Upcoming Events

Name: Special guest speaker: Phil Barber from the Press Democrat
Start: 2024-05-21T10:00:00-07:00
End: 2024-05-21T11:30:00-07:00
Location: Healdsburg Regional Library

Featured Events

Special guest speaker: Phil Barber from the Press Democrat

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:30am

Healdsburg Meeting Room at Healdsburg Regional Library

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Library Branch: Healdsburg Regional Library

Room: Healdsburg Meeting Room

Age Group: Adult, Senior

Program Type: Author Events, Book Clubs, Books, Literature, & Writing

Details:

Guest speaker, Phil Barber, who is a journalist with the Press Democrat, will be here to share his research about what happened at the Sonoma Developmental Center (SDC).

Author Talk with Rebecca F. Kuang

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Virtual Events

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Library Branch: Virtual Events

Age Group: Adult, Senior

Program Type: Author Events, English, Virtual

Details:

Disclaimer(s)

Author Talks - Advance Registration Required

View the full list of upcoming Author Talks and watch previous Talks visit: libraryc.org/sonomalibrary.

Zoom link sent upon completion of registration.

The views expressed by presenters are their own and their appearance in a program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by Sonoma County Library.

Tortilla Literaria: La hacienda – Isabel Canas

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 6:15pm - 7:45pm

Central Meeting Room at Central Santa Rosa Library

Open

Library Branch: Central Santa Rosa Library

Room: Central Meeting Room

Age Group: Adult, Senior

Program Type: Book Clubs, Books, Literature, & Writing, Spanish

Required

Seats Remaining: 20

Details:

Tortilla
LITERARIA
Biblioteca Central de Santa Rosa
TERCER MARTES DEL MES
6:15PM-7:45PM

Acompáñenos cada mes en una discusión de libros en españo el tercer martes del mes.

Disclaimer(s)

This program is offered in Spanish.

James Burks Author Visit and Comics Workshop

Friday, May 24, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Rohnert Park-Cotati Meeting Room at Rohnert Park-Cotati Regional Library

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Library Branch: Rohnert Park-Cotati Regional Library

Room: Rohnert Park-Cotati Meeting Room

Age Group: Children (Grades K-6)

Program Type: Arts & Music, Author Events, Books, Literature, & Writing

Details:

Learn how graphic novels are created and how to make simple character drawings with Bird & Squirrel author James Burks! Feel free to bring a book for the author to sign and draw in after the workshop!

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Friday, May 24, 2024 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Rincon Valley Meeting Room at Rincon Valley Regional Library

Open

Library Branch: Rincon Valley Regional Library

Room: Rincon Valley Meeting Room

Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12)

Program Type: Enrichment, Technology & Computers

Required

Seats Remaining: 15

Details:

Sign up for the Final Session of 404 Found (5/31) Here

Teen Crafternoon: Secret Garden Tins

Friday, May 24, 2024 at 4:30pm - 6:00pm

Roseland Meeting Room at Roseland Regional Library

Open

Library Branch: Roseland Regional Library

Room: Roseland Meeting Room

Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12)

Program Type: Arts & Music, Enrichment, STEAM & Maker

Required

Seats Remaining: 15

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.

Disclaimer(s)

Advance Registration Encouraged

Advance registration encouraged, but not required, in order to receive an email reminder about the event. Walk-ins welcome!

Kits limited availability

Kits are available on a first come, first served basis. While supplies last. Limit one per patron.

Magical Moonshine Theatre: The Golden Armadillo

Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Rincon Valley Meeting Room at Rincon Valley Regional Library

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Library Branch: Rincon Valley Regional Library

Room: Rincon Valley Meeting Room

Age Group: Children (Grades K-6)

Program Type: Arts & Music, Bilingual, Enrichment

Details:

Set in old Mexico, "The Golden Armadillo" tells the tale of the Mayor's daughter who never smiled...that is until she saw the most amazing and hilarious sight!

Disclaimer(s)

Room Capacity

If the room meets maximum capacity, we will admit entrance on a first-come, first-served basis.

Unattended Children Policy

Children 8 years old and younger must be accompanied by a parent, guardian, or childcare provider.

Music in Spanish with Mateo Guzman

Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Sonoma Valley Meeting Room at Sonoma Valley Regional Library

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Library Branch: Sonoma Valley Regional Library

Room: Sonoma Valley Meeting Room

Age Group: Adult, Senior

Program Type: Arts & Music, Spanish

Calfornia State Library

This program was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

IMLS Grant logos

Details:

Musician Mateo Guzman delights audiences with a medley of Latino classics featuring acoustic vocals and guitar.

