Seems like everyone’s “going green” these days.
What does “going green” really mean? And what is “sustainability”
all about? How do these concepts tie in with global warming? To find information
sources that answer these questions, please visit the resource list, Sustainability
Resources at the Marin County Free Library and Beyond, for library books,
videos, and DVDs, and a list of websites concerning a green environment
and a sustainable world.
Marin Literacy Program is hosting a big-screen
showing of “My Fair Lady” on Valentine’s Day at the Smith Rafael
Film Center in San Rafael. The show begins at 7 p.m. on Thursday, February 14,
following a reception with tea and chocolates from 6 to 6:45 p.m.
The event, a fundraiser “for the love
of literacy,” features the Pygmalion story of Eliza Doolittle and Professor
Henry Higgins, starring Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison. To add to the fun,
the audience is invited to sing along to Alan Lerner’s irresistible lyrics.
Attendees are also encouraged to come in period costumes.
Tickets are available at the Reference Desk of the San Rafael Public Library,
1100 E Street and at Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, for a
$25 donation per ticket. For more information, call 485-3321.
In addition, the AARP Tax-Aide Program provides free assistance
preparing tax returns and answering tax questions to middle and low-income
individuals of all ages with special attention to those 60 and older. No
reservations are taken for this service. Individuals are seen on a first
come, first served basis only. Please bring relevant tax documents with
you including
current year tax forms and booklet
copy of last year income tax return
W-2 and 1099 forms
For more information and a list of AARP tax help locations
at Marin County Free Library branches and other Marin locations, click
here.
The Marin County Free Library has special events almost every day for children
of all ages. Here's a highlight of one of one in our series:
A Marin Humane Society trained volunteer and dog
are coming to the South Novato Library twice a month ~ the next time will
be Wednesday, February 20th. This is a very successful nation-wide program
to help kids overcome their fear of reading aloud. Children are picking
colorful library Reader books designed to help them learn how to read easily.
South Novato is fortunate to have a good collection with reading level stickers
to aid in choosing a book and a children's librarian is available to help.
Space is limited so please call 506-3168 to sign up.
We've received a large supply of popular Japanese Anime video (on VHS)--we're
letting them go at $1.00 each! Come early for best selection.
For you audio book lovers, we've got an abundance of audio book choices on cassette.
Many are library discards, but we've also amassed a number of donations. These
are great if you commute, or while doing errands around the house. They are
also on sale for $1.00--sorry, CD audio books are not included.
And of course, with Valentine's Day just around the corner, who knows what else
you can find for your special someone?
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.
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.
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.
Place your request
early and be one of the first to check out these new releases. More
fiction and non-fiction previews are available through BookLetters.
Each of our BookLetters
listings provides links to our online catalog, so you can check availability and
easily request materials be delivered to your local branch library. You can also
subscribe to one or more of these lists and have updated information send to you
via email
or RSS feed.
Mirren has been an internationally acclaimed, award-winning actress for more than 40 years. This beautifully illustrated memoir is an account of an extraordinary talent and a life well lived. Full-color photographs throughout.
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In Kellerman's latest super-charged thriller, Detective Milo Sturgis and psychologist Alex Delaware square off against the most sadistic murderer they've ever encountered.
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Kendall offers the extraordinary true story of Peter Mark Roget--the man who created the legendary Roget's Thesaurus. Evocative and entertaining, this work lets readers join Roget on his worldly adventures and emotional journeys as he explored the power of words.
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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.
Bestsellers
Here's a selection of recent Best Sellers, as published
by the New York Times. More best selling fiction and non-fiction titles
are available through BookLetters.
Each of our BookLetters
listings provides links to our online catalog, so you can check availability and
easily request materials be delivered to your local branch library. You can also
subscribe to one or more of these lists and have updated information send to you
via email
or RSS feed.
The #1 bestselling author delivers a new novel about a man whose near-fatal accident gives him access to vast powers of creativity--and destruction.
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This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War
By Faust, Drew Gilpin 2008/01 -
Knopf Publishing Group
9780375404047
Check Our Catalog
National Book Critics Circle Best Recommended Nonfiction
Eminent historian Faust presents an illuminating study of the American struggle to comprehend the meaning and practicalities of death in the face of the unprecedented carnage of the Civil War.
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BookPage Notable Title From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of March comes this novel--inspired by a true story--that traces the journey of a rare illuminated manuscript through centuries of exile and war.
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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 are selected audio book titles from our collection. More
recorded book selections are available through BookLetters.
Each of our BookLetters
listings provides links to our online catalog, so you can check availability and
easily request materials be delivered to your local branch library. You can also
subscribe to one or more of these lists and have updated information send to you
via email
or RSS feed.
A complete list of the MARINet libraries' audio CD & cassette holdings
is available online via a quick
search.
BookPage Notable Title Being immortal is not all it once was. Yes, the twelve Greek gods of Olympus are alive and well in the twenty-first century, but they are crammed together in a London town house–and are none too happy about it. Even more disturbing, their powers are waning. Gods Behaving Badly is that rare thing: a charming, funny, utterly original first novel that satisfies the head and the heart.
