Anyone who follows the news can't help but be aware that the
State budget situation is deteriorating rapidly and the legislature swings
wildly back and forth on proposed solutions. How does this impact the Library?
We are most affected by the discussions about Proposition 1A, which would
allow the State to borrow about $800,000 of our tax revenue and not return
it for three years. A loss of that size from our $12,500,000 budget will
have serious affects on our libraries.
We will have to make decisions that will
be painful for everyone who loves the Library and who knows what they mean to
our communities. Our continuing goal is to maintain the libraries that we have
worked so hard to create and to give the best possible service to our loyal
patrons.
Gail Haar Director of County Library Services
Summer is a great time to pick up a book and get back into the reading habit.
The Marin
City, Novato,
and South
Novato libraries' Adult Summer Reading Program makes it easy. Discover great
books through reviews shared online by others in your community and share a few
discoveries of your own. Even better, sign
up online for the program, review 3 books, and you can earn an e-raffle ticket
for some great prizes the libraries are giving away in August and September.
Listen to Frank Lloyd Wright & Others who Have Shaped the Marin
County Civic Center . . .
Sit back and listen
as architects Frank Lloyd Wright, William Wesley Peters and Aaron Green,
former Supervisor Vera Schultz, and others, speak about the design and
creation of Marin’s landmark government center and fairgrounds.
Courtesy of Jason Lewis
The Library is able to bring the past to life through our oral history archive.
Frank Lloyd Wright's speeches to the citizens of Marin in 1957 and 1958 and
interviews with others who played a key role in the history of the Marin County
Civic Center, on one of the key features on our inter-active site created by
the Anne T. Kent California Room.
Our used book shop at 1608 Grant in Novato is a popular destination for book
lovers and bargain hunters. You'll find books in every category--fiction, nonfiction,
cookbooks, children's books, collector's items and muchy more. You'll also find
CDs, videos, audiobooks, and computer software. The shop is open seven days
a week and has unbeatable prices, with books starting at just a quarter.
Don't miss out on Bargain Sunday is 12-4, the first Sunday of the month/
Our store hours are Mon/Tues/Thurs/Sat 10-4, Wed and Sun Noon-4, and Friday
10-7. For more information about the Friends and The
Book Place, visit our website: http://marinlibraryfriends.marin.org.
Every Monday
Corte Madera Library Free Internet Tutoring
One-to-one Internet tutoring every Monday, 11:00 - 12:00 noon, 1:00 -
2:00 p.m., 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.To reserve a tutoring session, speak with a
librarian in person or by phone at the Corte Madera Library Reference
Desk, (415) 924-6444. View
Details
July 21, 2009
3:30am - 4:30pm
Stinson Beach Library Animals of the World
Walk on the Wild Side as Wild Things, Inc., brings Animals of the World
to the Library. All of the animals you will see were rescued by this non-profit
organization. Many come to Wild Things through the Department of Fish
and Game and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. View
Details
July 30, 2009
4:00pm - 4:50pm
South Novato Library Tutankhamun & the Golden Age of Pharaohs
Illustrated art lecture from the de Young Museum View
Details
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 free Library
Events and Classes please visit our branch
event webpage or our news
& events section 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 10 locations
to choose from as well as 24/7 access
on our website to reference
assistance, the online
catalog, and digital resources such as databases
& 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.
LIBRARY
BEYOND WALLS
The Library provides in-home delivery of library books, tapes, CDs, and
other materials to our patrons who have a permanent or temporary disability
that prevents them from getting to a branch of the library system. To
find out more about the program, how to sign up or volunteer, please visit
our Library
Beyond Walls webpage or contact our Volunteer Coordinator by calling
(415)499-7451.
Packing the Court: The Rise of Judicial Power and the Coming Crisis of the Supreme Court
By Burns, James MacGregor 2009/07 -
Penguin Press
9781594202193
Check Our Catalog
From renowned political theorist and Pulitzer Prize-winner Burns comes an illuminating critique of how an unstable, unaccountable, and frequently partisan Supreme Court has come to wield more power than the founding fathers ever intended.
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The poster boy of southern gothic thrillers delivers a powerful and unforgettable reading experience with The Devil's Punchbowl, which marks the return of Penn Cage, the protagonist of The Quiet Game and Turning Angel....More
An acclaimed historian and "New York Times"-bestselling author explores the many ways in which history affects everyone. Full of insights gleaned from studies of numerous historical events, "Dangerous Game" serves as a plea to treat history with care.