Read BIPOC Book Club

Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Virtual Events

Open

Library Branch: Virtual Events

Age Group: Adult, Teens (Grades 7-12), Senior

Program Type: Book Clubs, Enrichment, Equity & Inclusion, Virtual

Required

Seats Remaining: 13

Details:

Join librarians virtually to discuss books by authors who are Black, Indigenous or People of Color.

Disclaimer(s)

Advance Registration Required - Virtual

Advance registration is required. Registered participants will receive the Zoom invite one hour prior to the scheduled event.
Questions? Or if you need special accommodations, please let us know. Email: events@sonomalibrary.org or call your local library!

Print Copies for Virtual book clubs

Print copies are available while supplies last. Email events@sonomalibrary.org to have a copy sent to your local library for pickup. Leave your name, phone number, and requested library location in the message. Print books available upon request until 1 week before the program.

Unlocking the Past: Historical Research Databases at the Sonoma County Library

Saturday, June 1, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Sonoma Valley Meeting Room at Sonoma Valley Regional Library

Open

Library Branch: Sonoma Valley Regional Library

Room: Sonoma Valley Meeting Room

Age Group: Adult, Senior

Program Type: History & Genealogy

Required

Seats Remaining: Unlimited

Details:

Sonoma County Library provides a wealth of online historical and genealogical research databases, granting free access to digitized maps, newspapers, and images.

Disclaimer(s)

Advance Registration Encouraged

Advance registration encouraged, but not required, in order to receive an email reminder about the event. Walk-ins welcome!

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Read to a Dog

11:00am - 12:00pm

Healdsburg Regional Library

Library Branch: Healdsburg Regional Library

Room: Children's Area (Healdsburg)

Age Group: Children (Grades K-6)

Program Type: Books, Literature, & Writing

Details:

This program is intended for beginning readers.

Practice reading with a 4PAWS certified therapy dog to improve reading skills and confidence.

This is an In-Person event.

LIBRARY CLOSED

All Day

All Branches

Closing

Branches:

Adult Literacy Program, BiblioBus, Central Santa Rosa Library, Cloverdale Regional Library, Forestville Community Library, Guerneville Regional Library, Healdsburg Regional Library, Northwest Santa Rosa Library, Occidental Community Library, Petaluma Regional Library, Rincon Valley Regional Library, Rohnert Park-Cotati Regional Library, Roseland Regional Library, Sebastopol Regional Library, Sonoma County History & Genealogy Library, Sonoma Valley Regional Library, Windsor Regional Library, Virtual Events, Off Site

Description:

Labor Day
All Buildings Closed.

Healdsburg Book Club - Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson

12:00pm - 1:00pm

Healdsburg Regional Library

Open

Registration

Virtual Event

Open

Library Branch: Healdsburg Regional Library

Room: Virtual (Healdsburg)

Age Group: Adult, Senior

Program Type: Book Clubs, Books, Literature, & Writing, English

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 20

Details:

Join us on the first Tuesday of each month at 12:00 PM as we discuss different books! This is a hybrid event. You may join us at the library or via zoom.

Disclaimer(s)

Advance Registration Encouraged

Advance registration encouraged, but not required, in order to receive an email reminder about the event. Walk-ins welcome!

This program is offered in English.

Healdsburg Library Advisory Board

5:30pm - 6:30pm

Healdsburg Regional Library

Library Branch: Healdsburg Regional Library

Room: Healdsburg Meeting Room

Age Group: Adult, Teens (Grades 7-12), Senior

Program Type: Library & Community

Library Advisory Board

Members of the public are welcome to attend Library Advisory Board (LAB) meetings. Regional LABs serve to advise the Library Commission on issues affecting each branch.

To learn more about LABs including upcoming meetings visit: sonomalibrary.org/governance/lab

Public comment may be submitted in writing prior to the meeting or orally during the meeting.

Electronic Writing – Written comments may be submitted via email to to the Branch Manager.
U.S. Mail – Written comments may be submitted via U.S. mail to the branch's mailing address. It is advised you consider normal delays in mail delivery when sending your written comment via U.S. mail.
Orally, Live – Oral comments may be given during the meeting.

