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Storytime With Vanessa: Turtle Time
While everyone’s sheltering at home, our staff have been busy bees making storytime videos for you! We hope that the... read more →
June 2, 2020
Kids at Home: The Unsummer of 2020
A mainstay of coronavirus life is uncertainty. At the current edge of summer, parents are faced with the quandary of... read more →
June 1, 2020
Storytime With Iris: Mother Goose on the Loose
While everyone’s sheltering at home, our staff have been busy bees making storytime videos for you! We hope that the... read more →
May 26, 2020
Kids at Home: Mental Health
It seems befitting that May is Mental Health Awareness Month in the midst of the pandemic. We’re seeing and hearing... read more →
May 19, 2020
Storytime With Adrienne: Baby Storytime #3
While everyone’s sheltering at home, our staff have been busy bees making storytime videos for you! We hope that the... read more →
May 19, 2020
Storytime With Vanessa: Boxes and Blocks
While everyone’s sheltering at home, our staff have been busy bees making storytime videos for you! We hope that the... read more →
May 12, 2020
Kids at Home: Tips for Another Month of SIP
It’s nearly two months since the initial Shelter in Place order for our community. How are you feeling now? Frustrated?... read more →
May 6, 2020
Storytime With Iris: Picture Books & Crafts #1 (Ages 4+)
While everyone’s sheltering at home, our staff have been busy bees making storytime videos for you! We hope that the... read more →
May 5, 2020
Children’s Book Week May 4-10
One of the best ways to keep educational momentum going through months of learning at home is to encourage a... read more →
April 30, 2020
Popup Learning Space for Teens of Essential Workers
Marin County Free Library is now providing a Popup Teen Study & Distance Learning Space for Teens of Essential Workers.... read more →
April 28, 2020
Storytime With April: Music and Movement #1 (Toddlers)
While everyone’s sheltering at home, our staff have been busy bees making storytime videos for you! We hope that the... read more →
April 28, 2020
Kids at Home: Help Us Serve You!
Are you struggling to handle all the demands of Shelter in Place? Please tell us in a quick email what children's... read more →
April 27, 2020
Storytime With Adrienne: Baby Storytime #1
While everyone’s sheltering at home, our staff have been busy bees making storytime videos for you! We hope that the... read more →
April 21, 2020
Teens at Home: Health and Wellness Under Quarantine
"How are you holding up?" is a pretty complicated question these days, especially if you're in middle or high school. ... read more →
April 20, 2020
Kids at Home: Arts & Culture
People around the world are living within their own bubble, sheltering in place. The bubble may be tight quarters or... read more →
April 17, 2020
Enjoy the Library From Home
We have a large and growing collection of digital materials and online services that you can access from the... read more →
April 15, 2020
Storytime With Vanessa: Spring
While everyone's sheltering at home, our staff have been busy bees making storytime videos for you! We hope that the... read more →
April 14, 2020
Kids at Home: Creative Challenges
Creativity can be sparked in the mind, though imagination soars with hands-on play, making and creating. Making is a process... read more →
April 14, 2020
Kids at Home: A Picture Book about Coronavirus
A must read is the free downloadable picture book Coronavirus: A Book for Children that helps answer the questions kids ages... read more →
April 12, 2020
Kids at Home: We’re Going on a Bear Hunt!
Guest post by Marcia Stieger, Fairfax Library. Art by Kathleen Fitzhugh Remitz, Civic Center Library We’re going on a Bear... read more →
April 11, 2020
Adults & Seniors
Adults at Home: Navigating the World Online
Due to the coronavirus, we are increasingly relying on our devices to stay connected, entertained, and informed. Online shopping has... read more →
June 1, 2020
Update on Library Plan for Curbside Service
The Marin County Free Library is excited to announce that we have been approved by the County of Marin to... read more →
June 1, 2020
Neshama’s Choices for June 1
This installment: a novel that manages to be both elegiac and funny (f); Jesus's wife tells the tale (f); religious... read more →
June 1, 2020
Ancestry Library Edition Now Available from Home (extended through June 15)
UPDATE: Through June 15, 2020, you can now freely access Ancestry.com from your personal device at home, using your library... read more →
May 28, 2020
Adults at Home: Language Learning
While we are all stuck at home, why not use this time to brush up on your foreign language skills... read more →
May 27, 2020
Neshama’s Choices for May 25
This installment: a creepy new McEwan (f); class struggles in Chicago circa '33 (f); two fathers tell of their daughters'... read more →
May 25, 2020
Adults at Home: Trusted Sources for Health Information
Bad health advice has always been out there, but the Coronavirus pandemic has created a perfect storm of fear and... read more →
May 22, 2020
Adults at Home: Staying Connected
In these prolonged days of sheltering in place, keeping in touch with friends and family from a distance has become... read more →
May 20, 2020
Neshama’s Choices for May 18
This installment: writers reflect on their mothers (nf); a crazy part-Chinese family in the foothills (f); mothers and daughters (f);... read more →
May 18, 2020
Adults at Home: Financial Relief & Resources
Last Updated: May 26, 2020. This page contains information about federal, state, and local relief measures for those who have... read more →
May 16, 2020
Adults at Home: Binge-Worthy Documentaries on Kanopy
Our streaming video service Kanopy* features classic and world cinema, indie films, and a great selection of documentaries! In the... read more →
May 15, 2020
Adults at Home: The Art of Letter Writing
Social distancing has challenged us to reconsider how we stay in touch with each other. It might be just the... read more →
May 13, 2020
Celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
This month we are honoring the contributions and achievements of people of Asian and Pacific Islander heritage in the United... read more →
May 12, 2020
Neshama’s Choices for May 11
This installment: sad, funny life on the prairie (f); eccentric British short stories (f); a spine-tingling contemporary ghost story (f);... read more →
May 11, 2020
Adults at Home: Accessing Consumer Reports Online
In the midst of the COVID-19 quarantine period, many organizations and cultural institutions have made their content freely accessible online.... read more →
May 8, 2020
Adults at Home: Podcasts!
