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!

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.

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

This event is outdoors and we usually meet on the stage and recommend bringing a blanket to sit on. 

Stay and Play (ages 0-6)

Come to “Stay and Play”

Through play, children learn about their world. With this knowledge, they can understand books and stories once they begin to read!

Join us at the Central Santa Rosa Library for Baby Time! We'll read, sing, bounce, tickle, and play music. This program is intended for babies, ages 0 to 18 months, and their caregivers.

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

Join us for Bilingual Stories in English and Spanish for children ages 0-5.

In the Children's Room at Northwest Library.

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Join us for Family Bilingual (English/Spanish) Storytime with Miss Charity.  Stories, music, movement, and more!

This program will be held inside the library. 

Join Children’s Librarian Amanda 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.&nbs

Family Storytimes can encompass a whole range of children with their families -- you might have a baby, a wobbler, and a 6-year-old all in the same group!

This program is presented in Spanish.

Self-defense teaches boundary setting, personal safety, and physical self-defense skills. Taught by respected local instructor, Lucibel Nunez, you’ll learn the basic skills to protect yourself in real life situations.

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

Quédate y juega (edades 0-6)

Ven a "Quédate y juega" ¡Explora nuestros juguetes, rompecabezas, bloques de construcción y más!

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

Register Here: https://libraryc.org/sonomalibrary/22073/register

Join the Children's Librarian and other families in our cozy Children's reading area for stories, rhymes, songs and simple crafts. Be prepared to wiggle, learn and have some fun!

Please REGISTER NOW for:

February Let’s Talk English Conversation Classes on WEDNESDAYS 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

First Class Meets: February 1, 2023 at 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Welcome back to Family Storytime at the Sonoma Valley Regional 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!

This storytime is designed for children ages 0 to 5. We will sing, dance, make music and read together. Join us!

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. 

Join the children’s librarian to explore the world of fantastic fungi. Learn about local mushrooms and make your own clay mushroom model! For kids in grades K-6. 

All materials provided. Advance registration required.

Explore the brand new Sonoma County Library BiblioBus! This mobile library will be on site at the Mitote Food Park. 

This program is presented in Spanish.

Do you love comics and graphic novels, but have trouble putting your ideas into action? Have you always wanted to have your comics published for the world to see?

Join local Basket Weaver Annie Roberts for a 4-part beginning Basket Making class. Tuesdays, January 10, 17, 24, 31 from 1-4 pm. All materials provided. Advanced registration required. Space is limited.

Join us for Game On! for Teens 

#Switch

#PS4

#Virtual Reality

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:

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

First Class Meets: February 2, 2023 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 cameras (T7i DSLR).

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. 

Drop by the After School Hang Out to study, play games, or just chill with your peers! Laptops and board games will be available to use. For Grades 6-12.

Hangout Club: Game On (for Teens and Tweens)

Drop in between 2:30-4pm every 1st Wednesday of the month for gaming.

Drop-in for help with homework.

Wednesdays from 2:30 - 4:30 pm in the Children's Room at Northwest Library.

For students in grades K -12th grade.

Volunteers help students with homework.

Free.

Math for Fun and Reading for Fun are programs that encourage 1st through 4th grade students to come play games, make art, engage in theatre and mostly having fun while also supporting the learning that parents know is essential.

Watch the Sonoma Vietnamese Association Lion Dance Team as they welcome the Lunar New Year. In Vietnam, lion dancing combines martial arts with folk dancing in order to mimic the animal’s movements.

The African Music and Arts Village is a family-friendly, interactive program led by Baba Shibambo that introduces the cultural traditions of South Africa through indigenous music and story-telling.

Enjoy a spectacular cultural dance and chorus performances including a dragon dance brought to you by teens and adults of the Redwood Empire Chinese Association.

The Gravenstein Mandolin Ensemble (GME) was formed in 2006 in Sebastopol, California, a town famous for its Gravenstein apples.

Collagraphy is a printmaking process in which textured materials are collaged onto a rigid printing plate. When ink is applied to various textures, you'll see an array of interesting tones and shapes on your prints.

This event is for beginning readers. 

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

Universal Yums is a subscription box of snacks and candies from a different country every month. Come sample snacks with other teens! First come first serve. Limited snacks.

After school Homework Help Lab offered in the Rincon Valley Regional Library Forum Room.

Watch Anime after school. Vote to choose future viewing options. Snacks provided while supplies last.

Join us as we make macrame rainbow wall hangings! All supplies provided.

Explore the brand new Sonoma County Library BiblioBus! This mobile library will be in front of Lavell Apartments (Burbank Housing from 3:30-4:30pm.

Have a nagging tech question? Need help borrowing an eBook? What about setting up an email account? Book 30-minutes with Central Reference staff for one-on-one assistance every Thursday, between 3:00-5:00 pm.

Have a nagging tech question? Need help borrowing an eBook? What about setting up an email account? Book 30-minutes with Central Reference staff for one-on-one assistance every Thursday, between 3:00-5:00 pm.

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

This event is for beginning readers. 

Read a story to a dog!

Intergenerational Chess Club

Weekly on Thursdays, 3:30-5 PM 

Join us! Learn something! Have fun!

Looking to get involved in local climate action?

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! Free for teens in grades 7-12.

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

Please note: Registration required to attend orientation! Scroll to bottom of page to register.

Watch Anime after school. Vote to choose future viewing options. Snacks provided while supplies last.

Join us as a beginner or an experienced knitter who wants to learn new techniques, make new friends, and help other students.

Have a nagging tech question? Need help borrowing an eBook? What about setting up an email account? Book 30-minutes with Central Reference staff for one-on-one assistance every Thursday, between 3:00-5:00 pm.

Experience the history, culture, and societal impact of hip hop through live and interactive presentations focused on historic and current examples of hip hop’s founding principles: peace, love, unity, and fun!

The Sonoma Valley Regional Library's Mystery Book Club is back on the 1st Thursday of every month!  You may pick up a copy of each month's book at the Sonoma Valley Branch while supplies last.  Then, please come and discuss it with us.&n

Have a nagging tech question? Need help borrowing an eBook? What about setting up an email account? Book 30-minutes with Central Reference staff for one-on-one assistance every Thursday, between 3:00-5:00 pm.

Self-defense teaches boundary setting, personal safety, and physical self-defense skills. Taught by respected local instructor, Lucibel Nunez, you’ll learn the basic skills to protect yourself in real life situations.

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. 

Join us for CoderDojo at Rincon Valley Regional Library!

An evening of intentional listening in small conversation circles that are structured and facilitated. Lou Zweier and John Crowley host this series of community conversations for the people of Petaluma to talk about what's important to them.

Sonoma County Library is pleased to host "Lawyers in the Library," a program providing free legal information and referrals.

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

Join librarians virtually to discuss books by authors who are Black, Indigenous or People of Color.

January 31 - The God of Small Things

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 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.

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