Week Calendar

Stay and Play (ages 0-6)

Come to “Stay and Play” Explore our toys, puzzles, building blocks and more!

Playing helps children use their imaginations to create stories and develop important narrative skills.

Do you have questions about basic computer skills, digital library resources, email, internet basics, basic computer troubleshooting, or other technology-related issues?  Come to Northwest and a library staff member will assist you!

Join us at Sebastopol Regional Library for Baby Time! We'll read, sing, bounce, tickle, and play music. This program is intended for babies and their caregivers.

Welcome to outdoor Storytime at Central Santa Rosa Library! Please bring your coziest outdoor blanket to sit on and enter the library's front door to access the Reading Garden.

Join your local librarian in singing, reading, and playing together to build early literacy skills and a joy of reading. 

This drop-in program features a variety of hand's on STEM and engineering activities for children 5 and up to explore and tinker with.

FAMILY STORYTIME IN THE CHILDREN'S GARDEN

Join us for a Family Storytime outside of the Petaluma Library in the Children's Garden!

Learn and practice early literacy skills with books, music and movement!

Join Cloverdale Regional Library's Mr. John for stories, songs, movement, and basic Yoga poses for children. 

Join your local librarian at Ives Park Thursdays at 10:30am for Neurodiverse Storytime! We'll sing, read, play music, and parachute or handle scarves!

Stories, music, and fingerplays for ages 0-36 months.

Storytime encourages children's curiosity about language and parents' proficiency in fostering literacy.

Join your local librarian in singing, reading, and playing at Depot Park for Family Storytime. 

Stories, Songs, and Movement.  

Join Children’s Librarian Betsy for in-person storytimes in the Rincon Valley Library forum room.  We will model the early literacy practices of talking, singing, reading, writing, and playing that will help your child get ready to read.&nbsp

Join Miss Charity and the BiblioBike at Giorgi Park for Family Storytime.  Stories, Songs, and Movement.  

Please bring your own chairs and blankets.

No need to register in advance.

UC Master Gardeners Presentations

Learn about home gardening, pest management, water conservation practices, and more! Different presentation topic per location.

Maestros Jardineros de la UC

Join us to celebrate the launch of the Sonoma Valley Regional Library's Bibliobox Book Locker.  Learn how you can place holds for the locker and pick them up at the library 24/7.  We are excited to offer this new service to our community

Local nonprofit Better Beginnings for Babies understands the challenges, changes, and successes of breastfeeding.

The book discussion will be in a "hybrid" format. You may join via Zoom or in-person at the library.

Registration is required for all participants.

Join us on the Guerneville patio, just off the children's area of the library for stories, songs, activities and fun! 

Please REGISTER NOW for:

July’s Let’s Talk English Conversation Classes on WEDNESDAYS

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

First Class Meets: July 6, 2022  at 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Welcome back to Family Storytime at the Windsor Library!

We welcome families with young children back to in-person storytime to read, move, and learn together. Be ready to sing, dance, and play with your child!

Mystery Lovers!

Join fellow mystery buffs in lively conversation about the monthly mystery read at the Rohnert Park Senior Center.

No pre-registration or sign-up needed. 

Yoga for Kids

Breathe in, breathe out, and be silly. Learn yoga poses and play games with instructor Ozlem Ozdener. For ages 6-12 years.

Yoga para niños

Need help downloading a library app or navigating the library catalog? Do you have questions about your laptop, tablet or smartphone? We are here to help!

We welcome families with young children back to in-person storytime to read, move, and learn together. Be ready to sing, dance, and play with your child!

POP for a Porpoise

This interactive program educates kids about the plastic ocean pollution epidemic and highlights the exciting research of the National Marine Mammal Foundation.

Need help downloading a library app or navigating the library catalog? Do you have questions about your laptop, tablet or smartphone? We are here to help!

Animal Music

Sing along with live music from Miss Heidi, Miss Dragonfly, and Farmer Arann!

Música de animales

¡Cantemos con la música en vivo de Sra. Heidi, Sra. Dragonfly y el granjero Arann!

Play a few rounds of BINGO and win prizes! 

¡Juega algunas rondas de BINGO y gana premios! 

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. 

Come Read to a Dog at Rincon Valley Regional Library. Practice reading with a 4PAWS certified therapy dog to improve reading skills and confidence. 

This program is intended for beginning readers. 

Sonoma Ready Series
Everything You need to Know to be Prepared for any Disaster

Are you a teen interested in volunteering for the Petaluma Regional Library?  We are starting in-person volunteering once again.  Bring the attached Volunteer Packet signed by both you and your parent/guardian to the orientation

July 21 - Still Life by Louise Penny : Abstract: Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûret

Advanced Spanish conversation class

Promoting coding for teens in demographics that are underrepresented in the tech industry. Space is limited to 12 participants, and participants are expected to attend all sessions. Currently offered at the Sebastopol Library.

Paint Party
Follow along and create a one-of-a-kind masterpiece at our interactive paint parties with Beautiful Things Art Studio and local artist Tara Hackett.

Yoga for Kids

Breathe in, breathe out, and be silly. Learn yoga poses and play games with instructor Ozlem Ozdener. For ages 6-12 years.

