Libraries Closed for President’s Day

Posted by sarah on 12 December 17

Libraries Closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Posted by sarah on 12 December 17

Family Yoga Storytime

Posted by on 07 December 17

For youth ages 2-6 years old with a caregiver. Space is limited, please register at the Children’s Desk or call us at 415-485-3322 to participate!

Family Yoga Storytime is an interactive experience blending self-empowering themes with individual and partner yoga poses, music, props, singing, parenting insights, and an inspiring storytime book! Leyna Roget Brabant, founder and lead instructor with Calm Mind, Happy Heart, will guide participants on a movement journey to discover stress release tools, simple body-awareness games, and playful relaxation tips for all ages! Caregivers are invited to participate to whatever degree their body is capable; no prior yoga experience necessary. Come ready to breathe, play with intention, and grow flexibility in patience, communication, and present moment attention to your child’s learning process. A limited number of child sized yoga mats provided; personal mats kindly welcomed.

Presented by Calm Mind, Happy Heart and the San Rafael Public Library. Sponsored by the Friends of the San Rafael Public Library.

Local Mystery Author Book Talk – Glenda Carroll

Posted by bonnie on 29 November 17

Welcome to our new monthly series of book talks with local mystery writers.

We’re kicking off the series with Glenda Carroll on Sunday afternoon, January 14 at 2 pm. Read about her books below.

Next up is Rita Lakin on Thursday night February 15 at 6:30 pm.

More authors will be added in the near future, please stay tuned.

DROP DEAD RED
BY GLENDA CARROLL
Trisha Carson is back again as the amateur sleuth in Drop Dead Red. The exciting new mystery is set in the world of open water swimming in the San Francisco Bay Area. This time it’s the unexpected death of a family friend that sets her investigation in motion.
Drop Dead Red is the second book in the Trisha Carson series. The mystery series is based on Carroll’s personal experience as a veteran open water swimmer.

About the Author
Glenda has raced in more than 150 open water events in Northern California, as well as Hawaii and Perth, Australia. She was a long-time sports columnist for the Marin Independent Journal and has written for numerous publications, including San Francisco Chronicle, Travel & Lei-sure, Defenders of Wildlife and Ford Times. Currently she works for the San Francisco Giants, a baseball junkie’s dream job. In the off season, she tutors high school students in English at the Canal Alliance, San Rafael, CA. She lives in San Rafael, CA with her dog, McCovey.

Local Mystery Author Book Talk – Rita Lakin

Posted by bonnie on 29 November 17

Rita Lakin created the Gladdy Gold Mysteries, a seven-book series including Getting Old Is Murder, Getting Old Is The Best Revenge, and Getting Old Can Kill You.

Getting Old is Murder, a comedy series of seven, starring Gladdy Gold and her  senior friends who have discovered they have a talent –they become Private Investigators. The series, filled with delightful, unforgettable characters and fun plots, is about the joys and potentials of senior life. Books 8 and 9 will be out soon.

“Gladdy Gold is a senior with a private investigation business. This series is very funny…there’s something about little old ladies running around trying to solve a mystery while forgetting what’s going on half the time.” (Comment from a reader)

Rita Lakin is a pioneer…a female scriptwriter in the early 1960s when Hollywood Television was exclusively male, who continued to write for TV for 25 years. She is the author of “The Only Woman In The Room,” a memoir of her life as one of the first female show runners and one of the first female television screenwriters. She has credits for 474 produced television scripts spanning 30 productions.

More local mystery authors will be added to our schedule in the near future, please stay tuned.

Words With Wings: Writing as a Spiritual Practice: A Workshop with Susanne West

Posted by bonnie on 26 November 17

As a spiritual practice, writing is a powerful tool that can take you beyond the limitations of the thinking mind. When you write freely from Presence, letting go of ‘shoulds’ and expectations, the mind opens and you can access the heights and depths of Being.

