Mill Valley Library Foundation http://www.mvlf.org Wed, 18 Nov 2015 20:24:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.3.1 Thank you for your support! http://www.mvlf.org/2015/11/10/thank-you-for-your-support/ http://www.mvlf.org/2015/11/10/thank-you-for-your-support/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2015 18:58:50 +0000 http://www.mvlf.org/?p=1384 Continue reading ]]> mvlf_gallery_1

We want to pause during this busy Thanksgiving season to say “Thank you.”

Your contributions to the Mill Valley Library Foundation make it possible for the library to meet the needs of our growing community.

2015 highlights include:

Over $200,000 raised by annual fundraising events like Storybook Ball, Beyond the Book Bash and our Annual Campaign

Over 25,000 children participated in a wide offering of programs including story times, toddler music classes, Stories & Science, Wednesdays on Stage and the Garden Club

Attendance at the middle school programs more than doubled from last year (529 kids to 1,225)

First Fridays brought over 3,000 adults of all ages to lectures, performances and live storytelling

Our outdoor learning lab, SmartGarden, opened and is buzzing with classes and workshops

If you haven’t been to the library recently, check out the event calendar. Chances are, you’ll find something you don’t want to miss.

See you at the library and thank you again for your continued support!

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Beyond the Book Bash Raises $100,000 for the Mill Valley Library Foundation http://www.mvlf.org/2015/10/02/beyond-the-book-bash-raises-100000-for-the-mill-valley-library-foundation/ http://www.mvlf.org/2015/10/02/beyond-the-book-bash-raises-100000-for-the-mill-valley-library-foundation/#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2015 19:13:02 +0000 http://www.mvlf.org/?p=1335 Continue reading ]]> 266150925_MVL_BashLaura Sydell in conversation with author Wendy MacNaughton

Beyond The Book Bash Raises $100K for the Mill Valley Library Foundation 

Stars of literary arts and music; celebrated local food, wine and spirits purveyors; and more than 200 library benefactors raised $100,000 at the annual Beyond the Book Bash to support Mill Valley Library programs, services and an endowment that will fund them in perpetuity.

Beyond the Book Bash 2015 continued the tradition of readings, performances, and film clips, woven together by way of a literary theme.  Nationally acclaimed authors, poets and musicians – all from the Bay Area – performed on one stage for the first and likely only time at the Throckmorton Theatre.

Produced by Tom Corwin and hosted by award-winning writer, performer, and creative activist Josh Healey, the show included contributors such as  musician Frances England, filmmakers Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine, illustrator Wendy MacNaughton, author Adam Mansbach, and poet Dean Rader.  NPR digital culture correspondent Laura Sydell led brief on-stage conversations about library memories with each artist.

Showcasing Bay Area talent was not limited to those onstage.  Food, wine and spirits were provided by Jennifer Carvaly Catering, CC Made, Garnet and Picket Fence Vineyards, Hall Wines, Hanson of Sonoma Organic Vodka, Harvey Cohen Doughnuts, Mill Valley Market, Piazza D’Angelo, Lagunitas Brewing Co., and Signal Ridge Sparkling Wines.

Sponsors mingled with performers before the show at Seager Gray Gallery and enjoyed an exhibition by sculptor Andrew Hayes, whose work is made of steel with perfectly aligned sections of book pages.

The Mill Valley Library Foundation has raised more than $1.5M for an endowment and financial support of programs such as First Fridays and After Hours events, children and teen programming, and digital entertainment, all free to the public.  “Programs like these make the library more relevant than ever,” said Anji Brenner, city librarian.  Mill Valley Library ranks near the top in program attendance amongst libraries serving similar-sized populations.

“Anticipation for Beyond the Book Bash begins to build once the school year starts; it’s become a Fall favorite in Mill Valley,” said Vera Meislin Mill Valley Library Foundation Board Chair.  “It’s success, in large measure, is thanks to a team who contribute their time and talents each year including:  Just Jayne Events, Ken Friedman Photography, the Throckmorton Theatre.”

