Laytonville - Mendocino County Library

06/23/2026

Join us today at 11AM for our next Virtual Author Talk - Simple, Sustainable, and Powerfully Delicious Meals with Sana Javeri Kadri and Asha Loupy. Follow this link to register and submit questions to the author --> https://libraryc.org/mendolibrary/164256

Join us as we chat with Sana Javeri Kadri and Asha Loupy about The Diaspora Spice Co. Cookbook, which celebrates beautiful, simple, and seasonal cooking with 85 recipes adapted from India and Sri Lanka’s best family spice farms.

Diaspora Spice Co. sources the most flavorful, fresh spices in the world from 150 regenerative farms across South Asia—from elders, indigenous communities, young changemakers, and brilliant multi-generational farming families across India and Sri Lanka who are leading the way in sustainable and climate change–resistant agriculture. Filled with culinary storytelling, The Diaspora Spice Co. Cookbook highlights these farmers and their spices with profiles and evocative photography, plus 85 recipes for simple, seasonal, and powerfully delicious meals.

CEO and founder Sana Javeri Kadri and recipe writer Asha Loupy realized that eating with the people who grow our spices unveils a whole new dimension in our cooking. Adapted for a global pantry, these recipes share the warmth of true South Asian home cooking at its truest and tastiest.

Sana and Asha also note which recipes are the most beginner friendly, freezer friendly, good for a dinner party menu (like a Diwali feast!), and which lend themselves to be pantry building blocks, all for a super easy-to-navigate cookbook

Join us as we chat with Sana Javeri Kadri and Asha Loupy about The Diaspora Spice Co. Cookbook, which celebrates beautiful, simple, and seasonal cooking with 85 recipes adapted from India and Sri Lanka’s best family spice farms.

06/20/2026

Stop by the branch and check out our new book arrivals and dig up a good book. We are open today until 5PM.

06/17/2026

The library is hosting Lunch at the Library at Laytonville Elementary school this summer! We will be there on June 25th, July 9th, and July 23rd with free lunch for children under the age of 18 and a fun activity to follow. See you there!

06/13/2026

Stop by the branch and check out our new book display. We are open today from 12-5PM!

06/11/2026

Join us today for Community Show and Tell from 1PM-2PM. Bring items that have a great story that you wish to share. All ages welcome!

06/11/2026

Join us today at 4PM for our next Virtual Author Talk: Apocalyptic Mayhem, Lava-Spitting Llamas, and One Very Sassy Cat: Surviving the Universe’s Most Twisted RPG with Matt Dinniman.
Follow this link to register and submit questions to the author --> https://libraryc.org/mendolibrary/161784/register

Hold onto your heart-patterned boxers! Matt Dinniman, New York Times bestselling author of the wildly popular (and just plain wild) Dungeon Crawler Carl series, joins us to chat about his latest book, A Parade of Horribles.

As chaos and mass panic spread outside the dungeon in the wake of Faction Wars, Carl and Donut find themselves on the tenth floor, where they’re forced to compete in a surprisingly normal set of tasks. Well, normal for the dungeon.

Races. Get from point A to point B, and don’t come in last. After each race, they pick an upgrade for their vehicle and the track gets more challenging. It all seems a little too normal, a little too simple.

Ignore those strange glitches that are occurring with increasing frequency. Don’t listen to those whispers about what’s happening on the mysterious eleventh floor, something the system AI calls A Parade of Horribles. Nobody, not even the showrunners, knows what that means. Just that the AI has ominously dubbed it “a coming-out party for the ages.”

Everything is fine, Crawler. I repeat, everything is fine.

Carl hates that it’s business as usual. The rules of this floor have taken away his agency. That just will not do.

So Carl is planning a party of his own. It’s a plan so dangerous, so insane, he can’t even consult his friends lest the AI put a stop to it. Because if it goes wrong, it’s not just the end of Carl and Donut. No. The stakes are higher than they’ve ever been.

Register now for a fun-filled discussion you won’t want to miss!

06/10/2026

The sun is out and it is the perfect time use a solar panel charger for all your charging needs. Use your library card to check out a solar panel charger for 3 weeks. Stop by the branch and ask a staff member for more information. We are open today from 12-5PM.

06/05/2026

New Laytonville Branch Library hours are coming our way! Beginning July 1 we will move to being open 4 DAYS A WEEK! Spread the word and stop by and visit us.

05/21/2026

Need help with your device? Stop by the branch for Tech Help. from 1PM-2PM. Our staff member will help you with your technology questions.

05/19/2026

Join us today at 11AM for our next Virtual Author Talk - Reshape Your Beliefs and Unlock Your True Potential with Nir Eyal. Follow this link to register and submit questions to the author ---> https://libraryc.org/mendolibrary/157240

What if the only thing standing between you and the seemingly impossible…was belief? This is the question posed by bestselling author Nir Eyal in his new work, Beyond Belief.

Most of your limits aren’t physical. They’re psychological. In Beyond Belief, Nir Eyal reveals how the hidden assumptions you carry shape what you see, how you feel, and what you do—and how to replace them with beliefs that unlock your true potential.

Grounded in neuroscience, psychology, and unforgettable case studies, Eyal introduces the Three Powers of Belief: Attention, Anticipation, and Agency. Mastering these powers transforms how you see challenges, feel about the future, and act when it matters most.

You’ll learn how to:

Spot hidden opportunities and solutions others overlook.
Reclaim your mood, energy, and confidence by reshaping your beliefs.
Stay calm, decisive, and in control when life feels uncertain.
Break free from beliefs that sabotage your health, relationships, and career.
Push further, last longer, and achieve beyond your limits.
If you’ve ever quit too soon, stalled in your career, or sabotaged your own goals, this book gives you the science and the system to go further than you thought possible.

Surgeries without anesthesia. Placebos that heal. Resilience multiplied 240 times longer. Beyond Belief reveals the science behind these breakthroughs and shows why your limits aren’t fixed—they’re learned. And with the right beliefs, you can achieve breakthrough results.

Register now to learn more about how we can unlock our true potential.