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.

Bilingual Family Storytime

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

We meet near the stage in Ives Park.

Come to “Stay and Play!”

Explore our toys, puzzles, building blocks and more!

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

FAMILY STORYTIME AT THE PETALUMA REGIONAL LIBRARY

Join us for a Family Storytime at the Petaluma Library.  Now Indoors!

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

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.

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Join us for our All Ages Summer Storytime! We will sing songs, move our bodies, play music, read books and have a lot of fun together. Join us!

Cloverdale Library offers a weekly Storytime that incorporates, reading, music, movement, and more to help celebrate reading and promote literacy. Join us for this weekly activity that helps prepare children for school readiness. 

Join us for a fun family storytime. Books, music, and movement! Baby - Preschool (Ages 0-5)

Únase a nosotros para una divertida hora de cuentos para la familia. ¡Libros, música, y movimiento! Bebé -preescolar (0-5)

Explore the new Sonoma County Library BiblioBus! This mobile library will be on site at Vine Ridge Senior Living. 

Join us at the Rohnert Park-Cotati Library for Babytime! We'll read, sing, bounce, tickle, and play music.

Babytime is from 10:00-10:30am. Stay and Play from 10:30-11:00!

Join our children's librarian in the Rincon Valley Forum Room for books, rhymes, and songs, followed by play time.

Join us for Lego Club for hands on engineering, problem solving exercise, and play using age-appropriate materials.

Younger siblings are welcome to attend and use our collection of duplo bricks.

Calling all Forestville families! Join the Guerneville Children's Librarian on the second Saturday of the month for a storytime with songs, rhymes, and simple games.

A celebration of reading, music, and culture!

10:30 - 2pm - Children's Museum of Sonoma County

Stay and Play (ages 0-6)

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

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.

Please REGISTER NOW for:

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

First Class Meets: June 7, 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!

Northwest Library’s fiber arts club, "The Yarn Experience", is taking a brief two week intermission from 5/26/23-6/11/23.  We will be back for summer sessions starting on Tuesday, 6/13/23.  

Explore the brand new Sonoma County Library BiblioBus! This mobile library will be at Rohnert Park Senior Center from 11:30am- 12:30pm.

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

If you thought diamonds were forever, you should consider jade.  For millennia this stone has been valued, revered, and imbued with meaning by most Asian societies. 

The Guerneville Regional Library invites you to its new book club for adults that centers on LGBTQ+ voices. Meetings occur on the second Saturday of the month from 11 am-12 pm. 

New members are always welcome!

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 us on the first Tuesday of each month at 12:00 PM as we discuss different books! This is a hybrid event. You may join us at the library or via zoom. 

Join us on the second Thursday of each month at 12:00 PM as we discuss a different book! Print Copies will be available in the branch a month before the discussion.

Celebrate Cloverdale Library's new free seed library! Come see the new seed library, get free seeds or donate your unused seeds, and meet other local gardeners. Pick up a free seedling (grown from seed) while supplies last. 

Led by students from Analy High, the Soaring Minds Art Club promotes creativity and self-expression in Sonoma County youth.

Celebrate LGBT Pride Month and come join us for a screening of United in Anger: A History of ACT UP: The Grassroots Movement to End the AIDS Crisis Screening!

Pins & Needles Jr. - Summer Sewing Club

Ages 9-13

Join us for our summer sewing club for 4 Mondays and learn basic sewing skills, meet new friends, and create fun projects.

Join us anytime between 1:30 and 5pm (or while supplies last) and celebrate the start of the Summer Reading Program with ice cream!

Register here: https://libraryc.org/sonomalibrary/26941/register

Explore the brand new Sonoma County Library BiblioBus! This mobile library will be on site at Brookdale Paulin Creek. 

Teens only, please

Grades 6-12 only, please

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.

Children build confidence in their reading skills by reading aloud in a safe space.

Petaluma Library Book Club

2nd Thursday of the Month, 1:00 pm

2023 Book Club Schedule:

January 12 Piranesi

February 9 Nightcrawling

March 9 Dial A for Aunties

Please REGISTER NOW for:

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

First Class Meets: June 1, 2023 at 01:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Explore the brand new Sonoma County Library BiblioBus! This mobile library will be in front of Charles Street Village senior housing from 1:30 - 2:30 pm.

Explore the brand new Sonoma County Library BiblioBus! This mobile library will be on site at Kings Valley Apartments in Cloverdale. 

Join us after Lunch at the Library for a family-friendly movie!

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. 

Come and read aloud to the dogs of the Humane Society of Sonoma County. These well-trained dogs love to listen to stories! Children build confidence in their reading skills by reading aloud in a safe space. 

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).

Read Your House Will Pay, by Steph Cha and join us in person at the Windsor Senior Center for the discussion on Monday, June 5th at 2:30 pm. 

On the first Tuesday of each month from 2-4 pm, Redwood Empire Food Bank staff will provide CalFresh application assistance on a drop-in basis at Guerneville Regional Library. CalFresh helps people with low income get money to buy food. 

