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			1 Libraries Closed for New Years Libraries Closed for New Years Jan 1 all-day Tickets	2 Great Books Reading and Discussion Group 1:30 pm Great Books Reading and Discussion Group Jan 2 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets Great Books Reading and Discussion Group Join the group for a monthly discussion of literature as “a fun and challenging …read more	3	4 Readers of the Pack 11:00 am Readers of the Pack Jan 4 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Earn books by reading to trained “listening” dogs! Dogs offer a calm, safe environment in which children may practice, make …read more
5 Chinese Mahjong @ the Library 1:00 pm Chinese Mahjong @ the Library Jan 5 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets Join us for free Chinese Mahjong classes meeting every 1st & 3rd Sundays from 1:00 – 4:00 pm. Space is …read more	6 Drag Queen Storytime 2:00 pm Drag Queen Storytime Jan 6 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets Join glamorous local drag queen Beef Cakes for an hour of stories, songs, sparkles and crafts! The purpose of drag …read more Get an Interview with a Great Cover Letter 6:30 pm Get an Interview with a Great Cover Letter Jan 6 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets Get an Interview with a Great Cover Letter Your resume and cover letter work together for one purpose: to produce …read more	7 Post-Holiday Book Sale 10:00 am Post-Holiday Book Sale Jan 7 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Tickets All books, CDs, DVDs and audio books marked down. Bargains will be appeal to all ages of your family. Buy the …read more Baby Time 10:30 am Baby Time Jan 7 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am Tickets This is an action-packed story time with stories, songs, fingerplays, puppets, flannelboard stories and Mother Goose. Perfect for children from birth …read more Intro to HAM Radio 2:00 pm Intro to HAM Radio Jan 7 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets Join us for Intro to Ham Radio and find out everything from the nuts and bolts of the technology, …read more Game On! Board Game Night for Teens & Adults 6:00 pm Game On! Board Game Night for Teens & Adults Jan 7 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Drop-in for our weekly board game night for adults and teens. Come play – we’ll provide the games as in-library …read more	8 Post-Holiday Book Sale 10:00 am Post-Holiday Book Sale Jan 8 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Tickets All books, CDs, DVDs and audio books marked down. Bargains will be appeal to all ages of your family. Buy the …read more Family Storytime 10:30 am Family Storytime Jan 8 @ 10:30 am – 11:00 am Tickets This is an action-packed story time with stories, songs, fingerplays, puppets, flannelboard stories and Mother Goose. Perfect for children from birth …read more Art Talk: Soul of a Nation – Art in the Age of Black Power 1963-1983 1:00 pm Art Talk: Soul of a Nation – Art in the Age of Black Power 1963-1983 Jan 8 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Tickets This powerful and provocative presentation focuses on art made in the pivotal decades between 1963 and 1983, when issues of …read more Family Storytime at the Mall 2:30 pm Family Storytime at the Mall Jan 8 @ 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets Come to our ever popular Family Storytime at our Mall Pop-Up location. Enjoy stories, songs, rhymes, puppets and felts. Perfect …read more Family Storytime / Lectura de Cuentos Para Toda La Familia 6:00 pm Family Storytime / Lectura de Cuentos Para Toda La Familia Jan 8 @ 6:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets Ven a escuchar historias bilingues y aprender nuevas canciones en Inglés y Español. Esta lectura es para todas las edades, …read more	9 Post-Holiday Book Sale 10:00 am Post-Holiday Book Sale Jan 9 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Tickets All books, CDs, DVDs and audio books marked down. Bargains will be appeal to all ages of your family. Buy the …read more Bilingual Family Storytime 10:30 am Bilingual Family Storytime Jan 9 @ 10:30 am – 11:00 am Tickets Thursday Mornings, 10:30am-11am Join our action-packed storytime with stories, songs, fingerplays, puppets, flannelboard stories and Mother Goose. Perfect for children from birth …read more Toddler Storytime / Lectura de cuentos para niños de 0 a 3 años 11:30 am Toddler Storytime / Lectura de cuentos para niños de 0 a 3 años Jan 9 @ 11:30 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Lectura de cuentos bilingües para niños de 0 a 3 años. Jueves a las 11:30 am. Seguido por 30 minutos …read more Books Beyond Borders Book Club 4:30 pm Books Beyond Borders Book Club Jan 9 @ 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Tickets Travel the world with Books Beyond Borders! Every month we read and discuss a book set in a different country. …read more Amateur Radio Communication 5:30 pm Amateur Radio Communication Jan 9 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets Led by the Hamilton Wireless Association Free and open to all licensed amateur radio operators.