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All About Owls with a photo of two brown owls.

Seeds and Reads: All About Owls

Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Central Meeting Room at Central Santa Rosa Library
Library Branch: Central Santa Rosa Library
Room: Central Meeting Room
Age Group: Children (Grades K-6)
Program Type: Environment & Sustainability, STEAM
Registration Available
Details:

Do you know what kind of owls live in Sonoma County? Learn about barn, screech, great horned, and burrowing owls and then dissect a real owl pellet to discover what owls eat!

All materials provided. For grades K-6.

Gabe Henry

Author Talks: Our Failed Attempts to Make English "Eezier" to Spell with Gabe Henry

Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Virtual Events
Library Branch: Virtual Events
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Author Events, Books, Literature, & Writing, Virtual
Details:

Register here: https://libraryc.org/sonomalibrary/89129/register 

Graphic featuring crayons, a picture of author/illustrator Tenisha Bernal, and the cover of her book Little Artists' First 100 Words

Let's Draw!

Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Rohnert Park-Cotati Meeting Room at Rohnert Park Cotati Regional Library
Library Branch: Rohnert Park Cotati Regional Library
Room: Rohnert Park-Cotati Meeting Room
Age Group: Children (Grades K-6)
Program Type: Art & Maker, Books, Literature, & Writing
Registration Available
Details:

Learn how to recreate illustrations with local children’s book illustrator Tenisha Bernal! Grades 2-6. Supplies included. Register to save your spot.

carlos mejia godoy

Carlos Mejia Godoy

Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Main Reading Room (Healdsburg) at Healdsburg Regional Library
Library Branch: Healdsburg Regional Library
Room: Main Reading Room (Healdsburg)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Music & Dance, Spanish
Details:

Carlos Mejía Godoy is a prominent Nicaraguan musician, composer, and singer-songwriter, recognized as a leading figure in his country's "nueva canción" (new song) movement.

Photo of a mini secret garden in a tin.

Secret Garden Tins

Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Rohnert Park-Cotati Meeting Room at Rohnert Park Cotati Regional Library
Library Branch: Rohnert Park Cotati Regional Library
Room: Rohnert Park-Cotati Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12)
Program Type: Art & Maker
Registration Available
Details:

Create your own secret garden in a mini-tin using tiny flowers, rocks, moss, animals, & nature backgrounds. All materials provided. For teens in grades 7-12.

Register to secure your spot!

All About Owls with a photo of two brown owls.

Seeds and Reads: All About Owls

Friday, September 19, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Windsor Meeting Room at Windsor Regional Library
Library Branch: Windsor Regional Library
Room: Windsor Meeting Room
Age Group: Children (Grades K-6)
Program Type: Environment & Sustainability, STEAM
Registration Available
Details:

Do you know what kind of owls live in Sonoma County? Learn about barn, screech, great horned, and burrowing owls and then dissect a real owl pellet to discover what owls eat!

All materials provided. For grades K-6.

two cats reading a book, with moon and stars

Pajama Storytime

Friday, September 19, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Forestville Community Library
Library Branch: Forestville Community Library
Age Group: Baby - Preschool (Ages 0-5)
Program Type: English, Storytime
Details:

Our pajama storytime is inclusive and for all ages. Come in pajamas and enjoy stories and songs. For ages 0-6. 

Cover of the book Barnaby Unboxed! Featuring a pink stuffed elephant coming out of a box.

Cocoa Read Aloud Book Club

Monday, September 22, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Healdsburg Meeting Room at Healdsburg Regional Library
Library Branch: Healdsburg Regional Library
Room: Healdsburg Meeting Room
Age Group: Children (Grades K-6)
Program Type: Book Clubs
Details:

Join us for our Cocoa Read Aloud Book Club!

This is a read aloud group for kids in kindergarten to third grade.

This month, we will be exploring books by the Fan Brothers.

 

 

Graphic of Let's Draw featuring a photo of Tenisha and her book cover.

Let's Draw!

