Since 1998, the Walnut Creek Library Foundation has raised more than $5,000,000 in private funds for new and improved library facilities, collections, programs and services for both the Walnut Creek Downtown Library and the Ygnacio Valley (Thurman G. Casey) Library.
What's New
One City, One Book: Walnut Creek Reads
"The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society," by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows, is an epistolary novel, a genre in which a story unfolds in a series of letters. This enchanting novel is the story of an English author living in the shadow of World War II and what she learns about the power of friendship, books, love, and the human spirit from the Guernsey Islanders.
Read more about the book, events and book discussions....
Mechanics Bank Supporting the New Walnut Creek Library
When community members open a checking account at the Mechanics Bank branch on N. Main Street, the bank will donate $100 to the Walnut Creek Library Foundation for the new downtown library. Visit their branch at 1350 N. Main Street to learn more about this offer or download the flyer.
“The Voice That is Great Within Us”
Student Poetry Contest
Read the winning poems from the Student Poetry Contest.
Every day, our public libraries in Walnut Creek open minds, enrich lives, and bring the community together. Our libraries serve as places for education, cultural exchange, and recreation and relaxation, and as points of access to the world beyond. They serve people of all ages and from all walks of life.
Did You Know?
In 1968, the Friends of Ygnacio Valley Library was formed to establish a new library facility in the eastern end of the Ygnacio Valley.
A Place for Everyone
A Place for You
Donate Now for our new Walnut Creek Library
Learn about the ways to give.
Video Library
View past Live From the Library! programs.
Business Sponsors
Thank you to members of our Literary Circle.
