Bookmobile News

Our parent organization, the Sonoma County Public Library Foundation, put together a festive multicultural celebration on October 18 to raise awareness and money for the much anticipated new Roseland library branch by the Dollar Tree on Sebastopol Road. There were a host of fun activities, refreshments, mechanical bull rides…and of course fabulous free books from the bookmobile!

Due to open in early November, this temporary branch will share space with the local Boys & Girls Club, so library hours will be limited to mornings and Saturdays for the time being. The plan is to eventually raise enough funding to build a permanent structure in a nearby lot that will operate like the other official county branches. It is a desperately needed resource due to the high population density and lower incomes of the area. The plan drawings suggest a beautiful park-like campus with other modern facilities nearby. Thanks to our outreach, local residents already know this is the spot for literacy and love of reading — the Free Bookmobile has been providing regular service to the neighborhood for the past seven years!