The Marin County Board of Supervisors and Marin County
Free Library are beginning a Facilities Master Plan process to plan short- and
long-term library improvements and they need your help! Please join us
at an upcoming meeting to gather public input on library needs in your community.
The Marin
Authors page has been thoroughly updated. Visit this page to get a
taste of Marin's contributions to the literary world. Please send questions,
comments, corrections, or additions to Elmer
Jan at the Civic Center Branch (email to: ejan@co.marin.ca.us).
Kerry Louise Gillett has created a
show uniquely designed for Marin County's South Novato Library. Her works
include acrylic paintings, monoprints, and banners. With titles such as
"Brilliant Ideas" and Gathering Wisdom, the colorful banners have
transformed the industrial feel of the converget aircraft hangar in Hamilton
Field into a warm, cheerful place.
This project is a work of love for Ms. Gillett, a long-time supporter
of her library. She has combined her skills in feng sui, art, and interior
design to create a presentaiton that uplifts the mind as well as the soul.
Patrons may view the exhibit during the library's open hours:
Bargain Sunday comes around again on January 7; make a resolution to read more
but spend less and get started by shopping the Bargain Sunday Sale on these
categories:
50% off Fiction and Mystery Hardcovers*, Reference,
and Sociology| Anything in our Clearance room is further reduced to 10 cents per item!
(*50% off does not apply to our “New Fiction” or “First Editions”
sections)
Open hours are: Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday 10-4
Sunday and Wednesday noon-4
Friday 10-7
HOURS
and LOCATIONS
Marin County Free Library branches are located throughout East and West Marin.
Open days and hours of operation vary by branch. With 11 locations to choose from
as well as 24/7 access
on our website to reference
assistance, the online
catalog, databases,
and eBooks
you'll never be far from the information you need.
COMPUTER AND
INTERNET CLASSES
The Marin County Free Library offers classes and one-to-one tutoring in computer
basics, the Internet, e-mail, the Library’s online resources, Microsoft Word,
Excel, and more. Please check
our website for times, locations, and registration information.
BOOKCLUBS
Marin County Free Library branches host a wide variety of monthly reading groups.
Club members meet each month for a lively discussion about a particular book or
theme. Please check
our bookclub listing for locations, times, selections, and contact information.
STORYTIMES
The Marin County Free Library offers storytimes at each of the branches for children
in various age groups. Please check
our Storytimes page for times and ages.
BOOKMOBILE
The Marin County Free Library Bookmobile visits geographically isolated communities
throughout the County. Most stops are made twice within a four-week period each
month. Copies of the Bookmobile schedule are available at all County Library branches
and on the Bookmobile’s
webpage.
BRANCH
EVENTS
The Marin County Free Library hosts a wide variety of cultural and educational
branches responsive to the needs in our communities. In addition to special
events for adults, teens, and kids, the Library hosts regular book clubs, storytimes,
bilingual and Spanish language events. For further information about specific
Library
Events and Classes please visit our branch
event webpage or our online
calendar for a complete listing.
Place your request early and be one of the first to check out these new releases.
Annotations adapted from publishers' advance materials and the MARINet catalog.
Have a suggestion for a title that you think the library should purchase? You can offer your suggestion via the form on the MARINet website at http://marinet.lib.ca.us/acquire.
New Audio Books
The following audio book titles have recently been added to our collection. A complete list of the MARINet libraries' audio CD & cassette holdings is available online via a quick search.
The Library offers a number of different e-book collections, all available from
the Databases
& eBooks webpage. Below are featured fitness & exercise resources from
our digital collection to help you start healthy in the new year. For more information
about these books, ask
your friendly local librarian!
Below are featured popular artists and soundtracks highlighted in the year's motion
pictures.
A complete list of the MARINet Libraries' music CD, cassette, & record holdings is available online via a quick search.
B'Day
by Beyoncé
Knowles
From Destiny's Child to Dreamgirls, you won't want to miss the B-Day CD.
