You are alone. Perhaps in a bar, a museum, a cafe, a grocery store—anywhere. You meet someone. And from the moment of eye contact, a story begins.
In The Day You Love Me, you’ll travel to six places around the globe and experience six encounters, each fueled by hope and desire, each clouded by uncertainty. Whether in a Japanese village near Mt. Fuji, a small northern California town, an L.A. high school cafeteria, an art gallery in Tahiti, a bar in southern Spain, or in a Paris cafe, the meetings seem similar. The consequences are wildly different.
“A debut collection of short stories explores the complexities of love and passion.” —Kirkus Reviews
Biography
As a high school student, Jay Humphrey determined that one of his main goals in life was to seek a variety of experience. After graduating with a degree in English from Stanford, he went on to get—at various times and places—an M.A. in English, an M.A. in Drama, and a J.D. Jay interspersed his academic endeavors with international travels and pursued a varied career in theater and television, law, writing and teaching.
Jay has directed numerous plays, musicals and operas, and was a TV producer for King Broadcasting Company. He taught English Literature in Hawaii and Wisconsin, and ESL in Spain, and spent several years as a corporate manual writer. While a law student, he worked as a faculty research assistant, a law clerk, and a law review editor. He subsequently practiced law and worked as an editor on a book by a major San Francisco law firm. Eventually, Jay decided to return to his first love—teaching—and enjoyed a delightful career as an ESL teacher for a language school based at Dominican University in San Rafael, CA, where he was fortunate to make friends from around the world.
It hasn’t been a solo journey. Many years ago, Jay asked someone out for coffee. She said yes. Their own love story includes a son and daughter, two grandchildren and a rich and varied life in Northern California.
The Day You Love Me is his first collection of short stories. These stories are fiction, but as Albert Camus noted, fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth
Cover design by Eliza Frye. Book design by Jim Shubin.
Stress Management Made Simple: A Workshop with Dr. Mark Schillinger
Drawing on the new brain science called Neuroplasticity (how to rewire your brain for greater happiness), Dr. Schillinger will give you a proven way to control your brain chemistry so that you’ll enjoy more emotional well-being and deeper peace of mind. Best of all the techniques take less than a minute to do!
In this workshop you will learn how to:
reduce your anxiety using mindfulness-based techniques
improve your time-management skills
create simple, one minute health-building skills
avoid stress related illness and cancer
Dr. Mark Schillinger is an authority on personal growth and stress management. He’s taught thousands of people how to dramatically reduce their stress and increase their well-being. His workshops feature a holistic style of teaching which includes humor, live music, PowerPoint, open forum discussion, informative handout’s and storytelling.
Are you interested in growing strawberries and/or blueberries, or have you tried to do so unsuccessfully in the past? Come and learn which varieties are recommended, what their requirements are for light, soil, water and fertilizer, how to plant and care for your plants, how to propagate them, and what to do about diseases and pests.
Judy Orsini was a landscape architect and became a UC Marin Master Gardener in 2015. As a Master Gardener, she assists with the annual tomato market, and has participated in the Plant It, Grow It, Eat It program, performed Garden Walks to give homeowners advice about water use, and provided advice at the Marin County Fair and various farmers markets. She also helped to get a community garden built in Mill Valley where she grows her own vegetables and fruits. Judy is a member of the Edibles and Plant Identification Guilds of the UC Marin Master Gardener organization.
Adults, teens and middle schoolers can sign up for this free escape room based on the book “Ready Player One” by Earnest Cline. You’ll solve puzzles based in gaming, 1980s popular culture, and virtual reality as you try to escape the library meeting room before your time is up!
SIGN UP TO PLAY
Up to 10 participants can take part in rounds of the game happening at 11:00, 1:00 or 2:30pm on Saturday April 7th.
To reserve your spot, call the library at (415) 485-3324 and ask to speak to the Adult or Children’s Reference Desks.
Then just show up at your designated time and play the game!
Over a million copies of Josie Brown’s novels are in readers’ hands. She has appeared at #1 on Amazon and iBooks on numerous occasions. published author of women’s fiction and mysteries.
Josie will be reading from some of her novels, and discussing how current events and social trends are the “what-if” inspirations for her novels.
Some of books will also be available for purchase.
For every book purchased, a donation equivalent to the book’s net proceeds will be given directly to the library:
Hardcover Books: $16 ($5 donation to the library)
Trade Paperback Books: $9 ($3 donation to the library)
The Housewife Assassin’s Handbook
Josie Brown, author provocateur, of the Housewife Assassin series – Murder, suspense, sex—and some handy household tips.
“The book ended with a hook that made me want to get the next one. I’m completely smitten.” —Barbara Vey, (romance reviewer, Publisher’s Weekly)
The Baby Planner
“Brown takes baby mania to its illogical, hysterical extreme in this bubbly romp. But what begins as a light foray into Bugaboo country turns into something bigger than a satire of status-obsessed Bay Area yum
my mummies as Brown takes a dark look at the fears of parenthood and family, with Katie’s heartbreaking longing for a child unveiling a disturbing reality about her marriage and family. Still, the message from the somber realities is one full of hope: love makes a family, commitment keeps it together.”—Publishers Weekly
Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives
“Already touted as the perfect summer beach read, this character-driven sometimes steamy book can best be described as the offspring of an affair between Desperate Housewives and a Jennifer Weiner novel….A quick look into the sometimes catty world of wealth where priorities get shifted, friendships get broken and marriages, like their mansions, get rearranged. It was light and fluffy with some excellent dialogue.” —GoodHousekeeping.com
Book Page, or Blackout, Poetry is a treasure hunt to find new, hidden
meanings on the printed page. The basic concept is to take a page from a book or newspaper and by selecting certain words on that page, create a poem. Then color, mark out, or draw over the rest of the page to highlight the words chosen.
