Join us for tea, sit in circle, share the joys and struggles of motherhood. All are welcome, pregnancy through postpartum & mothers in all stages. Everyone gets a chance to share. 

Join us for this fun yoga class designed for children ages 3-6, and their parent/caregiver. Classes are conducted in Spanish and English. Led by Sara Gagnon. Please bring your own yoga mat or towel.

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.

Read, sing, play, move and learn! Open to all families with toddlers 18-36 months. Registration is not required, but feel free to register to receive an email reminder before each session.

Listen and learn with stories, songs, movement, and FUN, as you nurture a love of books.

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

Come to Stay & Play Café! Explore our toys, costumes, and discovery centers! 

Let's build community through playful learning experiences, snacks for kids, and coffee & tea for grownups. 

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.

Free Tax Help in Healdsburg

100% free tax service for those who need help preparing and filing their income tax. 

You do not need to be a member of AARP. There is no age or income restrictions for our service!

Join us at Petaluma Regional Library for Family Storytime! 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 for Baby & Toddler Storytime! We will have stories, songs, movement, and fun!

Sing, bounce, tickle, and play with baby at the Central Santa Rosa Library! This program is intended for babies ages 0 to 18 months and their parents and caregivers. 

Join us at Cloverdale Regional Library for our weekly Storytime that includes stories, music, movement, and more. 

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.

Explore the Sonoma County Library BiblioBus! This mobile library will be on site at The Vintage Park Apartments. 

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. Este es un evento inclusivo.

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

In the Children's Room at Northwest Library.

Free!

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!

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

This program will be held inside the Healdsburg Library. 

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

This program is presented in Spanish.

Join us at the Petaluma Community Center where you can peruse local art in the Artists' Alley, try LARPing (Live Action Role Play), enjoy crafting for kids, check out the Sonoma County

Join us at the Petaluma Community Center where you can peruse local art in the Artists' Alley, try LARPing (Live Action Role Play), enjoy crafting for kids, check out the Sonoma County

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

Welcome to Storytime at the Sonoma Valley Regional Library.

Join us Tuesdays for Family Storytime and Thursdays for Toddler Storytime!

Be ready to read, sing, dance, and play with your child! 

Register here: https://libraryc.org/sonomalibrary/37819/register

Join us for this fun yoga class designed for children ages 3-6, and their parent/caregiver. Classes are conducted in Spanish and English. Led by Sara Gagnon. Please bring your own yoga mat or towel.

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.

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.

Join the Children's Librarian and community families in the forum room for stories, rhymes, songs and simple crafts. Be prepared to wiggle, learn and have fun!

Please REGISTER NOW for:

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

First Class Meets: January 3, 2024 at 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Welcome to Storytime at the Sonoma Valley Regional Library.

Join us Tuesdays for Family Storytime and Thursdays for Toddler Storytime!

Be ready to read, sing, dance, and play with your child! 

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.

This storytime is designed for babies and toddlers ages 0-5. We will sing, read and play together. Storytime is followed by 'Stay and Play' where children can play together with a range of developmentally appropriate toys.

Learn the ancient Asian exercise form to promote balance, relaxation, motion, health, harmony, stability, and inner power.  

MEETING NOTICE 

California Library Services Board 

February 01, 2024 

11:00am – 1:00pm 

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.

Explore the Sonoma County Library BiblioBus! This mobile library will be on site at Oakmont Gardens. 

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

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. 

This program is presented in Spanish.

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

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?

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.

In this 3-part series, learn how to apply general financial principles to get out of debt, build savings, and work towards financial independence no matter your income level. 

Discover a new country 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!

For grades 7-12.

Our free in-depth one-on-one genealogy help service is back!

Get assistance from experienced Sonoma County Genealogical Society volunteers every Wednesday and Friday, 1 PM - 3 PM. 

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.

Join us for Game On! for Teens. 

Grades 6 and up only, please.

#Switch

#Virtual Reality

Please REGISTER NOW for:

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

First Class Meets: February 1, 2024 at 01:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Register for a 3-hour appointment to digitize your documents and photos, slides and negatives.

Register for up to 3 hours to DIY-digitize your VHS tapes.

Appointments are available Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, 1-4pm, by reservation. Limited to 1 station per day, one appointment per week, per library card holder.

Drop by the Game Lounge to play video games, study, or just hang with your peers!

Laptops, iPads, and board games will be available to use. 

Grades 4-8

Our free in-depth one-on-one genealogy help service is back!

Get assistance from experienced Sonoma County Genealogical Society volunteers every Wednesday and Friday, 1 PM - 3 PM. 

Register for a 3-hour appointment to digitize your documents and photos, slides and negatives.

Register for up to 3 hours to DIY-digitize your VHS tapes.

Appointments are available Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, 1-4pm, by reservation. Limited to 1 station per day, one appointment per week, per library card holder.

