Friendship and Connection Club Sunday, January 14th | 1:00-2:00pm Main Reading Room New to town or just looking to meet new people? At each meeting of the Friendship and Connection Club we will provide opportunities to meet new friends and connect…

Mill Valley School District’s Black Excellence Event Wednesday, January 31st | 5:00-7:00pm Mill Valley Community Center We will be at Mill Valley School District’s Black Excellence Event for Black History Month! See you there! FOR…

LIBRARY SERVICE HOURS Holiday Hours at the Library Closed December 24th and 25th Open 10am - 5pm | Tuesday, December 26th – Friday, December 29th Open 12pm- 5pm | Saturday, December 30th Closed December 31st and January 1st COMPUTER CLASSES …

Wednesday, December 20th The Main Reading Room will close at 5:00pm to set up for Meetings with Remarkable Mushroom Hunters with David Arora. The Main Reading Room will reopen at 6:00pm just for the program. The Tech Center will be closed. The rest…

Vignettes: An Evening of Original Chamber Music Friday, December 8th | 7:00pm Main Reading Room Join us for an intimate evening of original music written in Mill Valley by local composer Andrew Vickers, who is most influenced by Brahms, Debussy,…

After Hours Naked Truth. Real, Stories, Live. Friday, October 6th | 7:00pm Main Reading Room Consummate storyteller Josh Healey emcees our fall show. Our lineup includes Bay Area storytellers Reyna Amaya, Julie Soller, and Joshua Walters…

ECLIPSE PROGRAMS Learn about the Sun and Safely View the Eclipse! On October 14th, a partial annular eclipse will be visible across the country. Join the Mill Valley Library to learn about solar science, pick up a pair of eclipse glasses for safe…

Naked Truth: Real, Stories, Live. Friday, October 6th - 7:00pm Main Reading Room Consummate storyteller Josh Healey emcees our fall show. Our lineup includes Bay Area storytellers Reyna Amaya, Julie Soller, and Joshua Walters along with Mill Valley…

Supercharge Your Library Card Take the Challenge! September 1st through 30th September is Library Card Sign-up Month! Take part in the celebration by making the most of everything the Library has to offer. Complete these four easy steps to…

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Staff Reading Picks Looking for a recommendation on what to read next? This month, the book display in the Mill Valley Library fiction room features books about California by California authors! Check out a display book and take home a bookmark…

DUAL EXHIBITS Postcards from Mt. Tam & Mill Valley’s Counterculture Opening Tuesday, August 1st Lower-level gallery and inside the History Room Visit the Library's lower-level gallery to view our new exhibit Above the Clouds: Postcards…

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Take a trip down the rabbit hole of knowledge and complete activities on your bingo sheet. Each bingo you complete will earn you a raffle ticket, up to five raffle entries. This program runs June 9th - August 4th. To register for the reading…

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Author Talk A Memoir of Fighting Fire with Clare Frank Thursday, May 25th | 7:00-8:00pm Creekside Room & Online Clare Frank fought fires for nearly 30 years and served as the State of California’s first and only female Chief of…

AUTHOR TALK A Memoir of Fighting Fire with Clare Frank Thursday, May 25th | 7:00-8:00pm Creekside Room & Online Clare Frank fought fires for nearly 30 years and served as the State of California’s first and only female Chief of…

Mill Valley Historical Society Presents "Mill Valley," the Song Heard 'round the World Wednesday, May 3rd | 6:00pm In-Person Event in the Amphitheater On a balmy Christmas Day in 1969, Rita Abrams sat down on the bench next to the Mill…

9th Annual Poetry World Series In-Person Daniel Handler returns to emcee the 9th Poetry World Series, where baseball and poetry collide to create a fabulous and wacky literary event. Two teams of illustrious poets duke it out using words to swing…

Wi-Fi Hot Spots, Back-Up Batteries, Chromebooks available for checkout TECH TO GO Worried about losing power? You can check out hotspots, back-up batteries, and Chromebooks from the Library. We have a limited supply of each that are available on a…

Naked Truth: Real. Stories. Live. Friday, March 3rd | 7pm Main Reading Room After three long years, we’re back. Celebrate the return of Naked Truth, our true, live storytelling program, with the amazing Josh Healey as emcee and an…

