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Art Show: Reverberations

All Day 5/30 - 6/18
Sebastopol Regional Library
Library Branch: Sebastopol Regional Library
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Program Type: Arts & Music, Library & Community
Details:

Sebastopol Regional Library is delighted to showcase Chiaroscuro Art Group’s art, Reverberations, May 30, 2024, through July 20, 2024.

Pronoun Keychain Kit

All Day 6/1 - 6/30
Virtual Events
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual Events
Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12)
Program Type: Celebrations, Equity & Inclusion, LGBTQIA+, STEAM & Maker
Details:

Visit your library in June to pick up a free Pronoun Keychain Kit! Each pronoun-specific kit includes letter beads, a charm, and a key ring.

For teens in grades 7-12. Available while supplies last. Free!

Disclaimer(s)

Kits limited availability

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

Library Card Art Contest

All Day 6/1 - 7/1
Virtual Events
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual Events
Age Group: Children (Grades K-6), Teens (Grades 7-12)
Program Type: Arts & Music, Library & Community
Details:

What does Sonoma County Library mean to you? Use your imagination and design a library card in the space below on this entry form. Artwork must be original. No clip art, tracing, borrowed images, AI, or copyrighted characters.

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. 

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

11:00am - 12:00pm
Sonoma Valley Regional Library
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Sonoma Valley Regional Library
Room: Sonoma Valley Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Program Type: History & Genealogy
Registration 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!

BiblioBus at Sonoma County Pride

11:00am - 5:00pm
BiblioBus
Offsite Event
Library Branch: BiblioBus
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: BiblioBus, LGBTQIA+
Details:

Come celebrate at Sonoma County Pride with the Sonoma County Library and the BiblioBus!

Disclaimer(s)

Weather and Air Quality

Weather and Air Quality may result in postponement.

Summer Reading Kick-Off Party!

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Healdsburg Regional Library
Library Branch: Healdsburg Regional Library
Room: Healdsburg Meeting Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Bilingual, Summer Reading

Calfornia State Library

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

IMLS Grant logos

 

Details:

Sign up for Summer Reading and enjoy ice cream, balloons, face painting and dancing with live music!

2:00 pm - Performance by Los Cenzontles

 

Scanning Station - Playback Memory Lab

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Sonoma County History & Genealogy Library
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Sonoma County History & Genealogy Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: History & Genealogy, Playback Memory Lab, STEAM & Maker, Technology & Computers
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Details:

Register for a 3-hour appointment to digitize your documents and photos, slides and negatives.

VHS Station - Playback Memory Lab

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Sonoma County History & Genealogy Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Sonoma County History & Genealogy Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: History & Genealogy, Playback Memory Lab, STEAM & Maker, Technology & Computers
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Details:

Register for up to 3 hours to DIY-digitize your VHS tapes.

Appointments are available Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, 1-4pm, by reservation. Limited to 1 station per day, one appointment per week, per library card holder.

One-on-One Tech Help

1:30pm - 2:00pm
Cloverdale Regional Library
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Cloverdale Regional Library
Room: Cloverdale Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult, Teens (Grades 7-12)
Program Type: Technology & Computers
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Details:

Have a nagging tech question? Need help borrowing an ebook or downloading an audiobook? What about setting up an email account? Book 30 minutes with Cloverdale Library Reference staff for one-on-one assistance on Saturdays, between 1:00-2:30 pm.

Disclaimer(s)

Advance Registration Required

This program is offered in English.

James Burks Author Visit and Comics Workshop

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Rincon Valley Regional Library
Library Branch: Rincon Valley Regional Library
Room: Rincon Valley Meeting Room
Age Group: Children (Grades K-6)
Program Type: Arts & Music, Author Events
Details:

Meet children's graphic novel author James Burks. James will visit the library and share with us what it's like to be an animator and graphic novel author and illustrator.

