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.

FoHL Book Sale

In the Meeting Room, Healdsburg Library, 139 Piper Street, Healdsburg, CA 95448

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. 

Spring Book Sale!

Non-fiction, Fiction, Mysteries, Sci-Fi, Children's Books, Book Sets, DVDs, CDs, and Audio Books!

Please limit donations to 1-2 bags the week prior to the sale. Thank you.

FoHL Book Sale

In the Meeting Room, Healdsburg Library, 139 Piper Street, Healdsburg, CA 95448

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

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 an inclusive event for queer families and allies focused on celebrating the importance of family, diversity, and community.

Spring Book Sale!

Non-fiction, Fiction, Mysteries, Sci-Fi, Children's Books, Book Sets, DVDs, CDs, and Audio Books!

Please limit donations to 1-2 bags the week prior to the sale. Thank you.

FoHL Book Sale

In the Meeting Room, Healdsburg Library, 139 Piper Street, Healdsburg, CA 95448

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 a Bilingual (English/Spanish) Storytime in the Park with Miss Charity.  Stories, music, movement, and more!

This program will be held at Giorgi Park in Healdsburg.

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

Children's Day/Book Day * Día de los Niños/Día de los Libros

1 Free book per child * 1 Libro Gratis por cada niño.

All day book giveaway!  ¡Libros gratis para niños todo el día!

Join the Sonoma County History & Genealogy Library at an in-person presentation on Saturday, April 29 from 10-11am.

FoHL Book Sale

In the Meeting Room, Healdsburg Library, 139 Piper Street, Healdsburg, CA 95448

Spring Book Sale!

Non-fiction, Fiction, Mysteries, Sci-Fi, Children's Books, Book Sets, DVDs, CDs, and Audio Books!

Bag of books for $5 or half price on individual books!

Join us for a fun family bilingual (Spanish/English) storytime. Books, music, movement and a craft!

This program will be held inside the library. 

View the recording of the April 19th talk - If you or someone you know is facing Alzheimer’s disease, dementia or another chronic illness, it’s never too early to put financial plans in place.  Join us to learn tips for managing someone else’

This program is presented in Spanish.

This program is presented in Spanish.

Local nonprofit Better Beginnings for Babies will host these dynamic community circles supporting infant feeding and the postpartum journey. Everyone gets a chance to share. Facilitated by lactation specialists or consultants. No fee.

Join us at the Sonoma Valley Library for Baby StoryTime! We'll read, sing, bounce, tickle, and play music.

Babytime is from 11-11:30am. Stay and Play from 11:30-noon!

Have a nagging tech question? Need help borrowing an eBook? What about setting up an email account? Book 30-minutes with Rincon Reference staff for one-on-one assistance every Tuesday, between 11:30am-12:00pm.

Better Beginnings Baby Cafes are dynamic community circles supporting infant feeding and the postpartum journey. Everyone gets a chance to share. The Baby Cafe is facilitated by lactation specialists or consultants from Better Beginnings.

Ven a la biblioteca a cantar, escuchar cuentos, moverte, jugar, y aprender. Serena brinda diversión para familias con niños de 0 a 6 años. 

Este es un evento inclusivo presentado en español.

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:

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

First Class Meets: April 5, 2023 at 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Welcome 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!

Celebrate the women and mother figures in your life by creating a cute card for them. We will have supplies for two different card designs available. 

Northwest Library’s fiber arts club, "The Yarn Experience", continues into the spring with expanded hours!  Starting in February we will be offering parallel sessions every Tuesday 6:30pm-7:30pm and every Thursday 11:00am-12:00pm.  Feel

Local nonprofit Better Beginnings hosts Baby Cafes at the Petaluma Library, Fridays from 11:30am-12:30pm.

Children and their families are invited to a special interactive story reading with local children’s author Maria Alondra Jasso.

Make your own book using drawings, collage and/or photos. You are welcome to bring your own photos from home. Recommended for ages 5 & up. Free!

Make your own book using drawings, collage and/or photos. You are welcome to bring your own photos from home. Recommended for ages 5 & up. Free!

Make your own book using drawings, collage and/or photos. You are welcome to bring your own photos from home. Recommended for ages 5 & up. Free!

The Redwood Empire Food Bank will be at Northwest Library to assist people with CalFresh applications from 1pm to 3pm!

Discover a new country every month through music, trivia, and the best snacks and candies they have to offer.

We provide the treats, you bring a spirit of adventure and curiosity about the world.

Please REGISTER NOW for:

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

First Class Meets: April 6, 2023 at 01:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Join local instructor Elsa Tapia for bilingual family craft time at the library. Children will paint empty cantaritos, while parents make paper flowers! All materials provided. Recommended for ages 5 and up. Free!

Make your own book using drawings, collage and/or photos. You are welcome to bring your own photos from home. Recommended for ages 5 & up. Free!

Have a nagging tech question? Need help borrowing an ebook or downloading an audiobook? What about setting up an email account? Book 30 minutes with Cloverdale Library Reference staff for one-on-one assistance on Saturdays, between 1:00-2:30 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. 

Learn all about Sonoma County bat species and make a felt bat puppet to take home. All materials provided. For kids in grades K-6.

Learn all about Sonoma County bat species and make a felt bat puppet to take home. All materials provided. For kids in grades K-6.

