Week Calendar

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!

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

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

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November Let’s Talk English Conversation Classes on WEDNESDAYS

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

First Class Meets: November 2, 2022  at 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Join us for a dazzlingly entertaining virtual chat with author Bonnie Garmus as she discusses her debut New York Times bestselling novel Lessons in Chemistry. Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out tha

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Eleven countries, numerous cultures, thousands of years.  Explore the varied and intriguing art of Southeast Asia as reflected in secular and religious objects from this fascinating region.  See sculptures from Angkor Wat, Buddhas from B

Join us in the discussion of Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

We meet once a month on the first Tuesday of the month at 12:00 pm. This is a hybrid event. You may join us at the library or via zoom. 

This month's book: Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips

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.)

Cool Gray City of Love: 49 Views of San Francisco by Gary Kamiya

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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November Let’s Talk English Conversation Classes on THURSDAYS 1:00 – 2:30 pm

First Class Meets: November 3, 2022 at 01:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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

This is a weekly drop-in event. The focus of the workshop will be based upon the group's interest and questions.

Read The Whisper Man, by Alex North and join us in person at the Windsor Senior Center (9231 Foxwood Drive, Windsor) for the discussion on Monday, November 7th at 2:30 pm.

Read A Gentleman in Moscow, by Amor Towles and join us in person or virtually for a discussion on Tuesday, November 8^th at 2:30 pm.  

Provides participants with a 4-step model to address behavioral aspects of dementia. The program details the model and then applies it to some of the most common behaviors associated with the disease.

An in-depth follow-along lecture highlighting strategies, tips, and tricks when creating a model from an idea. Class led by digital design instructor Lindsay Hunter. Space is limited; advance registration required. For ages 13 and up.

Intergenerational Chess Club

Weekly on Thursdays, 3:30-5 PM 

Join us! Learn something! Have fun!

Contact Mathew Rose at the Sebastopol Library with questions: mrose@sonomalibrary.org

Everyone needs a little help sometimes. Need help on your phone, tablet or computer? Join us for tech help on Thursdays from 3:30-5pm. 

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

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

Sonoma State University's Dr. James V. Mestaz discusses his first book "Strength from the Waters: A History of Indigenous Mobilization in Northwest Mexico" (Oct 2022). In Strength from the Waters James V.

Get your hands dirty while learning to design with and care for succulents!

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

Welcome to the Cloverdale Book Club! Join us on the second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 PM as we discuss a different contemporary novel or work of nonfiction.

This month, we will discuss Just Mercy, by Bryan Stevenson.

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 to discuss "And Quiet Flows the Don" by Sholokhov.

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

Join us each Wednesday from 6-7:30 to sew in community.  The first Wednesday of each month a sewing instructor will lead us in learning how to complete a small project.

Learn how to knit, crochet, or felt autumn leaves with experts from Healdsburg's Purls of Joy co-op! Make new friends, share some snacks, and learn some handy skills in a fun, judgment-free environment.

Enjoy the library Hygge style with soft music, tea and coziness in the main reading room.