Join us tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. for a double bill of classical music on the big screen: Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók Miklos Szinetar (dir.) Vier letzte Lieder by Richard Strauss\ Anja Harteros, soprano Frankfurt Radio Symphony, Andrés Orozco-Estrada, conductor

Join us December 4 through February 26 for an exhibition of Deborah Dvorak's plein air landscapes in oil of the Marin countryside.

Aerial view of king tide flooding today in Sausalito. (Photo: Southern Marin Fire District)

Join us Friday, Jan. 23 at 6 p.m. for a screening of Boom! Starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Explores the confrontation between the woman who has everything, including emptiness, and a penniless poet who has nothing but the ability to fill a wealthy woman's needs.

Check them out! We just got a new batch of local interest LPs. These would include musicians from Sausalito, songs about Sausalito, and albums recorded in Sausalito. The collection was made possible by a grant from Friends of Sausalito Library.

Sixteen of the most devastating tracks from Australia's most devastating acts including Bay City Rollers and Little River Band. Original 1977 LP now available at Sausalito Library.

Join us Friday, December 12 at 6:30 p.m. for a double bill of classical music on the big screen: Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók Miklos Szinetar (dir.) Vier letzte Lieder by Richard Strauss Anja Harteros, soprano Frankfurt Radio Symphony, Andrés Orozco-Estrada, conductor

Latest batch of trade paperbacks. Available now!

From @cnn.com: Inside the old church where one trillion webpages are being saved www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/b...

Sausalito Library patrons enjoy Erika Jordan's superb documentary Looking For My Anchor last Friday.

Our audiovisual system upgrade is complete! Check it out tonight as we screen the documentary Looking For My Anchor, followed by a Q&A session with Local Filmmaker Erica Jordan. Many thanks to Sausalito Friends of the Library for making this possible.

Wow, what an evening! Last Friday was the inaugural offering of the Five Authors, One Night reading series hosted by Tanya Zilinskas. The event featured readings by Jaime Cortez, Armen Davoudian, Susanna Kwan, Lisa Teasley, and Sasha Vasilyuk followed by lively Q&A.

Sad but true.

What say you?

It's a good day to go to the library, maybe check out twelve books and a leaf blower.

On Friday, November 7, we’re hosting a very exciting new reading series inside the Library! The author reading series will feature Jaime Cortez, Susanna Kwan, Lisa Teasley, Sasha Vasilyuk, and Armen Davoudian. The event will be hosted by by Tanya Zilinskas. See you there!

The government shutdown has left many of our neighbors struggling to put food on the table. We’ve partnered with the SF-Marin Food Bank to collect donations of nonperishable food. Look for the donation bin inside the library and drop off what you can. Every contribution helps!

Agatha Christie lovers rejoice! We just got a huge haul of her mysteries, many of which no other local libraries have. These should keep you busy for a while!

Join us Friday, November 21 at 6:00 p.m. as Wilford Welch discusses his role in getting the Nixon administration to change its diplomatic relations with China, and the probable future of US-China relations.

Thank you to those who joined us on the 24th for Linda Marie's talk with the artist Hines and Katya Wittenstein. Linda Marie picked the artists' brains on the hows and whys of creativity. What better way to spend a Friday evening than at the library?

It's National Friends of Libraries Week! The Friends of Sausalito Library supports our children's programming, special collections, and more, all while providing one of the best used bookstores in the North Bay. We thank you!

R.I.P. Ace Frehley, quintessential rocker.

It's that time of the year when people want to read spooky books. Look no further than Sausalito Library's well-stocked Horror & Tales of the Weird section. This is the stuff that influenced Stephen King.

Views of Sausalito City Hall and Library circa 1940 when it was still Sausalito Central School. The stage is where the library's kids' room is now.

Susie Woodrum of the Woodrum Library at the Spaulding Marine Center gave us a tour today! This place was full of charm and over 2,000 books and artifacts. The nautical collection supports the Center’s educational classes and is open to the community for browsing and reading.