Legal Aid Sonoma County will provide information about legal services and assist with referrals on a drop-in basis. Find out more about Legal Aid Sonoma County on their website: https://legalaidsc.org/  

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. 

Children build confidence in their reading skills by reading aloud in a safe space.

¡OBTENGA AYUDA PARA COMPRAR COMESTIBLES!

Hangout Club: Game On (for Teens and Tweens)

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

Hooray! Come join the fun as we celebrate the kick-off to the Summer Reading Program! We will have ice cream, games, music and fun!

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.

Travel writer Yvonne Michie Horn takes you on a food-centered journey into the nooks and crannies of Sonoma County as she shares the behind-the-scenes writing of Unique Eats and Eateries of Sonoma County.

The doRiaN Mode explores the Great American Songbook as it dishes up vintage jazz and swinging R&B, from the sassy sounds of 1920s speakeasies and 1930s big-band swing to 1940s jump blues and the rollicking R&B of Ruth Brown.

Acompáñanos en una exploración de insectos acuaticos en el parque estatal Sugarloaf Ridge.

¡El viaje es gratis! Lo que viene incluido:

This event is for beginning readers. 

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

Have a nagging tech question? Need help borrowing an eBook? What about setting up an email account? Book 30-minutes with a Sonoma Valley Reference staff for one-on-one assistance.

Read along with Librarian Kate! 

When you register and arrive at the library for the First Chapter Book Club, Librarian Kate will have copies of give-away books for you!

Have a nagging tech question? Need help borrowing an eBook? What about setting up an email account? Book 30-minutes with a Sonoma Valley Reference staff for one-on-one assistance.

Join us for hands on engineering, problem solving and play using building bricks (ex: Legos, Duplos, KEVA Planks) on the first and third Tuesday of every month.  

Delve into a dungeon with up to 6 other teenage heroes in a weekly game of D&D Adventurers League for Teens at the Guerneville Library (grades 7-12).

Come hang out with other teens and make your own LGBTQIA+ Pride and pronoun buttons and bookmarks. Choose from the provided designs, or create your own. All materials provided. 

All ages welcome!

No experienced necessary.

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

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.

Jueves de juegos

¡Únete con nosotros cada jueves para jugar en familia!

Este programa sin cita ofrecerá nuevos juegos, materiales de arte, y desafíos para alentar a los niños a explorar y descubrir.  

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

This event is for beginning readers. 

Read a story to a dog!

Explore the brand new Sonoma County Library BiblioBus! This mobile library will be in Geyserville from 3-4pm on the second Friday of the month.

Learn sewing basics: from how to use a machine, thread a needle, and simple quilting. We welcome everybody who wants to learn sewing skills, make new friends, and create.

Follow along with step-by-step instructions in Spanish and English to learn painting skills and practice new vocabulary. 

Have a nagging tech question? Need help borrowing an eBook? What about setting up an email account? Book 30-minutes with a Sonoma Valley Reference staff for one-on-one assistance.

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

Have a nagging tech question? Need help borrowing an eBook? What about setting up an email account? Book 30-minutes with a Sonoma Valley Reference staff for one-on-one assistance.

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.

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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.

Explore the art of water marbling! This ancient monoprinting process involves floating pigment on the surface of thickened water to create patterns which can then be transferred onto paper or fabric.

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 join us for a seven-week course on how to create a quilt. Learn the basics of quilting- basting, pattering, free motion, and construction. All materials provided free of charge by the Santa Rosa Quilt Guild.

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This Summer, teen volunteers are invited to participate in running Lunch at the Library! Orientation will introduce you to the tasks involved in helping children with activities and serving them lunch.

Sonoma County Library is pleased to host "Lawyers in the Library".

Free, weekly in-person citizenship tutoring to support participants preparing for the English US Naturalization Exam. Participate in mock interviews, practice English writing and reading skills, and review the 100 civic questions.

Explore the brand new Sonoma County Library BiblioBus! This mobile library will be on site at Ortiz Plaza Apartments. 

Follow along with step-by-step instructions in Spanish and English to learn painting skills and practice new vocabulary.

Roseland Teen Book Club

Last Tuesday of Every Month, 6-7pm

Join us to discuss our monthly book, have snacks, and hang out together.

All book selections are available in both English and Spanish.

Celebrate Pride and enjoy a meditative craft project, choosing from a rainbow of colors for your creation! 

Monthly meetup on the first Tuesday of the month from 6:00-7:30 PM 

Sonoma County Zine Club is a collaborative space to create and share zines in community.

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 6:30pm-7:00pm.

Northwest Library’s fiber arts club, "The Yarn Experience", is taking a brief two week intermission from 5/26/23-6/11/23.  We will be back for summer sessions starting on Tuesday, 6/13/23.  

Santa Rosa Night Market Storytime 

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.

The Rohnert Park – Cotati Library will start hosting regular library commission meetings in the Armando Flores Room. The Sonoma County Library Commission is an 11-person body responsible for governing the library.