Yoga para niños

Read The Holdout, by Graham Moore and join us in person at the Windsor Senior Center (9231 Foxwood Drive, Windsor) for the discussion on Monday, July 18th at 2:30 pm.

Children ages 0 to 5 with a caregiver are welcome to join us for this unique and fun storytime. We will sing a song, read a book, and play with our friends.

Read to a Dog

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. 

Paint Party
Follow along and create a one-of-a-kind masterpiece at our interactive paint parties with Beautiful Things Art Studio and local artist Tara Hackett.

Miss Michelle’s Book Club in Spanish!

Read aloud in Spanish with Miss Michelle!

Book Cover Tile Art with Monika Scoby*

Turn your favorite book covers into a piece of art to display or coaster! All materials provided.

Come hang out with other teens and tweens every 3rd Wednesday of the month. 

Each Snack Hangout event will host a box of Universal Yums!

Read to a Dog

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. 

Please REGISTER NOW for:

July’s Let’s Talk English Conversation Classes on THURSDAYS

2:00 – 3:30 pm

First Class Meets: July 7, 2022 at 02:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Tween Comic Workshop with Gio Benedetti

Learn how to create your own mini-comic book from illustrator Gio Benedetti! All materials provided. 

Join us for drop-in makerspace time! The library owns several sewing machines, a serger, a Cricut, an embroidery machine, and other tools of the crafting trade.

Anime Workshop with Oliver Chin*

In this two-hour workshop, author and artist Oliver Chin will teach you how to draw in the Japanese comics and animation (manga and anime) style. All materials provided.

Need help downloading a library app or navigating the library catalog? Do you have questions about your laptop, tablet or smartphone? We are here to help!

Are you a teen in Petaluma, California?  Do you want to be more involved in your community?  Want to be involved in Lumacon planning?  Planning of library programs?  Join Petaluma's Teen Advisory Council!  We will have mee

Learn How to DJ with Yuka Yu*

Learn how to download and organize your music collection, use Rekordbox to prepare your playlists, and mix harmonically. Laptops with program provided.

(To register, please contact Courtney Klein at the Sebastopol Library: cklein@sonomalibrary.org)

Do something brave... Learn to Code!

Anime Workshop with Oliver Chin*

In this two-hour workshop, author and artist Oliver Chin will teach you how to draw in the Japanese comics and animation (manga and anime) style. All materials provided.

Let’s Play Lotería!

Play a few rounds of Lotería and win prizes! Lotería is a traditional Mexican game combining cards and bingo.
 

¡Juguemos Lotería!

Welcome to our Read to a Dog Program at Northwest Library!

This event is for beginning readers. 

Read a story to a dog!

Little ones read to attentive pooches and their person at the Library to improve skills and confidence!

"Read to a Dog" is for beginning readers.

Sign up is first-come-first-served.

Intergenerational Chess: teens & seniors

Weekly on Thursdays, 3:30-5 PM (with optional tournaments on the fourth Thursday of the month)

Join us! Learn something! Have fun!

Teen Trivia Party with North Bay Trivia

North Bay Trivia always brings the fun and now they've added an audio round, taking the party to the next level! Test your memory skills and win prizes!

Need help downloading a library app or navigating the library catalog? Do you have questions about your laptop, tablet or smartphone? We are here to help!

Come learn about Japanese culture, discuss your favorite series, and watch an episode of an anime with your fellow teens!

In this virtual series children's author Natasha Yim will lead young writers, ages 9-12, in monthly meetings to develop their own stories.

Teen Glow in the Dark Yoga*

Relax, stretch, and grow your glow! No prior yoga experience needed. All materials provided.

Come and craft at Roseland Regional Library every Friday from 4-5:00pm! Each week there will be a different craft for teens to do, so bring your creative minds. Snacks and all materials will be provided. 

Reading Justice is a program designed to give families an opportunity to talk about potentially challenging topics through the joyful medium of picture books and storytelling. Each month Ms.

Tortilla 
LITERARIA
Biblioteca Regional de Roseland
TERCER MARTES DEL MES
(5:30PM-7:00PM)

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

Virtual drop-in class for adults to practice verbal English in a small group setting with a class facilitator.

CoderDojo has returned to the Rincon Valley Regional Library for in-person sessions! Or join us Via Zoom- link will be sent prior to session

This highly participatory course focuses on conversation, emphasizing pronunciation and vocabulary.  It provides the knowledge, linguistic structures, and grammar necessary to communicate in Spanish at a basic level.

Session 6: Persist

Standing for justice, for health, for the sacred
We don’t have to do this alone

Book Section: Pages 187 - 230

Sabor De Mi Cuba – Music 
Traditional Cuban and current Latin music performed by Carlitos Medrano and the Afro-Cuban trio Sabor De Mi Cuba. 

Sonoma Ready Series
Everything You need to Know to be Prepared for any Disaster

Come to Sebastopol Library to celebrate and meet artist Michael McGinnis of Gray Matter, the meaningful and beautiful sculpture adorning Sebastopol's exterior building facing Bodega Ave.

Tech Night at Cloverdale Library will introduce people how to use a laptop, tablet or smart phone to access Sonoma County Library's various online resources such as Libby by Overdrive (e-books and downloadable audio books), Hoopla

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