Tuesday, September 23, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Cloverdale Meeting Room at Cloverdale Regional Library
Library Branch: Cloverdale Regional Library
Room: Cloverdale Meeting Room
Age Group: Children (Grades K-6)
Program Type: Art & Maker, Books, Literature, & Writing
Registration Available
Details:

Learn how to recreate illustrations with local children’s book illustrator Tenisha Bernal! Grades 2-6. Supplies included. Register to save your spot.

Santa Rosa City Fight Department Story Hour

Santa Rosa City Firefighter Story Hour

Thursday, September 25, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Northwest Children's Area at Northwest Santa Rosa Library
Library Branch: Northwest Santa Rosa Library
Room: Northwest Children's Area
Age Group: Children (Grades K-6)
Program Type: Enrichment, Library & Community
Details:

Join your local firefighter for an exciting book reading and check out one of the fire department’s special emergency vehicles! Grades K-3.  

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StoryWalk in the Petaluma Regional Library Garden

All Day 8/1–11/1
All Ages
Petaluma Regional Library
Library Branch: Petaluma Regional Library
Room: Children's Garden (Petaluma)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Bilingual, Enrichment, Library & Community
Details:

Visit the StoryWalk® in the children's garden outside the Petaluma Regional Library for the book Bright Star / Lucero by Yuyi Morales.

Walk along the path, read, and explore the activities.

Disclaimer(s)

Weather and Air Quality

Weather and Air Quality may result in postponement.

StoryWalk at Bayer Farm

All Day 9/1–11/30
All Ages
Roseland Regional Library
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Roseland Regional Library
Room: Offsite (Roseland)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Bilingual, Enrichment, Library & Community
Details:

Visit the StoryWalk® at Bayer Farm for Agua, Agüita
Water, Little Water by Jorge Argueta.

Walk along the path, read, and explore the activities.

The StoryWalk® installation will be up until the end of November.

Art Exhibit: Nora Russo

All Day 9/2–9/30
All Ages
Sonoma Valley Regional Library
Library Branch: Sonoma Valley Regional Library
Room: Sonoma Valley Meeting Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Art & Maker, Library & Community
Details:

Artist Showcase Series:   

September 2 to September 30

Open to the public during library hours when the room is not in use for programming.

StoryWalk at Sonoma County Museum

All Day 9/6–11/15
All Ages
Off Site
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Bilingual, Enrichment, Library & Community
Details:

Visit the StoryWalk® at the Museum of Sonoma County, with the book Viento, Vientito, by Jorge Argueta.

Walk along the path, read, and explore the activities.

The StoryWalk® installation will be up through mid-November.

BiblioBus at Living Room Life Center

10:30am–11:30am
All Ages
BiblioBus
Offsite Event
Library Branch: BiblioBus
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: BiblioBus
Details:

Explore the Sonoma County Library BiblioBus! This mobile library will be on site at The Living Room Life Center. 

Disclaimer(s)

Weather and Air Quality

Weather and Air Quality may result in postponement.

¡Lotería!

3:00pm–4:00pm
Adult, Baby - Preschool (Ages 0-5), Children (Grades K-6), Teens (Grades 7-12), Senior, All Ages
Roseland Regional Library
Library Branch: Roseland Regional Library
Room: Roseland Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult, Baby - Preschool (Ages 0-5), Children (Grades K-6), Teens (Grades 7-12), Senior, All Ages
Program Type: Games & Gaming, Spanish
Details:

This is an inclusive event presented in Spanish.

Disclaimer(s)

This program is offered in Spanish.

Spanish with English Translation

This event is in Spanish with an English interpreter.

Friends of Sebastopol Library Book Sale Opening Night

5:00pm–8:00pm
All Ages
Sebastopol Regional Library
Library Branch: Sebastopol Regional Library
Room: Sebastopol Meeting Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Book Sales & Fundraising
Details:

It's opening night of the Friends of the Sebastopol Library 2025 Fall Book Sale!