With deep gratitude, we thank this year’s sponsors and all those who have generously contributed time, talent and treasure in-kind.

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MVLF Board Members and Beyond the Book co-chairs, Lynn Britton and Jenn Flegel, with Suzanne Gray

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Sponsors

$10,000 +

Ken and Jackie Broad

$5,000 — $10,000

Lynn Brinton and Dan Cohn
Tracy and Mark Ferron
Bruce and Dasa Katz
Vera and Ken Meislin

$2,000 – $5,000

James and Joan Dox
Jennifer and Jason Flegel
John Rosekrans

$1,000

Patti and Kent Anderson
Ken and Suzanne Austin
Beverly Butler
Jerry Cahill and Kathy King
Lisa and Urban Carmel
Cari and Bill Dauphinais
Laura and Chris Deam
Tom Dicker, Jaclyn Donovan
Michael Dyett and Heidi Richardson
Seth and Alison Ferguson
Dennis and Pam Fisco
Maggie and Josh Floum
Wendy and Alexander Fraser
Tony and Marti Grimminck
Eileen Hansen and Jay Graham
Vanessa and Bill Higgins
Thayer and Martin Hoe
Heather and Ray Keane
Teke and Liz Kelley
Mark and Shawn Klender
Sonia Lee and Al Grummet
Warren Leiden and Tiana Wimmer
Marc and Jamie Lunder
Matt and Jan Mathews
Cindy and John McCauley
Stephanie Moulton-Peters
Caren and Nick Orum
Kathy and Michael Potter
Paula Reynolds
Beth and Jonathan Rutchik
O.J. and Marcy Schneider
Andrew and Audrey Shapiro
Ray and Houda Silcock
Tom and Jane Singer
Charles Smith
Barbara Solomon and Richard Barr Hibbs
David and Diane Thelander
Mary Washburn and Mark Chavez

In-Kind Contributors

Bloomingayles — Flowers
CC Made — Artisanal Caramels
Ken Friedman — Photographer
Garnet and Picket Fence Vineyards
Jayne Greenberg — Just Jayne Events
Hall Wines
Eileen Hansen — Writer
Hanson of Sonoma Organic Vodka
Harvey Cohen Doughnuts
Illumigarden
Lagunitas Brewing Company
Mill Valley Market
Piazza D’Angelo
Michael Rylander — Design
Seager Gray Gallery
Signal Ridge Sparkling Wines
Tamalpie
Mary Washburn, Promotions

Special Thanks To:

California Film Institute
Mill Valley Film Festival
Friends of the Mill Valley Library

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Tom Dicker (MVLF Board), Ken Broad (Sponsor), and Urban Carmel (MVLF Board)

 

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Beyond the Book Bash 2015 Now Sold Out! http://www.mvlf.org/2015/09/07/beyond-the-book-bash-2015-ticket-sales/ http://www.mvlf.org/2015/09/07/beyond-the-book-bash-2015-ticket-sales/#comments Mon, 07 Sep 2015 05:53:14 +0000 http://www.mvlf.org/?p=1321 Continue reading ]]> Bash 2015 Large Banner Tickets

This year’s Beyond the Book Bash is now sold out; thank you for your support!  If you are interested in being added to a wait list for tickets, please contact Lynn Brinton, lynnmbrinton@gmail.com.

Final Lineup for Beyond the Book Bash Announced and General Ticket Sales Begin

On a magical evening in September, the Mill Valley Library Foundation brings together stars of spoken and written word, musicians and filmmakers on one stage to celebrate, venerate and raise funds for our treasured library.

2015 Beyond the Book Bash – A Novel Approach
Friday, September 25, 8 p.m. at 142 Throckmorton
Doors open at 7 p.m.

The event always sells out. Click HERE to reserve your spot now.

