What's New On the Library
Website The Marin County Free Library now offers Rosetta
Stone Language Learning!
Discover a new way to English, French, Italian, Latin American Spanish,
and Mandarin Chinese that's easier than you could you imagine and works
without translation, memorization, or grammar drills.
This very popular online learning system can cost hundreds of dollars
for individual users, but as part of our extensive collection of eResources,
we're able to offer the program FREE to patrons within the
Marin County Free Library tax jurisdiction that have a valid, current
library card.
This innovative learning system involves a dynamic immersion method that combines
listening, viewing images, and reading text through an interactive software
application. With credit for correct answers and bleeps for wrong answers, it
is easy to stay focused and learn fast!
The library has begun a subscription to a set of consumer guides published by
TheStreet.com Ratings (formerly Weiss Ratings) that cover eight subject areas:
Automobile Insurance
Elder Care Choices
Homeowners Insurance
Long-Term Care Insurance
Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage
Medicare Supplement Insurance
Term Life Insurance
Variable Annuities
Each consumer guide describes the product or service, outlines factors to consider
when making a selection, and includes independent unbiased ratings of companies
in the field.
TheStreet.com Ratings: Consumer Guide box set is updated quarterly. The guides
are shelved as a box set on the library's Consumer Shelves and are available
for in-library use.
The Marin Literacy Program's Community
Report for Spring '07 has just been published. This report provides a brief
review of the Marin Literacy Program's involvement with and impact on the community.
The
Marin Literacy Program provides Marin County adults with free student-centered
instruction in reading, writing and speaking to help them reach their full potential
at work, at home and in the community. You can view a copy of full report on
their website or call the Literacy Program Office at 415-485-3318 for further
information.
Everyone from 6th to 12th grade is welcome to read books, write reviews
and play a weekly trivia contest. Each review and contest entry wins
a ticket in weekly drawings for excellent prizes, and a ticket for the
grand prize, which is an I-Pod Shuffle. Even teens who are out of town
may participate online. Teens who register for Summer Reading may also
be invited to programs and parties, which vary by branch
library.
News from the Book Place 1608 Grant Avenue, Novato
Open Hours: Tues/Thurs/Sat 10-4; Sunday/Wed
noon-4; Friday 10-7. Closed Monday
415-209-0212
Mark your calendars and check your reading lists-The
Book Place is having a Summer Blowout Sale! Our shelves are bursting,
thanks to donations, and we need to clear out to make room. Our sale will
feature 50% off our already-low prices throughout the store, including the
"better," or higher-priced books. The sale happens on the weekend
of July 20-22, with special preview hours on Thursday night, 6-9 pm for Friends
of the Library members. Sale hours are Friday, 10-7; Saturday, 10-6, and Sunday,
noon-4. Post-sale sales to charities and dealers will happen after 5 on Sunday.
Stock up on your summer reading and support the library!
We've set aside books appearing on Marin County School Summer Reading
lists-if your son/daughter has a few books to get through this summer,
check out our Summer Reading Cart-we may not have them all, but we'll keep
stocking what we do find in our inventory. We also gathered the lists for
various schools to help you remember the titles. Save some money on these
required reading editions; come see us!!
Hardcover Mysteries are on sale ALL SUMMER LONG. How does $1.00 sound
for a deal? While they last, mysteries are on sale-kick back with a stack
of whodunits.
The Book Place is run by the knowledgeable volunteers
of the Friends
of the Marin County Free Library. Volunteers always needed-check with
us on available sales/sorting opportunities.
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 PR & Marketing Resources from our
NetLibrary, Overdrive, & Safari Tech Collections. For more information about
these books, ask your
friendly local librarian!
Below are featured instrumental selections of music on the guitar. A complete
list of the MARINet Libraries' music CD, cassette, & record holdings is available
online via a quick
search.
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.
Catch
and Release [DVD Format]
After the sudden death of her fiancé, Gray finds comfort in the company
of his friends. As secrets about her supposedly perfect fiancé emerge, Gray
comes to see new sides of the man she thought she knew, and at the same
time, finds herself drawn to the last man she ever expected to fall for.
For Your
Consideration [DVD Format]
It's about an indie movie called "Home for Purim," a somewhat
inane drama about a dysfunctional Jewish family living in the South during
World War II and how Oscar buzz affects the film's director, additional
cast members, writers, an agent, a publicist, and the hosts from an Hollywood
entertainment-type television program.
Breach
[DVD Format]
When Eric O'Neill is promoted from a low-level surveillance job into the headquarters of the FBI, his dream of becoming a full-fledged agent is on the verge of reality.
Children
of Men [DVD Format]
London, 2027. Humanity has become infertile and no child has been born for
18 years. In a climate of nationalistic violence, a London peace activist
turned bureaucrat Theo Faron, joins forces with Julian, his revolutionary
ex-wife, in order to save mankind by protecting a woman who has mysteriously
became pregnant.
After the
Wedding [DVD & VHS Formats]
A businessman offers to make a huge donation to an Indian orphanage. Unfortunately
he makes some unreasonable demands on the owner of the orphanage, including
a bizarre request to return to his native Denmark to participate in a wedding.
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
