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Library Centennial Celebration


The San Rafael Public Library is turning 100! Come celebrate the birthday of this historic Carnegie institution on January 25 and enjoy historic activities at Falkirk too.


Carnegie Centennial Celebration
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Program of Events

At the Library
12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m., Bagpipe Prelude
1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Library Is Open
1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Carriage Rides to Falkirk (weather permitting)

3 p.m., Reenactment of the Original Dedication In the Reading Room
Mayor Al Boro as Judge Frank Angellotti
Library Board Member Sean Prendiville as Judge William Morrow
City Librarian David Dodd as Vincent Neale

In the Reading Room:
1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m., Scottish Music

In the Children's Room:
Author Tina Stolberg Signing Copies of
100 Years Ago in San Rafael: A Front Row Seat for Lizzie
2 p.m. to 3 p.m., String Games and Stories with Ruth Stotter



At Falkirk Cultural Center - Hosted by Actors portraying Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dollar

1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Falkirk Is Open
1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., Bagpipe on the Porch

In the Parlor:
Period Music and Sing-along with Leslie Harlib

In the Foyer:
Discovering History with Kelly Brisbois of Marin History Museum

In the Dining Room:
Andrew Carnegie as Portrayed by Lionel Ashcroft on DVD

In the Galleries:
The Fine Art of Marin Agriculture:
Landscape and Portrait Photography by Ken Smith


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