* In the Communication Class we …read more	10 Post-Holiday Book Sale 10:00 am Post-Holiday Book Sale Jan 10 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Tickets All books, CDs, DVDs and audio books marked down. Bargains will be appeal to all ages of your family. Buy the …read more	11 Post-Holiday Book Sale 10:00 am Post-Holiday Book Sale Jan 11 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Tickets All books, CDs, DVDs and audio books marked down. Bargains will be appeal to all ages of your family. Buy the …read more Super Smash Tournament 1:00 pm Super Smash Tournament Jan 11 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Tickets Put your Smash skills to the test at this fun tournament. All levels welcome! Extra controllers are not necessary but …read more
12	13 Monday Night Reading/Discussion Group 6:30 pm Monday Night Reading/Discussion Group Jan 13 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets The Downtown library has a reading/discussion group that meets on the 2nd Monday of the month (except where noted for holidays) …read more	14 Baby Time 10:30 am Baby Time Jan 14 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am Tickets This is an action-packed story time with stories, songs, fingerplays, puppets, flannelboard stories and Mother Goose. Perfect for children from birth …read more Topics in Genealogy 2:00 pm Topics in Genealogy Jan 14 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets Our speaker, Jeffrey Vaillant, Director of the California Genealogy Society and genealogy junkie, loves a challenge, so come with your …read more Game On! Board Game Night for Teens & Adults 6:00 pm Game On! Board Game Night for Teens & Adults Jan 14 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Drop-in for our weekly board game night for adults and teens. Come play – we’ll provide the games as in-library …read more	15 Family Storytime 10:30 am Family Storytime Jan 15 @ 10:30 am – 11:00 am Tickets This is an action-packed story time with stories, songs, fingerplays, puppets, flannelboard stories and Mother Goose. Perfect for children from birth …read more Zentangle @ the Library 2:00 pm Zentangle @ the Library Jan 15 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets We’re now providing 2 classes on the same day – always the 3rd Wednesday, at 2 pm and at 6 …read more Family Storytime at the Mall 2:30 pm Family Storytime at the Mall Jan 15 @ 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets Come to our ever popular Family Storytime at our Mall Pop-Up location. Enjoy stories, songs, rhymes, puppets and felts. Perfect …read more Monthly Youth Activity/ Actividad para Jovenes 4:00 pm Monthly Youth Activity/ Actividad para Jovenes Jan 15 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets Join us for our monthly craft for youth ages 8-12. All materials included. Space is limited. Actividad del mes para …read more Family Storytime / Lectura de Cuentos Para Toda La Familia 6:00 pm Family Storytime / Lectura de Cuentos Para Toda La Familia Jan 15 @ 6:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets Ven a escuchar historias bilingues y aprender nuevas canciones en Inglés y Español. Esta lectura es para todas las edades, …read more Teen Space Launch Party 6:00 pm Teen Space Launch Party Jan 15 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets The san rafael public library has a new teen space! Come to our ribbon cutting ceremony to enjoy out of …read more Zentangle @ the Library 6:00 pm Zentangle @ the Library Jan 15 @ 6:00 pm – 7:45 pm Tickets We’re now providing 2 classes on the same day – always the 3rd Wednesday, at 2 pm and at 6 …read more	16 Bilingual Family Storytime 10:30 am Bilingual Family Storytime Jan 16 @ 10:30 am – 11:00 am Tickets Thursday Mornings, 10:30am-11am Join our action-packed storytime with stories, songs, fingerplays, puppets, flannelboard stories and Mother Goose. Perfect for children from birth …read more Toddler Storytime / Lectura de cuentos para niños de 0 a 3 años 11:30 am Toddler Storytime / Lectura de cuentos para niños de 0 a 3 años