An eclectic, nationally acclaimed group of artists will perform this year, with local favorite, Josh Healey hosting the festivities and guiding the reverie. Performers include:

Josh Healey: Master of Ceremonies for the event, Josh is a hugely popular writer,             performer, activist and storyteller. He is a frequent performer on NPR’s Snap       Judgment        

Frances England: Award-winning indie folk musician, her first CD was intended
only as a preschool fundraiser, but word of mouth brought it to a wider audience and
critical accolades.

Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine: Emmy-winning producers of critically
acclaimed documentaries including The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden.

Wendy MacNaughton: Celebrated illustrator and graphic journalist based in San
Francisco beloved for Lost Cat: A True Story of Love, Desperation and GPS Technology and Meanwhile In San Francisco.

Adam Mansbach: Author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Go the F**k to Sleep
and NPR Book of the Year Rage is Back.

Dean Rader: Widely published in the fields of poetry, American Indian studies and
popular culture, his debut collection of poems, Works & Days, won the 2010 T.
S.Eliot Poetry Prize. He is a professor of English at the University of San Francisco

Laura Sydell: The digital culture correspondent for NPR’s All Things Considered,  
Morning Edition, Weekend Edition, and NPR.org. Over her career she has covered
politics, arts, media, religion and entrepreneurship.

Cocktails, dim sum and hors d’oeuvres will be served before the show. After the program, guests will mingle with some of the performers and enjoy Harvey Cohen’s gourmet mini donuts and the open bar.

Proceeds from the event will provide critical funds for our library’s award-winning programs and, through an endowment, to ensure the library continues to offer the highest-quality events, technology, and services.

With deep gratitude, we thank this year’s sponsors and those who have generously contributed time, talent and treasure in-kind.

Sponsors

$10,000 +
Ken and Jackie Broad

$5,000 — $10,000
Lynn Brinton and Dan Cohn, Tracy and Mark Ferron, Bruce and Dasa Katz, Vera and Ken Meislin

$2,000 – $5,000
James and Joan Dox, Jennifer and Jason Flegel, John Rosekrans

$1,000
Patti and Kent Anderson, Ken and Suzanne Austin, Beverly Butler, Jerry Cahill and Kathy King, Lisa and Urban Carmel, Cari and Bill Dauphinais, Laura and Chris Deam, Tom Dicker, Jaclyn Donovan, Michael Dyett and Heidi Richardson, Seth and Alison Ferguson, Dennis and Pam Fisco, Maggie and Josh Floum, Wendy and Alexander Fraser, Tony and Marti Grimminck, Eileen Hansen and Jay Graham, Vanessa and Bill Higgins, Thayer and Martin Hoe, Heather and Ray Keane, Teke and Liz Kelley, Mark and Shawn Klender, Sonia Lee and Al Grumet, Warren Leiden and Tiana Wimmer, Marc and Jamie Lunder, Matt and Jan Mathews, Cindy and John McCauley, Stephanie Moulton-Peters, Caren and Nick Orum, Kathy and Michael Potter, Paula Reynolds, Beth and Jonathan Rutchik, O.J. and Marcy Schneider, Andrew and Audrey Shapiro, Ray and Houda Silcock, Tom and Jane Singer, Charles Smith, Barbara Solomon and Richard Barr Hibbs, David and Diane Thelander, Mary Washburn and Mark Chavez

In-Kind Contributors

Bloomingayles — Flowers
CC Made — Artisanal Caramels
Ken Friedman — Photographer
Garnet and Picket Fence Vineyards
Jayne Greenberg — Just Jayne Events
Hall Wines
Eileen Hansen — Writer
Hanson of Sonoma Organic Vodka
Harvey Cohen Doughnuts
Illumigarden
Lagunitas Brewing Company
Mill Valley Market
Piazza D’Angelo
Michael Rylander — Design
Seager Gray Gallery
Signal Ridge Sparkling Wines
Tamalpie
Mary Washburn, Promotions

Special Thanks To:

California Film Institute
Mill Valley Film Festival
Friends of the Mill Valley Library

