Adult Literacy of Sonoma County - SC Library's Adult Literacy Program needs volunteer tutors and offers free training. Orientation held second Wed monthly. 707.544.2622.

Artists Needed - Becoming Independent wants artists to help in art program for people with developmental disabilities, gallery and with mural painting. Commitment required is two hours per week for six months. 707.524.6616.

Beyond Hunger - Nonprofit needs board members and volunteers to help folks with eating disorders. 415.459.2270, www.beyondhunger.org.

Community Garden Volunteers - Help needed for community spray-free garden. abartl@sonic.net. Juilliard Park, 227 Santa Rosa Ave, Santa Rosa (North Bay).

Court-Appointed Special Advocates Needed - CASA volunteers commit at least 18 months to making assessment of dependents of the court. Help kids and families reunify and overcome abuse, neglect or abandonment. For details, call Marin Advocates. 415.507.9016, www.marinadvocates.org.

Day Service Program Assistant - Council on Aging needs volunteers to help seniors participate in social activities. One-day-per-week commitment required. 707.525.0143, ext 105. Sebastopol Senior Center, 167 High St, Sebastopol (North Bay), 707.829.2440.

Drivers Needed - Volunteer for ACS's Road to Recovery program and drive cancer patients to their treatments. 707.545.6728. American Cancer Society, 1451 Guerneville Rd, Ste 220, Santa Rosa (North Bay).

Food Bank Helpers - Redwood Empire Food Bank needs help for variety of positions: sort, drive or help distribute food. 3320 Industrial Dr, Santa Rosa. 707.523.7900, ext 23.

Food Not Bombs - Helpers needed to protest war and capitalism by sharing free vegetarian food with anyone who's hungry every Sun at 5. www.scfoodnotbombs.org. Courthouse Square, Third Street and Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa (North Bay).

Habitat Restoration - Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy's Site Stewardship Program needs help at threatened habitats in Marin County. Spend an educational Saturday morning! Call for info. 415.561.3077.

Human Rights Volunteers - Sonoma County Commission on Human Rights needs volunteers from Santa Rosa, east and west Sonoma County to serve as members and promote better human relations throughout the community. Applicants must be 18 years or older. Call for application info. 707.565.3323.

Humane Society Helpers Needed - Dog walkers, retail staff and educators needed for Humane Society and SPCA of Sonoma County. Junior volunteers welcome! 707.542.0882, ext 218.

Marine Mammal Rehab - Volunteers needed to rescue and care for ill, injured or abandoned marine mammals. Training provided. Call for details. 1065 Fort Cronkhite, Sausalito. 415.289.SEAL.

Mentoring Project - The Living Room, a day-time drop-in center for homeless women and children, needs volunteers. Mentors are matched with a woman to provide guidance and support. Seven-week training provided; six-month commitment requested. 707.321.0580.

Redwood Health Library Volunteers - If you're friendly, computer-literate and interested in health, share three or four hours once a week helping out the Redwood Health Library, a medical library for the public. 707.778.9114. Redwood Health Library, 11 Fifth St, Ste 102, Petaluma (North Bay).

Restoration Committee - Foss Creek Restoration Project Committee can use helpers, sponsors and donors to support urban creek restoration in Healdsburg. Call Russian Riverkeeper. 707.433.1958.

Shoah Names Recovery Project - Volunteers needed and trained to help allocate Holocaust survivors to memorialize them by recording names and biographical data on internet's "Pages of Testimony." Free, 707.303.1532. JFCS Sonoma County, 1360 N Dutton Ave, Ste C, Santa Rosa (North Bay), 707.571.8131.

Literacy Tutors Needed - Marin Literacy Program holds monthly orientation for volunteer tutors. Help folks read! 415.485.3318. San Rafael Library, 1100 E St, San Rafael (North Bay).

Volunteer for the Arts - The Phantom Gallery is a contemporary art gallery in a temporary space in Santa Rosa. Construction, lighting, art installation and removal, reception, events and sponsors needed. tmatheny_schuster@srcity.org. Phantom Gallery, 535 Seventh St, Santa Rosa (North Bay), 707.543.4512.

Volunteer Gardening Days - Gardeners of all experience levels learn while helping with hands-on garden activities. Wed-Thurs, 10 to 1; Sat, 9 to 1. Wed and Thurs focus on herb and flower activities. Families with kids of all ages particularly welcome. 707.996.0712. Sonoma Garden Park, 19990 Seventh St E, Sonoma (North Bay).

Volunteer Opportunities - County of Sonoma can use a few hands. Volunteer opportunities include youth-center tutors, helping regional parks as campground hosts, gate openers or with trail maintenance, health services and in sheriff's department with outside program conflict resolution and support, volunteer coordinator or with sign language interpretation. Call for more info. 707.565.2821, www.sonoma-county.org/volint.

Volunteers & Interns Needed - Canal Alliance needs help with tutoring, ESL classes, office duties and multicultural family advocacy for Marin community. 91 Larkspur St, San Rafael. 415.454.2640.

Watershed Stewards Needed - Help restore native habitat on Mt Tamalpais. All ages are welcome. Volunteers provide ecological monitoring, restoration and rare-plant monitoring. Call for details. 415.945.1169.

Book Sale - Pricing for Saturday: $1 for hardbacks and $.50 for soft cover books. Pricing for Sunday - $5.00 Bag sale:all the books you can fit into a shopping bag. Sat., Nov. 21, 10am-5pm, Sun., Nov. 22, 1-5pm, Sat., Dec. 19, 10am-5pm and Sun., Dec. 20, 1-5pm. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Main Library, 150 E. San Fernando St, San Jose (South Bay/Silicon Valley), 408.808.2000.

Coin and Stamp Expo - Rare coins and stamps, as well as other collectibles will be displayed. Sat., Nov. 21, 10am-7pm. $3/$6, www.SantaClaraExpo.com. Santa Clara Convention Center, 5001 Great America Pkwy, Santa Clara (South Bay/Silicon Valley).