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…
Join Orinda’s own Teen Advisory Group (TAG) for a Hunger Games themed afternoon – featuring button and t-shirt making, along with a screening of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1. Saturday, November 14 3:00-5:00pm Orinda Library, Garden Room Brought to you by the Orinda Library Teen Advisory Group and sponsored by…
The Orinda Library and MathElf, an SF startup from local edtech entrepreneur Vanessa Roth have teamed up to offer professional tutoring to all Lamorinda students completely for FREE during our weekly Math Lounge. Join us in the Gallery Room every Tuesday from 4:00-6:00pm for snacks, homework help and fun. Bring your friends.…
Come to Hogwarts this holiday break. Join us on Monday, November 23, at 2:30pm for a special showing of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.
Join us Thursday, October 22, 7:00-8:30pm, in the Orinda Library Auditorium to hear 94-year old Holocaust survivor, author and lecturer Dora Sorell tell her story and talk about her book Tell the Children: Letters to Miriam. The East Bay resident is one of a handful of Bay Area Holocaust survivors still…