Live! from the Library is the Foundation’s free speaker series featuring leading local and national personalities from the media and the political, economic, literary and artistic arenas. Live! from the Library is made possible by donations to the Foundation’s Annual Fund. View past programs on our Video page. Upcoming Programs: The Remarkable Return of Ambrose Bierce [...]

An Evening in the Walnut Creek Library with Bay Area Literary Stars Authors Under the Stars 2012 was a huge success.  The sell-out crowd happily came in from the rain and started the evening with wine and a selection of over fabulous items in our Silent Auction. The gala raised more than $50,000 which goes [...]

One City, One Book: Walnut Creek Reads is a “citywide book club” that encourages the community to read the selection and participate in a series of events that celebrate the book. The annual choice is typically announced in May-June  and the community events are planned in the fall giving the community the summer months to read [...]

The Walnut Creek Library Foundation, Ygnacio Valley Library and Walnut Creek Library celebrate poetry with our 4th Annual Student Poetry Contest for students at Walnut Creek schools. In recognition of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, “Freedom” was the theme for this year’s contest.  The winners of this year’s contest read their poems at [...]