Walnut Creek Library Foundation

The Walnut Creek and Ygnacio Valley libraries have weekly free programs for preschoolers and elementary-age children. See below for the weekly program times Summer Reading at the Libraries – Reading is Delicious! June 8 – August 15 Join us this summer for special performances, teen activities and a reading challenge! Visit your local library to [...]

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: Student Poetry Celebration April 27, 2013 [...]

“My Special Place” The Walnut Creek Library Foundation, Ygnacio Valley Library and Walnut Creek Library celebrated poetry with our 5th Annual Student Poetry Contest for students at Walnut Creek schools. This year’s winners are: Kindergarten – 3rd Grade 1st                 “Dark” by Megan Lewis 2nd                “In the Dark” by Claudia Nguyen 3rd                “Mountain” by Nina Statler [...]

“Where the Wild Things Are” An Evening in the Walnut Creek Library with Bay Area Literary Stars and a special tribute to Maurice Sendak Authors Under the Stars 2013 was wildly successful.  The gala raised more than $60,000 which goes to support programs and adding to the collections at both of our Walnut Creek libraries. [...]