Drop by the library in the afternoon, check out a book, and soak up some art!
The Guerneville Library hosts an art show featuring the work of six Sonoma County artists. This show runs August 2 – 28, Mondays through Saturdays from 1 – 6 p.m.
The Rohnert Park-Cotati Library will have a photography show August 17 – 28, Mondays through Saturdays from noon – 6 p.m.
Get ready for children's Summer Reading Club and summer Teen Read!
Starting June 7, sign up at your local library. Read books each week and enter to win cool prizes!
Storytimes and amazing shows for kids!
Summer Reading Club special events
Henna art, T-shirt crafts, and more for teens!
Teen Read special events
You can pick up a free copy of the California Secretary of State voter guide and the Easy Voter Guide at your local library.
Find your polling place, sample ballot, and latest election information through the links on our handy elections page.
Here are just a few previews of the book covers in our current NextReads newsletters.
The free NextReads newsletters showcase the newest titles plus overlooked gems in fiction, history, biography, home & garden, business, books for teens, children’s books and more.
If you’re a reader looking for the next good read, this is an email newsletter that’s actually useful! Books selected by librarians, no advertising, no spam, and it’s only sent out monthly. Click on the links in the email to find out which branch has each title.
On the trail of Sonoma County history? Are you researching a building, a family, or a town? Track down original County records in the Archives. Our new Guides to Archives can help you identify the records you need for the time period you’re researching — in some cases back to the 1870s or earlier.
The Sonoma County Archives are under the care and oversight of the Sonoma County History and Genealogy Library.
Meet the authors! From Kid Beowulf to Juicy Tomatoes, authors of all kinds of books are coming to the library.
Winners of the Why I Love the Library contest will be announced in an awards ceremony Saturday, April 10 at 2:30 p.m. in the Forum Room of the Central Library. Congratulations to the finalists!
Join us also on Saturday, April 24 at 6:30 p.m. for the second annual Chew On This! fundraising event at the Central Library. Following a book signing, silent auction and cocktail party, dinner guests will dine and visit with favorite local authors. Tickets available now from the Sonoma County Public Library Foundation.
Pick up your copy of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and join us for The Big Read this spring! During this countywide reading program, the Library will be hosting book discussions and special events for children and adults from April 3 until mid-May.
The Big Read Sonoma includes many other events throughout the county during April: plays, camping for kids, radio theater, and more!
The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Arts Midwest.
You can subscribe to be notified of our latest CDs, DVDs, audiobooks, and large type books. Choose from 13 different lists for different formats and age levels. Our New at the Library lists now include the latest downloadable audiobooks!
Forms and instructions for basic state and federal tax returns are available in Library branches.
Volunteer tax preparers will also be available in some libraries between early February and April. Check with your local Library to find out if volunteers are scheduled there.
For more information, see our Tax Forms & Information page.
