Join us for a monthly movie screening and discussion in the library meeting room. We’ll be watching a variety of fascinating films, enjoying snacks, and having a great discussion of the film each month.
Your votes have been counted and we will be watching Hearts Beat Loud.
“In the hip Brooklyn neighborhood of Red Hook, single dad and record store owner Frank (Nick Offerman) is preparing to send his hard-working daughter Sam (Kiersey Clemons) off to college, while being forced to close his vintage shop. Hoping to stay connected through their shared musical passions, Frank urges Sam to turn their weekly “jam sesh” into a father-daughter live act. After their first song becomes an Internet breakout, the two embark on a journey of love, growing up and musical discovery.”
Join us January 9, 2019 at 6:30pm for a monthly movie screening and discussion in the library meeting room. We’ll be watching a variety of fascinating films, enjoying snacks, and having a great discussion of the film each month.
The votes have been counted and the winner is…
Kedi Hundreds of thousands of cats roam the metropolis of Istanbul freely. For thousands of years they’ve wandered in and out of people’s lives, becoming an essential part of the communities that make the city so rich.
Winner of Best First Documentary and nominated for Best Documentary at the Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards. Fourth Place for Best Documentary (2017) in the Indiewire Critics’ Poll.
Join us February 13, 2019 at 6:30pm for a monthly movie screening and discussion in the library meeting room. We’ll be watching a variety of fascinating films, enjoying snacks, and having a great discussion of the film each month.
Your votes have been counted and the winner is…
The Watermelon Woman
Cheryl Dunye plays a version of herself in this witty, nimble landmark of New Queer Cinema.
A video store clerk and fledgling filmmaker, Cheryl becomes obsessed with the “most beautiful mammy,” a character she sees in a 1930s movie. Determined to find out who the actress she knows only as the “Watermelon Woman” was and make her the subject of a documentary, she starts researching and is bowled over to discover that not only was Fae Richards (Lisa Marie Bronson) a fellow Philadelphian but also a lesbian.
The project is not without drama as Cheryl’s singular focus causes friction between her and her friend Tamara (Valarie Walker) and as she begins to see parallels between Fae’s problematic relationship with a white director and her own budding romance with white Diana (fellow filmmaker Guinevere Turner).
Join us March 13, 2019 at 6:30pm for a monthly movie screening and discussion in the library meeting room. We’ll be watching a variety of fascinating films, enjoying snacks, and having a great discussion of the film each month.
UPDATE: The votes have been counted and we will be watching…
GTFO: Get the F**k Out
Sparked by a public display of sexual harassment in 2012, GTFO pries open the video game world to explore a 20 billion dollar industry that is riddled with discrimination and misogyny. Although half of all gamers are women, females are disproportionately subject to harassment and abuse from other gamers, and are massively under-represented in the video game design world.
Through interviews with video game developers, journalists, and academics, GTFO examines the female experience in gaming and begins a larger conversation that will shape the future of the video game world.
Facilitator, Adam Piacente, is a teaching professional and founder of Marin SAT Prep, an educational service that specializes in preparing students for College and High School admissions exams.
Please call to register: 415-485-3321.
Combining long experience in instructional course design with a comprehensive analysis of the tests, Marin SAT Prep has developed highly effective test prep courses that have significantly improved the scores of students at every level of ability. More information about Marin SAT Prep can be found at marinsatprep.com
In this workshop you will explore what spirituality means to you, create a spiritual timeline, and identify past and current influences and areas of inquiry.
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.
Want to learn a bit of conversational Spanish? Here is your opportunity! Using timeline based conversational Spanish as a learning accelerant, we speak Spanish immediately in each session.
This free, integrated 4 week course covers fundamentals and basic verbs, grammar, and tenses used to speak in present, past, and future contexts. Each session builds on the previous week’s content but you can drop-in at any point and learn something. Emphasis is conversation: 50% of each class is conversation practice. Kudos to those who complete all 4 modules.
Come join us. You will converse in Spanish. Garantizado! (Guaranteed!)
