Summer Reading and Film Night in the Park

One World, Many Stories: Summer Reading Program

Explore the world this summer with "One World, Many Stories," the 's Summer Reading Program. Travel the globe through stories, songs, crafts, author visits, and special weekly performances by puppeteers, magicians, storytellers, and musicians.

Whether children are reading to themselves or listening to stories read aloud, they can pick up a reading log and start off with their first prize and stamp starting Friday, June 10.

Participants promise to read (or be read to) at least three hours a week and keep track of books and stories they read. Special give-aways this year include a raffle of San Francisco Giants tickets, coupons from local businesses, books, and more!

For more information, go to the town’s website at townofsananselmo.org/Library. 

Sidewalk Clearance

It is important that property owners keep adjacent sidewalk and roadway areas clear to ensure adequate clearance for pedestrian and vehicle passage.  The following guidelines may help identify areas that need attention:

• Flowers, shrubs and other growth (excepting trees) in the parkway area (between the curb and sidewalk) should not exceed 18” in height.
• Tree branches over the sidewalk should clear the full width of the sidewalk at a height of 7 feet.
• Tree branches over the roadway must clear the roadway at a height of 15 feet.
• Flowers, shrubs, hedges and other growth that abuts a sidewalk and/or roadway must be cut back to the edge of the sidewalk and the edge of the curb.

Performing the above gardening duties will ensure that our sidewalks and roads are property cleared for safe pedestrian and vehicle access.

Film Night in the Park

Film Night in the Park will begin at soon. The 2011 schedule will be:

Friday, June 24                        Breakfast Club

Saturday, June 25                    National Velvet

Friday, July 1                           Breaking Away

Saturday, July 2                       The Princess Bride

Friday, July 8                           A Beatles Movie

Friday, July 22                         Double Indemnity

Saturday, July 23                     True Grit

Friday, July 29                         Dirty Dancing

Saturday, July 30                     Casablanca

Friday, August 5                      Gasland

Saturday, August 6                  Toy Story 3

Friday, August 19                    Cinema Paradiso

Saturday, August 20                To Kill a Mockingbird

Friday, August 26                    Harold and Maude

Saturday, August 27                Mary Poppins

Friday, September 2                Young Frankenstein

Saturday, September 3            Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows; Part I

Sunday, September 4              North by Northwest

Showtimes are at 8 p.m. and Creek Park is located on the 400 block of Sir Francis Drake Blvd., next tot he Hub. Donations are appreciated. Film Night in the Park is a project of A.P.P.L.E. Family Works.

Safe Baby Haven

The Safely Surrendered Baby Law allows a parent to surrender their baby confidentially, without fear of arrest or prosecution for abandonment.

This law allows parents to give up their baby confidentially. As long as the baby has not been abused or neglected, parents may give up their newborn without fear of arrest or prosecution. A parent can bring the baby anytime, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, so long as the baby is given to someone who works at the fire station or hospital.

A distressed parent who is unable or unwilling to care for an infant can legally, confidentially and safely surrender their baby within three days of birth. All that is required is that the baby be brought to any designated fire station or emergency room.

All Ross Valley fire personnel have been trained on this law and our three fire stations in the Ross Valley Fire Department have been designated as Safe Baby Havens. They are:

 777 San Anselmo Ave., San Anselmo

150 Butterfield Rd., San Anselmo

10 Park Rd., Fairfax