2023 Programs

 

 

Listen, World!

 

Tuesday, June 13 | 7:00 – 8:30 PM | Oak View Room

 

At thirty-five, Elsie Robinson feared she’d lost it all. Reeling from a scandalous divorce in 1917, she had no means to support herself and her chronically ill son. She dreamed of becoming a writer and was willing to sacrifice everything for this goal, even swinging a pickaxe in a gold mine to pay the bills.  When the mine shut down, she moved to the Bay Area. Armed with moxie and samples of her work, she barged into the offices of the Oakland Tribune and was hired on the spot. She went on to become a nationally syndicated columnist and household name whose column ran for over thirty years and garnered more than twenty million readers.

Told in cinematic detail by bestselling author Julia Scheeres and award-winning journalist Allison Gilbert, Listen, World! is the inspiring story of a timeless maverick, capturing what it means to take a gamble on self-fulfillment and find freedom along the way.

New York Times bestselling author Julia Scheeres will be in conversation with Martha Ross, a Walnut Creek native and features writer for the Mercury News and East Bay Times at the Walnut Creek Library on June 13th at 7 PM.

Program sponsors are East Bay Times, Friends of the Walnut Creek Library, and Minuteman Press Lafayette.

 

 

NOTE – Masks for ages 2 and older are encouraged. Thank you for helping us protect each other and our community!


Live from the Library

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, Friends of the Walnut Creek Library, and Minuteman Press, Lafayette. 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.

Program sponsors:

 

Past Events


Unraveling with Peggy Orenstein

 

 

 

Chinese in Napa Valley: The Forgotten Community That Built Wine Country with John McCormick

 

 

 

One Singular Sensation: The Power and Passions of American Musical Theatre with Beth Wynstra

 


2022 Events 


Who Could Ask for Anything More? with Dulais Rhys

Tuesday, December 13


Frida in America: The Impact of Place with Celia Stahr

Tuesday, November 1


Technically Food with Larissa Zimberoff

Tuesday, October 11


The Climate Crisis and Our Parks and Open Spaces

Tuesday, April 12

 


An Evening with Author Elise Hooper

Tuesday, March 8


Rachel Howzell Hall: A Woman of Mysteries

Tuesday, February 8


2021 Past Events 

The Bounty

Wednesday, November 10 


Broadway’s Golden Age: The Making of an American Art Form, 1927-1964

October 6, 2021


Why We Swim with author Bonnie Tsui

June 9, 2021 

 

 


Showing Up Boldly: The Political and Organizing History of Black Women

May 12, 2021

 


Art & Algae: Journey Into The Curious World of Seaweed

April 14, 2021



California: Of Peril and Stewardship

March 17, 2021



SUCCESSFUL AGING: The Power and Potential of Our Lives
Dr. Daniel Levitin in conversation with founding Grateful Dead member Bob Weir

January 13, 2021



Visit our video page for past Live! from the Library videos.

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