Corinne
Bailey Rae
Includes the hit "Put Your Records On" from the Venus soundtrack.
Madea's
Family Reunion
Music from Tyler Perry's recent motion picture featuring Chaka Kahn, KEM,
Will Downing, and Rachelle Ferrell.
Idlewild
by OutKast
Chicago meets Cabaret in this recent musical, set in the Prohibition-era
American South.
The following DVD/video titles have recently been added to our collection. Complete lists of the MARINet libraries' DVD and video holdings are available online via a quick search.
Pirates
of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest [DVD Format]
Johnny Depp stars as Captain Jack owes a blood debt to the legendary Davy
Jones, who captains the ghostly Flying Dutchman. Unless Jack can find a
way out, he will be cursed to an afterlife of eternal servitude and damnation.
Mission
Impossible III [DVD Format]
Pushing one's pulse rate past the danger zone, this latest sequel finds
Tom Cruise back in action as super-spy Ethan Hunt, confronting the toughest
villain he's ever faced, played with dry wit and hardcore menace by Philip
Seymour Hoffman
Click
[DVD Format]
A workaholic architect finds a universal remote that allows him to fast-forward
and rewind to different parts of his life. Complications arise when the
remote starts to make its own choices.
Inside
Man [DVD Format]
NYPD Detective Keith Frazier struggles to outsmart Dalton, a high-stakes
bank robber who, along with a well-trained crew of accomplices, has seized
control of a Wall Street bank. As the dangerous cat-and-mouse game unfolds,
Madaline, a power broker with her own agenda, emerges and injects even more
instability into an already volatile situation. Denzel Washington, Clive
Owen, Jodie Foster, Christopher Plummer
Wordplay
[DVD Format]
A journey into the world of Will Shortz, the crossword puzzle editor at
The New York Times. Shortz has spent his entire lifetime studying, creating
and editing puzzles, and has built a huge following along the way including
Bill Clinton and Bob Dole
Have a suggestion for a title that you think the library should purchase? You can offer your suggestion via the form on the MARINet website at http://marinet.lib.ca.us/acquire.
Kid's Corner
Our children's collection is constantly expanding with new DVD/video titles such
as these. A complete list of children's DVD and video holdings is available online.
Over
the Hedge [DVD Format]
A scheming raccoon tricks a family of forest creatures into helping him
repay a debt of food by invading the new suburban sprawl that arrived while
they were hibernating
Superman
Returns [DVD Format]
Following a mysterious absence of several years, the man of Steel returns
to Earth. While archenemy Lex Luthor plots to render him powerless once
and for all, Superman faces the realization that Lois Lane has moved on
with her life.
Garfield:
A Tale of Two Kitties [DVD Format]
Jon Arbuckle (Breckin Meyer) brings his cat Garfield (voiced by Bill Murray)
on a trip to the United Kingdom, where a case of mistaken cat identity finds
Garfield ruling over a castle and face-to-face with the nefarious Lord Dargis
Akeelah
& the Bee [DVD Format]
Responding to a threat by her school's principal, eleven year-old Akeelah
decides to participate in a spelling bee to avoid detention for her many
absences. As the possibility of making it all the way to the Scripps National
Spelling Bee looms, Akeelah could provide her community with someone to
rally around and be proud of.
X-Men
3: The Last Stand [DVD Format]
A potential cure is discovered and processed to treat and ultimately eliminate
the genetic mutations, once and for all. As the battle lines are drawn,
the X-Men must contend with both Jean Grey's world-consuming powers, as
well as the malevolent Brotherhood
Have a suggestion for a title that you think the library should purchase? You can offer your suggestion via the form on the MARINet website at http://marinet.lib.ca.us/acquire.
Looking for fiction, non-fiction, mysteries, local authors, audio books, or
DVDs? Check out some of our most popular recommendations for adults,
teens,
and kids.
E-Connect publication
E-Connect is an online publication distributed monthly by the Marin County Free Library.
Contact: Library@co.marin.ca.us