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Libraries: Roles, purpose changing in the digital age http://www.mvlf.org/2015/08/17/libraries-roles-purpose-changing-in-the-digital-age/ http://www.mvlf.org/2015/08/17/libraries-roles-purpose-changing-in-the-digital-age/#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2015 23:14:44 +0000 http://www.mvlf.org/?p=1314 Continue reading ]]> By Nancy Flores – American-Statesman Staff

“It’s about to get loud,” a Twin Oaks Branch librarian warned patrons on a recent afternoon just before the start of Minecraft Club, where more than a dozen kids gathered to play the popular video game at the South Austin library.

When the children trickled in, they buzzed around the cluster of computers, cutting the stillness with the sounds of their giggles and excited chatter. For those patrons seeking silence, the librarian signaled to a quiet room nearby.

“Libraries aren’t that place where an old lady wearing a bun is telling you to ‘Shh!’ anymore,” says Mindy Reed, managing librarian and bookstore manager at Recycled Reads, a zero-waste retail store that is part of and directly benefits the Austin library system.

As more people switch to reading e-books and research information using their iPhones, what’s the future for the traditional library? It’s a question that has sparked national discussion in recent years as library professionals look at the changing role of libraries in the digital age.

Across the country — including in Austin — academic, public and school libraries are going through a kind of renaissance, reinventing themselves as they experiment with their services and spaces. At some libraries you can now build custom creations with 3-D printers, run your business from a shared work space or even record a music album.

Reed calls the transformation “the second Gutenberg revolution,” referencing the creator of the printing press. And like any revolution, it also comes with some fears and concerns about a future that’s rapidly changing.

When she gives presentations about the topic, she typically throws out a few sentences like: It’ll destroy culture. It’ll make people lazy. Then she asks people to guess what these sentences are about. “Internet! Television!,” people will answer.

Reed says these statements were actually made about Gutenberg when the masses could have access to anything in print. “Many of the things that people are concerned about around technology or how information is dispersed is the same as people felt 500 years ago,” she says. There’s a sentimentality around the book, she says, “because of how we grew up with books in our homes and what the reading experience has meant to us.”

So libraries often play a tricky balancing act, providing what communities still need now while also shifting toward the demands on the horizon.

In 2013, San Antonio opened the country’s first bookless library. In Austin, in addition to the physical libraries, patrons also have access to a virtual library, which offers everything from downloadable books to access to magazines and newspapers from around the world.
Reed foresees the publishing distribution model changing in the future, but says books and printed materials aren’t going away entirely anytime soon. “No one has to worry,” she says.

“We’re interested in providing the content in whatever container people are using at the time,” adds Kanya Lyons, Austin Public Library spokeswoman.“We’re not pushing e-books, and we’re not saying we’re not going to have regular books. It’s what the people want.”

Capturing community spirit

As more people want to talk, learn and share at the library, it’s becoming less of a repository for information and increasingly tapping into the community spirit by bringing people together.

Last year, the Ferguson Public Library gained national attention when it kept its doors open following the fatal shooting of Michael Brown and the grand jury decision not to charge the police officer who shot him.

When riots and unrest swept the city and caused schools to close, the library instead put out a call for volunteers on social media. It held impromptu classes for students, provided space for community leaders to meet and put together healing kits for children.

News of the library’s efforts quickly went viral and donations poured in from across the country as people recognized the powerful connection a library can have with its community.

Community is at the heart of plans for Austin’s new central library, which is expected to open in 2016. It’ll be a “library of the future,” which emphasizes technology as well as community gathering spaces like atriums, a gallery, bookstore and cafe. Movable bookshelves will give the library wiggle room in case it eventually needs more space. Reading porches overlooking Shoal Creek and Lady Bird Lake promise to keep tranquil nooks alive.

“We can download all the books we want,” Lyons says. “But people also want to interact. And without the people, it’s just a storehouse of stuff.”

