The Sitting Room is open to all responsible members of the community who are genuinely interested in women's issues and achievements. Housed in a Cotati office building, the three cozy rooms offer a quiet place to browse, research, read, write, and converse--yes, here you can talk, and even eat, without any reprimand! Library users check out books designated for circulation by the "blue dot," according to the honor system explained at the check-out desk.

The Sitting Room also sponsors special events, such as readings and conversations with writers, along with on-going writers' workshops and book discussion groups. However, the individual reader is always welcome here whatever is going on and there is a Quiet Room for those seeking refuge from meetings and talk.

It seems to work, the easy balance of congeniality, privacy, and trust unique to our The Sitting Room.