May is National Foster Care Month! Did you know that 40% of Marin County foster youth are placed outside of Marin? Learn more and find out how you can help!
Our friends from Foster Our Future are hosting Resource Family Orientations:
June 9 | July 7 | August 12
7-8:30 pm
Online via Zoom
Register in advance
Or check-out some books about foster families:
Foster Care in Children’s Literature
No commentsWe are now offering some in-person services at all SRPL libraries!
Face masks are recommended for all members of the public regardless of vaccination status.
Available Downtown, Pickleweed & Northgate. Pop-in visits will be limited to 45 minutes and we will not provide indoor seating at this time. We welcome you to make use of the beautiful outside spaces surrounding the Downtown and Pickleweed Libraries to enjoy our materials.
Available Downtown, Pickleweed & Northgate. No advance notice needed– just show up and we will assist you in retrieving your holds!
Available Downtown & Pickleweed. Public computing and printing are available during open hours. This service is on a first-come-first-serve basis; no appointments necessary. Computing sessions are limited to 45 minutes.
Welcome back. We’re so happy to have you back in our libraries!
For more information, see our In-Person Service FAQs
Haga sus pedidos en linea o por telefono; el personal le ayudara con sus pedidos y cuando reciba una notificacion por correo electronico avisando que su pedido esta listo, pase a por sus encargos a la biblioteca; No necesita hacer cita.
Visite y explore las bibliotecas locations durante el horario de apertura! Las visitas temporales están limitadas a 45 minutos y no proporcionamos asientos en el interior en este momento.
Disponibles en la biblioteca Central & Pickleweed. El uso de la computadora y la impresión están disponibles durante el horario de atención. Las sesiones de computación serán de 45 minutos. No necesita hacer cita.
No commentsMay is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month! Celebrate by reading AAPI authors and stories in May, and all year long.
Browse these lists to find books by some of our favorites:
San Rafael Reads: AAPI authors and stories
Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month: Biographies and Nonfiction
Asian American & Pacific Island Heritage Month: Grades 2-6
Asian American & Pacific Island Heritage Month: Picture Books
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Starting April 22, the San Rafael Public Libraries will resume in-person browsing at the Northgate Mall Library and in-person computing at the Pickleweed Library!
Curbside service still available Downtown and at Pickleweed.
Come enjoy a touch-free in-person browsing experience at the our Northgate Mall Library Branch! We’re stocking the shelves with hot new items, and Northgate will once again be available as a holds pick-up location.
Hours:
Thu-Sat, 12-4pm
Use one of our brand new Chromebooks in the Pickleweed Lab. Printing available! Call ahead to schedule your 1 hour appointment.
Hours:
Tues, 2-4pm
Weds, 4-6pm
Thurs, 4-6pm
Fri, 2-4pm
“I think one of the most important things we can do as feminists is acknowledge that even though we have womanhood in common we have to start to think about the ways in which we’re different, how those differences affect us and what kinds of needs we have based on our differences.”
“There is no amount of goodness. There is no amount of blazing brilliance that will exempt you from racism, and therefore, it is not on you to act in a way that will try to exempt yourself from racism, because racism is not about Black people.”
“I don’t think a lot of our white queer siblings realize that they’re erasing so many of our unseen experiences and stories when they make general, broad, sweeping statements like, “There’s too much queer rom-com,” or “It’s time to move on from coming out stories.” They have been able to see themselves so much more than queer and trans people of color. It feels amazing to tell the story that I wish I could see myself in, and I hope there are many more stories like Felix Ever After to come.”
“I began writing about power because I had so little.”
“The world is pretty unjust right now. Those of us that have grown up on the short end of the justice stick understand this innately and want acknowledgement of that reality, because so much of American society is dedicated to weaving the illusion that what you see is not actually what is happening. The endless excuse-making is part of our mythologizing these days. But fixing that is part of the job that science fiction and fantasy can do. That’s one of the things that I believe that this genre is ideal for accomplishing, if it chooses to.”
“When you tell a story you automatically talk about traditions, but they’re never separate from the people, the human implications. You’re talking about your connections as a human being.”
