Join the Sonoma County Library for in-person and virtual eventsthroughout the month of February, from South African music and storytelling to Korean lantern-making 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 February events below!
Kids & Families
Learn about local mushrooms and make your own clay mushroom model at Seeds & Reads: Mushroom Models! Advance registration required. At seven library locations: Healdsburg, Northwest Santa Rosa, Petaluma, Roseland, Rohnert Park-Cotati, Rincon Valley, and Sebastopol.
Join the fun at the African Music and Arts Village! This family-friendly, interactive program, led by Baba Shibambo, introduces the cultural traditions of South Africa through indigenous music and storytelling. At four library locations: Healdsburg, Northwest Santa Rosa, Rincon Valley, and Sonoma Valley.
Teens
Experience the history, culture, and societal impact of hip hop at Hip Hop for Change! Join us for live and interactive presentations focused on historic and current examples of hip hop’s founding principles: peace, love, unity, and fun. At two library locations: Rincon Valley and Sebastopol.
Learn the basic skills to protect yourself in real life situations at our Intro to Self-Defense for Teens classes. Instructor Lucibel Nunez will teach boundary-setting, personal safety, and physical self-defense skills. At three library locations: Cloverdale, Healdsburg, and Rohnert Park-Cotati.
All Ages
Join the Korean Spirit and Cultural Promotion Project to create a paper lantern at our Korean Culture & Lotus Lantern Workshops! Registration is required and kits are available on a first come, first served basis while supplies last. Limit one per patron. Available at five library locations: Central Santa Rosa (teens only), Cloverdale, Guerneville, Petaluma, and Windsor.
Adults
What uses the most energy in your home? Join us at the Central Santa Rosa Library on Saturday, February 18, at 11:00 am to find out! We’ll dig into energy-saving tips during this Home Energy Workshop, brought to you by the County of Sonoma’s Climate Action and Resiliency Division. Event also offered in Spanish at the Roseland Library on Tuesday, February 21.
Join us at the Rohnert Park-Cotati Library on Saturday, February 18, at 2:00 pm and experience the movement and rhythm of Afro-Peruvian dance! Live performance presented by the Tradición Peruana Cultural Center.
Virtual Events
Advance registration required for all virtual events in order to receive a Zoom link.
Join the Good Citizens Family Book Club, a virtual program designed to give families an opportunity to talk about potentially challenging topics through picture books and storytelling. Club meets on the fourth Friday of each month.
January 22 on the Gregorian calendar marks the beginning of the year of the Water Rabbit, year 4721 on the Chinese calendar. What does this mean and how is it celebrated? Join the Asian Art Museum’s virtual lecture on Saturday, February 11, at 11:00 am to find out!
Thank you for being a member of the Sonoma County Library community. Visit us online or in person at one of our branches. Be sure to check out open jobs at Sonoma County Library here. Questions? Please call your local library branch or click here to send us a message. Eventos de febrero Únase a la biblioteca del Condado de Sonoma para eventosvirtuales y presenciales por todo el mes de febrero, desde presentaciones de música sudafricana, horas de cuentos y talleres de cómo hacer linternas coreanas. Todos los eventos son gratuitos y no necesita una tarjeta de la biblioteca para asistir; sí es necesario registrarse para algunos eventos. ¡Vea algunos de nuestros eventos de febrero a continuación!
Niños y familias
Aprendan acerca de los hongos y setas locales y hagan sus propios modelos de hongos y setas hechos de arcilla en Semillas y libros: ¡Modelos de hongos de arcilla! Es necesario registrarse con anticipación. Programa disponible en 7 bibliotecas: Healdsburg, Northwest Santa Rosa frente a Coddingtown Mall, Petaluma, Roseland, Rohnert Park-Cotati, Rincon Valley y Sebastopol.
¡Únanse a la diversión con El pueblo africano de música y arte!Este programa interactivo para familias será impartido por Baba Shibambo, quien introducirá las tradiciones culturales de Sudáfrica a través de la música indígena y la narración oral de cuentos. Programa disponible en cuatro bibliotecas: Healdsburg, Northwest Santa Rosa frente a Coddingtown Mall, Rincon Valley y Sonoma Valley.
Jóvenes
¡Experimenta la historia, cultura y el impacto social del hip hop en ¡Hip Hop para el cambio! Únete a las presentaciones en vivo e interactivas basadas en datos históricos y actuales de los principios fundamentales del hip hop: paz, amor, unidad y diversión. Programa disponible en 2 bibliotecas: Rincon Valley y Sebastopol.
Aprende las habilidades básicas para protegerte en situaciones de la vida real con nuestras clases de Introducción a la autodefensa para jóvenes. La maestra Lucibel Núñez te enseñará cómo poner límites, mantener tu seguridad personal y las técnicas de autodefensa. Programa disponible en 3 bibliotecas: Cloverdale, Healdsburg y Rohnert Park-Cotati.