Celebration of Quilts

Manx Log Cabin Quilt Workshop

Explore the brand new Sonoma County Library BiblioBus! This mobile library will be on site at Hanna Boys Center for the event  ¡Así Danzan Los Niños! from Grupo Folklórico Quetzalén. 

Join us every Sunday for Pokemon Club! (for ages 10-17)

1st, 2nd and 3rd Sundays of the month will be dedicated to learning how to play and casual games.

4th Sundays of the month will be dedicated to Tournaments.

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

Join us us for Tween Computer Lounge, where young people use computers and  game consoles to play Roblox, Nintendo Switch games, and  X-Box games. 

Join us us for Tween Computer Lounge, where young people use computers and  game consoles to play Roblox, Nintendo Switch games, and  X-Box games. 

A fun event for players of the Pokémon trading card game! Beginner-friendly, free and open to the public. The library has a limited number of battle decks and play mats for those who need them. Snacks provided.

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.

Explore the brand new Sonoma County Library BiblioBus! This mobile library will be on site at Bayer Farm for Día de Niños. 

Teen Anime Club  (for Teens)

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

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

In this 2-hour workshop, author and artist Oliver Chin will teach you have to draw in the Japanese comics and animation (manga & anime) style. All materials provided. Free for teens in grades 7-12. Registration encouraged.

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.

The Sonoma Valley Regional Library's "Sonoma Reads!

Have a nagging tech question? Need help borrowing an ebook or downloading an audiobook? What about setting up an email account? Book 30 minutes with Cloverdale Library Reference staff for one-on-one assistance on Saturdays, between 1:00-2:30 pm.

Meditative Sound Bath 

As the Bay Area’s premier female artist in Traditional/Contemporary Hawaiian music, Faith Ako has graced the west coast with her powerful voice, charismatic personality and passion for Hawaiian music for over two decades.

This workshop introduces teens to the essential elements of Chinese Calligraphy, including how to hold the brush, basic strokes, and simple words. Led by Nancy Wang and Judy Cheung of the Redwood Empire Chinese Association.

This event is for beginning readers. 

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

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

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.

Come on down to Otto's Grotto where tweens come to hang out, create, make, and be in TWEEN community. 

This week, we will be making books in celebration of Día de los Niños. 

Come join other anime fans every 4th Wednesday of the month at 3-4pm!

Eat snacks, talk about anime and manga, and watch an episode!

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

All ages welcome!

No experienced necessary.

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

Teens and tweens can drop in between 3:00-4:30 pm every 2nd, 4th and 5th Wednesday of the month for gaming! Board games and video games are available as options to choose from.

Welcome to our Read to a Dog Program

This event is for beginning readers to build confidence by reading a story to a dog!

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.

We offer Homework Help to students in grades K-12 on Wednesdays from 4-6 and Thursdays from 3-4:30 at the library.

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.

Make your own book using drawings, collage and/or photos. You are welcome to bring your own photos from home. Recommended for ages 5 & up. Free!

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!

Come paint your own stylized picture frame, taught by Oaxacan artist Irma Rodriguez. Participants will experiment with special techniques that are used in making Alebrijes. All materials provided. For teens in grades 7-12.

This Storytime is designed for school aged children K-6. Join us for fun stories, word games, songs, movement and more.

Join your teen librarian to create no-sew cup cozies to keep or give as a gift! All materials provided.

For teens in grades 7-12. Free! Please register online or at your local library.

Looking to get involved in local climate action?

Learn all about Sonoma County bat species and make a felt bat puppet to take home. All materials provided. For kids in grades K-6.

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

Meet with other teens to discuss books centering LGBTQ+ voices!  Meetings are in person, at the Northwest Library (the one by Coddingtown Mall), every 4^th Tuesday of the month, from 4:30pm-5:30pm.  Print copies of that month’s

We offer Homework Help to students in grades K-12 on Wednesdays from 4-6 at the library. 

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.

Check out this book club for kids who are just beginning to read chapter books. We'll flip through the book with the Children's Librarian and discuss characters and plot lines and then read the first chapter or two together.

This workshop introduces teens to the essential elements of Chinese Calligraphy, including how to hold the brush, basic strokes, and simple words. Led by Nancy Wang and Judy Cheung of the Redwood Empire Chinese Association.

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.

Make your own book using drawings, collage and/or photos. You are welcome to bring your own photos from home. Recommended for ages 5 & up. Free!

Meet with other teens to discuss books centering LGBTQIA+ voices! Free copies of the books will be available at the reference desk. Registration is encouraged but not required. Drop-ins are welcome.

Celebrate Día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day)!

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. 

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. 

Join us for CoderDojo at Rincon Valley Regional Library!

Members Only!

Membership available to purchase at the door for $5.00.

Non-fiction, Fiction, Mysteries, Sci-Fi, Children's Books, Book Sets, DVDs, CDs, and Audio Books!

Register here: https://libraryc.org/sonomalibrary/25471/register

We will read a variety of informational and biographical picture books offering children an opportunity to discuss the content and reflect on how their own lives as citizens. Our series covers the lives of real people who made their communiti

Together with the Robert Ferguson Observatory, club members will study the night sky, learn how to use telescopes, meet other kids who are interested in space, and leave with a Young Astronomers membership button!

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

January through November at 6 PM