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.
Did You Know?
The Ygnacio Valley Library – opened on September 13, 1975 – was made possible by a donation of land and seed money by Nellie Casey, who asked that the new library be named for her late husband, Thurman G. Casey.
Upcoming Events
Live! From the Library
Our next event is scheduled for Wednesday October 22 at 7 pm at the Lesher Center for the Arts when award winning author Ying Chang Compestine will read from and discuss Revolution is Not a Dinner Party, a novel inspired from a true story and described as "Anne Frank during China's cultural revolution."
Opening Spring 2010 in Civic Park
Every great community needs a great library, and building a new library is an investment that a community like Walnut Creek undertakes perhaps once in a generation. Learn more about the new library on the new Walnut Creek Library website and take a virtual tour.
Business Sponsors
Thank you to members of our Literary Circle.