Instructors: Joseph Cillo, instructional technologist + Carol Costa, native speaker, Madrid Spain
Session 1 – September 10 Introduction/Basics; Present: present indicative tense, present progressive tense; Super Present: acabar de …. form, estar a punto de …. form
Session 2 – September 17
Future: ir + a + infinitive form, future tense, conditional tense
Session 3 – September 24 Past 1: past tense, present perfect tense, imperfect tense
Session 4 – October 1
Past 2: past perfect tense; Summary/Recap
Want to learn a bit of conversational Spanish? Here is your opportunity! Using timeline based conversational Spanish as a learning accelerant, we speak Spanish immediately in each session.
This free, integrated 4 week course covers fundamentals and basic verbs, grammar, and tenses used to speak in present, past, and future contexts. Each session builds on the previous week’s content but you can drop-in at any point and learn something. Emphasis is conversation: 50% of each class is conversation practice. Kudos to those who complete all 4 modules.
Come join us. You will converse in Spanish. Garantizado! (Guaranteed!)
Instructors: Joseph Cillo, instructional technologist + Carol Costa, native speaker, Madrid Spain
2019 4-week Class Schedule:
1/7-2/4
4/8 – 4/29
6/3-6/24
8/5-8/26
10/21-11/4
This class alternates with Practice Speaking Spanish Workshop. Find that schedule here.
No class January 21, February 18, April 1, May 27, September 2, November 11.
Session 1 Introduction/Basics; Present: present indicative tense, present progressive tense; Super Present: acabar de …. form, estar a punto de …. form
Session 2
Future: ir + a + infinitive form, future tense, conditional tense
Session 3 Past 1: past tense, present perfect tense, imperfect tense
Session 4
Past 2: past perfect tense; Summary/Recap
Our speaker, Jeffrey Vaillant, Director of the California Genealogical Society and genealogy junkie, loves a challenge, so come with your questions! Each month he’ll be discussing a different area of genealogy research.
Meets every 2nd Tuesday of the month (unless otherwise noted) in the Library Meeting Room.
Notice that the focus is on United States records, however, each topic has its international element.
At the San Rafael Libraries and all of the MARINet libraries, you have FREE in-library access to the most popular genealogy research tool – Ancestry.com Inside any of the city and county libraries, just log in with your library card number and PIN/password.
January 8, 2019: Check list to keep on track, city directories, county histories Q&A
February 12, 2019: Immigration and naturalization records Q&A
March 12, 2019: Land records and tax records
April 9, 2019: Miscellaneous records – school, fraternal, newspapers, historical societies, library, Facebook Q&A
May 14, 2019: Using on line resources like ancestry and family search Q&A
June 11, 2019: Case studies Q&A
No class in July or August. See you in September!
November 12, 2019: Genealogy 101 – Where to begin. Tools for keeping organized Q&A
December 10, 2019: Genealogy 101 – Low Hanging Fruit. Use of census records Q&A
January 14, 2020: Genealogy 101 – Vital Records. Birth, Marriage, Death and Divorce! Q&A
February 11, 2020: Genealogy 101 – Military Records, Draft Registrations, Pensions Q&A
March 10, 2020: Genealogy 101 – Immigration and Naturalization records Q&A
April 14, 2020: Genealogy 101 – Potpourri=Newspapers, County histories, church records, fraternal organizations Q&A
May 12, 2020: Genealogy 101 – Support groups, Genealogical, Historical, Web trees, Facebook etc. Q&A
June 9, 2020: Genealogy 101 – Problem solving=Genealogical Proof Standard Q&A
July 14, 2020: Genealogy 101 – Student presentation(s)! Q&A
Our speaker, Jeffery Vaillant, Director of the Marin County Genealogy Society and genealogy junkie, loves a challenge, so come with your questions! Each month he’ll be discussing a different area of genealogy research…see the schedule below.
Meets every 2nd Tuesday of the month (unless otherwise noted) in the Library Meeting Room.
Notice that the focus is on United States records, however, each topic has its international element.
At the San Rafael Libraries and all of the MARINet libraries, you have FREE in-library access to the most popular genealogy research tool – Ancestry.com Inside any of the city and county libraries, just log in with your library card number and PIN/password.
September 11, 2018:Vital Records – Census the low hanging fruit. Q&ASorry – this class is cancelled.
October 9, 2018: Vital Records – Birth, Marriage and Death Q&A
November 13, 2018: Organizing Vital Records via Family Group Sheets, Pedigree Charts, Fan Charts and software databases Q&A
December 11, 2018: Some military records, draft registration cards, websites like Fold3, National Archives
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.