“Trust your gut… and remember that the most valuable thing you’ll ever own, the most expensive thing you’ll ever have, is your story.”
“But if I did not hope I would not be able to do what I do. But I don’t think it is an intelligent hope, I think it is a necessary hope. And maybe that’s what the people in our past did, my ancestors who were enslaved. It wasn’t an intelligent hope that they had for freedom or that their children might live different lives than they did, but I think they had to hope to keep going.”
“I grew up wanting to be the black Stephen King. I think the darkness of the world is terrifying. Some of my books try to find the humor or optimistic avenues we can take to deliver ourselves from the darkness.”
“People often call it ‘coming of age,’ which isn’t entirely inaccurate; I just tend to think of it as the story of ‘coming into self.’ My intention was to chart the journey to the point in my life at which I felt truly self-possessed.”
“For me, the key is survival. And I think about how people of color, primarily Black and brown folks came here. And we weren’t meant to survive. We were meant to work until we died. Produce other enslaved people who worked until they died. We weren’t meant to become teachers and lawyers and presidents and writers … all the ways that we exist in the world.”
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¡Participa en un proyecto de arte y entra en una rifa para ganar un premio y para que tu obra de arte se muestre en línea y a lo largo del Sendero de la Bahia! Visita la biblioteca Pickleweed para obtener instrucciones y los materiales de arte gratuitos, o puedes imprimir instrucciones aquí.
For youth in grades K-8
Participate in an art project to be entered in a raffle to win a prize, and to have your artwork displayed online and along the Bay Trail! Visit the Pickleweed Library to pick-up instructions and free art supplies, or you can print instructions here.
No commentsIf you have an Apple computer, iPad, or iPhone, and aren’t sure that you’re getting the most out of it or using it properly, join “chic geek” Beryn Hammil to help you figure it out.
New attendees: please email bonnie.groshong@cityofsanrafael.org for registration.
Schedule of Classes
Beginners: Tuesdays & Thursdays 2:00 – 3:00 pm, Part 1 of a topic
Intermediate Tuesdays & Thursdays 4:00 – 5:00 pm Part 2 of the same topic
Wondering what goes on behind the scenes at our libraries? We created this video to show what goes into curbside library service at the Downtown library. This time-lapse represents just a portion of our busy days here. Yes, we are tired at the end of the day! But we are so happy to be back providing books, movies, and other library materials to our community.
Contact us to make an appointment for curbside service! You can place holds with your library card using our catalog. When you get an email that your holds are ready for pickup, give us a call at 415-485-3323 to make an appointment. You can also email us (library@cityofsanrafel.org) or send us a chat (upper left corner of this page.) Curbside service is also available at the Pickleweed Library, no appointment needed. See you curbside!
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Have you wanted to try checking-out downloadable ebooks and audiobooks from the library but felt intimidated? It’s easy! Learn how with this helpful video tutorial.
Haz tenido el deseo de descargar libros electrónicos y poder leer desde tu teléfono o tableta pero te has sentido un poco intimidado? No es complicado! Aprende cómo hacerlo en este video de la bibliotecaria Alejandra te guiara paso a paso!
Hours
Sun: 10:00-5:00
Mon: 10:00-7:00
Tues: 10:00-7:00
Weds: 10:00-7:00
Thurs: 10:00-5:00
Fri: 10:00-5:00
Sat: 10:00-5:00
Contact
(415) 485-3323
Address
1009 4th Street
San Rafael, CA 94901
Hours
Sun: closed
Mon: 10:00-5:00
Tues: 10:00-5:00
Weds: 12:00-7:00
Thurs: 10:00-5:00
Fri: 10:00-5:00
Sat: 10:00-5:00
Contact
(415) 485-3483
Address
50 Canal Street
San Rafael, CA 94901
Hours
Sun: closed
Mon: closed
Tues: 12:00-7:00
Weds: 10:00-5:00
Thurs: 10:00-5:00
Fri: 10:00-5:00
Sat: 10:00-5:00
Contact
(415) 890-5670
Address
5800 Northgate Drive Ste. 083
San Rafael, CA 94903
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