Check out this crawl space above the library! We found old computers in there from the '80s. Do you think they're collectible?

Exciting things afoot at the library! Hint: it involves this bad boy...

On Thursday, October 2, join us online for the webinar Nuestra América: Stories of 30 Inspiring Latinas/Latinos Who Have Shaped the United States with Smithsonian Educators. Registration required: libraryc.org/sausalitolib...

If Sausalito ever had a library club, it was before our time. Raise your hand if you want to start one. Looks like fun!

THE NEW ZOOM ROOM, sorry, the new Zoom Room is here! Perfect for Zoom meetings without being shushed. Come take a look! Many thanks to the Sausalito Library Foundation for making this happen.

Let's say, just for fun, you could check out from the library any book in the world. What would that book be?

"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." -- Evelyn Beatrice Hall

Hey, everybody, check out the new Marin County Free Library cards! They had a contest and announced the winners yesterday. The honorable mentions are cool, too! marinlibrary.org/contest-2/?_...

The Friends of Sausalito Library Bookstore is open Mondays from 10:00 to 1:00 and Saturdays from noon to 3:00. Help them expand their hours by volunteering. Bibliophiles only, please!

Friday, September 19 is Community Day at Fjord, a sauna joint in Sausalito. The library is handing out free passes good for one session. Space is limited! Gabe at Fjord stipulates that you must check out one book. When you show up for your session, he's going to ask you about it!

"Think before you speak; read before you think."

Sausalito City Hall and Library will be closed Monday, September 1 in observance of Labor Day.

Just added a big ol' pile of paperbacks, more than what's in this photo, even. Come and get 'em!

We are pleased to announce our new Alan Watts collection, whose writings and lectures on Eastern philosophy, mindfulness, and the art of living continue to inspire. The collection celebrates Watts’ lasting connection to Sausalito and invites the community to explore his ideas.

Our Vintage Paperback collection is now live! Come on in and show some love to an old paperback. We got your classics, mysteries, sci-fi, fantasy, westerns, romances, poetry. There's still life in these yellowing pages! Great for picnics, the beach, travel, and waiting rooms.

Walk-In Tech Help hours have changed! Beginning next week, it will be every Wednesday from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. No appointment necessary!

"Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary"

The incomparable Nyiregyházi, a.k.a. "Pianist X," serving up a double-LP's worth of Liszt.

Protect Yourself from Online Scams 09/05/2025 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Sausalito Library is offering a series of one-on-one workshops for residents who want to learn more about protecting themselves from internet scams. RSVP required. See our calendar at www.sausalitolibrary.org/Home/Compone...

Spotify for Beginners 08/22/2025 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Want to check out Spotify but don't know how to get started? Spotify for Beginners is for you! Sausalito Library is offering one-on-one instruction for this musical app. RSVP required. See our calendar at www.sausalitolibrary.org/Home/Compone...

Enjoy this Pylon video in which they urge us to read a book. Sound advice from 1982. It's a concept It's a feeling I'm learning more almost every day... youtu.be/c3_AeSlzPxw?...

We've got Tono-Bungay by H.G. Wells! Okay, it's not new (Wells died in 1946), but it's new to us (and possibly you as well). For those of you tired of waiting for that best seller everyone else is reading at once, why not give an old book a try? We have over 40,000 to choose from!

The artist profile pic for my photo exhibit, which you can see at the #Sausalito #library or if you’re not in #BayArea see online companion. https://occidentalonpurpose.com/2025/06/24/welcome-to-my-sausalito-library-exhibit/#Sausalito#library#BayArea

Captured this while out on the #SUP #BayArea #Sausalito #GoldenGate

Seeing these #photos in large, glossy, metallic print form is worth a trip to the @sausalitolibrary.bsky.social while they're still up. But if you can't get there the online companion does add a story-behind-the-photo layer to the collection. See it here: occidentalonpurpose.com/2025/06/24/w...