Carlos Mejia Godoy

6:00pm–7:00pm
All Ages
Healdsburg Regional Library
Library Branch: Healdsburg Regional Library
Room: Main Reading Room (Healdsburg)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Music & Dance, Spanish
Details:

Carlos Mejía Godoy is a prominent Nicaraguan musician, composer, and singer-songwriter, recognized as a leading figure in his country's "nueva canción" (new song) movement.

Disclaimer(s)

Spanish with English Translation

This event is in Spanish with an English interpreter.

Friends of Sebastopol Library Book Sale

10:00am–6:00pm
All Ages
Sebastopol Regional Library
Library Branch: Sebastopol Regional Library
Room: Sebastopol Meeting Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Book Sales & Fundraising
Details:

The Friends of the Sebastopol Library will host their 2025 Fall Book Sale!

Playback Memory Lab - VHS and Scanning

1:00pm–4:00pm
All Ages
Sonoma County History & Genealogy Library
Cancelled
Library Branch: Sonoma County History & Genealogy Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: History & Genealogy, Playback Memory Lab, Technology & Computers, STEAM
Details:

Playback Memory Lab will be closed September and October 2025 while the Sonoma County History & Genealogy Library undergoes updates. Check the calendar for future dates. 

BiblioBus at Monte Rio Community Center

2:00pm–3:00pm
All Ages
BiblioBus
Offsite Event
Library Branch: BiblioBus
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: BiblioBus
Details:

Explore the Sonoma County Library BiblioBus! This mobile library will be at the Monte Rio Community Center.

Disclaimer(s)

Weather and Air Quality

Weather and Air Quality may result in postponement.

BiblioBus at Cazadero History Learning Center

4:00pm–5:00pm
All Ages
BiblioBus
Offsite Event
Library Branch: BiblioBus
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: BiblioBus
Details:

Explore the Sonoma County Library BiblioBus! This mobile library will be on site at the Cazadero History Learning Center.

Disclaimer(s)

Weather and Air Quality

Weather and Air Quality may result in postponement.

Friends of Sebastopol Library Book Sale 1/2 Price Day

10:00am–6:00pm
All Ages
Sebastopol Regional Library
Library Branch: Sebastopol Regional Library
Room: Sebastopol Meeting Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Book Sales & Fundraising
Details:

The Friends of the Sebastopol Library will host their 2025 Fall Book Sale! 

Playback Memory Lab - VHS and Scanning

1:00pm–4:00pm
All Ages
Sonoma County History & Genealogy Library
Cancelled
Library Branch: Sonoma County History & Genealogy Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: History & Genealogy, Playback Memory Lab, Technology & Computers, STEAM
Details:

Playback Memory Lab will be closed September and October 2025 while the Sonoma County History & Genealogy Library undergoes updates. Check the calendar for future dates. 

BiblioBus @ 2nd Annual Connection is Prevention

2:00pm–6:00pm
All Ages
BiblioBus
Offsite Event
Library Branch: BiblioBus
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: BiblioBus, Community Event (OFFSITE)
Details:

Explore the Sonoma County Library BiblioBus! This mobile library will be on site at the 2nd Annual Connection is Prevention event hosted by Cloverdale Senior Multipurpose Center. This is an event for all ages.  

Disclaimer(s)

Weather and Air Quality

Weather and Air Quality may result in postponement.

StoryWalk at Maxwell Farms Regional Park

All Day 9/20–11/15
All Ages
Sonoma Valley Regional Library
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Sonoma Valley Regional Library
Room: Offsite (Sonoma)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Bilingual, Enrichment, Library & Community
Details:

Visit the StoryWalk® at Maxwell Farms Regional Park for the book Tierra, Tierrita / Earth, Little Earth by Jorge Argueta.

Walk along the path, read, and explore the activities.

Disclaimer(s)

Weather and Air Quality

Weather and Air Quality may result in postponement.

