Grab and Go Craft for Kids

Chromatography Flowers

Week of August 23 - 27

Make your own flowers and learn how colors are mixed as they separate on the coffee filters! We provide the coffee filters and instructions. You will need water-based markers, a small cup filled with a little water, scissors, tape and a twig for a stem. Pick one up outside during our curbside hours on Monday 10am-2pm, Tuesday 12-6pm, Thursday 12-4pm, or come into the library during our open hours on Wednesdays and Fridays, 10am-4pm. Share your flowers with us on Instagram @sananselmolibrary. Have fun!

Storytime for Babies and Toddlers

Mondays 10:30am on lawn as weather permits

Storytime is back once a week at your San Anselmo Library! Come join us on the lawn next to the library. Carpet squares will be available for family groups but you are welcome to bring your own blanket to sit on. Enjoy songs, rhymes, and a story with your little ones!

Upcoming Virtual Art Talk Tuesdays

Art Talk Tuesday is a one-hour, docent led presentation on popular exhibits and topics from the de Young Museum, Legion of Honor, Asian Art Museum, and guest lecturers. Art Talk Tuesday is the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 12pm on Zoom. Take a look at our Fall Art Talk Tuesday schedule -- email sleyland@townofsananselmo.org to register and get the Zoom links (please include the title of the Art Talk(s) you'd like to attend when you register).

Wangechi Mutu:
I Am Speaking Are You Listening
Tuesday, September 14 at 12pm

You are invited to witness a cultural exchange hundreds of years in the making. Wangechi Mutu: I Am Speaking, Are You Listening? is a powerful exhibition currently at the Legion of Honor. Docent Sharon Walton will introduce you to Wangechi Mutu and her art, which includes bold sculptures of powerful female characters and fantastical hybrid beings made from bronze, branches, bone, and gemstones. Discover how these provocative pairings challenge long-established ideas about race, gender, and colonialism.

Judy Chicago: A Retrospective
Tuesday, October 12 at 12pm

Join us for a celebration of the life and work of pioneering feminist artist Judy Chicago. Docent Victoria Kirby will explore Chicago’s full body of work, from her early forays into minimalism to her current work that addresses mortality and environmental issues. Judy Chicago: A Retrospective, an exhibition on display at the de Young Museum August 28, 2021-January 9, 2022, is a fitting tribute to an artist who has spent a lifetime fighting for social justice and female expression.

Color Into Line:
Pastels from the Renaissance to the Present
Tuesday, November 9 at 12pm

With the appearance of painting, the immediacy of drawing, and the matte finish of a fresco, pastel is one of the most versatile mediums used throughout art history. Mike Madrid, a docent with the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, will trace the history of pastels while also providing audiences a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to appreciate rare works not usually on public view.