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. 

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 or handle scarves!

Música y Movimiento en español (edades 0-6)

Este programa se presentará en español.

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

Stories, Songs, and Movement.  

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

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

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

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

First Class Meets: August 3, 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!

Música y Movimiento en español (edades 0-6)

Este programa se presentará en español.

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. 

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

This program is intended for beginning readers. 

This month's book: Lincoln in the Bardo by George Sanders

Join us for book club! The Petaluma Regional Library will be hosting a book discussion the second Tuesday of each month at noon (12:00 pm.)

Sonoma Valley Back to School Health Fair's mission is to provide K-12 students, parents, and the community a healthy & prepared start to the school year.

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

Book Club: Join us to discuss this book IN PERSON at the Rincon Valley Library. Pick up a copy of this month's selection at the Reference Desk while supplies last.

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

1:00 – 2:30 pm

First Class Meets: August 4, 2022 at 01:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Advanced Spanish conversation class

Follow along step-by-step interactive paint by Beautiful Things Art Studio and local artist, Tara Hackett, to create your one of a kind masterpiece.

Share Your Fairgrounds Memories!

Read Lost Children Archive, by Valeria Luiselli and join us in person or virtually for a discussion on Tuesday, August 9^th at 2:30 pm.  

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. 

Teen Anime Club

Come join other Anime fans every 2nd Wednesday of the month at 2:30-4pm!

Come meet other Teens who enjoy watching Anime and discussing Manga.

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. 

Dave Rocha Jazz Trio
The Dave Rocha Jazz trio plays an eclectic mix of jazz standards, pop tunes, and original compositions. 

Vela Bollywood

Prueba botanas de India. Pinta mandalas. Ve los sitios de la India.

¡Todo al ritmo de Bollywood!

Este es un evento inclusivo.

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This event is for beginning readers. 

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

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.

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

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Thursday, August 11, 2022, 4:00-5:00 PM

Come and craft at Roseland Regional Library every Friday from 4:30-5:30pm! Each week there will be a different craft for teens to do, so bring your creative minds. Snacks and all materials will be provided. 

Hang out with other queer teens and allies to discuss books and other media on a monthly theme. 

Come join us on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month for library news and stories at the Sonoma Tuesday Night Market!

Bilingual Zumba Classes
Zumba combines Latin and international music with a fun and effective workout, taught by Maestra Elsa Tapia!

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.

Clases de Ciudadanía en Español Gratis

Las clases están diseñadas para ayudar a los estudiantes a prepararse para la entrevista de ciudadanía.

Los Miércoles, a partir del 3 de Agosto de 2022, 5:30-7:30

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

Welcome to the Takeout Book Club! (or, as the librarians are fondly referring to it, the Book Club Formerly Known as Brown Bag). 

Register Here: libraryc.org/sonomalibrary/18884/register 

Join us a live screening of New York Times Bestselling author Liz Moore as she discusses her international bestseller, Long Bright River, and her other works. Frist ten participants will receive a copy of the

Join us in the discussion of Disappearing Earth, by Julia Philips.

We meet once a month on the second Tuesday of the month at 6:30 pm. This is an in person event. 

This month's book: Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

Join us for book club! The Guerneville Regional Library will be hosting a book discussion the second Tuesday of each month at 6:30pm.

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.

Join librarians virtually to discuss books centering on LGBTQ+ voices.

Meetings are on the second Wednesday of the month (January-December) from 6-7 pm.

Join the Joe Mesics' Literary Canon book group in August to discuss "The Red Badge of Courage" by Crane.

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

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Santa Rosa LAB Meeting

Aug. 10, 2022 @ 7:00pm

Protocol: Held Via Teleconference (Computer or Telephone)