The Marin County Free Library will be offering the public a
“Late Fee Forgiveness” week at all their branches during the week
of April 12-18. This opportunity will allow the public to return overdue
Marin County Free Library materials to any of our locations without being
charged a late fee. This is not a forgiveness of fees previously accrued,
but only applies to overdue materials returned during the amnesty period.
“Late Fee Forgiveness Week” allows for the recovery of valuable long
overdue materials that often cannot be replaced. During these challenging economic
times, the Library wishes to reach out to all our patrons, including those who
may have stopped using the library because of the accrual of late fees.
Over the last few months, Community
Partners of One Book One Marin - the County and City Public Libraries
of Marin County, Book Passage & Dominican University of CA have hosted
more than 40 programs around the cultural and timely issues raised in
selected author Dave
Eggers book
What is the What : The autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng.
On April 22, 2009 the Library will once again engage Marin County residents
to Read, Discuss, and Build Community
as part of the One Book One Marin
project with a unique Teen Forum at St Andrew Presbyterian Church, featuring
author Dave Eggers in converations with Valentino Achak Deng. On April
23th the 4th year of One Book One Marin will culminate with Special Evening
Celebration at Domincan Universitym featuring Dave Eggers and Valentino
Achak Deng in conversation with Michael Krasny, Author & KQED “Forum”
Host
All events are free to the public; through
the generosity of the County Library, its Friends, other libraries, individuals,
and organizations. Seating is limited, and will be provided on a first-come
first-serve basis. For more information, please visit the One Book One Marin website.
The Floating Homes Association is a volunteer civic group which
represents the interests of the residents of the 400+ homes in five floating
home marinas on Richardson Bay. For many years, the Association has raised
funds for our library through its renowned Floating Homes Tour. It was with
great regret that the Association did not organize a tour for 2008, but
we are hopeful it might return in 2009. Please, check their website in the
coming months for further information.
On April 22nd, historians Richard Cunningham &
Larry Clinton, will give an illustrated talk on the houseboat communities of Sausalito,
Larkspur & Belvedere to celebrate the publication of Phil Frank’s posthumous
work, which forms part of Arcadia Publishing’s Images in America Series.
For more information, please visit our online
calendar.
Library Journal, the premier publication for librarians,
has awarded the Marin County Free Library three stars for excellence in library
service.
After evaluating over 7000 public libraries throughout the
United States, Library Journal awarded stars to only 256 libraries, based
on four per-capita service indicators – library visits, circulation,
program attendance and public internet computer uses. The Marin County Free
Library is proud that on average, each year each of our residents visits
us 7.6 times and borrows an average of 10 books.
MCFL is one of 30 “starred” libraries in its expenditure category
nationally, and one of only 16 starred libraries in California. The Marin County
Free Library system achieved this rating through the continuous hard work of the
entire Library staff, and the support of the Library Commission, the Marin County
Board of Supervisors, the Library Foundation, the Friends of the Library, and
the Marin County community. The full
report is available on the Library Journal's website.
The deals are in full bloom for our April 5 Bargain Sunday. Our sale will include
50% off the following categories: Psychology/Self-Help, Religion/Philosophy,
Hard cover Mysteries, Gardening, and Romance. Additionally, we'll price Clearance
Room items at 10 cents!
Hop on in between noon and 4pm, and get some Easter treats.
Our store hours are Tues/Thurs/Sat 10-4, Wed and Sun Noon-4, and Friday 10-7;
we're closed Monday. For more information about the Friends
and The Book Place, visit our website: http://marinlibraryfriends.marin.org.
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.
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
