When the dust settled after the Book Super Sale this March, the Friends
of the Marin County Free Library found net proceeds exceeded $16,000. This
isthe highest amount in the Sale's seven-year history.
Following the public sale, bulk sales and disbursement to pre-arranged buyers
and charities cleaned up the rest. "Not a single book went into the dumpster,"
reports Ruth Arnold, Sale Chair. "Every book found a home."
Preliminary plans for the proceeds include an allocation for more books on
CD, and replacement of worn children's picture books in county library branches.
These two items in particular are very popular with library patrons, and continue
to be among items people ask for most.
The Friends wish to thank all of you who attended and purchased books at the
sale. We remind you also that you can find year-round deals at our retail outlet: The
Book Place
1608 Grant Avenue (near 7th Street)
Novato
Hours: Tues/Thurs/Sat 10-4; Wed/Sun noon-4, and Friday, 10-7; closed Mondays.
Bargain Sunday is June 3rd
Speaking of The
Book Place, this month's Bargain Sunday is the Stock Up for Summer Reading
Sale. Mystery paperbacks will be 4 for $1.00, and the hardcover editions
are 50% off. Additionally, Biography, History and Romance categories are also
50% off. It's hard to let a sale like this go by, particularly with those long
summer days and vacations coming up. Come on by and build up your stash!! Sunday
hours are noon to 4 pm!
Recent changes to our catalog have made it possible to search for recorded
books in specific media formats.
Books
on CD and Books
on Cassette are now separated into two categories. Patrons who only
want one format will no longer have to look through the general audio category.
Other changes to
Advanced Keyword Searching allow patrons to look for multiple formats or multiple
locations at the same time...for instance, both DVDs and VHS choices in a single
search or a specific title on the shelf at either Marin City or Corte Madera.
To learn more about ways to search the Library's catalog and explore searching
options by format & location, visit our
Quick Search webpage.
The Library's digital media collection, Overdrive,
has recently expanded to include a selection of free
music downloads. These additions highlight classical music titles from
the Naxos label, such as Tchaikovsky's
Nutcracker, the Brandenburg
Concertos, and Gershwin's Rhapsody
in Blue. Music from the collection may be downloaded in WMA format and
played on your PC
during the time of the loan period (7 days) or may be transferred to compatible
devices, such as MP3 players, laptops, Pocket PCs, and Palm OS devices.
Calling all super sleuths and daring detectives: dig out your magnifying
glasses and dust off your fingerprint kits. We’re on the case to Get
a Clue @ Your Library this summer at your Marin County Free Library.
Slip a library card in your pocket and slink over the library in June
after school is over. We promise you and Detective Ike Larue will solve
the riddle of Case # 1 “What Shall We Do this Summer?”
Here is a top secret list to get you started.
Agent A to Agent Z
by Andy Rash
A spy named Agent A inspects his fellow spies, all similarly named after
letters of the alphabet.
Double Life: Invisible Detective
by Justin Richards
A fourteen-year-old Arthur finds himself remembering the 1936 adventures
of a boy named Art who, under the identity of the Invisible Detective, works
with three friends in London to solve the mystery of sinister puppets who
are replacing real people.
Gilda Joyce Psychic Investigator
by Allison Jennifer
Gilda Joyce uses her purported psychic abilities and detective skills to
solve the mystery of a San Francisco mansion's boarded-up tower. (Also available
in audiobook format)
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.
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.
The number of new release feature films added to our DVD/video collection is amazing!
Here's a few hits the last year to get your summer off to a sizzling start. Complete
lists of the MARINet libraries' DVD and video holdings are available online via
a quick search.
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
