http://sonomalibrary.org/news Sonoma County Library news Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:32:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://sonomalibrary.org/news/blog/2010/03/15/sonoma-county-reads-tom-sawyer/ 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! Subscribe to New at the Library http://sonomalibrary.org/news/blog/2010/02/22/latest-audiobooks-movies-cds/ 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 ... http://sonomalibrary.org/news/blog/2010/02/09/tax-forms/ Read about the Friends bookstore, Mary Moore archives, the Essay and Art Contest, and behind the scenes with your hold requests ... plus much more, in the Winter 2010 Library Newsletter. Archive of past and present newsletters http://sonomalibrary.org/news/blog/2010/01/11/winter-2010-library-newsletter/ Kids in kindergarten through 6th grade are invited to enter this essay and art contest sponsored by the Library, the Sonoma County Office of Education, Sonoma County Public Library Foundation, Schulz Museum, Press Democrat and KRCB.  Entries will be due on February 12 and the award will be given ... http://sonomalibrary.org/news/blog/2010/01/03/why-i-love-the-library/ A printable Library Closure News is now available with details of the 10-day holiday/furlough closure.  All libraries and all online services will shut down at 2 p.m. Thursday, December 24 and will reopen Monday, January 4.  During this time: All regional libraries and rural stations will be closed. No materials will be ... http://sonomalibrary.org/news/blog/2009/11/19/library-10-day-closure-update/ The new version of SuperSearch is now available. To request items through the new SuperSearch,  you'll need to create a SuperSearch account. At the SuperSearch home page, click Login, then click Register as a new user. Several hundred SuperSearch requests did not transfer from the old system. If you had a ... http://sonomalibrary.org/news/blog/2009/11/09/new-supersearch/ Now added to our event lineup for National Novel Writing Month, two author panels at the Central Library: Wednesday, November 4 at 7 p.m.: Mystery Writers Wednesday, November 18 at 7 p.m.:  Fiction Writers Come hear published authors discuss their books and their craft.  Join us for these lively and informative conversations! See all ... http://sonomalibrary.org/news/blog/2009/11/04/author-panels-added-for-nanowrimo/ Over the next two months we are planning two holiday closures and a special budget reduction furlough/holiday closure. The Library will be closed Wednesday, November 11 for Veterans' Day, and closed from 6 p.m. Wednesday, November 25 through Friday, November 27, for Thanksgiving. The Library will also be closed from 2 p.m. ... http://sonomalibrary.org/news/blog/2009/11/04/upcoming-library-closures/ Got the urge to write? Join the Write-Ins for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) in which aspiring writers attempt to complete a 50,000 word novel in thirty days.   Write-Ins will be held at the Central, Healdsburg, Rincon Valley, Petaluma, and Sebastopol branches. Details are in the library-wide ... http://sonomalibrary.org/news/blog/2009/10/19/national-novel-writing-month/