Read to a Dog

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Sonoma Valley Regional Library
Library Branch: Sonoma Valley Regional Library
Room: Children's Room (Sonoma Valley)
Age Group: Children (Grades K-6)
Program Type: Books, Literature, & Writing
Details:

Welcome to our Read to a Dog Program at the Sonoma Valley Library!

This event is for beginning readers. 

Read to a Dog

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Central Santa Rosa Library
Library Branch: Central Santa Rosa Library
Room: Children's Room (Central)
Age Group: Children (Grades K-6)
Program Type: Enrichment, Library & Community
Details:

Come and read aloud to the dogs of the Humane Society of Sonoma County. These well-trained dogs love to listen to stories! Children build confidence in their reading skills by reading aloud in a safe space. 

Disclaimer(s)

Unattended Children Policy

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

Weather and Air Quality

Weather and Air Quality may result in postponement.

Juneteenth Symposium

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Healdsburg Regional Library
Library Branch: Healdsburg Regional Library
Room: Healdsburg Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult, Senior, All Ages
Program Type: Equity & Inclusion
Details:

An afternoon of African American history, slide show & poetry.

What is Juneteenth? How does it enhance our community? 

TCG Club: Pokemon & Magic the Gathering

2:30pm - 4:00pm
Sonoma Valley Regional Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Sonoma Valley Regional Library
Room: Sonoma Valley Meeting Room
Age Group: Children (Grades K-6), Teens (Grades 7-12)
Program Type: Games & Gaming, Library & Community
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Details:

*****Starting August 2024, TCG Club will be twice a month instead of weekly: 1st and 3rd Sundays of every month)*****

Disclaimer(s)

Room Capacity

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

 

CalFresh Application Assistance

10:00am - 12:00pm
Rincon Valley Regional Library
Library Branch: Rincon Valley Regional Library
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Details:

The Redwood Empire Food Bank will be at Rincon Valley Library to assist people with CalFresh applications from 10:00am - 12:00pm.

Sound Studio Basics - Central Branch

10:00am - 10:30pm
Central Santa Rosa Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Central Santa Rosa Library
Room: E Street Sound Studio (Central)
Age Group: Adult, Teens (Grades 7-12), Senior
Program Type: Arts & Music, E Street Sound Studios, Enrichment, STEAM & Maker, Technology & Computers
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Details:

Get startd recording a song, podcast or story using GarageBand. Learn the basics of how to use the hardware and software in the sound studio. 

Advanced registration required. Maximum of 3 participants.

Disclaimer(s)

Advance Registration Required

A Human History of the Red Planet with Smithsonian Curator Matt Shindell

11:00am - 12:00pm
Virtual Events
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual Events
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Program Type: Author Events, English, Virtual
Details:

Register here: https://libraryc.org/sonomalibrary/48286/register

 

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.

CANCELED Monday Movie Matinee

12:30pm - 2:30pm
Guerneville Regional Library
Library Branch: Guerneville Regional Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts & Music
Details:

Movie Matinees every Monday in June and July. 

E Street Studios Drop-In Camera Basics (Canon T7i DSLR)

2:30pm - 3:30pm
Central Santa Rosa Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Central Santa Rosa Library
Room: Central Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult, Teens (Grades 7-12), Senior
Program Type: Documentaries & Movies, Enrichment, Technology & Computers
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Details:

Stop by and learn the basics of how to check out and use one of E Street Studios Canon cameras (T7i DSLR).

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.

Windsor Senior Center - Monday Mystery Book Club

2:30pm - 3:30pm
Windsor Regional Library
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Windsor Regional Library
Room: Offsite (Windsor)
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Program Type: Book Clubs, Books, Literature, & Writing, English
Details:

Read My Darkest Prayer, by S.A. Cosby and join us in person at the Windsor Senior Center for the discussion on Monday, June 3rd at 2:30 pm. 

Disclaimer(s)

This program is offered in English.