All supplies will be provided or bring your own, such as: a random page out of a book, coloring supplies, markers.
Both teens and adults are welcome to this free event celebrating National Poetry Month.
Leading this event is Bibi Summer, a publication designer in Northern California for over 30 years. She has a B.A. in Journalism from U.W.-Madison, and while at Pratt University, N.Y. worked toward a Masters in Graphic Design. She has been the art director of the Mill Valley Record, Acoustic Guitar, Strings, and Wines & Vines magazines, among others, and has designed or illustrated books, CDs and websites. She also teaches bookbinding at Createful Studio in San Rafael. www.bibisummer.com
Come make candy sushi at the library! We’ll provide all the ingredients you need to create tasty and beautiful candy maki and nigiri. Prizes will be awarded for the top sushi chefs!
For teens and tweens in grades 5-8. Space is limited; register in the Children’s Room or by calling us at (415) 485-3322.
This is a 2-day class:
Wednesday, April 11 & Thursday, April 12 from 4:00 – 6:00 pm.
Please sign-up at the Reference Desk or call 415-485-3321.
Come and enjoy pizza while discovering how to create 3-D Art. Katya McCulloch, Program Director for TeamWorks Art Mentoring and Apprenticeship Program, will teach you the basics and help you to create your own 3-D artwork. All supplies will be provided
The more the merrier!
Katya McCulloch, is a co-founding artist of the TeamWorks program in San Rafael, as well as a teaching artist. She has many years experience as a community artist in Marin County and throughout the Bay Area, in remote indigenous communities of central Australia, and Europe. Katya spent most of her early life in Germany, Afghanistan., and Washington, D.C., where she graduated from public school. She believes strongly that art is not just an elitist profession, but a universal human need. Ms. McCulloch has taught art at San Quentin State Prison through William James Association Prison Arts Project (formerly Arts-in-Corrections) since 2004. She has over 15 years experience with exhibit lay-out and installation. You can visit the TeamWorks’ site here: http://www.teamworksart.org/
Reinvent Yourself After 50
A workshop for everyone over 50 – singles, couples, friends…
In our 50’s, 60’s and 70’s, we begin a new phase of life. It’s important now to address the opportunities and fears of retirement and aging. Working with an exercise book, we’ll engage in discussions, journaling and short lectures to create a vision and a plan for your happy, healthy and fulfilling future.
The class is limited to 15 participants. Please sign up at the reference desk or call 415-485-3321 to reserve your space.
Attend the workshop to:
Find answers to the questions: “What’s next?” and “Am I living the life I want to live – my best life?
Imagine: What will I be doing in my 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s?
Take time out to reflect and take a fresh look at your life and your work
Learn how to overcome obstacles and move in a new direction
Working with an exercise book, we’ll engage in discussions, journaling, and short lectures to create a vision and a plan for your happy, healthy and fulfilling future. Topics we will discuss include:
This stage of life
Traits of successful reinventors
Achieving a high level of happiness
Finding Balance
Getting Unstuck
Growth
Motivators
The Right Work – paid and volunteer
Life Purpose and Meaning
Picture your Future. What’s next?
Design your happy, healthy, fulfilling future
Lynn Ryder helps men and women imagine and realize a well-balanced life full of joy. For 30-years Lynn was a career coach and an in-house executive consultant for major corporations. Lynn is the author of “Road to Fulfillment: True Stories about Changing Direction and Finding Happiness.”
Prior to working in leadership development, Lynn was a TV news reporter and anchor and a radio talk show host. She was also a communications lecturer for the Wharton MBA program in San Francisco. She worked in training and organization development for GE, AAA, Kaiser Permanente, Salesforce.com, Chevron, Fireman’s Fund, and McKesson. She has been a career consultant at Drake, Beam, Morin and at Lee Hecht Harrison. Now she is a personal coach for people over 50.
Sandy Pires member of MMSG (Monday Morning Sketch Group) will open her sketch kit and show you how to get started describing the place you are in, using just a few materials.
Sample sketches and some supplies will be provided for you to try. Please feel free to bring your own paper, pencils, pens, or any other dry media supplies you would like to use. Let’s have fun!
Sandy enjoys color with watercolor, crayons, pens and colored pencils.
u are alone. Perhaps in a bar, a museum, a cafe, a grocery store—anywhere. You meet someone. And from the moment of eye contact, a story begins. 
Leading this event is Bibi Summer, a publication designer in Northern California for over 30 years. She has a B.A. in Journalism from U.W.-Madison, and while at Pratt University, N.Y. worked toward a Masters in Graphic Design. She has been the art director of the Mill Valley Record, Acoustic Guitar, Strings, and Wines & Vines magazines, among others, and has designed or illustrated books, CDs and websites. She also teaches bookbinding at Createful Studio in San Rafael. 
Come make candy sushi at the library! We’ll provide all the ingredients you need to create tasty and beautiful candy maki and nigiri. Prizes will be awarded for the top sushi chefs!
Sample sketches and some supplies will be provided for you to try. Please feel free to bring your own paper, pencils, pens, or any other dry media supplies you would like to use. Let’s have fun!
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