Local library leaders took a trip to Amsterdam to visit a “library of the future” and consulted with a library futurist for inspiration on cutting edge ideas.

But library users may have already noticed their neighborhood branches beginning to incorporate innovative services and programs over the years. In 2009, instead of hosting book sales for the library’s overstock and outdated books, the public library launched the Recycled Reads bookstore on Burnet Road.

Since its launch, the bookstore has become an incubator for the library by testing out different programs, from interactive puppet shows to upcycling workshops. If programs are successful there, they’re often replicated in the library’s branches.

This community center approach to libraries actually brings them back to their roots. Reed says her grandparents immigrated to the U.S. from Poland and went to the New York Public Library to learn English and take citizenship classes. “That’s where they went to become a part of the American fabric … so not only is it the future of libraries, but it’s the tradition of libraries.”

Creating at the library

In 2013, the American Library Association launched the Center for the Future of Libraries, which focuses on identifying emerging trends relevant to libraries, librarians, and the communities they serve.

“As we become less about what we have for people and more about … a place where we’re connecting people to ideas and experiences, then we needed a center to identify trends, support innovation and best practices,” says ALA President Sari Feldman.

One of those trends includes the growing maker movement. As people’s desire to create things has swept the nation in recent years, makerspaces have played a crucial role in libraries.

When Wooldridge Elementary School librarian Elizabeth Mikeska-Benfield stepped into the Austin Mini Maker Faire last year, she didn’t think it was for her. She had accompanied her husband, who was presenting a project there, and initially thought it was a “high-tech thing.”

“After seeing all the areas of making, I thought, ‘Wait, I can do this,’” she says. Mikeska-Benfield went back to her school library and created a low-budget makerspace, where students could build and tinker with mostly donated materials she collected.

Each month, her library hosts Maker Week, where students have done everything from built robots out of recycled materials to create stop animation projects.

When students at the makerspace tackle a project, Mikeska-Benfield says she tries to let them figure things out on their own as much as possible and take risks.

“I feel like our kids now want you to give them the directions for everything,” she says. “But once they felt that freedom to make mistakes, they trusted themselves. [Makerspaces] give them the opportunity to see their potential to be engineers, computer programmers, and teaches them to think a lot bigger.”

She admits that some school librarians may be hesitant about committing to a makerspace in their own libraries because they can be messy and loud, but “the library is perfect place for it because everyone has access to it and people already come in searching for more information.”

Transforming academic libraries

Thinking about how existing spaces can be retrofitted to embrace ideas for the future also extends to academic libraries, where technology-rich collaborative spaces help the library serve as an extension of the classroom.

“We’ve moved into the age of imagination,” says Lorraine Haricombe, vice provost and director of libraries at the University of Texas. “If we don’t change, we’ll be irrelevant to the needs of new generations.”

On Aug. 25, a new Learning Commons will open at the University of Texas’ Perry-Castañeda Library. It’s the University of Texas Libraries’ largest transformation since the construction of the PCL, according to the university. The 20,000-square-foot renovation brings modern classrooms, a media lab, consultation spaces and a writing lab to the library, where they’ll also take a fresh look at programming with workshops exploring everything from digital media tools to public speaking.

As one of the nation’s largest academic research library systems, UT’s motto, “What Starts Here Changes the World,” resonates with Haricombe, who says that forward-looking libraries should create opportunities for librarians to become more involved in the critical research that faculty are doing and “embed librarians in the whole life cycle of teaching.”

Libraries of the future

This fall, the ALA will launch a public awareness campaign called “Libraries Transform.” It’s an effort to shift the mindset that “libraries are obsolete or nice to have,” Feldman says, “to libraries are essential.”

There are already glimpses of what libraries are becoming, from wedding dressmakers working out of a library makerspace in Chattanooga to aspiring producers learning podcasting basics in an Oak Hill library.

And if the library can lend books, why can’t they also lend tools, toys or baking equipment? “The whole concept of sharing and lending going beyond just one artifact was a huge trend at (the ALA conference in San Francisco this year),” Reed says.