StoryWalk Community Celebration at Maxwell Farms Regional Park

10:00am–12:00pm
All Ages
Off Site
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Bilingual, Community Event (OFFSITE), Storytime
Details:

Community Event

This event is at a community location offsite. Please refer to the address provided. See you there!

Join us for the launch of our new StoryWalk at Maxwell Farms Regional Park!

Disclaimer(s)

Weather and Air Quality

Weather and Air Quality may result in postponement.

Community Gardening Workshop

10:00am–12:00pm
Adult, Children (Grades K-6), Teens (Grades 7-12), Senior, All Ages
Sebastopol Regional Library
Library Branch: Sebastopol Regional Library
Room: Main Reading Room (Sebastopol)
Age Group: Adult, Children (Grades K-6), Teens (Grades 7-12), Senior, All Ages
Program Type: Environment & Sustainability
Details:

Join our permaculture teacher as we learn about gardening all year long while creating a beautiful and delicious library landscape.

Disclaimer(s)

This program is offered in English.

This program is offered in Spanish.

BiblioBus at LandPaths Harvest Festival!

10:00am–2:00pm
All Ages
BiblioBus
Offsite Event
Library Branch: BiblioBus
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: BiblioBus
Details:

Explore the Sonoma County Library BiblioBus! This mobile library will be on site at the Caritas Center.

Disclaimer(s)

Weather and Air Quality

Weather and Air Quality may result in postponement.

Friends of Sebastopol Library Book Sale $5 / Bag Day

10:00am–2:00pm
All Ages
Sebastopol Regional Library
Library Branch: Sebastopol Regional Library
Room: Sebastopol Meeting Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Book Sales & Fundraising
Details:

The Friends of the Sebastopol Library will host their 2025 Fall Book Sale! 

Playback Memory Lab - VHS and Scanning

1:00pm–4:00pm
All Ages
Sonoma County History & Genealogy Library
Cancelled
Library Branch: Sonoma County History & Genealogy Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: History & Genealogy, Playback Memory Lab, Technology & Computers, STEAM
Details:

Playback Memory Lab will be closed September and October 2025 while the Sonoma County History & Genealogy Library undergoes updates. Check the calendar for future dates. 

Global Goodies

2:00pm–3:30pm
Baby - Preschool (Ages 0-5), Children (Grades K-6), Teens (Grades 7-12), All Ages
Roseland Regional Library
Open
Registration Available
Library Branch: Roseland Regional Library
Room: Roseland Meeting Room
Age Group: Baby - Preschool (Ages 0-5), Children (Grades K-6), Teens (Grades 7-12), All Ages
Program Type: Enrichment
Registration Available
Details:

Discover a new country every month through music, trivia, and the best snacks and candies they have to offer. We provide the treats, you bring a spirit of adventure and curiosity about the world! 

Disclaimer(s)

Advance Registration Encouraged

Advance registration encouraged, but not required, in order to receive an email reminder about the event. Supplies are limited!

Puzzle Swap

3:30pm–4:30pm
Adult, Baby - Preschool (Ages 0-5), Children (Grades K-6), Teens (Grades 7-12), Senior, All Ages
Sonoma Valley Regional Library
Library Branch: Sonoma Valley Regional Library
Room: Sonoma Valley Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult, Baby - Preschool (Ages 0-5), Children (Grades K-6), Teens (Grades 7-12), Senior, All Ages
Program Type: Enrichment, Games & Gaming, Library & Community
Details:

Do you love jigsaw puzzles? Looking for a new challenge?

Join us for our monthly Puzzle Swap!
Bring a puzzle you've already completed and trade it for a new one — or just come and take one home!

BiblioBus at Bodega Bay School

2:30pm–3:30pm
All Ages
BiblioBus
Offsite Event
Library Branch: BiblioBus
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: BiblioBus
Details:

Explore the Sonoma County Library BiblioBus! This mobile library will be on site at Bodega Bay School. 

Disclaimer(s)

Weather and Air Quality

Weather and Air Quality may result in postponement.