Details:

Quarterly Meeting of the Healdsburg Library Advisory Board.

Agenda is TBA.

The Advisory Board meets quarterly on the second Wednesday of March, June, September, and December.

Canon Book Group

6:30pm - 7:30pm

Healdsburg Regional Library

Library Branch: Healdsburg Regional Library

Room: Healdsburg Meeting Room

Age Group: Adult

Program Type: Book Clubs, Books, Literature, & Writing, Enrichment

Details:

Join the Joe Mesics' Literary Canon book group to discuss The Government Inspector/The Inspector General by Nikolai Gogol.

Healdsburg Book Club - The Bangalore detectives club by Harini Nagendra

12:00pm - 1:00pm

Healdsburg Regional Library

Open

Registration

Virtual Event

Open

Library Branch: Healdsburg Regional Library

Room: Virtual (Healdsburg)

Age Group: Adult, Senior

Program Type: Book Clubs, Books, Literature, & Writing, English

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 20

Details:

Join us on the first Tuesday of each month at 12:00 PM as we discuss different books! This is a hybrid event. You may join us at the library or via zoom.

Disclaimer(s)

Advance Registration Encouraged

Advance registration encouraged, but not required, in order to receive an email reminder about the event. Walk-ins welcome!

This program is offered in English.

Canon Book Group

6:00pm - 7:30pm

Healdsburg Regional Library

Library Branch: Healdsburg Regional Library

Room: Healdsburg Meeting Room

Age Group: Adult

Program Type: Book Clubs, Books, Literature, & Writing, Enrichment

Details:

Join the Joe Mesics' Literary Canon book group to discuss Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley.

LIBRARY CLOSED

All Day

All Branches

Closing

Branches:

Description:

Sonoma County Library Staff Day.
All Buildings Closed.

Healdsburg Book Club - Wrong place, wrong time by Gillian McAllister

12:00pm - 1:00pm

Healdsburg Regional Library

Open

Registration

Virtual Event

Open

Library Branch: Healdsburg Regional Library

Room: Virtual (Healdsburg)

Age Group: Adult, Senior

Program Type: Book Clubs, Books, Literature, & Writing, English

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 20

Details:

Join us on the first Tuesday of each month at 12:00 PM as we discuss different books! This is a hybrid event. You may join us at the library or via zoom.

Disclaimer(s)

Advance Registration Encouraged

Advance registration encouraged, but not required, in order to receive an email reminder about the event. Walk-ins welcome!

This program is offered in English.

LIBRARY CLOSED

All Day

All Branches

Closing

Branches:

Description:

Veteran's Day.
All Buildings Closed.

Canon Book Group

6:00pm - 7:30pm

Healdsburg Regional Library

Library Branch: Healdsburg Regional Library

Room: Healdsburg Meeting Room

Age Group: Adult

Program Type: Book Clubs, Books, Literature, & Writing, Enrichment

Details:

Join the Joe Mesics' Literary Canon book group to discuss Othello by William Shakespeare.

To request print copies of the book please reach out to Megan Jones at mjones@sonomalibrary.org or call (707) 433-3772.

Meet the Director

10:00am - 11:00am

Healdsburg Regional Library

Library Branch: Healdsburg Regional Library

Room: Healdsburg Meeting Room

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Library & Community

Details:

Stop by for a casual conversation and get to know your Sonoma County Library Director, Erika Thibault.

Spanish interpretation available.

Disclaimer(s)

English with Spanish Translation

This event is in English with a Spanish interpreter.

LIBRARY CLOSED

6:00pm - 8:00pm

All Branches

Closing

Branches:

Description:

Day before Thanksgiving.
Library closes at 6pm.

LIBRARY CLOSED

All Day

All Branches

Closing

Branches:

Description:

Thanksgiving Day
All buildings closed.

LIBRARY CLOSED

All Day

All Branches

Closing

Branches:

Description:

Day following Thanksgiving.
All buildings closed.

Healdsburg Book Club - The Maid by Nita Prose

12:00pm - 1:00pm

Healdsburg Regional Library

Open

Registration

Virtual Event

Open

Library Branch: Healdsburg Regional Library

Room: Virtual (Healdsburg)

Age Group: Adult, Senior

Program Type: Book Clubs, Books, Literature, & Writing, English

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 20

Details:

Join us on the first Tuesday of each month at 12:00 PM as we discuss different books! This is a hybrid event. You may join us at the library or via zoom.