“None of us know what the future holds,” Lyons says. “But we’re going to be here as a community space listening to what people need.”

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Beyond the Book Bash 2015 http://www.mvlf.org/2015/06/01/beyond-the-book-bash-2015/ http://www.mvlf.org/2015/06/01/beyond-the-book-bash-2015/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2015 03:10:19 +0000 http://www.mvlf.org/?p=1262 Continue reading ]]>  

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The date’s set for one of Mill Valley’s most popular fall events: the 2015 Mill Valley Library Foundation Beyond the Book Bash.

The event is always sold out. Confirm your seat with sponsorship today before general tickets go on sale in August.

 

2015 Beyond the Book Bash – A Novel Approach
Friday, September 25, 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., 142 Throckmorton Theatre
VIP party at Seager Gray Gallery, 6 p.m., 108 Throckmorton Avenue

 

Beyond the Book Bash features performances from Mill Valley luminaries to celebrate and help fund the spirit of lifelong learning, creativity and community so unique to Mill Valley and the treasured space, our public library, which nurtures it. Past participants have included: Anne Lamott, Peter Coyote, Tim Hockenberry, Josh Healey, the Kitchen Sisters, Chinaka Hodge, Mark Pitta and Mort Sahl.

Proceeds from the event will provide critical funds for our library’s award-winning programs and ensure the library continues to offer the highest-quality events, technology, and services.

New this year:

On Friday, June 19, for sponsors who commit $1000 or more by June 15, tickets to critically acclaimed bluegrass band, Marley’s Ghost at 142 Throckmorton. VIP wine and hors d’oeuvres start the evening at 7:00 pm.

On September 25, before Beyond the Book Bash, a VIP Sponsor party at Seager Gray Gallery from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. A cocktail buffet and drinks will be served alongside sculpture by Andrew Hayes, who works in steel and recycled books.

On September 25, after Beyond the Book Bash, continue the celebration with local wines and unique desserts at the Throckmorton from 10 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Click here if interested in sponsoring 2015 Beyond the Book Bash – A Novel Approach.

 

We appreciate the commitment and support of friends and neighbors who lead the way with their early sponsorship commitment.

Patti & Kent Anderson
Ken and Suzanne Austin
Lynn Brinton
Dan Cohn
Ken & Jackie Broad
Beverly Butler
Lisa & Urban Carmel
Jerry Cahill & Kathy King
Cari and Bill Dauphinais
Tom Dicker
Jaclyn Donovan
James and Joan Dox
Michael Dyett & Heidi Richardson
Tracy & Mark Ferron
Dennis and Pam Fisco
Jennifer & Jason Flegel
Marti & Tony Grimminck
Eileen Hansen & Jay Graham
Dasa & Bruce Katz
Sonia Lee & Al Grummet
Marc and Jamie Lunder
Warren Leiden & Tiana Wimmer
Jan & Matt Mathews
Cindy and John McCauley
Vera & Ken Meislin
Stephanie Moulton-Peters and Keith Hastings
Kathy & Mike Potter
Caren & Nick Orum
Paula Reynolds
John Rosekrans
Beth & Jonathan Rutchik
O.J. & Marcie Schneider
Andrew & Audrey Shapiro
Charles Smith
Houda & Ray Silcock
Tom & Jane Singer
Barbara Solomon & Richard Barr Hibbs
David Thelander
Mary Washburn & Mark Chavez

A complete list of sponsor levels and benefits follow:

$1000 Editor

  • Inclusion in event invitation, program and website, acknowledgment at event
  • Listing in annual foundation mailer
  • 2 Tickets to event and VIP Party
  • 2 Tickets to MVLF-sponsored Mill Valley Film Festival Film and Reception
  • 2 Tickets to Marley’s Ghost at Throckmorton Theatre with VIP party to start

