Our Local Libraries
Walnut Creek has two public libraries that serve its residents – the Walnut Creek Downtown Library and the Ygnacio Valley Library. Both libraries are part of the 24-branch Contra Costa County Library. In addition, the Rossmoor Books-to-Go Program provides a book-delivery service for residents of Rossmoor.
Walnut Creek Downtown Library
The Walnut Creek Downtown library closed on November 30th in preparation for its demolition prior to construction of the new downtown library. The library will operate in Park Place located at the corner of Civic and Broadway while the new facility is being built. Park Place will provide a place where patrons may request and receive books, use computers, and find children's books .
The interim Walnut Creek Park Place Library opened on January 2, 2008 with the same open hours as the current building, and will primarily offer downtown library customers a place to pick up their requests. There are four public computers for Internet access and several free 30-minute parking spots on Civic Drive at Broadway dedicated to library customers. Free delivery service to Rossmoor residents will continue during construction and is expected to increase.
The Friends of the Walnut Creek Library will open their new bookstore on February 4th. Located at 1910 Olympic Blvd., Suite 101, the store will be open Monday through Saturday from 10 AM to 4 PM. There is free parking in the rear of the building. The Friends will have for sale used books, both fiction and non-fiction, books on tape, music, and films.
Walnut Creek Downtown Library
1395 Civic Drive
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
925.646.6773
Friends of the Walnut Creek Library
Ygnacio Valley Library
The Ygnacio Valley Library was opened in 1975 to serve the rapidly growing neighborhoods of the Ygnacio Valley. The library was made possible through a generous contribution of land and money by Mr. and Mrs. Thurman G. Casey, who once owned the property.
In 2004, the Walnut Creek Library Foundation raised more than $180,000 to renovate the Ygnacio Valley Library. Read more about the project . . .
Ygnacio Valley Library
2661 Oak Grove Rd.
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
925.938.1481
Ygnacio Valley Library Programs
Friends of the Ygnacio Valley Library
Did You Know?
Giant, Oleum, Selby, Tank Farm, Walden……all names of vanished towns in Contra Costa County which had libraries in the early years of the library.
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.
