Sonoma County Library: State of the Library
Value to You
Libraries offer, for free, the wisdom of the ages — and sages — and,
simply put, there’s something for everyone inside.
Laura Bush
Former First Lady of the United States
Former First Lady of the United States
At the Sonoma County Library, we see transformations every day:
- Parents and caregivers help their babies and toddlers gain early literacy skills through story times, offered at the baby, toddler, and preschool levels
- Children gain confidence in reading through library programs such as Read to a Dog and the After School Book Club
- Teens learn important social, literacy and leadership skills through our young adult programs, Teen Advisory groups, and volunteer opportunities
- Un- and under-employed adults upgrade their job skills, search and apply for employment and participate in the digital economy through our public access computers
- Small business owners use our resources to start and grow their businesses
- Adults of all ages learn about social, cultural and community issues through our discussion groups, programs and resources, including our ever-popular book groups
... and the list goes on and on.
Every day, we help ordinary citizens accomplish extraordinary things.
I LOVE this library! I can travel the world and visit old friends from long ago and f ar away with merely a few touches of my keyboard and...voila! books are waiting for me. What a wonderful opportunity! –Susan Seitz, Petaluma
There's always something interesting happening at a library! –Susan Gorin, Santa Rosa
I ♥ our libraries!! –Rachel Walters Steiner, Petaluma
Great inter-library loan service! –Karen Rutherford Gardner
Libraries are our friends. And so are librarians. Visit your library today! –Mary Goodenough, Sebastopol