About Us

A great public library is not possible through public funding alone.

The Walnut Creek Library Foundation is a public nonprofit organization formed in 1998 to raise 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.

Tax limitations, growth in population and library use, plus rising costs have outpaced tax support to provide the quality library services we need and expect. With gifts from individuals, businesses and charitable foundations, the Walnut Creek Library Foundation makes the difference between libraries that are “just getting by” and great libraries.

We are not a grant-making foundation. Rather, we raise funds from a variety of sources to enhance the collections, programs, and facilities of our local libraries.

Mission

The mission of the Walnut Creek Library Foundation is to raise private funds to supplement public funding of both Walnut Creek libraries in order to ensure that our libraries can serve as indispensable information resources with free and convenient facilities and services.