The annual Contra Costa County Library Summer Reading program is almost here! Visit your local branch June 5 – August 5 and “Build Your Brain” today! For more information, visit us online: http://ccclib.org/reads/summerreading/
Tuesday, May 2 | 6:30pm Join George Hammond of Humanities West for a fireside chat exploring the history and legend of Cleopatra. An iconic figure who lived dangerously and died sensationally, she remains an enigma and object of fascination.
Fridays | 4:00-5:00pm Builders and creators in grades K through 5 are invited to our beginning Lego Club. Free build or be inspired by that day’s theme.
Thursday, May 4 | 1:00pm Dr. Marshall Zaslove, a Board certified psychiatrist, author and meditation practitioner for over 40 years, will offer simple, effective techniques, and will demonstrate the most practical methods of controlling and becalming the mind for better meditations and many other health benefits. Orinda Library Garden Room.
The Friends of the Orinda Library is excited to announce the start of the 2017 Poul Anderson Creative Writing Contest, open to all students who reside and/or attend high school in Orinda. Entry Categories are Science Fiction/Fantasy, Essay/Memoir/Biography, Poetry and Short Story. Students may submit one entry in any of…
Visit a participating Contra Costa County Library branch in October and take part in this year’s Discover & Go Month, which celebrates the Library’s ongoing partnership with Bay Area museums and cultural venues. Enter drawings for some great prizes, and help give back to the community at the same time.…
The Lafayette Library and Learning Center is celebrating makers, creators, and the curious in the community at MakerFest on Saturday, July 30. The third annual MakerFest will include demonstrations for all ages in 3D printing, air-powered rocketry, programmable microcontrollers, Lego robotics and cosplay. This free event runs from 10 a.m.…
The Friends of the Orinda Library is excited to announce the winners of the 2016 Poul Anderson Creative Writing Contest. The writing contest is named in memory of Orinda resident Poul Anderson, a popular science fiction writer of over eighty books. Winning entries are selected by a panel of judges…
The Friends of the Orinda Library is excited to announce the start of the 2016 Poul Anderson Creative Writing Contest, open to all students who reside and/or attend high school in Orinda. Entry Categories are Science Fiction/Fantasy, Essay/Memoir/Biography, Poetry and Short Story. Students may submit one entry in any of…
This year, on Tuesday, December 1, 2015, the Friends of the Orinda Library is participating in #GivingTuesday, a global day dedicated to giving. #GivingTuesday was created to offset the materialism of Black Friday and the holiday shopping season. Last year, more than 27,000 organizations in 68 countries came together to celebrate…