansion. Costumes encouraged!
Due to the scheduled PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS), the three Halloween/Ghost Stories at the Mansion events scheduled for Monday 10/28 are CANCELLED. We apologize for the inconvenience & hope to see you next year. – San Rafael Library & Recreation Staff
Join us for a spine-chilling short story, treats and local ghost lore. Costumes encouraged!
Attend the workshop to learn options for planning for long term care; the estimated cost of services in Marin; how to pay for care; long term, self-insurance; and spending down.
Join us for a film screening followed by a panel discussion with director Theo Rigby and Joana Castro Simonini, Managing Attorney at Canal Alliance.
Waking Dream weaves together the stories of six undocumented young people as they sit in limbo between deportation and a path to citizenship. DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) has provided nearly 800,000 undocumented young people a chance to work legally, go to college, start businesses, and pursue the “American Dream.” After DACA is rescinded, Waking Dream follows the unfolding fate of six of these young people as they fight for legal status in the U.S., struggle with the deportation of family members, and pursue their dreams in a country that is trying harder and harder to push them out. They know their fate must go one direction and they are fighting for their future in America.
Join our friends from Heart and Mind Equine for a movie screening of the documentary, Sensitive: The Untold Story, followed by a discussion.
In 1991, Dr. Aron made a breakthrough discovery: an innate trait of high sensitivity. Since then, her international bestseller The Highly Sensitive Person has been translated into 18 languages and her research is published in top-tier peer reviewed journals such as The Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and Brain and Behavior, as well as replicated and extended by other scientists, who are interviewed in the film. There are now fMRI and genetic studies on the subject. Dr. Aron found that not only 1 in 5 people are highly sensitive, but the trait occurs in the same percentage in over 100 other species.
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to creative writing.
On November 1st, 2019 participants begin working towards the goal of writing a 50,000-word novel by 11:59 PM on November 30.
Valuing enthusiasm, determination, and a deadline, NaNoWriMo is for anyone who has ever thought about writing a novel.
Not required, but if you want, you can sign up for the Marin, California, USA group here.
Read more about how it all works here.
On Saturdays, Nov. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 participants will gather in the library’s meeting room to meet and work with fellow Marin NaNoWriMo writers.
This group will be facilitated by Senior Library Assistant, Joan Peck.
Feel free to come prepared to share your writing experience and/or a paragraph or a page from your novel that you are particularly proud of. But, don’t worry, there won’t be any critiquing!
For families with kids ages 6 and older. There will be a break for lunch (bring your own lunch)
It is often difficult to visualize and comprehend how our ancestors lived. Hands-on participation in the creation of items using ancient technologies brings the whole topic to life and gives the participants a base upon which to build an understanding of where we come from. Come and learn string, bead, and rope making. Play catch, rope and dice games! Gain insights into just how much creativity and intelligence was required to survive in ancient times.
Saturday, September 28, 11:00am – 3:30pm