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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.
Having brought to life eccentric cereal king John Harvey Kellogg in The Road to Wellville and sex researcher Alfred Kinsey in The Inner Circle, T.C. Boyle now turns his fictional sights on an even more colorful and outlandish character: Frank Lloyd Wright.
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In Jackson, Mississippi, in 1962, there are lines that are not crossed. With the Civil Rights movement exploding all around them, three women start a movement of their own, forever changing a town and the way women--black and white, mothers and daughters--view one another.
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An uproariously sober look at Fisher's Hollywood hangover reveals what it was "really" like to grow up as a celebrity daughter, come of age on the set of "Star Wars," and become a cultural icon at the age of 19--with no holds barred.
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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.
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.
He's Just Not That Into You
Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Connelly, and Kevin
Connolly weave their roles in tales of unexpected love.
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers
A Chinese man who travels to America to see his divorced daughter remarry
cannot complete his journey when he realizes a generational and geographical
divide has developed between them.
Defiance
The deep forests of Poland and Belorussia are the domain of the occuping
Germans during World War II. The three Bielski brothers go into the forests
and find the impossible task of foraging for food, weapons and survival,
not just for themselves but for a large mass of fleeing Polish Jews from
the German war machine..
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Paul Blart is a mild-mannered, dutiful family man who works as a security
guard in a New Jersey mall. He has applied to become a cop for years, but
he always fails the physical exam because he is overweight. One day, a gang
of organized criminals put the mall under siege and take hostages. Blart
becomes trapped inside and because of he feels that it is his sense of duty,
refuses to leave. He becomes the police department's eyes on the inside
and attempts to stop the criminals on his own.
Rudo y Cursi
Two brothers in a rural Mexican village are on rival soccer teams.
Coraline
Coraline ventures through a mysterious door into a world that is similar,
yet disturbingly different from her own, where she must challenge a gruesome
entity in order to save herself, her parents, and the souls of three others
Alexandra
In a desolate, sun-sorched corner of the world, an elderly woman has come
to see her beloved grandson. He is a young officer stationed at a remote
military outpost. With the enemy just beyond the compound, she wanders the
barracks, observing the routines of military life, before making a sudden
trip into the outlying countryside.
State of Play
The murder of an ambitious politician's researcher leads journalist Cal
McCaffrey to uncover a complex thriller revealing the links between government
and big business.
Gran Torino
Walt Kowalski is a grumpy, tough-minded, unhappy old man, whose prize possession
is a 1972 Gran Torino he keeps in mint condition. When his neighbor, Thao,
a young Hmong teenager, becomes pressured by his gang member cousin to steal
Walt's Gran Torino, Kowalski sets out to reform the youth.
Camino a Guantánamo
Four men travel to Pakistan for a holiday and a wedding but become involved
with the American forces fighting terrorism. This is the true story of the
plight of a group of friends who later became known as the Tipton Three,
who experienced first hand the conditions in Guantanamo Bay.
Om Shanti Om
A romantic saga of a boy next door, Om Prakesh Makhija, who works as a junior
artiste in bollywood in the 70's. He is madly [in] love with the superstar
of that time, Shantipriya. His dreams and aspirations to become a superstar
and be with his lady love are thwarted as he witnesses the brutal murder
of his beloved Shantipriya by a mercenary producer Mukesh Mehra. Om Prakash
dies trying to save his Shanti. But destiny has something else in store
when 'Om Prakash' a junior artiste returns as 'Om Kapoor' the superstar
of 2007!!E.
Momma's Man
Bumped from a flight back to Los Angeles and his life, Mikey returns to
his childhood home, a cluttered Manhattan loft presided over by his bohemian
parents. His mother tells him he may stay as long as he wants. What begins
as a respite from adult responsibility becomes a premature mid-life crisis.
Re-installed in a house saturated with two generations of bric-a-brac evoking
days gone by, Mikey starts to regress and drift back to an awkward youth
he never outgrew.
Patti Smith: Dream of Life
Patti Smith is a renowned singer, songwriter, poet and activist. Her music,
poetry, and politics are fearless, funny, raw and original. Traces Patti's
punk-poet roots through the trials of daily life and untimely deaths that
have formed her life and art. Touches on her early days in New York City
and includes the people dearest to her, her family, and the political causes
she champions.
