The Friends of the Orinda Library are fortunate to receive an abundance of donated books. While many meet the high standards required for resale in our Book Shop, some do...
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Chad Glashoff and Alex Nolan's 7,200-pound kinetic, interactive bear stands almost 12-feet tall. The sculpture, entitled "Ursus Redivivus, Recycled Bear" is constructed almost entirely from scrap metal from escalators salvaged during...
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The Contra Costa County Library is introducing the Rolling Reader, the Library’s brand-new, all-electric, early literacy outreach van. The Rolling Reader will visit underserved communities across the county where library...
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The Friends of the Orinda Library proudly announce the winners of the 2022 Poul Anderson Creative Writing Contest. The contest, named…
The Friends of the Orinda Library are excited to announce that they have commissioned renowned mural artist Jane Kim of Ink Dwell studio to create a beautiful mural to be…
The Friends Bookshop is delighted to once again welcome visitors. Beginning Tuesday, June 15, 2021, the shop will return to its usual hours of 1-4 pm Monday through Saturday, with…
Please join the Friends of the Orinda Library in congratulating the winners of the 2021 Poul Anderson Creative Writing Contest. The…
The Friends of the Orinda Library is excited to announce the winners of the 2020 Poul Anderson Creative Writing Contest. The writing contest is named in memory of Orinda…
The Friends of the Orinda Library is excited to announce the winners of the 2019 Poul Anderson Creative Writing Contest. The writing contest is named in memory of Orinda resident…
Join READ Orinda — Orinda’s first ever community-wide all ages Read-a-thon from October 6-12, 2018! Kara Dille, EFO President, and Nancy Ross Madnick, President of Friends of the Orinda Library, are…
The Friends of the Orinda Library is excited to announce the winners of the 2018 Poul Anderson Creative Writing Contest. The writing contest is named in memory of Orinda resident…
The Contra Costa County Library is celebrating Discover & Go Month this October. Visit your local branch and enjoy the Library’s ongoing partnership with Bay Area museums and cultural venues….
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Thanks to generous private donations from the Hart family; the Friends of the Orinda Library, and additional financial support from the Contra Costa County Library system, Orinda teens now have…
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….
Please join us to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Orinda Library – Saturday May 17, 2014 from 3:00-5:00pm on the Library Plaza. Enjoy live music performed by three local…