New to podcasts? Now is a great time to find something great for binge-listening! In the midst of the COVID-19... read more →
May 6, 2020
Neshama’s Choices for May 4
This installment: tasty short stories (f); women's reproductive lives (f); Ondaatje's latest (f); hyper-religious fallout in Australia (f); and brilliant... read more →
May 4, 2020
Adults at Home: Resources for Mental Health & Well Being
In the midst of the COVID-19 quarantine period, many organizations and cultural institutions have made their content freely accessible online.... read more →
May 3, 2020
Adults at Home: What’s Making Us Happy These Days?
In the midst of the COVID-19 quarantine period, many organizations and cultural institutions have stepped up and are making their... read more →
April 29, 2020
How Does Your Library Help Make Our Community Stronger?
This National Library Week has been like no other, as we grapple with the challenging impact that COVID-19 has had... read more →
April 27, 2020
Neshama’s Choices for April 27
This installment: an acting job that might end fatally (f); dystopia a little too close to home (f); hot times... read more →
April 27, 2020
En español
Actualización de la Biblioteca Sobre el Servicio Desde la Acera
La Biblioteca Gratuita del Condado de Marin se complace en anunciar que hemos sido aprobados por el Condado de Marin... read more →
June 1, 2020
Asistencia de Alquileres Durante COVID19
El 24 de marzo de 2020, la Junta de Supervisores del condado de Marin aprobó una Resolución de Moratorio de... read more →
June 1, 2020
Pasatiempos Desde Casa – Descubre Podcasts en Español
¿Qué es un Podcast? Una emisión de radio o de televisión que un usuario puede descargar del internet y escucharla... read more →
May 29, 2020
Reseña – Mi Papi Tiene una Moto
Justo a tiempo para el Día de los Padres presentamos Mi Papi Tiene una Moto. Es un homenaje al amor entre... read more →
May 27, 2020
COVID-19 Guía Para los Californianos Inmigrantes
Si eres un inmigrante que vive en California, el Estado de California ha recopilado en una guía lo que necesitas... read more →
May 25, 2020
Pasatiempos Desde Casa – Jardinería
El tiempo de cuarentena es una buena oportunidad para trabajar en el jardín. Puedes planificar qué tipos de verduras quieres cultivar,... read more →
May 22, 2020
Recursos Para el Bienestar y la Salud Mental
En estos tiempos difíciles puede que estemos experimentando una variedad de respuestas emocionales que pueden ser abrumadoras o difíciles. Algunos... read more →
May 20, 2020
Reseña – Largo Pétalo de Mar
La fascinante novela de Isabel Allende nos lleva por un viaje a través de la historia del siglo XX de... read more →
May 20, 2020
Consejos Para Obtener Cuidado Médico Durante la Pandemia
A continuación listamos opciones para obtener atención médica durante la pandemia de coronavirus de acuerdo con los consejos de las... read more →
May 18, 2020
Pasatiempos Desde Casa – Pan Casero
En estos tiempos de cuarentena la harina y la levadura se han convertido en ingredientes indispensables ya que muchos hogares... read more →
May 14, 2020
Celebramos el Mes del Patrimonio Asiático-Pacífico Americano
Este mes estamos honrando las contribuciones y logros de personas de ascendencia asiática e isleña pacífica en los Estados Unidos.... read more →
May 13, 2020
Cómo Apoyar a tus Estudiantes Bilingües
Introducimos al sitio web de ¡Colorín Colorado!, un proyecto nacional de multimedia en colaboración con la Federación de Maestros de... read more →
May 12, 2020
Pasatiempos Desde Casa – Observación de Aves
La observación de aves es una actividad placentera, gratis y que puedes hacer desde tu balcón o patio. En otras... read more →
May 7, 2020
La Biblioteca Tumble
La Biblioteca Tumble (TumbleBooks) es una base de datos curada para niños y adolescentes con libros electrónicos, audiolibros, y videos.... read more →
May 4, 2020
Pasatiempos Desde Casa – Visitar un Zoológico o Acuario Virtualmente
El acuario de Monterey Bay tiene cámaras en vivo de sus peceras. El acuario de Georgia tiene cámaras en vivo de... read more →
April 30, 2020
Lidiando con la Soledad
La necesidad de quedarse en casa y limitar el contacto con los demás es importante en este momento, pero puede... read more →
April 29, 2020
Libros Para Explicar el Virus COVID-19 a los Niños
La psicóloga y maestra colombiana Manuela Molina ha publicado en su sitio de internet el cuento infantil llamado ¡Hola!, Soy... read more →
April 27, 2020
Evento en Línea en Español – Historias Cósmicas en la Oscuridad con Tepeu Poz
La Asociación Internacional de Cielo Oscuro (IDA) ofrece una serie de eventos en línea gratis con expertos en astronomía, cultura... read more →
April 25, 2020
Pasatiempos Desde Casa – Visitar un Museo Virtualmente
Google Arts & Culture reúne en un solo lugar enlaces a cientos de museos, galerías e instituciones de todo el mundo... read more →
April 23, 2020
Evite las Estafas Relacionadas con COVID-19
Protéjase de los estafadores en línea que buscan explotar el miedo colectivo y las vulnerabilidades de estos tiempos inciertos. Pausa... read more →
April 20, 2020
Házte Contar en el Censo 2020
La Constitución de los EE. UU. ordena que se realice un censo de la población cada 10 años. Responder al... read more →
April 16, 2020