Mill Valley Public Library - October 31, 2022

AUTHOR TALK
From Murder to Movies with Author Paul Drexler

Tuesday, November 1st  | 5pm

Creekside Room

Who decides what moves from fact to fiction on the silver screen? Join us as we welcome celebrated true crime author Paul Drexler for a discussion of his upcoming book Murder to Movies. Paul will discuss the real-life threads that have become some of our most celebrated crime films and how those choices are made. He will also be selling his first novel, Notorious San Francisco at this event.

Paul Drexler has been a San Francisco-based crime writer for over 30 years and his column, “Notorious Crooks” appeared regularly in the Sunday San Francisco Examiner and has been featured as an authority on San Francisco murderesses, the Barbary Coast and the Zodiac Killer. In 2017 Paul received the Oscar Lewis Award from the San Francisco History Association for his writing on San Francisco history.  

Registration required. Click here to register.

Coming Soon:

Have you always wanted to delve into true crime writing but haven't been sure where to start? Join author Paul Drexler for a special, two-hour writing workshop on Tuesday, November 15th at 5pm to learn the ins and outs of true crime. Registration required. Click here to register.

FOR WRITERS
National Novel Writing Month

Can you write a novel in 30 days? Join aspiring and published writers worldwide in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) to write 50,000 words from November 1-30. The Mill Valley Public Library has set up a series of programs to help support your writing adventures.

Click for a list of programs.

THE MYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF MARIN PRESENTS
Fascinating Mushroom Spores

Wednesday, November 16th  |  6pm

Creekside Room

Join Else Vellinga to explore the world of mushroom spores - where they are formed, how they are spread  and where they want to end up. We’ll see why some spores are colored and others have warts. And we’ll learn other fascinating facts about mushrooms, such as their size and lifestyles.

Else Vellinga is a mycologist who is interested in naming and classifying mushroom species in California and beyond, especially Parasol mushrooms. She has described 22 species as new for California. She got her training at the national herbarium in the Netherlands, and her PhD at the University of Leiden. Else describes herself as a Dutch, cat-loving, knitting mycologist, who lives in Berkeley, CA.

Doors open at 6pm. Presentation starts at 6:30pm. Register for the event.

COMPUTER CLASSES
Everything Apple ... In Person!

Option Click Consulting's Jon Hartman brings his classes on iPhones, iPads, Macs, and Apple services back to the Creekside Room! View upcoming dates and topics and register to attend at millvalleylibrary.org/computers.

Please note:

Classes will now start at 11:00am

Bring your own laptop, iPhone, or iPad to follow along

Upcoming Fall Poetry Reading Series Events:

All events are at 7pm at the Mill Valley Public Library. 

Thursday, November 17th - Zeina Hashem Beck & Lynne Thompson

Thursday, December 15th - Anthony Cody & Mai Der Vang