This installment: weird short stories featuring animals, grim childhood doings in England, and an amazing mystical blockbuster.   I Am An Executioner by Rajesh ParameswaranSubtitled Love...
Banned poster
Banned Books Week celebrates the freedom to read!  For the last thirty years, the American Library Association has drawn attention to efforts across the country to restrict access to books....
  New eBooks are available through the Marin County Free Library. They can be used on any devices or computers that are compatible with eBooks. These new eBooks include The Dog Stars by Peter...
Sierra upgrade
Next week the library will be installing a new software upgrade.  While the upgrade is being implemented, some of our services will be affected.  In order to help everyone prepare and plan...
this installment covers a novel about the greedy rich,  Anne Tyler's latest, and a new C.J. Box mystery! 
   The Darlings  by Cristina Alger

Ahh,...
In these days of a close Presidential campaign,  you might decide that politics is a ruthless and dangerous game.  But as a fan of history and historical novels, I have been reading books...
A riveting memoir, the ultimate parental challenge, and a novel of old and new Vietnam.    What  to Look For in Winter by Candia McWilliam

This is the kind of memoir I...
An absurb yet heatbreaking road trip, a nasty yet funny DVD, and another compelling dark English childhood mystery    Another Happy Day (DVD)

This film puts the fun in...
New book reviewed on NPR, Fresh AirFeathers: The Evolution of a Natural Miracle by Thor HansonIn an effort to better understand the composition of feathers, author Thor Hanson disassembled a wren...
Introducing Encore a new way to search
Fall is in the air in the Bay Area, and that means going back to school, updating your look, and getting ready for the latest batch of tech gadget rollouts.  Here at the library, we've...