Live! From the Library

Live! From the Library brings our community together through engaging conversations and inspiring experiences that celebrate ideas, learning, and the vital role of our libraries.

We hope you will join us for these free events!

Save the Date - September 8, 7 pm

We will welcome the League of Women Voters Diablo Valley for our next Live! event at the Downtown Walnut Creek Library.

The League of Women Voters Diablo Valley will present "2026 Elections - a Changing Landscape" with Denise Coane and Dr Rhiannon Shires as we consider the upcoming elections. Join us for a practical, nonpartisan conversation on what’s changing in election administration and voting access at the national level, in California, and in Contra Costa County.

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.


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 include Minuteman Press and the 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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