…is group of dynamic young patrons who collaborate with the library to ensure that the teen community are getting what they need and want from the library…
Who can join?
If you’re a creative, passionate, community-driven teen who wants to make a difference, then the TAB is perfect for you…
must be 13-18 years old
must be able to commit to monthly meetings
must be willing to communicate (regularly!) by email
must enjoy working as part of a team
must have a love for the library and making it a better place for other teens
Why should you join?
We need your ideas, creativity, and service! The TAB is the place where you can hone your leadership skills and put your ideas to work. make your voice heard by sharing it with other teens and the library community! you’ll make new friends, earn service and volunteer hours, gain experience, and eat pizza…
Questions? Email Brianna at brianna.collins@cityofsanrafael.org
Join Carol Morales, founder of College Success Partners, for a FREE workshop designed to help you write standout college essays.
We’ll go over how to tackle different types of essays (like the Personal Statement, UC PIQs, and Supplementals), what works, what doesn’t, and how to bring your voice into your writing.
Join us to celebrate United Against Hate Week with Jahmeer Reynolds, Executive Director of the Marin County Cooperation Team (MCCT). MCCT is a local non-profit working to empower youth, families, and seniors needing support in the areas of college and career readiness, mental health and wellness, disability and crisis care, and community and civic engagement.
Bonnie Marks will discuss why you may want to grow Asian greens in your garden. She will teach you how to grow them – from planting to harvest, including ideas about growing them in containers. They’ll cover seed sources and potential pests so that you can be ready to plant this month and gather tasty greens in 40-60 days. They will also share some ways to prepare them.
Bio: Bonnie Marks has been a Marin Master Gardener since 2017. She lives in San Rafael, where she grows edibles on hillside terraces and in raised containers. She has planted native plants in the areas surrounding the vegetable garden to attract pollinators and support biodiversity.
Local author and history buff, Scott Fletcher, will discuss his new book More Moments in Marin History: Familiar Tales and Untold Stories, on Thursday, October 30 from 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm at the San Rafael Public Library. Scott has lived in Marin County for forty years working both as a history teacher and Library Director for the Marin County schools. He volunteers for the Marin History Museum and has written over 160 “History Watch” columns for the Marin Independent Journal newspaper. This new book is a follow-up to Scott’s previous book–Moments in Marin History:Familiar Tales and Untold stories, and features beautifully colorized photographs from the Marin History Museum collection.
San Rafael’s Library & Recreation Department is proud to announce the Downtown Library Grand Reopening Celebration! On August 4, 2025, the Downtown Library on E Street officially reopened to the public, showcasing facility improvements, stunning aesthetic upgrades, and new furniture. Join us on Saturday, September 20, 2025, at 12 PM for the official ribbon cutting as we celebrate the return of this beloved community landmark. The festivities will feature an afternoon of activities highlighting the library’s renewed role as a hub for learning, connection, and community.
Schedule
12:00 PM: Ribbon Cutting
12:30 PM – 2:30 PM: Face Painting
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM: Mini Piñata Making Craft
1:00 PM – 1:45 PM: History Talk: More moments in Marin History by Scott Fletcher
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM: Read to a Dog Meet and Greet
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM: Henna Art
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM: Rhythm Builders
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM: Trivia Café hosted by Howard Rachelson, Marin’s Master of Trivia
Kara Walker has long been recognized for her incisive examinations of the dynamics of power and the exploitation of race and sexuality. Her work leverages expressions of fantasy and humor to confront troubling histories and dominant narratives, repossessing control in the process. Inspired by a wide range of sources, from antique dolls to Octavia Butler’s novel Parable of the Sower, Walker’s new commission, Fortuna and the Immortality Garden (Machine), considers the memorialization of trauma, the objectives of technology, and the possibilities of transforming the negative energies that plague contemporary society. Here, automatons trapped in a never-ending cycle of ritual and struggle are repositories of the human soul. They recall mechanized medieval icons that evidenced divinity, vitality, and the promise of faith. Situated within an energetically charged field of black obsidian from Mt. Konocti in Lake County — a volcanic glass with deep spiritual properties — Walker’s Gardeners evoke wonder, reflection, respite, and hope. Just past this prophetic vignette, the installation’s namesake, Fortuna, responds to each visitor with a choreographed gesture and a printed fortune fresh from her mouth — an offering of absolution and contemplation.
SFMOMA exhibit running through Spring 2026
Docent Speaker: Avril Angevine
First Wednesday Art Talks are provided by the Friends of the San Rafael Libraries.
Help us celebrate National Constitution Day by joining
the Handwriting the Constitution project facilitated by local artist and graphic designer, Barbara Summer and Leslie Ihrig.
Handwriting the Constitution is a social art project begun in 2017 by artist Morgan O’Hara. It invites people from all walks of life to meet in public spaces to handwrite the US Constitution or other documents written to protect human rights and freedoms. This art practice was created so that people will know their rights, deepen their understanding of laws created to protect these rights, and to help resist negative thinking. To date approximately 2000 people have participated, both nationally and internationally.
Join us upstairs in the Carnegie Reading Room, find your favorite passage or discover one that speaks to you. We’ll provide copies of the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the Declaration of Independence. We’ll supply paper, pens, and markers…or bring your own supplies. All ages are welcome.
Why, you ask? This, from the founder of the project, Morgan O’Hara:
“Hand copying a document can produce an intimate connection to the text and its meaning. The hand writer may discover things about this document that they never knew, a passage that challenges or moves them. They may even leave with a deeper connection to the founders and the country, or even a sense of encouragement.
I began this project motivated by psychological necessity. I now see it as a social art practice. My hope is that it will become a movement of sorts, with sessions throughout the country.”
Join us to celebrate United Against Hate Week with Jahmeer Reynolds, Executive Director of the Marin County Cooperation Team (MCCT). 
Bonnie Marks will discuss why you may want to grow Asian greens in your garden. She will teach you how to grow them – from planting to harvest, including ideas about growing them in containers. They’ll cover seed sources and potential pests so that you can be ready to plant this month and gather tasty greens in 40-60 days. They will also share some ways to prepare them.
Kara Walker has long been recognized for her incisive examinations of the dynamics of power and the exploitation of race and sexuality. Her work leverages expressions of fantasy and humor to confront troubling histories and dominant narratives, repossessing control in the process. Inspired by a wide range of sources, from antique dolls to Octavia Butler’s novel Parable of the Sower, Walker’s new commission, Fortuna and the Immortality Garden (Machine), considers the memorialization of trauma, the objectives of technology, and the possibilities of transforming the negative energies that plague contemporary society. Here, automatons trapped in a never-ending cycle of ritual and struggle are repositories of the human soul. They recall mechanized medieval icons that evidenced divinity, vitality, and the promise of faith. Situated within an energetically charged field of black obsidian from Mt. Konocti in Lake County — a volcanic glass with deep spiritual properties — Walker’s Gardeners evoke wonder, reflection, respite, and hope. Just past this prophetic vignette, the installation’s namesake, Fortuna, responds to each visitor with a choreographed gesture and a printed fortune fresh from her mouth — an offering of absolution and contemplation.
