Many of us of a certain age remember learning how to spell “encyclopedia” from Jiminy Cricket. This small Walt Disney character advised us that if we were full of curiosity and wanted to know the answers, we should get the … (sing it with me now … ) E-n-c-y-c-l-o-p-e-d-i-a.
Today this little insect would be singing about your library’s database. Yes, we use Google to answer our questions, but some of the best information is not free or findable through the internet. The 30-plus premium sites listed on the library’s research menu, however, are generally more reliable, and you don’t have to pay – the library does! You get results from newspapers, magazines and journals, and they’re terrific for research. Examples include “Consumer Reports,” “Ancestry.com” and “ReferenceUSA.”
So, for fast, available and secure querying, if you want to know the answer, here is the way: Go to the research menu on the Sonoma County Library website: www.sonomalibrary.org. And Jiminy Cricket knows you will – ‘cause (sing it with me!) you’re no fool, no siree!
Schedule of August events
Read to a dog
Thursdays
2-3 p.m.
Zumba for kids
Ages 5 and up
Tuesday, Aug. 1
4 p.m.
Summer film series
Migratory Paths of Birds
Adults
Wednesday, Aug. 2
7-8 p.m.
BiblioBop dance
Ages 0-6
Thursday, August 3rd
10:15
Lego club
Saturday, Aug. 5
Ages 5 & up
2 p.m.
4-H @ the library: dinosaur discovery
What do you get when two dinosaurs collide?
Tyrannosaurus Wrecks!
Huge reptiles, substantial stories (and great jokes.)
Monday, Aug. 7
K-3rd grade
11 a.m.
Adult Monday mystery book club
Get all fired up by “The Arsonist,”by Sue Miller
Monday, Aug. 7
3 p.m. at the Senior Center
Back to school storytime
Get ready for your first ever day at school
Wednesday, Aug. 9
Ages 4-6
4 p.m.
Yoga storytime with Jessica Weber
Thursday, Aug. 10
Ages 0-5; 10:15-10:45 a.m.
Ages 3-6; 11-11:30 a.m.
Each session limited to 12 children, plus caregivers
Register beforehand
FoWL meeting (Friends of Windsor Library)
Thursday, Aug. 10
Noon
Adult book discussion
“My Brilliant Friend” by Elena Ferrante
A New York Times bestseller and soon to be an HBO series
Tuesday, Aug. 15
2:30-3:30 p.m.
Writing club for adults with Jennifer Lynn Alvarez
Wednesday, Aug. 16
6-7 p.m.
Stay and play family storytime
Ages 0-5; with caregivers
Thursday, Aug. 17
10:15-11 p.m.
Writing club for kids with Jennifer Lynn Alvarez
Monday, Aug. 21
Ages 9 and up
4-5 p.m.
Parenting through positive discipline
Join Certified Positive Discipline Educators in a fun, interactive class that will help you strengthen your relationship with your child in a firm, kind, and encouraging way.
Monday, Aug. 21
6:30 p.m.
Crafts for little hands
Ages 3-6 with caregiver
Thursday, Aug. 24
10:15-10:45 a.m.
Tech classes: computer basics
Monday, Aug. 28
Adults; class limited to 10 participants.
10:30-noon
Pokemon club
Ages 6 and up
Monday, Aug. 28
4-5 p.m.
Clases de technologia:
introducción a computadoras
Wednesday, Aug. 30
Adults; Limited to 10 participants
6:30-8 p.m.
Math is fun storytime
Thursday, Aug. 31
Ages 3-6 and caregiver
10:15 a.m.
Windsor Regional Library
9291 Old Redwood Highway
Building 100
Windsor
707-838-1020
Sue Finan is a writer who enjoys her husband, her dog, a good book and a great glass of wine. Sometimes in that order…
