The Marin County Free Library is in the midst of planning
short and long-term improvements to its facilities and services. A first
round of community meetings was held throughout the County in January to
gather input. A second round of meetings occurred in March to discuss draft
recommendations for services and options for facility improvements.
We hope you will join us for the final One Book One Marin events in April. Isabel Allende will
not only be our featured speaker at the final Spanish language event on April 17th and the final English
language event on April 20th, she is also making a surprise appearance at the Novato event on April 4th!
In celebration of the centennial of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad, the Civic Center Library is hosting an exhibit and two events: Ferry Boats & River Boats of the Northwestern Pacific Coast Railroad by Paul Trimble
Railroad historian, Paul Trimble, gives a talk on the ferry boats and riverboats of the Northwestern Pacific Coast Railroad. He will also sign copies of
his highly-acclaimed The Northwestern Pacific Railroad (Arcadia, 2006) which he co-wrote with Fred Codoni.
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Time: 12 – 1 p.m.
Where: Under the dome of the Civic Center Library, Room 427, Civic Center Administration Building
Sir Francis Drake in California, 1579 by Edward Von der Porten
Naval historian, author and nautical archaeologist, Edward Von der Porten, gives an illustrated talk on the search for Sir Francis Drake’s
1579 harbor in Nova Albion. He will show how research conducted by a wide range of scholars in fields such as navigation, cartography, botany, hydrography,
anthropology and archaeology, point to Drake’s Cove in the Point Reyes National Seashore as the site of Drake’s 1579 harbor and encampment.
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Time: 12 – 1 p.m.
Board of Supervisors Planning Chambers, Room 330, Civic Center Administration Building
The California Digital Archive has a new photo album, too: Marin County during the 1920s
These images were taken by San Francisco photographers, Haydn Lothers and Ralph Young who had a studio at 165 Post Street. Highlights include the
Mill Valley train depot with the Mt. Tamalpais and Muir Woods Railroad; hikers on Mt. Tamalpais; Hotel Sausalito; San Rafael High School; Baltimore Park,
Larkspur; and Harlan Hall, Marin Junior College (now College of Marin).
MARINet has loaded the current version of the online catalog. The new version, called WebPAC Pro, sorts keyword search results by relevance. This means that a search for the word "bicycling", for example,
will show nonfiction books about bicycling first, with less relevant titles listed later. The user may re-sort by date or title, and subsequent searches will use that sort method.
WePAC Pro shows 50 items per page and offers patrons the option of rating books and other items. Civic Center Library Resource Guides
New resource guides from the Civic Center Library!
The Civic Center Library has compiled two new resource guides, Women’s History and
Resources on Buying a Car. Each guide highlights
Civic Center Library books, periodicals, databases, and other resources, and includes a list of recommended websites.
See the Civic Center Library branch resources page for more guides and recommended reading.
REMINDER: The first Sunday of each month is Bargain Sunday at the Book Place.
The Book Place is operated by the Friends
of the Marin County Free Library, a nonprofit volunteer organization devoted
to raising funds for the libraries. You can help by volunteering at the store
(call Nancy Montgomery, 883-5628), by becoming
a member of the Friends (call Ginny Schultz, 883-5488) and by donating books
and buying books at The Book Place.
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 book titles on CD 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 XXXXXXX from our YYYYYY Collection. For more information about these books, ask your friendly local librarian!
The following titles are available from The Digital Catalog. These digital titles are not available for download from Library computers. Downloads are only available to your personal PC, laptop, or PDA.
Complete lists of the MARINet libraries' DVD and video holdings are available online via a quick search.
Flags of Our Fathers
The story of the five Marines and one Navy corpsman that were forever immortalized as a symbol of WWII by raising the American flag at the battle of Iwo Jima.
Jarhead
Follows "Swoff," a third-generation Marine enlistee, from a sobering stint in boot camp to active duty, sporting a sniper's rifle and a hundred-pound ruck on his back through the Middle East deserts.
Why We Fight
Explores a half-century of U.S. foreign policy from World War II to the Iraq War, revealing how, as Dwight Eisenhower had warned in his 1961 Farewell Address, political and corporate interests have become alarmingly entangled in the business of war. On a deeper level, what emerges is a portrait of a nation in transition--drifting dangerously far from her founding principles toward a more imperial and uncertain future
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
Favorite Picture Book illustrators and titles that show off their work
Adele and Simon
by Barbara McClintock
Set in the neighborhoods of Paris, Barbara McClintock’s Adele and Simon is one of the best illustrated books of the year.
Tacky the Penguin
by Helen Lester
Illustrator Lynn Munsinger and author Helen Lester team up to bring us Tacky the Penguin and five more books about this odd bird
When Mommy Was Mad
by Lynne Jonell
Notice the storm clouds in Lynne Jonell’s When Mommy Was Mad with expressive stick-figure drawings by Petra Mathers.
Follow the Drinking Gourd
by Jeanette Winter
Jeanette Winter’s Follow the Drinking Gourd is a picture book of the Underground Railroad. As a colorist, Ms. Winter is a master.
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