Explore the Sonoma County Library BiblioBus! This mobile library will be on site at Silvercrest Apartments. 

Join us for a short overview of Russian River queer history by Shad Reinstein and Jody Laine, followed by a panel conversation on archiving Sonoma County queer history.

Register for a 3-hour appointment to digitize your documents and photos, slides and negatives.

Register for up to 3 hours to DIY-digitize your VHS tapes.

Appointments are available Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, 1-4pm, by reservation. Limited to 1 station per day, one appointment per week, per library card holder.

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 TCG Club! (Trading Card Game)
Featuring Pokemon and Magic the Gathering! (for ages 10-17)

Learn to play, learn to build decks and/or stop by for a casual game!

For youth ages 10-17

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.

Drop in from 2:30-4:30 on Wednesdays and play games with other teens. Options include Pokemon Trading Card Game, chess, Exploding Kittens, Uno, Connect 4, Organ Attack, Wordle Party Game, Scrabble, Nintendo Switch, Xbox and more. Free snacks!

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.

Enjoy this trio's funky Latin jazz repertoire, blending in elements of classical music, mixes complex orchestration with freewheeling improvisation.

Join cultural anthropologist Jorge Bolanos, also known as DJ Nadie, in an audiovisual workshop focused on the salsa genre.

Tamale Class is Back!

Chef Salome Arenas will guide you in making traditional Oaxacan Tamales. Participants will make two tamales each. Recommended for ages 8 and up!

All teens must attend a volunteer orientation before they can volunteer at Petaluma library. This particular volunteer orientation will include information about volunteering at the comics convention, LumaCon!, in the Lucchesi Center.

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.

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.

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.

The doors are open at Otto's Grotto where tweens come to hang out, create, make, and be in community.   

This week, we are unpacking another Universal Yums box to explore snack food from another country.  

Meet in the teen space and we will go to the back room to play board games! Snacks provided! No experience necessary.

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.

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.

We offer Homework Help to students in grades K-12 on Tuesdays from 3:15PM -6PM at the library.  Volunteer tutors are available to work with students on homework assignments or skills practice.  No registration necessary. 

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.

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).

Diseña y dibuja pegatinas geniales. Tod@s son bienvenidos a este programa inclusivo.

All ages and abilities are welcome to come and draw and design cool stickers.

All ages welcome!

No experienced necessary. Some instruction available. Play, learn and enjoy!

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

Come hang out with other teens and watch Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves!

Snacks available!

#gaming

#smash bros 

#tournament

Under 18 only, please. No sign up necessary.

OK to bring your own controller and console.

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.

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.

Es el Año del Dragón. Celebra con una manualidad, sobres rojos para suerte, y pintura de caras de Elsa. Este es un programa inclusivo.

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.  

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!

Beginning Readers Welcome!

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

Para los lectores principantes.

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

For grades 7-12. Advanced registration is required.

Do you need volunteer hours? Every Thursday we offer a weekly drop-in volunteer hour from 3:30pm-5:30pm, where teen volunteers can assist with library events. Come and earn one or two hours of volunteer service!

Game On! At the Guerneville Library is a weekly video game club on Thursdays from 3:30-5:30 PM. Join other teens to play games available for checkout through the library and playable on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox. 

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

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

Meet artist Green Greenwald, whose paintings entitled, Small Spaces, is displayed at the Sebastopol Regional Library from January 30 to March 16, 2024. Enjoy refreshments, art, and conversation.

Creativebug: Finger Knitting
Learn how to finger knit chains of yarn that can be turned into necklaces, bracelets, garlands and much more. Yarn provided.

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.

*FOR AGES 8-12

Join Keysight Technologies Instructor Jo every other week to put together amazing STEM kits! 

All materials will be provided.

Teen Knitting Club (Grades 7-12)

Wednesdays, 4-5:30pm

All teens must attend a volunteer orientation before they can volunteer at Petaluma library. This particular volunteer orientation will include information about volunteering at the comics convention, LumaCon!, in the Lucchesi Center.

Do you need volunteer hours? Every Wednesday we offer a weekly drop-in volunteer hour from 4:30pm-5:30pm, where teen volunteers can assist with various library tasks. 

The Sebastopol Library Advisory Board has regular meetings on the last Wednesday of January, March, May, July, September, and November. These meetings shall be held in the Sebastopol Public Library Forum Room.

Watch the highest grossing film of 2023, a comedy about a famous doll who loves the color pink. The movie is rated PG-13. Enjoy with free popcorn and hot chocolate.

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.

Join us at Lego & Build Club for hands on engineering, problem solving exercises, and play using age-appropriate materials. Younger siblings are welcome to attend and use our collection of Duplo bricks.

The Sonoma Valley Regional Library's Mystery Book Club is back on the 1st Thursday of every month!  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.  We