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Happening This Month at Sonoma County Library

Join the Sonoma County Library for in-person and virtual eventsthroughout the month of December, from crafting classes to Zero Waste workshops. All events are free and you don’t need a library card to attend; registration is required for select events. See some of our December events below!

Kids & Families
Join us for December’s Seeds & Reads program and create a wildflower seed bomb! For grades K-6. Available at six library locations: Healdsburg, Northwest Santa Rosa, Petaluma, Rohnert-Park Cotati, Sebastopol, and Windsor.Light up the holidays with our Maker Studio: Light Up Cards! Learn how to make a greeting card using LEDs, wires, and coin-cell batteries. Tinker with us at four library locations: Central Santa Rosa, Cloverdale, Rincon Valley, and Sonoma Valley. Advance registration required; supplies are limited. 

Teens
Make your own mini watercolor palette and tiny sketchbook with Amanda Ayala’s Bookbinding & Watercolors Workshops! For teens in grades 7-12. Join Amanda at three library locations: Cloverdale, Northwest Santa Rosa, and Sebastopol. Advance registration required; supplies are limited. Celebrate the season at our annual Gingerbread House Workshops for Teens! Decorate a gingerbread house at five library locations: Cloverdale, Guerneville, Healdsburg, Rincon Valley, and Windsor. Advance registration required; supplies are limited. 

All Ages
Join us for Zero Waste Workshops that will show you how to reduce waste during the holidays, from décor to gift-wrapping. Learn how to celebrate the holidays waste-free at two library locations: Sebastopol and Rohnert Park-Cotati.Join us at the Roseland Library on Sunday, December 18, at 2:00 pm for a show from the Sonoma Vietnamese Association Lion Dance Team! The team will welcome the Lunar New Year with lion dancing, a Vietnamese art form that combines martial arts with folk dancing.AdultsLove to create? Join our community of crafters! Our Crafting Classes for Adultsoffer everything from calligraphy to knitting. Enjoy a class at six library locations: Cloverdale, Healdsburg, Northwest Santa Rosa, Petaluma, Sebastopol, and Windsor.

Virtual EventsAdvance registration required for all virtual events in order to receive a Zoom link.Join us for a virtual author talk with art historian Celia Stahr and the Sonoma County History & Genealogy Library on Thursday, December 8, at 6:00 pm. Stahr will discuss Frida Kahlo’s creative and personal journey while living in the United States, with a particular focus on Kahlo’s time in San Francisco and Santa Rosa.

Learn about the Silk Road and globalization in the ancient world with the Asian Art Museum on Saturday, December 10, at 11:00 am! Come discover the complexity of the exchanges and variety of cultures transformed as a result of goods, knowledge, and techniques transmitted between East and West.Looking for more?

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Eventos de diciembre 
Únase a la Biblioteca del Condado de Sonoma para eventos presenciales y virtuales durante el mes de diciembre, desde los talleres de No Desperdicio hasta talleres de manualidades. Todos los eventos son gratuitos y no se requiere una tarjeta de la biblioteca para asistir. Para eventos selectos es necesario que se registre. ¡Vea algunos de los eventos de diciembre a continuación!

Niños y familias
¡Únanse a los programas de Semillas y Libros en diciembre para crear una bomba de semillas de flores silvestres! Taller disponible en Healdsburg, Northwest Santa Rosa, Petaluma, Rohnert-Park Cotati, Sebastopol y Windsor. Grados de Kinder a 6º. ¡Enciendan las fiestas con las Tarjetas iluminadas del estudio creativo! Aprenderán a hacer tarjetas usando LED, alambres, y baterías pequeñas. Vamos a crear juntos en cuatro bibliotecas: Central Santa Rosa, Cloverdale, Rincon Valley y Sonoma Valley. Es necesario registrarse; materiales limitados. 

Adolescentes¡
Hagan sus propias minipaletas de acuarelas y cuadernos diminutos con el Taller de encuadernación y acuarelasde Amanda Ayala! Para adolescentes de los grados 7 a 12. Únanse a Amanda en tres bibliotecas: Cloverdale, Northwest Santa Rosa, y Sebastopol. 

Es necesario registrarse; materiales limitados. ¡Celebren la temporada con los Talleres anuales de Casitas de Jengibre para adolescentes! Vengan a decorar una casita en seis bibliotecas: Cloverdale, Guerneville, Healdsburg, Rincon Valley, Sonoma Valley y Windsor. Es necesario registrarse; materiales limitados.

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