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BookPage Notable Title A look at how each of us can change the world. First, it reveals the extraordinary and innovative efforts made by companies and organizations--and by individuals--to solve problems and save lives both "down the street and around the world." Then it urges us to seek out what each of us, "regardless of income, available time, age and skills," can do to help.
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BookPage Notable Title The 20th Kinsey Millhone crime novel (after 2005's S Is for Silence), a gripping, if depressing, tale of identify theft and elder abuse, displays bestseller Grafton's storytelling gifts.
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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.
Award Winners
Each year, the MassBooks recognize significant achievements
in fiction, general nonfiction, poetry, and children's literature from the previous
calendar year. To be eligible, books must have been written by authors who currently
live and work in Massachusetts or must present topics of particular and specific
importance to the Commonwealth regardless of their author’s residency. To learn
more about the Massachusetts Book Awards visit: http://www.massbook.org.
A complete listing of Massachusetts
Book Awards and other Award Winners are available through BookLetters.
Each of our BookLetters
listings provides links to our online catalog, so you can check availability
and easily request materials be delivered to your local branch library. You can
also subscribe to one or more of these lists and have updated information send
to you via email
or RSS
feed.
How Elizabeth
Barrett Browning Saved My Life
By Medwed,
Mameve 2006/03 - William Morrow
& Company
9780060831196 Check
Our Catalog
Massachusetts Book Award - 2007 Fiction Honors
This astonishing, wry novel is for any woman who has ever thought about
changing a seemingly mundane life, making peace with her past, and the
serendipity that can bring back an enthusiasm for life. ...More
Winner - 2007 ALA Notable Non Fiction Selection Massachusetts Book Award - 2007 Nonfiction Award BookPage Notable Title The startling story of the Plymouth Colony--from the flight to religious freedom to the war that ravaged New England--is told by the bestselling author of In the Heart of the Sea, winner of the National Book Award.
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Massachusetts Book Award - 2007 Fiction Honors
The author explores the personal insecurities and inadequacies of mothers
and daughters, witnessed through the lives of three generations of women.
...More
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.
Kids Corner
Since he was little, Capricorn Cap Anderson has lived on a farm commune and has been homeschooled by his hippie grandmother, Rain. When Rain is injured in a fall, Cap is forced to attend the local middle school. Although he knows a lot about Zen Buddhism, nothing has prepared him for the politics of public school.
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BookPage Notable Title Beautiful sisters Elizabeth and Diana Holland rule Manhattans social scene, but are soon caught up in a whirlwind of scandal when a family secret threatens their position. This delicious novel is the first of an exciting new trilogy about five compelling teens in 1899 Manhattan, where appearance matters over everything.
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BookPage Notable Title Art Tatum came from modest beginnings and was nearly blind, but his passion for the piano and his acute memory for any sound he heard drove him to become a virtuoso who was revered by classical and jazz pianists alike.
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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 DVDs
The following DVD 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.
You can also browse our BookLetters Movie Database for descriptions and video
clips of hundreds of new releases and favorite classics. Each of our BookLetters
listings provides links to our online catalog, so you can check availability and
easily request materials be delivered to your local branch library.
No Country for Old Men
The Coen Brothers adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Cormac
Mccarthy takes place in a small Texas border town in 1980 where Llewelyn
Moss stumbles across a drug deal gone bad and ends up being persued by an
evil psychopath.
Offside
The Tehran soccer stadium roars with 100,000 cheering men and only men.
The girls who are caught sneaking into the match, and the soldiers who guard
them, end up playing their own sort of game, one far more compelling than
the championship inside.
Ratatouille
A rat named Remy dreams of becoming a great chef despite his family's wishes
and the obvious problem of being a rat in a decidedly rodent-phobic profession..
The Bourne Ultimatum
Bourne is brought out of hiding inadvertently by London-based reporter Simon
Ross. Information from the reporter stirs a new set of memories, and Bourne
must finally, ultimately, uncover his dark past whilst dodging The Company's
best efforts in trying to eradicate him.
Starter for 10
Brian is a working class student from Essex navigating his first year at
Bristol University with a ragtag group of new friends. Brian's life-long
dream is to join the team for the British quiz show University Challenge,
and pull Alice, the fittest girl on the team.
Lives of Others
Set in East Berlin in 1984, a secret service agent assigned to monitor a
playwright and his girlfriend begins to question his assignment and his
loyalty to the government.
The Hoax
Inspired by the unbelievable true story of the man who faked the authorized
autobiography of Howard Hughes and nearly pulled off the media scam of the
20th century.
Babel
It's about a gun. It's about communication - or the lack of it - both intercultural
and intracultural. Raises issues like terrorism and immigration, and is
as basic as husbands talking to their wives and parents understanding their
children. Awarded Best Director, Alejandro González Iñárritu,
at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.
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 bestsellers, fiction, non-fiction, mysteries or audio books? Check
out some of our most popular recommendations on BookLetters.
You can also subscribe to one or more book lists and have updated information
send to you via email or RSS feed. E-Connect publication
E-Connect is an online publication distributed monthly by the Marin County Free Library.
Contact: Library@co.marin.ca.us
