Live! From the Library
2025-2026 Season
All Live! From the Library programs take place at 7 pm in the Oak View Room at the Walnut Creek Library unless otherwise stated.
Registration opens about a month in advance.
Our 2025 – 2026 Live! From the Library season has begun!
Here’s what’s next:
Free Screening - February 5, 2026 - Join the Walnut Creek Library Foundation for a free community screening of The Librarians—a powerful documentary exploring the vital role libraries and librarians play in protecting access to information and ideas. Following the film, we will have a panel discussion on the opportunity to engage and celebrate the importance of libraries in a democratic society. This event is a timely opportunity to learn, engage, and celebrate the importance of libraries in a democratic society.
Coming Soon
Author Kevin Smokler – March 10, 2026 – NEW DATE!
Eugene O’Neill Foundation – June 8, 2026
Check back here for more updates!
Live! From the Library, presented by the Walnut Creek Library Foundation, features free public lectures, literary events, and cultural programs at the Walnut Creek and Ygnacio Valley libraries. Program sponsors are the East Bay Times and Friends of the Walnut Creek Library. Programming is also made possible by donations to the Foundation’s Annual Fund. View past programs on our Video page. Contra Costa TV airs past programs Sundays at 8 p.m. Visit their website for channel info.
* Special accommodations require 72 hours advance notice.
The views and opinions expressed in any program are those of the speaker/persons and do not reflect the views of the Walnut Creek Library Foundation.
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