Live! From the Library

2024-2025 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.

View our calendar of Live! From the Library programs here!

“Songs with Rhythm … in the Title!” with Dulais Rhys – Tuesday, October 8, 2024 – Get ready to tap your feet as popular musicologist Dulais Rhys returns with an illustrated talk about American songs that have “rhythm” in their titles. Register now!

Author Gail Tsukiyama – Tuesday, November 19, 2024 – The Brightest Star’s author talks about her bestselling books and the journey that led to their creation.

Charged Particles – Tuesday, December 10, 2024 – The Walnut Creek Library transforms into a hot jazz club as the popular South Bay trio treats us to an evening of classic sounds and new music.

And coming in 2025…

The Kneeling Man with Leta McCollough Seletzky – Tuesday, January 14, 2025 – The author talks about her award-winning biography, The Kneeling Man: My Father’s Life as a Black Spy Who Witnessed the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Henry II and the Invasion of Ireland with Eric Fraisher Hayes and Mark Jordan – Tuesday, February 11, 2025 – Eric Fraisher Hayes of the Eugene O’Neill Foundation joins popular lecturer Mark Jordan in a dramatic presentation about one of England’s most colorful and controversial monarchs.

Telling the Story of Kasturba Gandhi with Roopa Mohan – Tuesday, March 11, 2025 – The Bay Area storyteller and Chautauqua Scholar recreates scenes from the eventful life of Kasturba Gandhi, wife of Mahatma Gandhi.

Check back here for updates!

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

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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