Bigger, Stronger, Faster
A look at how Americans see themselves as having to be the best in the world,
and what some people will do in order to achieve that title..
The International
Interpol Agent Louis Salinger and Manhattan Assistant District Attorney
Eleanor Whitman are determined to bring to justice one of the world's most
powerful banks. The two uncover illegal activities including money laundering,
arms trading, and the destabilization of governments, Salinger and Whitman's
investigation takes them around the world. Finding themselves in a high-stakes
chase across the globe, their relentless tenacity puts their own lives at
risk as the bank will stop at nothing, including murder, to continue financing
terror and war.
I Could Never Be Your Woman
Rosie is an older, divorced professional who has had little luck in love.
She finally finds a fitting companion in the form of Adam, a much younger
man. As her relationship threatens to move beyond something simply physical,
her teenage daughter, Izzie, begins to wonder if the strange tingling sensation
that she feels when she is in the company of a handsome local boy could
possibly be what adults refer to as 'love.' Of course anything is possible
with Mother Nature up to her old mischief, and with higher powers at play
there's no telling what will come of these relationships.
Confessions of a Shopaholic
Rebecca Bloomwood is a young woman struggling with her debilitating obsession
with shopping and the sudden collapse of her income source. She unintentionally
lands a job writing for a Manhattan financial magazine after a drunken letter-mailing
mix-up. Ironically, now Rebecca is writing about the very consumer caution
of which she herself has not abided. .
Autumn Hearts a New Beginning
The past has cast a long shadow over the present. A picturesque farm is
where the now-married Melanie lives unhappily with her husband. When Melanie
invites fellow Holocaust survivor Jakob to her home, he unexpectedly brings
Christopher, whose love for Melanie has never diminished since their confinement
in an internment camp. Old feelings and long-suppressed memories are stirred
up and reveal a climactic, life-changing feasts.
O Lucky Man!
Armed with ambition and a work ethic, coffee salesman hits the road and
finds that desire alone can't bring wealth and status. Bonus features include
commentary, new feature-length career profile, and vintage featurette.
Just Another Love Story
After Jonas unintentionally causes a car accident that leaves Julia crippled
with amnesia, he's compelled to visit her in the hospital. But when Julia's
family mistakes him for her old boyfriend Sebastian, Jonas readily steps
into the role. Jonas immediately falls for Julia and becomes enlivened by
his new identity. Until the day her memories return.
Two Lovers
After Leonard moves back into the home he grew up in to mend a broken heart,
he meets two women in quick succession. Michelle is a mysterious and beautiful
neighbor. Sandra is the lovely and caring daughter of a businessman who
is buying out his family's dry-cleaning business. Leonard is forced to make
an impossible decision, between desire and the comfort of love, or risk
falling back into the same darkness that nearly killed him.
Humboldt County
Peter Hadley, an uptight and disillusioned medical student, is failed by
one of his professors, who happens to be his father. Seeking some escape,
Peter ends up in bed with a nightclub singer named Bogart, who invites him
on a road trip to Humboldt County. It is here that he meets and is embraced
by Bogart's eccentric marijuana farming "family." Leaving Peter
stranded, he begins a new journey of his own.
Every Picture Tells a Story
U.K. art critic Waldemar Januszczak hosts a fascinating series that answers
some of the most enduring questions in art history. Includes eight great
paintings, such as Botticelli's The Birth of Venus, Da Vinci's Mona Lisa,
and Rembrandt's The Anatomy Lesson. Features a guide for group discussion,
avenues for further learning, stories behind the story, featured artwork,
artist bios, and much more.
Taken
Kim is seventeen years-old and the pride and joy of her father, the ex-CIA
agent Bryan Mills. Bryan left the agency to stay near Kim in California.
Kim lives with her mother Lenore and her wealthy stepfather Stuart. Kim
convinces the reluctant Bryan to sign an authorization form so she can travel
to Paris with her friend Amanda. When they arrive, they share a cab with
a stranger named Peter. Amanda tells him that they are alone in Paris. While
Bryan is on the phone with Kim, Albanese gang members break into the apartment
where the girls are staying. Bryan has Kim give him a detailed description
of what she sees and hears. He tells her she is about to be kidnapped. Bryan
promises Kim that he will come and get her. He immediately travels to Paris
to find Kim and Amanda. He has four days to find her and he uses his special
skills and contacts to get her back and seek his revenge.
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.
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or audio books? Check out some of our most popular recommendations on BookLetters.
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