$2000 Publisher

  • Inclusion in event invitation, program and website, acknowledgment at event
  • Listing in annual foundation mailer
  • 2 Tickets to event and VIP Party
  • 4 Tickets to MVLF-sponsored Mill Valley Film Festival Film and Reception
  • 2 Tickets to Marley’s Ghost at Throckmorton Theatre with VIP party to start

$5000 Bestseller

  • Inclusion in event invitation, program and website, acknowledgment at event
  • Listing in annual foundation mailer
  • 4 Tickets to event and VIP Party
  • 6 Tickets to MVLF-sponsored Mill Valley Film Festival film and Reception
  • 6 Tickets to Marley’s Ghost at Throckmorton Theatre with VIP party to start
  • 2 Tickets to Mill Valley Film Festival opening night

$10000 Legend

  • Inclusion in event invitation, program and website, acknowledgment at event
  • Listing in annual foundation mailer
  • 6 Tickets to event and VIP Party
  • 8 Tickets to MVLF-sponsored Mill Valley Film Festival film and Reception
  • 8 Tickets to Marley’s Ghost at Throckmorton Theatre with VIP party to start
  • 4 Tickets to Mill Valley Film Festival opening night
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Thank You to our Generous Storybook Ball Sponsors! http://www.mvlf.org/2015/04/24/thank-you-to-our-generous-storybook-ball-sponsors/ http://www.mvlf.org/2015/04/24/thank-you-to-our-generous-storybook-ball-sponsors/#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2015 04:14:58 +0000 http://www.mvlf.org/?p=1243 Continue reading ]]> chelseaandkarenlogo.jpeg copybanner

Cat in the Hat- $10,000

Chelsea E. Ialeggio and Karen Z. Hardesty,

Decker Bullock Sotheby’s International Realty

Anonymous

Blanche Thebom Trust

 

Green Eggs and Ham- $5,000

Walker Rezaian Memorial Fund

 

The Lorax- $2,500

The Douglass Family

 

One Fish Two Fish- $1,000

The Esrey Family*

Angela Hilt and Blake Reinhardt

Mary Connor Limont

Vera and Ken Meislin

The Orum Family*

Cherity and Jason Payne*

Kate and Mark Shaw*

The Silver Yolles Family*

 

Horton Hears a Who- $500

The Archibald Family

The Baumert Family*

Beverly Kerlikowske Butler

Chambers + Chambers Architects

The Cohen Family

The Dauphinais Family*

The Donnelly Family

Jamie Durrani and Ann Wang

Kris and Ed Grossman

Melanie and Bill Grossman

The Lauer Swift Family

Pam Polite and Dennis Fisco

The Simonds Family

Rebecca and Rick Smith

The Tidwell Family

 

Hop on Pop -$250

Julie Althoff

Molly and Sam Baker

Laura Bodt

The Flegel Family

Tiffany Fox*

The George Family

Marly and Stephen Goldblatt

The Gracey Family

Melissa Grimm

Kate and Dale Gruen

The Harris Family

Caroline and Paul Joachim*

Lisa and Jed Katz

The John McKlveen Family

Laurel and Tyler Newby*

Beth and Jonathan Rutchik*

Maiya Shaw and Dan Higgins*

Sustainable Architecture + Consulting

The Sung Family

Geeta Tate

 

Founders

Peg Baumert

Cari Dauphinais

Megan Esrey

Tiffany Fox

Jules Greenburg

Lauren Hilton

Caroline Joachim

Amy Kahn

Laurel Newby

Caren Orum

Michelle Patterson

Cherity Payne

Ronnie’s Awesome List

Susannah Searson

Robin Smiley

Kate Shaw

Maiya Shaw

Naomi Tamura

Maura Tokarski

Stephanie Tomasky

Stephanie Helfrich White

Michelle Young

 

