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News and Events
This page offers, news and event information for the entire MCFL system. For specific information about your local branch, please visit our branch pages..
E-Connect Newsletter
To better communicate with our patrons, the library publishes a monthly electronic newsletter called E-Connect. If you wish, you may sign up for monthly email alerts then will inform you when a new issue is published.
News and Announcements
Library Wins Grant for Math & Science Programs
The Novato Library will host a four-part series of two-hour, afterschool math and science programs: Make It! Move It! Eat It!: An Introduction to Everyday Science for middle school students and teens in March. The programs will be led by Engineer and Scientist, Linh Nguyen , and by Jack Deslippe, Advanced Graduate Researcher at University of California, Berkeley, Department of Physics.
Librarian Amanda Foust developed the programs based on the North Bay Leadership Council's spring economic insight report, "How to Make the North Bay a Jobs Magnet," which highlighted the strong need for visible math and science programs for youth in grades K-12.
Funding for the program is provided by a federal grant funded by the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Grant administered by the California State Library.
For more information about the program, please contact the Novato Library Reference Desk, (415) 897-1142.
Try the new MARINet Discovery Catalog!
Search, discover, refine--with the library's new Discovery Catalog.
Find what you're looking for fast:
- Enter your search in a single search box and see the limiting options all on one page.
- Read reviews and summaries, see the table of contents and user tags, and request the items you want.
- Search magazines and newspapers at the same time as you search the catalog (from home or work, simply select your library from the list and log in for this expanded search.)
- Browse lists of new items in the library with one click.
- Create and share lists, and add tags to entries.
From the Stacks 2: Libraries Busy in Down Economy
In our June 2009 podcast, Director Gail Haar and Deputy Director Scott Bauer discuss the role the Library is playing in helping our community in the down economy.
Public Libraries Featured on the Today Show!
Yesterday morning, the Today Show ran a segment on the important role public libraries like the Marin County Free Library are playing during this recession.
From Our Branches
Corte Madera
September is Library Card Month
September only, replace your library card for free!
Especially for kids-- get a brand-new shiny library card set: a wallet-sized card plus a tiny card on a curly key chain!
And, for kids (through sixth grade) enter the Giants raffle!!! Show us your Marin County library card, old or new, and you'll be entered in a raffle for a set of four tickets to the San Francisco Giants vs. the San Diego Padres on Saturday, October 2.
Kids can enter the raffle starting Wednesday, September 1 through Monday, September 20. One entry per person. Ten sets of four tickets will be raffled at the end of the day on September 20.
Congratulations to our Teen Summer Reading Prize Winner
Congratulations to the Corte Madera Library Teen Summer Reading Grand Prize Winner, Chiara Arellano!
Fairfax
Summer Reading at the Library!This summer we have reading programs, clubs and prizes for the whole family!
Kids, come to the library to sign up beginning Saturday, June 12 and any summer day after for our annual summer reading game! See our Make a Splash: Read page for more details.
Teens can sign up online to share reviews and win prizes in our Make Waves at Your Library program.
We also have an Adult Summer Reading Club- visit our Water Your Mind: Read page to sign up and share your favorite summer book with friends and neighbors.
Pathway Project
From mid-May through August, work on the bike path and parking lots at the library will be done to improve access per ADA guidelines. Parking may be limited and the bike path will be partly inaccessible during this work. We sincerely appreciate your patience and understanding during this project
Marin City
Discovery Museum Passes
Did you know you can check out free passes for the Bay Area Discovery Museum at Marin County Free Library? Each pass admits six people, and can be checked out for one week.
The Discovery Museum is an award winning children's museum located in Sausalito at the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge. It is dedicated to nuturing childhood creativity through play and exploration, and encourages children ages 6 months to 8 years to develop into curious, creative, adventurous lifelong learners and explorers.
For more information about checking out Discovery Museum passes at the Marin City Library, please contact us at 332-6157. For more information about the Discovery Museum, please visit their website.
Bay Everyday News
Check out Bay Everyday News, an interview series covering the latest in politics, music, fashion and other topics, created by youth in the Marin City Library Webstars technology program. Episodes are filmed in Marin City, Sausalito, and other Marin County locations. Below is the latest episode. See the Marin City Webstars YouTube Channel for more!
