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…
Paws to Read!
The 2014 Summer Reading Program, themed Paws to Read!, kicks off on June 14 and will run through August 23! Get started today and read your way through summer break! For more information on all of the Summer Reading Programs or to sign up online, please visit the Contra Costa County Library…
2014 Winners Announced
The Friends of the Orinda Library is pleased to announce the winners of the 2014 Poul Anderson Creative Writing Contest, an annual competition open to all high school students who live or attend school in Orinda. “We were very impressed with both the number and the quality of this year’s…
Secrets to Stress-Free Travel with Babies & Young Children
SHELLY RIVOLI, AUTHOR OF TRAVELS WITH BABY Join us June 17 at 11:30 for a chance to get tips from an award-winning family travel author and blogger on everything from where to travel during a child’s first years to childproofing during travel! Shelly Rivoli has changed diapers on four continents and several islands,…
Orinda Library Celebrates 100th Anniversary
This spring, the Orinda Library will celebrate its 100th anniversary. The power of community is at the heart of the one hundred year history of the Orinda Library. We might differ on whether the people who have resided in our town are “ordinary citizens” or extraordinary folks, but they had…
100th Anniversary Celebration
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 Miramonte High School musical groups (A CaBella, Miramonte Jazz Band, and Miramonte Treble Makers). Kids of all ages are welcome…
Health Matters for Boomers and Beyond
Embracing the Benefits of Living a Balanced Lifestyle Join us April 1, 2014 for the second of three Health Matters events sponsored by Orinda Library, Orinda Parks and Recreation Department and the Friends of the Orinda Library. Health and Aging experts will be covering various topics, as well as offering…
Lamorinda Reads!
Mary Roach’s Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal Step into any Contra Costa County Library to borrow a copy of the book or audiobook today, or pick up a copy of the book to read and share with family and friends, compliments of Friends of the Lamorinda Libraries, beginning Monday,…
Taishan: Why Chinatowns Speak Cantonese
Richard S. Lee, Bay Area photographer, teacher and writer will present an illustrated overview of Taishan, China. This region in southern Guangdong province, is home to the Taishanese people, also known as Sze yup Cantonese. This area is the ancestral home of most Chinese people who migrated to over 91…
Health Matters for Boomers and Beyond
Embracing the Benefits of Living a Balanced Lifestyle Join us March 6, 2014 for the first of several free Health Matters lectures sponsored by the Orinda Parks and Recreation department and the Friends of the Orinda Library. Health experts will be covering various healthy aging topics, as well as offering…