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Read to a Dog

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Roseland Regional Library
Library Branch: Roseland Regional Library
Room: Children's Area (Roseland)
Age Group: Children (Grades K-6)
Program Type: Bilingual, Enrichment
Details:

Come and read out loud to the dogs of PALS (Paws as Loving Support). These well-trained dogs love to listen to stories in English and Spanish.

Safari Encounters

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Central Santa Rosa Library
Library Branch: Central Santa Rosa Library
Room: Central Meeting Room
Age Group: Children (Grades K-6)
Program Type: Summer Reading

Summer Reading Challenge 2024

Adventure Begins at Your Library!

June 1 - August 10

Books, Prizes & Events!

Sign up for the Summer Reading Challenge at the library or sonomalibrary.org/summer

Details:

Get ready for a wild encounter with a rescued snake, hedgehog, alligator, armadillo, and skunk!

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.

Tiny Art, Big Adventure!

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Sonoma Valley Regional Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Sonoma Valley Regional Library
Room: Sonoma Valley Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12)
Program Type: Summer Reading
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15

Summer Reading Challenge 2024

Adventure Begins at Your Library!

June 1 - August 10

Books, Prizes & Events!

Sign up for the Summer Reading Challenge at the library or sonomalibrary.org/summer

Details:

Capture your big library adventure on a tiny canvas - then view your masterpiece on display in the library! Register to secure your spot. 

For grades 7-12. All materials provided. Free!

Disclaimer(s)

Advance Registration Encouraged

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

OLLI Cinema Club

2:00pm - 5:00pm
Rohnert Park-Cotati Regional Library
Library Branch: Rohnert Park-Cotati Regional Library
Room: Rohnert Park-Cotati Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Program Type: Documentaries & Movies, Education & College
Details:

Enjoy award-winning films and lively college-level discussions led by an OLLI professor from SSU.

Hangout Club: Crafting Lounge

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Sonoma Valley Regional Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Sonoma Valley Regional Library
Room: Sonoma Valley Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12)
Program Type: Arts & Music, Library & Community
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Details:

Hangout Club: Crafting Lounge (for Teens and Tweens)

Join us for an afternoon of crafts and fun!

Come craft every 2nd Wednesday of the month in the Forum Room.

Drop in anytime between 3-4pm.

Petaluma Chess Club

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Petaluma Regional Library
Library Branch: Petaluma Regional Library
Room: Petaluma Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult, Children (Grades K-6), Teens (Grades 7-12), Senior
Program Type: Games & Gaming
Details:

All ages welcome!

No experienced necessary. Some instruction available. Play, learn and enjoy!

Limited boards available - bring an extra if you have one!

Read to a Dog

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Sebastopol Regional Library
Library Branch: Sebastopol Regional Library
Room: Children's Area (Sebastopol)
Age Group: Children (Grades K-6)
Program Type: Books, Literature, & Writing, Enrichment
Details:

Welcome to our Read to a Dog Program

Come and read out loud to the dogs of PALS (Paws as Loving Support). These well-trained dogs love to listen to stories in English and Spanish. 

Children's Manga Book Club

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Rincon Valley Regional Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Rincon Valley Regional Library
Room: Rincon Valley Meeting Room
Age Group: Children (Grades K-6)
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Details:

Join us to discuss children's manga, eat snacks, and do an activity!

Pick up a copy of this month's selection while supplies last at the children's desk.

For ages 8-12

Disclaimer(s)

Advance Registration Encouraged

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

Unattended Children Policy

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

This program is offered in English.

Friends of the Windsor Library Annual Meeting

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Windsor Regional Library
Library Branch: Windsor Regional Library
Room: Windsor Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult, Teens (Grades 7-12), Senior
Program Type: Library & Community

Teen Knitting Club

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Sebastopol Regional Library
Library Branch: Sebastopol Regional Library
Room: Sebastopol Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12)
Program Type: Arts & Music
Details:

Teen Knitting Club (Grades 7-12)

Wednesdays, 4-5:30pm

Disclaimer(s)

This program is offered in English.

Tiny Art, Big Adventure!

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Northwest Santa Rosa Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Northwest Santa Rosa Library
Room: Northwest Teen Area
Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12)
Program Type: Summer Reading
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15

Summer Reading Challenge 2024

Adventure Begins at Your Library!

June 1 - August 10

Books, Prizes & Events!

Sign up for the Summer Reading Challenge at the library or sonomalibrary.org/summer

Details:

Capture your big library adventure on a tiny canvas - then view your masterpiece on display in the library! Register to secure your spot. 

For grades 7-12. All materials provided. Free!

Disclaimer(s)

Advance Registration Encouraged

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

Intercambio

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Healdsburg Regional Library
Library Branch: Healdsburg Regional Library
Room: Wine Library
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Program Type: Bilingual, English, ESL & Language Learning, Spanish
Details:

Practice English or Spanish and help other learners in a friendly atmosphere.

Beginners welcome.

 

Practique inglés o español y ayude a los demás que estén aprendiendo en un ambiente amable.

Healdsburg Library Advisory Board

5:00pm - 6:00pm
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.

