Books, Movies & More blog

Libraries across Marin County invite the entire Marin Community to read and discuss one book each year.  The goal of One Book One Marin is to build a stronger, enriched community through the library, community dialogue, and the exploration of...
There's nothing like a real book
Have you ever wondered what the bookstore looks like at night? Well, wonder no more. The owners of Type Books in Toronto, Canada have created The Joy of Books to cue us all in.Like the video says "There's nothing quite like a real book....
What is "Speculative and Forthcoming?"Speculative fiction is the realm of science fiction and (sometimes) fantasy, where the author asks, "what if...?" about some unlikely subject...and then takes us on a ride into unknown...

Books

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"Books are the greatest device for transporting you into another person's mind.  ...books can take you deeper into people's thoughts and feelings than any other media.  Until we invent telepathy, books are our best choice for understanding the rest of humanity."  Christopher Paolini, author of Eragon

"Books are no more threatened by Kindle than stairs by elevators."  Stephen Fry

Explore the world of books at the library by browsing our Books page--find suggestions for great books to read, see new titles, popular titles and best-sellers, award-winners, and what library staff members are reading.

Downloads

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"The world is dark, and light is precious.  Come closer, dear reader.  You must trust me.  I am telling you a story." Kate DiCamillo

"Something very important and very weird is happening to the book right now: It’s shedding its papery corpus and transmigrating into a bodiless digital form, right before our eyes."  Lev Grossman

Download free books and audiobooks from the library on your Kindle, iPad, NOOK, and most other eReaders.  Find out what the eBook buzz is all about on our Downloads page!

Movies

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"The secret to film is that it's an illusion."   George Lucas

"A film is a petrified fountain of thought."  Jean Cocteau

 

Find movies, documentaries, TV shows, concerts and more in the library's DVD collection.  Check out the Movies page for tips on finding films in the catalog, sources for digital video streaming, including educational sites, resources for film fans, film festivals, and the history of movies in Marin. 

 

Music

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"You are the music while the music lasts."  T.S. Eliot

"Music is the universal language of mankind."  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

See what music the library has to offer by browsing the Music page.  You'll find shortcuts to searching for music by genre, like world music, or wedding music, tips for searching in the library catalog, resources for local music and musicians, and links to musician bios and music sites.