Disclaimer(s)

Advance Registration Encouraged

Advance registration encouraged, but not required, in order to receive an email reminder about the event. Walk-ins welcome!

This program is offered in English.

Healdsburg Library Advisory Board

5:30pm - 6:30pm

Healdsburg Regional Library

Library Branch: Healdsburg Regional Library

Room: Healdsburg Meeting Room

Age Group: Adult, Teens (Grades 7-12), Senior

Program Type: Library & Community

Library Advisory Board

Members of the public are welcome to attend Library Advisory Board (LAB) meetings. Regional LABs serve to advise the Library Commission on issues affecting each branch.

To learn more about LABs including upcoming meetings visit: sonomalibrary.org/governance/lab

Public comment may be submitted in writing prior to the meeting or orally during the meeting.

Electronic Writing – Written comments may be submitted via email to to the Branch Manager.
U.S. Mail – Written comments may be submitted via U.S. mail to the branch's mailing address. It is advised you consider normal delays in mail delivery when sending your written comment via U.S. mail.
Orally, Live – Oral comments may be given during the meeting.

Details:

Quarterly Meeting of the Healdsburg Library Advisory Board.

Agenda is TBA.

The Advisory Board meets quarterly on the second Wednesday of March, June, September, and December.

Canon Book Group

6:30pm - 7:30pm

Healdsburg Regional Library

Library Branch: Healdsburg Regional Library

Room: Healdsburg Meeting Room

Age Group: Adult

Program Type: Book Clubs, Books, Literature, & Writing, Enrichment

Details:

Join the Joe Mesics' Literary Canon book group to discuss The Iliad by Homer.

To request print copies of the book please reach out to Megan Jones at mjones@sonomalibrary.org or call (707) 433-3772.

LIBRARY CLOSED

2:00pm - 8:00pm

Some Branches

Closing

Branches:

Adult Literacy Program, BiblioBus, Central Santa Rosa Library, Cloverdale Regional Library, Guerneville Regional Library, Healdsburg Regional Library, Northwest Santa Rosa Library, Petaluma Regional Library, Rincon Valley Regional Library, Rohnert Park-Cotati Regional Library, Roseland Regional Library, Sebastopol Regional Library, Sonoma County History & Genealogy Library, Sonoma Valley Regional Library, Windsor Regional Library, Virtual Events, Off Site

Description:

Chirstmas Eve

Library closes at 2pm.

LIBRARY CLOSED

All Day

All Branches

Closing

Branches:

Description:

Chirstmas Day

All buildings Closed

LIBRARY CLOSED

2:00pm - 8:00pm

Some Branches

Closing

Branches:

Description:

New Year's Eve

Library closes at 2pm

LIBRARY CLOSED

All Day

All Branches

Closing

Branches:

Description:

New Year's Day. All Buildings Closed.

LIBRARY CLOSED

All Day

All Branches

Closing

Branches:

Description:

New Year's Day. All Buildings Closed.

Adult Literacy Program

BiblioBus

BiblioBus

Central Santa Rosa Library

Cloverdale Regional Library

Forestville Community Library

Guerneville Regional Library

Healdsburg Regional Library

Northwest Santa Rosa Library

Occidental Community Library

Petaluma Regional Library

Rincon Valley Regional Library

Rohnert Park-Cotati Regional Library

Roseland Regional Library

Sebastopol Regional Library

Sonoma County History & Genealogy Library

Sonoma Valley Regional Library

Windsor Regional Library

Virtual Events

Off Site

Upcoming Events

Featured Events

Disclaimer(s)

Author Talks - Advance Registration Required

Disclaimer(s)

This program is offered in Spanish.

Disclaimer(s)

Advance Registration Encouraged

Kits limited availability

Disclaimer(s)

Room Capacity

Unattended Children Policy

Calfornia State Library

Disclaimer(s)

Advance Registration Required - Virtual

Print Copies for Virtual book clubs

Disclaimer(s)

Advance Registration Encouraged

Primary tabs

Disclaimer(s)

Advance Registration Encouraged

This program is offered in English.

Library Advisory Board

Disclaimer(s)

Advance Registration Encouraged

This program is offered in English.

Disclaimer(s)

Advance Registration Encouraged

This program is offered in English.

Disclaimer(s)

English with Spanish Translation

Disclaimer(s)

Advance Registration Encouraged

This program is offered in English.

Library Advisory Board