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October 31, 2026

Library to Close Aug. 25 for ‘Modernization’

Children's Library
The top-to-bottom modernization of the Healdsburg Regional Library will begin in September and last through spring 2025, the county’s library system has confirmed. But the library at 139 Piper St. will close to the public a week earlier, on Aug. 25, a week before the temporary 'mini-library' opens on Sept. 3...

Library ‘recalibration’ as year begins

Stephanie Jordan
"We’re returning to most of our usual library events for all ages–Homework Help began Jan. 6, the bilingual Intercambio gab sessions restarted Jan. 8 and Read to a Dog is back on Saturdays from 11am to noon," reports Jon Haupt.

Summer Reading Before the Library Remodel

Library event
It’s not too late to sign up for Sonoma County Library’s 2024 Summer Reading Challenge. All it takes to win free books is to sign up, read for a few hours and win. After just five hours of reading, the young reader earns a free book; 10 hours brings two books. Read more, and the prizes get better...

Library Investment Pays Off, Says Study

For every dollar the Sonoma County Library spends on library services, Sonoma County residents receive $3.82 in benefits, according to an independent economic-impact study...

Storytime’s Community Connection

Storytime at the Healdsburg Library
When spring is in the air, we hope that local families are thinking about ... coming to Storytime! We have many upcoming events that will appeal to residents of all ages at the Healdsburg Library...

Library has programs for all ages – and then some

Reading to a dog at Healdsburg Library
Now that summer is winding down and schools have opened again for the fall, our typical programming is available for everyone. Storytimes with Miss Charity have begun; upcoming events include a Storytime in the Park on Sept. 26 as well as in the library on Oct. 3, 17 and 24, leading up to a special Oct. 31 event at the park. All of these occur on Fridays at 10:30am.

Healdsburg Library embraces its remodel

Librarian Megan Jones in Healdsburg
The newly refreshed Children’s Room lives up to the hype. The laser-cut madrone tree silhouettes provide a charming entryway into the room. Tables and chairs in the room are of different heights to accommodate a variety of sizes and preferences, with spaces for children of different ages and interests.

Library book sale lined up for March

Library book sale
Fear not, bibliophiles: the Friends of the Healdsburg Library has announced the next book sale will be “just before the Ides of March 2026, but we need to get enough donations to make this feasible,” said Board President Tracy Logan.

Library Keeps Doors Open, Programs Going

Art installation hammer in Healdsburg
What a year this has been for the library—it seems like we have been planning and preparing for the Building Modernization Project for so many years, and yet the final few months in the lead-up to our temporary move to the Healdsburg Community Center were positively exhausting...
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Dia de Muertos lives on in Healdsburg

At Dia de Muertos—Healdsburg’s most colorful event of the year, recognized Sunday, Oct. 25 at the Plaza—Sonoma County residents showed up to remember loved ones with celebration, costumes, mementos, music and marigolds. It was the tenth local anniversary for the Mesoamerican celebration to honor the recently departed, or those who still live in memory. With a Gallery of images...