South Novato
Wednesday Storytimes at South Novato Library are on hiatusSouth Novato Library storytimes are currently on hiatus.
Come and enjoy the storytimes at the main Novato branch, located at 1720 Novato Blvd. You will find the details for Lapsit Storytime, Preschool Storytime and Baby Bounce listed on the Novato branch page.
Upcoming Events
Below is a listing of upcoming events at all of our branches for the next two weeks. To see a complete listing of events for a particular branch, please see our branch pages.Coffee And Tea Klatsch
Wednesday Sep 1, 2010 10:00am - 12:00pm at Inverness
Series Description
Come to the library every Wednesday morning from 10:00-12:00AM for our weekly coffee and tea klatsch. Linger over a hot beverage, read the newspapers, and meet your neighbors.
Storytimes at the Marin City Library
Wednesday Sep 1, 2010 10:30am - 10:00am at Marin City
Preschool Storytime at the Marin City Library
Series Description
Join us for our preschool storytimes every Wednesday at 10:30am and 3:30pm
Please note that from June through August, Marin City Library will have one daily storytime at 3:30pm while our morning preschool storytime group is enjoying their summer break
Storytimes at the Marin City Library
Wednesday Sep 1, 2010 3:30pm - 4:00pm at Marin City
Preschool Storytime at the Marin City Library
Series Description
Join us for our preschool storytimes every Wednesday at 10:30am and 3:30pm
Please note that from June through August, Marin City Library will have one daily storytime at 3:30pm while our morning preschool storytime group is enjoying their summer break
Poets First Thursday
Thursday Sep 2, 2010 7:30pm - 9:00pm at Stinson Beach
Series Description
The Stinson Beach Library is happy to offer an open monthly poetry workshop on the first Thursday of every month at 7:30 P.M.
Bring your poems to a workshop in a supportive community environment.
If you have any questions, please feel free to call Barbara Martin at 868-1586.
Knitting and Spinning Group
Friday Sep 3, 2010 3:00pm - 4:30pm at Inverness
Series Description
Read to a Dog
Saturday Sep 4, 2010 2:00pm - 3:00pm at Corte Madera
Paws for Reading at the library!
Series Description
The Marin Humane Society presents Read to a Dog at the Corte Madera Library on the first Saturdays in June, July and August.
Kids age 5-9 are invited to call the Children's Librarian at (415) 924-6382 to sign up for a 10 minute session, between 2 and 3 pm.
Storytime at Whole Foods
Tuesday Sep 7, 2010 11:00am - 11:30am at Novato
Series Description
Join our children's librarian Carla at Novato Whole Foods Market for stories and treats.
Address: 790 De Long Ave, Novato
For ages 3 to 6.
Parents must stay with their children during storytime.
On the first Tuesday of each month:
Coffee And Tea Klatsch
Wednesday Sep 8, 2010 10:00am - 12:00pm at Inverness
Series Description
Come to the library every Wednesday morning from 10:00-12:00AM for our weekly coffee and tea klatsch. Linger over a hot beverage, read the newspapers, and meet your neighbors.
Storytimes at the Marin City Library
Wednesday Sep 8, 2010 10:30am - 11:00am at Marin City
Series Description
Join us for our preschool storytimes every Wednesday at 10:30am and 3:30pm
Please note that from June through August, Marin City Library will have one daily storytime at 3:30pm while our morning preschool storytime group is enjoying their summer break
Storytimes at the Marin City Library
Wednesday Sep 8, 2010 3:30pm - 4:00pm at Marin City
Preschool Storytime at the Marin City Library
Series Description
Join us for our preschool storytimes every Wednesday at 10:30am and 3:30pm
Please note that from June through August, Marin City Library will have one daily storytime at 3:30pm while our morning preschool storytime group is enjoying their summer break
Mystery Reader's Book Club: Thursday Morning Edition
Thursday Sep 9, 2010 10:30am - 11:30am at Novato
A Wrongful Death by Kate Wilhelm
Series Description
Novato Library Book Clubs meet once a month. Everyone welcome!
Special book club copies of the upcoming book are available at club meetings. Book club copies check out for six weeks. If you miss a book club date, call the library's reference desk to have a book club copy set aside for you. Large type editions are available for most titles. Ask the Librarian to reserve a copy for you.
Mystery Reader's Book Club meetings are held on second Thursdays 10:30 - 11:30 am.
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