The Friends of the Orinda Library proudly announce the winners of the 2022 Poul Anderson Creative Writing Contest. The contest, named after an award-winning science fiction writer who lived in Orinda, was open to students who reside or attend high school…
Build Your Brain! Summer Reading Festival Starts Soon!

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/
Lego Club

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.
MathElf Free Math Tutoring

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.…
Hogwarts Comes to Orinda

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.
Read to the Rhythm
The Orinda Library along with the other Contra Costa County Libraries want you to shake, rattle, and roll to your local library for the Summer Reading Festival, June 6 – August 15! Tune in to the rockin’ events taking place all over the county, or plug into a good book…
October is Discover & Go Month
Visit your local Contra Costa County Library this October and take part in our first ever Discover & Go Month which celebrates our ongoing partnership with Bay Area museums and cultural venues. Check out special programs, enter drawings for awesome prizes, and find special ways to give back to your community. Discover…