In this workshop we will explore writing exercises to open to the Vastness, the Imaginal Realms, and your Intuitive Mind.

No prior writing experience is necessary.

Please, no laptops, but do bring your own writing supplies: paper or notebook, pencil or pen.

Upcoming Writing Workshops with Susanne West at the library:
Deep Writing Workshops on Monday, May 20 at 5:30 pm
Poetry & Transformation on Monday, July 22 at 5:30 pm

Susanne West is a writer and professor of psychology. She was on the faculty of John F. Kennedy University for 30 years and received the Harry L. Morrison Distinguished Teaching Award at JFKU. Susanne is the author of Soul Care for Caregivers. Her first poetry collection, Subterranean Light, will be released in 2018.

More information about Susanne is available at www.susannewest.com

Poetry and Transformation: A Writing Workshop with Susanne West

Posted by bonnie on 26 November 17

POETRY AND TRANSFORMATION

Wednesday, March 7th, 5:15 – 7:45 pm in the Library Meeting Room

Poetry can be a gateway to the heights and depths of Being. In this workshop, we will work with the poetry of Rumi, Mary Oliver, Jane Hirshfield and Rilke as inspiration for writing exercises and reflective meditations that are focused on your personal transformation.

No prior writing experience is necessary.

Please, no laptops, but do bring your own writing supplies: paper or notebook, pencil or pen.

Susanne West is a Professor of Psychology at John F. Kennedy University, and a recipient of the Harry L. Morrison Distinguished Teaching Award at JFKU.  She is the author of Soul Care for Caregivers: How to Help Yourself While Helping Others, and the founder of two writing programs: Words with Wings and Deep Writing. Her first collection of poetry will be coming out in 2018. More information about Susanne is available at www.susannewest.com

Words With Wings: Writing as a Spiritual Practice: A Workshop with Susanne West

Posted by bonnie on 26 November 17

As a spiritual practice, writing is a powerful tool that can take you beyond the limitations of the thinking mind. When you write freely from Presence, letting go of ‘shoulds’ and expectations, the mind opens and you can access the heights and depths of Being.

In this workshop we will explore writing exercises to open to the Vastness, the Imaginal Realms, and your Intuitive Mind.

No prior writing experience is necessary.

Please, no laptops, but do bring your own writing supplies: paper or notebook, pencil or pen.

Susanne West is a Professor of Psychology at John F. Kennedy University, and is a recipient of the Harry L. Morrison Distinguished Teaching Award at JFKU. She is the author of Soul Care for Caregivers: How to Help Yourself While Helping Others and the founder of a writing program called Words with Wings.

More information about Susanne is available at www.susannewest.com

Words With Wings: Writing as a Spiritual Practice: A Workshop with Susanne West

Posted by bonnie on 26 November 17

As a spiritual practice, writing is a powerful tool that can take you beyond the limitations of the thinking mind. When you write freely from Presence, letting go of ‘shoulds’ and expectations, the mind opens and you can access the heights and depths of Being.

In this workshop we will explore writing exercises to open to the Vastness, the Imaginal Realms, and your Intuitive Mind.

No prior writing experience is necessary.

Please, no laptops, but do bring your own writing supplies: paper or notebook, pencil or pen.

Susanne West is a writer and professor of psychology. She was on the faculty of John F. Kennedy University for 30 years and received the Harry L. Morrison Distinguished Teaching Award at JFKU. Susanne is the author of Soul Care for Caregivers. Her first poetry collection, Subterranean Light, will be released in 2018.

More information about Susanne is available at www.susannewest.com

Escape Room at the Library

Posted by Aaron on 18 November 17

Do you have what it takes to beat the room? Solve puzzles , hunt for clues, and try not to get thrown off by red herrings. Successful sleuths  will be rewarded handsomely.

For tweens and teens in grades 5-8. Sign-up at the Children’s Reference Desk, or call us at 415-485-3323