After Hours

The Program

Debuting in January 2011 in celebration of the Library's centennial year, the ongoing After Hours series presents different narratives, ideas and presentations that an audience might otherwise not consider or experience. After Hours events are for adults and high school students.

The Venue

The Library's Main Reading Room is transformed into a beautiful venue for After Hours events. Built in 1966, the Library is nestled among the redwoods in an award-winning building and reflects the diverse intellectual interests of the community.

The Experience

Programs typically last 90 minutes (including Q&A) and feature a free wine reception before the event. Patrons enjoy the intimate atmosphere and ability to meet our presenters. Attendance ranges between 250 and 300 people.

Previous Events

2023

March - Naked Truth: real. stories. live.

2019

January - Identity Politics with Clare Malone
February - Naked Truth: real. stories. live.
March - Record Listening Night: 1972
March - Consent and #MeToo with Brendan Kiely
April - Poetry World Series
June - Naked Truth: real. stories. live.
June - Evoking Time and Place with Tom Barbash and Kevin Smokler
July - Palaces for the People with Eric Klinenberg
August - Jason Rezaian
October - Naked Truth
October - Elderhood with Dr. Louise Aronson and Dr. Dawn Gross
November - Record Listening Night: 1977

2018

January - The Naughty Nineties with David Friend
February - Naked Truth: real. stories. live.
March - The Virility Paradox with Dr. Charles Ryan
March - Teen Poetry Slam
April - San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus
May - Poetry World Series
June - Naked Truth: real. stories. live.
June - The Water Will Come with Jeff Goodell
August - Defending the Constitution with Joel Richard Paul
September - Great American Read Author Panel Discussion with Michael Krasny
October - Naked Truth: real. stories. live.
November - Poets Robert Hass & Essy Stone
December - Healthy Aging & Longevity with Dr. Gregory Tranah

2017

January - The Iran Wars with Jay Solomon
February - Naked Truth: With a Little Help from my Friends
February - Poetry and the Natural World
March - Teen Poetry Slam
April - Sixth Annual Poetry World Series
May - Unwanted Advances: Sexual Paranoia Comes to Campus with Laura Kipnis
May - Power Paradox with Dacher Keltner
June - Naked Truth: Summer of Love
August - Grace Without God with Katherine Ozment
September - Hidden Spaces of Hate with Pete Simi
October - Naked Truth: Cursed!
November - Poetry Society of America: Air This Pain & Alter It: What Can Poetry Do?
December - Del Sol Quartet

2016

January - Earth to Mars with Dr. Pascal Lee
February - Naked Truth: Love, Hope, and Courage
February - The Winter's Tale Staged Reading
March - Teen Poetry Slam
April - Del Sol Quartet
April - Liss Fain Dance
May - 5th Annual Poetry World Series
June - Naked Truth
July - Season of the Witch with David Talbot
August - Curiosity Comes First with Dr. Ramsey Musallam
September - The Science of Wealth, Compassion, and Greed
October - Naked Truth: Kismet
November - What to Expect on Election Day
December - Conventional Wisdom with Arthur Drooker
December - Coyote: The Long and Winding Road of an American Original

2015

January - The Language of Food with Dan Jurafsky
February - Naked Truth: Love is a Battlefield
March - 4th Annual Teen Poetry Slam Competition
March - Let's Get the Rhythm
April - The Drunken Botanist with Amy Stewart
May - San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus
June - Naked Truth: Road Trip
August - Faster, Higher, Stronger with Mark McClusky
September - The Pataphysical Slot Machine
October - Naked Truth: Spellbound
November - Why We Sleep with Matthew Walker
December - ADD: Myth vs. Reality with Stephen Hinshaw

2014

January - An Evening of Chamber Music with the Mill Valley Chamber Music Society
February - Naked Truth: Wild Card
March - 3rd Annual Teen Poetry Slam Competition
April - Planting Ideas
May - Sex on the Coral Reef with Erika Woolsey
June - Naked Truth: Come Hell or High Water
June - Staged Reading: Norman Rockwell the Musical
September - Lincoln's Gamble with Todd Brewster
October - Naked Truth: The Phoenix
November - The Philosophical Baby with Alison Gopnik
December - Trio Garufa: Argentinian Music and Tango Dance Performance

2013

January - Born to Be Good: Dacher Keltner
February - Naked Truth: Love Hurts
March - 2nd Annual Teen Poetry Slam Competition
April - 100 Years of the Mountain Play
May - San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus
June - Naked Truth: Stranger in a Strange Land
August - A Classic Experience: Kevin Smokler
September - Karl Cronin and the Z Quartet
October - Naked Truth: Masquerade
November - Why We Make with Dale Dougherty
December - Antwi Akom - Eco-Buddhism and Mindfulness

2012

January - The True Cost of Oil : Lisa Marganelli
February - Naked Truth: Missed Connections
March - Poetry Slam Competition
April - Spectrum of Cinema: John Korty
May - Sustainable Future: Peter Calthorpe
June - Naked Truth: Stranger in a Strange Land
July - The Story of Stuff
August - Crises in the American Economy: Jeff Taylor
September - From Warden to Advocate: Jeanne Woodford
October - Naked Truth: In Partnership with LitQuake
November - Miss Representation
December - Zen Mind Meets Wildfire

2011

January - Daniel Ellsberg
February - Liss Fain Dance
March - The Cinema Cabaret
April - Combat Photography: Kim Komenich
May - A Laugh Gone Viral: Good Neighbor
June - Naked Truth: What Went Wrong?
July - Murder Mystery
August - To the Edge and Back
September - Naked Truth: Going Too Far
October - An Evening with Jay Adelson
November - 1966 Night
December - Philosophy Talk: What is Love?

Made possible by the generous support of the Mill Valley Library Foundation and the Friends.