Jan 16 @ 11:30 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Lectura de cuentos bilingües para niños de 0 a 3 años. Jueves a las 11:30 am. Seguido por 30 minutos …read more All Things Apple! with Beryn Hammil 1:00 pm All Things Apple! with Beryn Hammil Jan 16 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets Scroll down to see the full schedule of topics through December 19th. If you have an Apple computer, iPad, or …read more Northgate Book Club 2:00 pm Northgate Book Club Jan 16 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets Join us every 3rd Thursday of the month for a discussion of a popular literary novel. For book club attendees, …read more	17 Beautiful Brain Blues with Leni Felton 2:00 pm Beautiful Brain Blues with Leni Felton Jan 17 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets Our brilliantly complex, creative and adaptive brains require conscious care throughout our lives. Join Clinical Nutritionist Leni Felton as she …read more	18 Readers of the Pack 11:00 am Readers of the Pack Jan 18 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Earn books by reading to trained “listening” dogs! Dogs offer a calm, safe environment in which children may practice, make …read more Process Art 1:00 pm Process Art Jan 18 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Tickets Process Art emphasizes the process of making art. It is about the experience children have while they are creating. Children …read more
19 Chinese Mahjong @ the Library 1:00 pm Chinese Mahjong @ the Library Jan 19 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets Join us for free Chinese Mahjong classes meeting every 1st & 3rd Sundays from 1:00 – 4:00 pm. Space is …read more	20 Libraries Closed for Martin Luther King Day Libraries Closed for Martin Luther King Day Jan 20 all-day Tickets	21 Baby Time 10:30 am Baby Time Jan 21 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am Tickets This is an action-packed story time with stories, songs, fingerplays, puppets, flannelboard stories and Mother Goose. Perfect for children from birth …read more Intro to HAM Radio 2:00 pm Intro to HAM Radio Jan 21 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets Join us for Intro to Ham Radio and find out everything from the nuts and bolts of the technology, …read more Game On! Board Game Night for Teens & Adults 6:00 pm Game On! Board Game Night for Teens & Adults Jan 21 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Drop-in for our weekly board game night for adults and teens. Come play – we’ll provide the games as in-library …read more	22 Family Storytime 10:30 am Family Storytime Jan 22 @ 10:30 am – 11:00 am Tickets This is an action-packed story time with stories, songs, fingerplays, puppets, flannelboard stories and Mother Goose. Perfect for children from birth …read more Family Storytime at the Mall 2:30 pm Family Storytime at the Mall Jan 22 @ 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets Come to our ever popular Family Storytime at our Mall Pop-Up location. Enjoy stories, songs, rhymes, puppets and felts. Perfect …read more Math Club 2:45 pm Math Club Jan 22 @ 2:45 pm – 5:30 pm Tickets Math club provides students in 3rd-7th grades the opportunity to practice math skills in a fun and non-competitive atmosphere. Students …read more Writing and the Senses Workshop with Susanne West 5:30 pm Writing and the Senses Workshop with Susanne West Jan 22 @ 5:30 pm – 7:45 pm Tickets Writing and the Senses We will work with writing prompts and exercises to engage your senses, which can enliven and …read more Family Storytime / Lectura de Cuentos Para Toda La Familia 6:00 pm Family Storytime / Lectura de Cuentos Para Toda La Familia Jan 22 @ 6:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets Ven a escuchar historias bilingues y aprender nuevas canciones en Inglés y Español. Esta lectura es para todas las edades, …read more	23 Bilingual Family Storytime 10:30 am Bilingual Family Storytime Jan 23 @ 10:30 am – 11:00 am Tickets Thursday Mornings, 10:30am-11am Join our action-packed storytime with stories, songs, fingerplays, puppets, flannelboard stories and Mother Goose. Perfect for children from birth …read more Toddler Storytime / Lectura de cuentos para niños de 0 a 3 años 11:30 am Toddler Storytime / Lectura de cuentos para niños de 0 a 3 años Jan 23 @ 11:30 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Lectura de cuentos bilingües para niños de 0 a 3 años. Jueves a las 11:30 am. Seguido por 30 minutos …read more All Things Apple! with Beryn Hammil 1:00 pm All Things Apple! with Beryn Hammil Jan 23 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets