Live! From The Library
About
Live! From The Library
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! is held at various locations in Walnut Creek while the new downtown library is under construction and is made possible by donations to the Foundation's Annual Fund.
As the Live! From The Library program grows in stature and distinction, our goal is to continue to offer dynamic programs that engage and inform our community and promote lifelong learning.
Past programs can be seen on Contra Costa Television (CCTV)
2010 Events
Student Poetry Contest - The Foundation received over 380 poems from 22 schools for our second annual Student Poetry Contest! The first, second and third pace winners read their poems at the celebration for students at the Lindsay Museum. We were thrilled with this year's entries and you can enjoy them in this year's program that you can download here.
2009 Live! From the Library Programs
Candor and Pearls: An Evening of Social Satire from the Comics Pages
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Fans of the comics pages were entertained by Stephan Patis, "Pearls Before Swine," and Darrin Bell, "Candorville," two nationally syndicated cartoonists who discussed their work and inspiration with Lisa Wrenn, Features Editor for the Contra Costa Times at the Shadelands Art Center in Walnut Creek.
Watch a video of the event . . .
Poetry Live! - The Voice That is Great Within Us
Thursday, April 23, 2009
A panel of renowned poets, including Brenda Hillman, Matthew Zaprulder and Graham Foust, discussed the rich and thriving community of poets in 21st century America at the Lindsay Wildlife Museum in Walnut Creek. The evening also featured the winners of the Foundation’s first student poetry contest, “The Voice That is Great Within Us” who shared their award winning poems with the audience.
Watch a video of the event . . .
Water: The Next Oil?
The Evaporation of an Essential Resource
Tuesday, February 3, 2009.
Sunne McPeak, Mike Taugher and Booker Holton discussed the local and global water crisis at the Lesher Center for the Arts.
Watch a video of the event . . .
Ying Chang Compestine – A Writer in Two Worlds
October 22, 2008
Author Ying Chang Compestine entertained a captive audience at the Lesher Center for the Arts as she discussed how her grief over the loss of her parents led her on a 7 year journey to write her award winning novel Revolution is Not A Dinner Party. During the event she also spoke of her three loves, cooking, traveling and children, and the impact that they have had and continue to have on her life.
Watch a video of the event . . .
An Evening with Robert Hass - A Celebration of National Poetry Month
April 10, 2008
Over 300 community members enjoyed an evening with Pulitzer prize winner Robert Hass at the Lindsay Wildlife Museum in Walnut Creek. Hass read from his latest book of poems, Time and Materials.
Did You Know?
Walnut Creek’s first library was born in 1912 when members of the Women’s Improvement Club of Walnut Creek donated books from private collections to form the town’s first reading room.