Seuss on the Loose Planning Committee        

Molly Baker

Ali Cohen

Jocelyn Corbett

Cara Douglass

Marly Goldblatt

Rhian Gracey

Kris Grossman

Courtney McKlveen

Lisa Katz

Beth Rutchik

Ronnie Sharpe

Kate Shaw

Ali Sung

Geeta Tate

Mara Tokarski

*Founders

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Storybook Ball SOLD OUT! http://www.mvlf.org/2015/04/20/storybook-ball-tickets-on-sale-now/ http://www.mvlf.org/2015/04/20/storybook-ball-tickets-on-sale-now/#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2015 06:45:30 +0000 http://www.mvlf.org/?p=1233 Continue reading ]]> Storybook Ball is now sold out

 Please contact Stacey Silver at staceysilver@gmail.com with any questions.

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Storybook Ball Wine Raffle Tickets on Sale Now! http://www.mvlf.org/2015/04/09/storybook-ball-wine-raffle-tickets-on-sale-now/ http://www.mvlf.org/2015/04/09/storybook-ball-wine-raffle-tickets-on-sale-now/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2015 04:43:34 +0000 http://www.mvlf.org/?p=1224 Continue reading ]]> wine

Win a Wine Cellar! Buy a raffle ticket here and enter the Storybook Ball Wine Raffle 2015. The lucky winner will receive 100 bottles of wine (of different varietals, red, white, rose, and more!) -an instant wine cellar! Tickets are $100 each and winner will be chosen at random the day of the event (Sunday May 17th). You do not need to present to win. 100% proceeds of the raffle will support Mill Valley Library’s Children and Teen Programs.  For more information or questions please contact Dave Thelander at  davidthelander@sbcglobal.net.

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Congratulations to Mill Valley Library- Finalist in Best Small Library in America 2015! http://www.mvlf.org/2015/02/26/congratulations-to-mill-valley-library-finalist-in-best-small-library-in-america-2015/ http://www.mvlf.org/2015/02/26/congratulations-to-mill-valley-library-finalist-in-best-small-library-in-america-2015/#comments Thu, 26 Feb 2015 19:49:28 +0000 http://www.mvlf.org/?p=1203 Continue reading ]]> lib intereioir

 

A link to the article featuring the library can be found here.

 

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Finalist for Best Small Library in America 2015 http://www.mvlf.org/2015/01/28/finalist-for-best-small-library-in-america-2015/ http://www.mvlf.org/2015/01/28/finalist-for-best-small-library-in-america-2015/#comments Wed, 28 Jan 2015 00:18:14 +0000 http://www.mvlf.org/?p=1157 Continue reading ]]> lib intereioir

The Mill Valley Public Library has been named as a finalist for Best Small Library in America 2015. This honor is c0-sponsored by the Library Journal and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Here’s what the Library Journal has to say about out Library:

Mill Valley Public Library enjoys unusually strong financial support for a small library, with a robust per capita budget of more than $150 and a staff of nearly 20 FTE to serve its population of 14,147 in a small town about 14 miles north of San Francisco. But what the library does with that support is something special.

After a century of solid service, Mill Valley decided to celebrate its 100th birthday in 2011 by holding over 100 programs. The result was more than anyone bargained for and, Brenner says, it “dramatically shifted the public’s perception of our library from its historical focus on books and on solitary research to…a place of collaborative learning.”

As a result, “What we originally intended as a single year of special offerings became our standard.” Mill Valley’s program attendance more than tripled from 2009–10 to 2013–14 to 7,802.

To sustain and grow this newfound phenomenon, the library empowered employees at all levels to create programming based on their interests and transformed its decision-making structure to become more flexible, so it could “add programs the next day instead of next year,” as well as partner with community members.

The result is an energized community. Frances Gordon, director of the nearby Larkspur Public Library, compares the events’ vibe to a TED talk, saying the “staff bustle, they rock, they engage the community.” They engage the library community as well, creating a toolkit to allow others to replicate Mill Valley’s Naked Truth Storytelling. Judge Carolyn Anthony says the library’s efforts “suggest that the library is ‘constantly evolving,’ a real plus in these changing times.”

The full text can be found here.

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