Exhibit And Opening Reception Listen to the Music - Village Music: The Best Little Record Store in the World Tuesday, February 7th | 5:30-7:30pm Lower Level Gallery Mill Valley music legend John Goddard owned and operated the beloved…

FOR ALL AGES Lunar New Year Lion Dance Performance Saturday, January 21st | 2:30pm Creekside Room It's Lunar New Year! Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year, celebrates the beginning of a new year based on the lunisolar…

Service Outage MARINet Scheduled Outage on January 11th On Wednesday, January 11th, the Library's catalog software will migrate to the cloud. While migration is underway, many library services will not work. These services may be unavailable…

What Does ‘the Most Empty Major Downtown in America’ Say About the Future of Small Suburban Towns Like Mill Valley? Silverglide told the Times she's is fairly confident that Mixt’s “neighborhood locations,” like Mill…

Mill Valley Historical Society Presents History and Maritime Heritage of Belvedere and Tiburon with Dave Gotz Wednesday, January 4th | 7pm Virtual event on Zoom. Registrants will be sent a Zoom link upon registration. Click here to register. …

LIBRARY SERVICE HOURS Limited Holiday Hours at the Library The Library has modified open hours through Monday, January 2nd. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, January 3rd. Monday, December 26 Closed Tuesday, December 27 – Friday,…

LIBRARY SERVICE HOURS Holiday Hours at the Library The Library will have modified open hours beginning on Monday, December 19th. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, January 3rd. Monday December 19 - Friday, December 23 10am - 5pm…

Mill Valley Library Foundation From Wifi on the Plaza and Tech to Go to increased digital content and programming for kids and teens, Mill Valley Library Foundation funding makes a huge difference in what the Library is able to provide. This…

SUPPORT THE LIBRARY Friends Online Bookstore The Friends Online Bookstore has an awesome selection of books available at incredibly good prices. Check out their constantly changing inventory of best sellers, cookbooks, children’s books,…

Mill Valley Public Library - October 31, 2022 AUTHOR TALK From Murder to Movies with Author Paul Drexler Tuesday, November 1st | 5pm Creekside Room Who decides what moves from fact to fiction on the silver screen? Join us as we welcome…

THE MARIN POETRY CENTER PRESENTS An Evening of Translation Featuring Olivia Sears and Terry Ehret & Nancy J. Morales With Special Guests Francesca Bell, Susan Cohen, and Meryl Natchez Thursday, October 20th | 7:00pm Mill Valley Public Library…

Friends Of The Library In-Person Book Sale Saturday, October 1st | 10:00am - 4:00pm Library SmartGarden Mark your calendar! The Friends of the Library In-Person Book Sale is returning on Saturday, October 1st. With thousands of books to…

NEW SERVICE Wi-Fi on the Plaza You can now enjoy free Wi-Fi service on the Depot Plaza! From the Gravity Car to the Lytton Square median, enjoy free access to the internet. Apply for jobs, access health information and government services, do…

POETRY Marin Poetry Center's Traveling Show Sunday, August 7th | 3pm Creekside Room Hear local poets recite their poetry in the Marin Poetry Center’s Traveling Poetry Show. No registration required. Host: Judy Bertelsen The Poets:…

New Library Hours The Library is happy to announce expanded hours of service! Beginning Tuesday, July 5th, the building will be open 7 days a week for all services including curbside. Monday - Thursday: 10am - 8pm Friday: 10am - 5pm Saturday…

New Program Virtual Author Series The Mill Valley Public Library invites you to a series of streaming author talks. Best-sellers, award-winners, fiction and non-fiction - all from the comfort of your home (or device on the go). Upcoming speakers…

FOR KIDS Wednesday on Stage: Family Concert with Charity Kahn Wednesday, June 15th at 3:30pm | Outdoor Amphitheater Summer kicks off with a concert that’s fun for the whole family! Join award-winning musician Charity Kahn for a highly…

Summer Reading: Dare to Read! Dare to Read helps make reading a daily habit. Kids can pick up a game board log starting June 10th, color in squares every day they read or are read to this summer, and win a fabulous prize by reading all summer…