Book Reading with Greg Sarris: "The Forgetters"

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Rohnert Park-Cotati Regional Library
Library Branch: Rohnert Park-Cotati Regional Library
Room: Rohnert Park-Cotati Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult, Senior
Program Type: Author Events, English, Library & Community
Details:

 

Join us for an evening with local author Greg Sarris and enjoy stories from his newest book, The Forgetters.

Told in the classic style of Southern Pomo and Coast Miwok creation stories, this book vaults from the

Keenan Webster - Afro Roots World Music

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Rincon Valley Regional Library
Library Branch: Rincon Valley Regional Library
Room: Rincon Valley Meeting Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Music, Summer Reading

Summer Reading Challenge 2024

Adventure Begins at Your Library!

June 1 - August 10

Books, Prizes & Events!

Sign up for the Summer Reading Challenge at the library or sonomalibrary.org/summer

Details:

Experience the sounds of West African music with Keenan Webster. Webster’s mission is to use music for world peace and healing, to fight against racism, and to bring all people together.

Trio Nuevo Amanecer

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Northwest Santa Rosa Library
Library Branch: Northwest Santa Rosa Library
Room: Northwest Children's Area
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Music, Bilingual, Spanish, Summer Reading

Summer Reading Challenge 2024

Adventure Begins at Your Library!

June 1 - August 10

Books, Prizes & Events!

Sign up for the Summer Reading Challenge at the library or sonomalibrary.org/summer

Details:

Trio Nuevo Amanecer from Santa Rosa plays boleros and romantic ballads of Latin America, classic folk songs, as well as traditional Mexican music, and more. If you appreciate great love songs in Spanish, come listen to Trio Nuevo Amanecer!

Disclaimer(s)

This program is offered in Spanish.

Virtual Queer Book Club

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Virtual Events
Open
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual Events
Age Group: Adult, Teens (Grades 7-12), Senior
Program Type: Book Clubs, English, LGBTQIA+, Library & Community, Virtual
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 19
Details:

Queer Book Club meets virtually on the second Wednesday of the month!

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.

This program is offered in English.

Canon Book Group

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Healdsburg Regional Library
Library Branch: Healdsburg Regional Library
Room: Wine Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Clubs, Books, Literature, & Writing, Enrichment
Details:

Join the Joe Mesics' Literary Canon book group to discuss Biographia Literaria by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

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

Sewing in Community

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Sebastopol Regional Library
Library Branch: Sebastopol Regional Library
Room: Sebastopol Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult, Children (Grades K-6), Teens (Grades 7-12), Senior
Program Type: Arts & Music, Enrichment, Library & Community
Details:

Join us each Wednesday from 6-7:30 to sew in community.  

We have sewing machines for you to use as well as volunteers to assist and support you in your endeavors.

Intercambio: English & Spanish Learning Group

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Guerneville Regional Library
Library Branch: Guerneville Regional Library
Room: Guerneville Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Bilingual, English, Equity & Inclusion, ESL & Language Learning, Spanish
Details:

The Guerneville Library and Russian River Books & Letters team up to offer Intercambio, a language learning workshop.

Practice English or Spanish and help other learners in a friendly atmosphere.

Beginners welcome.

Bilingual Paint Party

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Sonoma Valley Regional Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Sonoma Valley Regional Library
Room: Sonoma Valley Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult, Children (Grades K-6), Teens (Grades 7-12), Senior
Program Type: Arts & Music, Bilingual, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12

Summer Reading Challenge 2024

Adventure Begins at Your Library!

June 1 - August 10

Books, Prizes & Events!

Sign up for the Summer Reading Challenge at the library or sonomalibrary.org/summer

Details:

Follow along with step-by-step instructions in Spanish and English to learn painting skills and practice new vocabulary with Napa Valley Painting.

Disclaimer(s)

Advance Registration Required

Kits limited availability

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

English with Spanish Translation

This event is in English with a Spanish interpreter.

Family Storytime

10:15am - 10:45am
Petaluma Regional Library
Library Branch: Petaluma Regional Library
Room: Petaluma Meeting Room
Age Group: Baby - Preschool (Ages 0-5)
Program Type: Storytime
Details:

Join us at Petaluma Regional Library for Family Storytime! Learn and practice early literacy skills with books, music and movement! This program is intended for toddlers and their caregivers.  Stay and play after!

Disclaimer(s)

Unattended Children Policy

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

Baby & Toddler Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Rohnert Park-Cotati Regional Library
Library Branch: Rohnert Park-Cotati Regional Library
Room: Rohnert Park-Cotati Meeting Room
Age Group: Baby - Preschool (Ages 0-5)
Program Type: Storytime
Details:

Join us for Baby & Toddler Storytime! We will have stories, songs, movement, and fun!

Disclaimer(s)

This program is offered in English.

Babytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Central Santa Rosa Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Central Santa Rosa Library
Room: Central Meeting Room
Age Group: Baby - Preschool (Ages 0-5)
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 58
Details:

Sing, bounce, tickle, and play with baby at the Central Santa Rosa Library! This program is intended for babies ages 0 to 18 months and their parents and caregivers.