Scroll down to see the full schedule of topics through December 19th. If you have an Apple computer, iPad, or …read more	24 Stories for You 11:30 am Stories for You Jan 24 @ 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Tickets Join us for an interactive storytime for adults with developmental disabilities and their family, friends and caregivers. Enjoy stories, songs …read more Walking Over the Earth – The Next Chapter: Retirement 2:00 pm Walking Over the Earth – The Next Chapter: Retirement Jan 24 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets Walking Over the Earth takes readers on a yearlong funny and sometimes maddening travel experience with Laureen, as she journeys, …read more	25
26	27	28 Baby Time 10:30 am Baby Time Jan 28 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am Tickets This is an action-packed story time with stories, songs, fingerplays, puppets, flannelboard stories and Mother Goose. Perfect for children from birth …read more Intro to HAM Radio 2:00 pm Intro to HAM Radio Jan 28 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets Join us for Intro to Ham Radio and find out everything from the nuts and bolts of the technology, …read more Game On! Board Game Night for Teens & Adults 6:00 pm Game On! Board Game Night for Teens & Adults Jan 28 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Drop-in for our weekly board game night for adults and teens. Come play – we’ll provide the games as in-library …read more	29 Family Storytime 10:30 am Family Storytime Jan 29 @ 10:30 am – 11:00 am Tickets This is an action-packed story time with stories, songs, fingerplays, puppets, flannelboard stories and Mother Goose. Perfect for children from birth …read more Family Storytime at the Mall 2:30 pm Family Storytime at the Mall Jan 29 @ 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets Come to our ever popular Family Storytime at our Mall Pop-Up location. Enjoy stories, songs, rhymes, puppets and felts. Perfect …read more Math Club 2:45 pm Math Club Jan 29 @ 2:45 pm – 5:30 pm Tickets Math club provides students in 3rd-7th grades the opportunity to practice math skills in a fun and non-competitive atmosphere. Students …read more Family Storytime / Lectura de Cuentos Para Toda La Familia 6:00 pm Family Storytime / Lectura de Cuentos Para Toda La Familia Jan 29 @ 6:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets Ven a escuchar historias bilingues y aprender nuevas canciones en Inglés y Español. Esta lectura es para todas las edades, …read more	30 Bilingual Family Storytime 10:30 am Bilingual Family Storytime Jan 30 @ 10:30 am – 11:00 am Tickets Thursday Mornings, 10:30am-11am Join our action-packed storytime with stories, songs, fingerplays, puppets, flannelboard stories and Mother Goose. Perfect for children from birth …read more Toddler Storytime / Lectura de cuentos para niños de 0 a 3 años 11:30 am Toddler Storytime / Lectura de cuentos para niños de 0 a 3 años Jan 30 @ 11:30 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Lectura de cuentos bilingües para niños de 0 a 3 años. Jueves a las 11:30 am. Seguido por 30 minutos …read more All Things Apple! with Beryn Hammil 1:00 pm All Things Apple! with Beryn Hammil Jan 30 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets Scroll down to see the full schedule of topics through December 19th. If you have an Apple computer, iPad, or …read more	31 Meadowlark Music 10:30 am Meadowlark Music Jan 31 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am Tickets Meadowlark is a nature-inspired music class for young children and caregivers, led by acclaimed indie singer-songwriter Noe Venable. Seasonal songs, …read more Marin Master Gardeners: The Ease and Joy of Growing Edibles in Containers 2:00 pm Marin Master Gardeners: The Ease and Joy of Growing Edibles in Containers Jan 31 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets The Ease and Joy of Growing Edibles in Containers Whether you’re downsizing or want to raise your gardens up for greater comfort, …read more

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Downtown Library
Hours
Sun: 1-5
Mon: 1-8
Tues, Weds, Thurs: 10-8
Fri & Sat: 10-5

Contact
(415) 485-3323

Address
1100 E Street (at 5th Avenue)
San Rafael, CA 94901
Pickleweed Library
Hours
Sun & Mon: Closed
Tues & Weds: 1-8
Thurs: 11-8
Fri & Sat: 11-5

Contact
(415) 485-3483

Address
50 Canal Street
San Rafael, CA 94901
Northgate Pop-Up Library
Hours
Mon, Weds, Thurs: 1-8
Fri, Sat, Sun: 1-5
Tues: closed
Contact
(415) 524-2694

Address
5800 Northgate Drive
San Rafael, CA 94903

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